The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-06-17
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The STORY THAT TOOK.
Incz HAYNES Gilmore in McCure's Magazine foT
June.


There was nobody in the ladies waiting
room of the Walden station but herself,
No one else came in. She waited and
waited. Finally, she went over to tie
ticket agent 5 window. VIII You tell
me. please, she asked, IF you happened
to notice a young girl waiting here for the
g. Is train :?
NO, lady, the ticket agent answered
promptly; there WASH nobody in here.
II was just wondering Il expected
somebody here to meet me, and | Thought
maybe She missed me-but perhaps no
body came.
II didn't see nobody, the station
agent reasserted
The door opened. The girl flashed about
with a start aud quick glance of hope,
but it was a young man who entered, and
she turned again TO her informant
Can you tell me. she went on, ''of
any church in Walden where there j. 90 be
an entertainment tonish, Ia sort of church
social p
NO. haven heard Of anything Of
the kind. He turned to the opposite
window. that looked into the men wait
ing room. and answered the questions that
were directed 10 him lie took from their
CLAMPS some tickets, stamped them rapidly
and sold them. continuing bis conversation
with the pair Of men who had bought then,
The sirl waited .Dou You know #
any way | could find oat, she timiily al
dressed the back that was turned to her
If there Is to be such an affair, aui where
+ il to be held p
well, should think yau'd have Co
70 rouud 60 ali The churches and sec.
don know Of ans other way. Nou can 4
yet them bg telephone. Tie renewed hit
/ Lantering talk at ihe ether window
The eirl way silent ao instant, lhokin-
/ Then she walked over Co a window aad
I locked aut. There wss g pathetic drooI
/ 10 her figure ana she stared nu-,viu-ly mp
{ The ulad Her hps began a. qajyer and
/ her eycs. gradually. 10 iiii Niih itag=- She
wore a long poneec ouat anl straw bat
{ simply trimmed She WI. slender Great
ure. oi medium height, snd delicate pro-
f portions. Her .kin was white and l,isle
( freCklei Her ewes wyrr dark and len-
,iye Because of the lumiuau, purple
stain On their hls, and of -HFpiemeuiia.
soft shadow. und,r lheni. jhcy eeemei l.ig-
ger ihzn lhey really uore Her abuniaui
brown baiT was -badeey ,he huc ii Us.ir
about her urgk vas prrJiiiy e=saape,i-
+ .lu.l Shove each at her temple 'ea;begT
t sHral uf 8 curi llscu-ag,d itself ifum Use
/ r,.ss and hung down In irsst al her etr-.
f This and hey lisIle pointed ei'in. together
with certain fascinating iFrc1ulAu.y Il
+ her features, gave her iook llsi vas
F. qsaiutly witch lske.
+ Il be- yoar pardon. as9icr ai her e.
+ low interrupted her reflections. wonder
< ii | can BE- of aay assistance 60 yoa
She ,uruel immediately, /, aas the
I Young man who had just eamv in- She
stood for a few seconds trying. By bIuuz
/ her hFs, to stop their trembling GTain-
3 ally she forced the tears back,
You are very kind. she said az lass
/ | don't know shat to 30 l-i-Aaa
see | IN going 10 take par, Jn au eaieria'a-
ment tonight IN church here IN Walden
There vas to be ! cid here a, the train 10
meet me. Nobals eame anl m afraid
there's same mistake sbaGI s. don /
know what 10 do deo. Aueu the names
q any of she pcorlc eho ary .tias aP
the entertainment. sna .l,.H Aas what
chureh il ls--or auytbia4 ~he apf-d
and bit her lips again .}ag >ee she
went On, they hired me ie eama tHi-hh
That why feel so lail, sp
pointing them Ba; eue.- De w .ias
f,r me to 30 !. to go home.
.oh, no. be protested .iru b.
that. You uus,at ds thr Hon vrrt
sure We can ind oat what ehur.h IS e..
hratins tonight Bai d.a ua.ler-t s,al.
How iiJ it happen that ihey ii5a write
you anything about it z
oh, yen sce she explained further
they-she--il was wouan- engaged
me over the telephone Her spiee vas a
lit,le iudisiino; q, times and somebody kept
/ interruptiug her. tll got was that u
was an entertainment 10 be .assp at a
+ church as Walden aai ,hai uehvi'
f would mee, me AZ the station and lake ui,
there
Did she give you her name tbc
+ youu. man asked.
No. she forgot, guc-s--aui if neesg
occurred TO me to ask for IL E't-as
brother-says that jus, the Way women
do business
Perhaps the young man lhoushi So. In
spite Of palpable efforts towards self eomirai,
smile forced itself TO has irs, aud his
ewes twiukIcd. The sir herself was ,mil.
ing a little by this time.
swell, now, III tell You exactly what
we Il do, he said briskly; Iuy autono-
bile Is outside, aud I n take you around 10
all the ehurche, until we fiul the one that
you belong to.
-0h, that very good of YOU IL
don think | ought IN afraid IL $ both
ering YOU too much
Not bi, shall enjoy il very much
haven a thing to do. ln fact, ! think
it viii be something Of a lark Aud ii
won take more than an hour, you know
~ the distances here are very short FIX
cuse me moment; I'll get the necessary
information from the ticket agent.
The girl watched him as he stood talk
ing. There was an air of quiet strength
about his tall figure, a look Of physical
cleanness. that was in some odd way moral,
too, about his irregular blight face He
had steady gray eyes and close cropped
bright brown hair His long automobile
coat and his visored cap gave him a distin-
guished look.
BY the way, my name is Arden Ben
nett, he said, when he joined her, ''and
/ am more than pleased to make your ac-
quaintance He opened the door aud
they walked up the platform to where the
automobile awaited them.
MY name is Fredericka Castor. che
announced simply, and I'm rendering up
thanks to heaven that I've made your az
quaintance.
sThank you, he returned smilinsly;
'tthis is the Secret Service at your dis
posal-now christened for the first time
and in Difference to its most pleasing ad