The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-04

gan to move and the young people all
scuttled.
The train was getting well under
way as Wickham strobe to the end Of
the car, stepped out on the platform
and slammed the door behind him.
jerks and Fanshaw, returning from
the station, arm in arm, were rendered
sspeechless by the apparition Of Wick
ond corner.
why, old fellow, what's the
matter9'' stammered jerks. :
Nothing" returned Wickham. 81
just came down to meet you. I m going
out on the morning train,'' he an
nounced: "The lady is more comfort
able So" and turning he walked with
them up the street.
He barely made an t-bound train
out OF Chicago the following after
looking for seat when he stopped
short, staring blankly. There before
MIN sat Miss Eugenia Harmed looking
very pretty in a cool brown and gold
dress. Strange he had never thouaht
her pretty before! She was smiling at
him in a timid way. He pulled of
his hat and sat down in the seat facing
her. i o
;na %Mtss MsEnsa11 he saspod. thi. /.
again. Her long lashes swept her her
cheek as she looked down. Then She
glanced up at the man glaring discom.
flied at her. 'tBut I IN glad T have q
chance to tell you how unutterably
mean you were to leave me in that
situation-last night.'
"Why, Miss Harmed" Wickham
was growing more uncomfortable every
moment. 81 couldn It do anything else
If beli ! had stayed on they would have
for him. tb EgssstdZ" fh :,tn aii Rs
the night explaining that you had drop
PEG off to save yourself from false accu
"But, Miss Harmed, I tried to save
yeul' Wickham was flushing in hit
effort to Justify himself.
LOOKING bHg o ste aidP S she e1ss
decided You had been Kidnapped any any
they are are al on tiptoe to see you make
"Here-now!" wickham looked
around him. care these the same PEG
ple?O he asked with blank expression
Yes she said alphabetically. "The
excursion train was held over twelve
b bonns f ~ Ro5 fEsight' and they are al
Wickham groaned. Miss Harmed set
tied herself in the extreme corner Of hel
seat and looked steadily at the flyine
scenery. Wickham took to studying
her face, because there was nothing else
"Three whole days Of this,", hi
thought. and he decided to move on into
the smoker: He made some attempts
to- excuse himself without attracting thu
attention Of the nassonoors hu4 shn -.
nored him. He fell to wondering if she
would forgive him for the embarrass
ment Of the evening before, and remem
bered that he had not asked for pardon
She seemed unconscious Of his gaze, anG
he watched the sensitive outlines Of he,
face vary in expression. Really, sht
vas very interesting, The brown o.
hair and her eyes. He found in himself in nG1
adjusting his panama on his blond head
squaring his shoulders that had beer
broadened by rowing In the Harvard
crew. IF only they had not been thrust
together under such trying circum
S sta eil7 - he met her eyes and looked al
but but f% m n sef5'eHxs II flashed it out
and smiled dazzlingly at her to see thu
light in her eyes. Truly Wickham wa.
waking up.
MT 4s Sc ne, women perhaps, but certainl,
ooh, your husband has found YOU. ]
seel' exclaimed thin, little voice, anG
Wickham turned to see q motherly per
son beaming upon them with kindly
eyes. He bent toward Miss Harmed
with the least bit Of wicked CLEAN II
D'z wv" WI have to stick it out to til,
end,' he said. - =.
ITO Boston," she corrected.
"Madame, won It YOU be seateds'
He rose and bowed gravely to the ode
little person in q brown alpaca dress
She slipped into the seat shvly. he1
| thin, worn hands lingering a plat dowr
the front Of her skirt. Her ewes re-
deemed her plain face; they grew larger
and almost wistful as she looked at Miss
Harmed. ~-
"You must be so happy" she said
her voice lingering over the words
Eugenia Harmed flushed crimson under
the close scrutiny Of Wickham.
"Pardon me-" the little woman has
tened to add, TT know lust how You
feel; 1t is all so new and--wonderfui
and you can t hardly realize that It Il
all true yet--that you we got each
other ''-she looked appreciatively from
Miss Harmed to Wickham. That wick
ed person returned the glance steadily
and smiled. r ....;.''.0 "
Exactly" he agreed.
IT remember when John and were
married. she continued, eve went
from Meadowville to Chicago on oul
wedding trim ~ She smiled remini