New Ulm review., 1905-01-18
outspread, saucy wings, directly under
her piOuant chin.

erdDle sUaII nOIlT nave put IN. kffOWa
now that odious old cat in the patent
rocker has grinned afresh each time
my stock sprang a fresh notch. Isn't
it funny that women can't show lit
tie Christian courtesy to each otherg'
Well," said the young chap thought
fully, I'm very sorry didn't get here
half an hour sooner. / might have
saved you some err trif1ing discom-
, fort"
But that wasn't what his eyes said
at all, and Margaret woke with start
to a realization that, after having made
use of the young man, it was not go
ing to be easy to get rid of him. But
the fact that she felt that she was not
particularly anxious to get rid Of him.
He had put down his bags and settled
himself back in his corner of the diyan
in way that suggested that he meant
to stay until New York was reached.
''Do you believe in signs and omens p
she asked.
! ''sure. Something tells me this is go
ing to be an aWfully jolly trip. usu-
ally dread the ride into town, but
them
/ ''Well, when l go home shall say
unpleasant things to the friends who
advised me to take the boat trip down
personal! beg your pardon. was
merely referring to the babies and the
lunch. / can't sit on the deck because
the sight Of lunch boxes and perpetual
eating makes me positively ILL.,
well remedy that. / know a little
! corner where they don't admit either
babies or lunch boxes. If you'll just
wait a minute I'll fix the matter up.
/. 1 have little stand-in with the cap
tain Of this boat"
! He rose, but she laid OBTAINING
hand on his arm you really mustn't!
r.
"Now, see here" he said frankly,
you're calling yourself all sorts Of
things because we haven't been intro
duced It's all nonsense, don't you
know We were bound to meet after
the conventional fashion some day.
Something -er--tells me so.'
1t may have been that Margaret
wanted to get out in the fresh air or
/ it may have been because she felt it
her duty to change the expression in
his eyes which were looking at her SO
! eagerly. He strode down to the purs
! er's room and paid the price of the
best stateroom on the boat. which gave
them access to tiny patch Of deck
room shut in on the other side by a
lifeboat, stack of life preservers and
1 a most uncompromising railing. From
this point Margaret viewed the beauti-
full panorama Of the Palisades. and
the young man, loyal New Yorker that
he was, insisted that it was purely his
duty to make his state show up at it's
! best.
The last ten or fifteen minutes of
the trip were uncomfortable ones for
| Margaret. Mrs. Grundy whispered in
one ear that she had already been in
discreet, and it was her duty to drop
the young man forever. Her sense of
fairness whispered in the other ear that
she owed him something for his cour-
tesy.
AS they gathered up their traps to
+! disembark it was quite evident that
! the young man was not giving himself
any anxiety over the situation. He
took her checks He even accepted
Pedro as a matter of course. He led
the way to hanson without asking
her so much as where she was going.
/ When she and Pedro were settled in
the vehicle the young man stood with
one foot on the step.
1 '.Will you tell him to take me to the
Grand Central|' she asked
II have already done so,' said the
young man placidly, and, without hesi-
sat down beside her.
Margaret was speechless not sure
whether she was glad or sorry. Was
the young man trying to kidnap her,
or was he q mind reader? She was GER
tain she had dropped no hint as to her
destinat ton
'.You see / knew you all the time
You are Margaret Trenton, and you
are on your way to visit Eta Wilson
at Rye Beach. | saw your name OF
your luggage
Margaret looked at him in wonder.
'sYes, but Eta! How do you know
Eta p
ooh, she's my cousin! 1t was yor
I was looking for all the time. She
had asked me to meet you on the boa
if happened to be coming down a
the same time from the Merriam house
party. very nearly missed you be
cause ~ because we'll - that pictur,
doesn't do you Justice
"Oh!' said Margaret, feeling some
how that there was nothing else to b.
said.
Il was going on to Newport for ,
& week, but think I'll stop off at Rye
Margaret's glance fell, and Sigh
!, flush spread over her face. The youn!
mans lips twitched.
! 81 think you need me thereto lie
+ you know whether your hat is o.
!, straight
! Then they both looked at each othe
I, and lauptnd and padr0 in Svrnna fhy