Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER. KY

One evening early in May tha.e land
81 at Waterloo station a small party of
four persons, accompanied by vast and
mcongraous cargo Of luggage.
The parry consisted of lady and her
child. aud two servants, one of whom
was an Indian ayah, picturesquely
swathed about the head in white muslin
aFapery with gorgeous red and yellow
Birmingham printed, cotton skirts and
rough heavy silver anklets inclosing her
bare brown legs and feet. To this per-
sonage clung the child, a white-faced
5is-eyed boy of about five, who whimper-
ed miserably and clutched his attendant
conyulSiveIy round the neck. The other
servant was an elderly English lady's
maid of dowdy appearance, who, how
ever. bestirred herself to the best of her
ability to rescue some few odds and ends
of luggage from the immense pile of
BOXES and packages which began to be
lissorged from the train, and to be
amassed upon the crowded platform.
The lady stood a little apart, with a
Aopeless sense of helplessness and in
completeness; she looked very tired. 1t
vas the express train from Southamp-
eon. and the Z. and o. steamer having
arrivads the same day, the train was
crowded with passengers from India. La
dies who wese worn out and thin. sickly
booking groups of children, men who
wore strange light coats and hats, and
were wrinkled and yellowed into prema-
sure old age, all hustled about together
81 search of their belongings.
Can | be of any assistance to you,
AIRS. FSarle:" said a voice at hez elbow
One of her late fellow passengers, a tail,
soldier-like looking man, with iron grey
hair and mustache, and a skin as yellow
as Marchment stood beside her. Have
you any friends to meet you?"
mo. | have no one," she answered
rather sadly. L almost wish now, Colo
mel Trefusis, that l had taken your add
rice and remained at the southampton
aotel until tomorrow; this confusion is
dreadful, is it not? How is one ever to
get one's luggage? and L am so tired"
Il will get your luggage for you"
Ola ! could not think of troubling
gou: you have your own to look after
MY own is not much but you must
not stand here You look fit to drop
sarryinS that heavy dressing bag, too;
your maid will go with me and point out
roar things Here. porter. take this
ady's bag and cloaks, and put her into
a cab
Col. Trefus;s signed to the ayah to
follow her mistress. and marched him
elf Oft to the scene of action. accom-
panied by the lady's maid.
Rosamond sat in the cab and waited
1t was getting quite dark the lamps
we're all lighted in the streets: it had
been raining. and the pavemcuts were
vet aud sloppy. rejecting their pale "a
dance irregularIy in the puddes. Taere
vas crowd outside the station, a con
fusion of cabs and vans The chihi in
side her own vehicle wept continuously.
aud the Indian nurse soothed him in gut
&eraI ent!earmentS in Hondoostahee. She
Famed her head against the dinSy cusa-
am of the cab and sighed.
What kome coming! How duh and
oheerless with never voice to greet
aer. or smile to bid her welcome back
again.
But. of course 1t is my own fsult,"
sac said to herself: IF / had written
ksSt mail to his club. and told him
was coming home by the Eastern Queen
he weuid have watched for my arrival
,oa would have been here at the station
- meet ME. | thought having waited so
eaa<. I would wait a little longer. - tina,
nothing might spoil the jer of our meet
x<. OF course. it is my own stupidity.
ana l ought not TO feel SC cherries and
aeSolate After all, am not a. home
again. and am I not free7 What great
- delight can [ desirSf'