The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-24


 right to think and act for herself. It was chaperone, chaperone, every way one turned. till one would almost die to slip from under his eye and do something desperate. Just as if a married woman had any better judg- ment or more right to dictate what a girl should should do.
 Nobody knows that sent that note T she said to herself. when she was in her room. ..It win be much worse thing to do than it was just talking to him, but oh. dear! I'll be more lone- some than Fever was before after hav- ing had such a good time" 2
 Just a few words it ran, If the same young man who met the same young lady on the train evening of February 11th, will be in Union City Friday even ing. he can again have a chance to amuse himself, Its mighty risky thing to do," she said,- and if uncle heard of it, he would send that dreaded chaperone with. me. He would be shocked And I'd never again get a chance to go so far iron, home by myself He would forget that he was once young him. self. and that the spice of life is TO- how; girl felt? He would only say what should do--never hinting that he would very probably have done the same thing himself"
 In leaving the next day when about to step on the train, letter was handed her by one of her friends. "As was on my way to the station. stopped at the Postoffice and found this" he said Looks as if he didn't know your name. Lucky he had your box number. ba fro,, when she glanced up into the frank. open face before her, she felt he had read her secret. Still she only said. Yes, I was lucky to get it." ' At the first opportunity she openrd the yellow envelope. N'
 The same young man. the hote read. ''who met the same young lady on the train the evening of February lith. will be there sure if telegraphed which train to meet"
 And so-he has not forgotten after all" she unused. I'll send that tele- gram. He will think me crazy. know, but what is life If one does not run off the track stiffness"
 Reaching Union City. she waited sew eral minutes for. the unknown to ap- pear but seeing no ono whose face was familiar, she stepped to the door, While standing there some one addressed her
 'Is this Miss Montgomery" he asked. T am Smoothover. friend of the one who was to have met you here this evening. He asked me to see you. and say your telegram was handed him too late to make his train up here. He was hard at work and minus collar" He stopped as he saw her open her eyes. Yes, he was minus a eollar--it was an unpardonable act. it seems to you ladies, of course, but it could not be helped. so you see 1t was impossi- ble for himfto catch his train"
 Indeed. 1t was kind of him to send a substitute" she said arehlys T do not believe he intended to come.'
 But you could believe it if you had seen how disappointed he was. If you could hear him talk about you. He home and send your address, so he can make explanation of his failure to keep the appointment.
 You have offered splendid plea in behalf of your friend. Mir. Smooth over" she said. Tt was kind of you to come. Please say I am sorry l missed him. and under the circum- stances it would be impossible for me to write. You may give him my card, however. Goodbye And the train pulled of. ...:.
 ITO think after all he was making a goose of me- she cried to herself. Had his collar. off; no coat--how ridiculous, don't believe if he had been minus a collar he would have sent word; be- sides, he couldn't be working in posi- tion where 1t was necessary to remove his collar, even though it Is as hot as it was cold when passed through here before. Well. I don't suppose I will ever hear of him again. It Is out of sight, out of mind with man, and he'll forget that I amused him"
 It seemed he didn't forget After she had been at home a few days, a let ter came-the same yellow envelope she knew when she saw it in the post mans hand who it was from. ... Tt has been one spell of bitter dis appointment that I did not receive your wire in: time" it read. "so you did not forget the cold ride in Febru- ary: neither have I. and trust it may be so again-only very much better Let me hear from you and when I can see you up this way again"
 So did him an injustice, it seems" she unused. Tt has been one spell of bitter disappointment did not receive your wire in time. That sounds as if way, I'll answer and find out what he does think of me-"
 Received your letter yesterday" she wrote; saw 1t coming a block away. So you did not forget after all. Excep- tional man. Wonder If you had to jog your memory very much to find out who it was. I was. disappointed for I was sure you would be there to re- trace some of those miles we passed over in February. and keep one from feeling so terribly lonesome. Don't know when I shall come in your direc- tion again-maybe never"
 One day in reading one of his let ters. she found a few faint words, "Is fl AIiss Q Ars .,