The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-21
HIS WlFE's FRIEND.

HIS WlFE'S FRIEND.
Washington Star: The young man
with the N%andyke beard noticed her an;
soon as he clambered on board the
west bound II street ear shortly after.
4 o'clock the other afternoon.
He couldn't help noticing her, noxl
only because she moved up 10 make,
room for him, but because she Was we'll
worth noticing.
She was plump aud stylish. and her
travelling suit fitted her and hecamei
her Immensely.
n had FURNISHED bronze hair. q
skin of ivory and a few captivating
golden f~recllles on her nose.
oh, yes. the II man with the,
Nandyke beard noticed her all right.
He pretended to read the headlines.
of his evening newspaper. but the
headlines We're meaningless to him. for
he ound himself gazing out of the,
slants of his eyes TO the left of hiua!
at The pretty little woman in the trav-I
cling suit every ten or twelve seconds.
neat Gladstone bag, which she had
placed on thc floor in front of her, sort
of cramped and hampered her. He
pushed it beneath the seat, after Civ
ing her a questioning glance. and she,
smiled her approval and thanks.
lHCiI ~ dSSuIllta IliS dIlcSEu leaCt..ESf
of tile Star p headlines. and looked!
at her out of the tail of his eye some.
more. :
He was thus regarding her Stealth
lily when the car rounded Dupont Cir
Gle. She suddenly turned her head to
the right and caught him at it.
She smiled vaguely, blushed a tri1e,
and resumed her straight ahead gaze.
A little further along the young man
with the Nandyke beard again ventured,
to peak at her out OF the corner of his
eye. Again she caught him and She,
smiled vaguely agar.
The II man adjusted his necktie,
fixed his cuffs and looked q good deal
like a young man saying to himself:
There's nothing to it at all; they just
AM help but fall IN for my winning
Ways"
A number of times he cleared his
throat, preparatory, perhaps, to in
curing of his pretty seatmate il she
were no Miss Beestreet, whom he had
met at a Mount Pleasant party several
years before.
He knew, of course, that she WASN'T
any Miss Beestreet, but he cleared his
throat preparatory to asking her some
think like that, anyhow.
But he couldn't quite nerve himself
up to it.
Meantime, going over the p street
bridge. he caught her eye again, and.
again she SHllsu somewhat Suel
Twel1ty-eightll was his street. He.
folded his paper, to Indicate that he
was TO get off there.
To his surprise his pretty seatmate
reached beneath the seat and pulled
out her Gladstone bag.
rs the next street Twenty-eighth2 2"
she asked the %onductor
"Yes'm,' said the conductor.
please let me off there she said.
The car stopped. The young mar
with the Nandyke beard stepped Off.
taking his pretty seatmate's Gladstone.
bag along with him.
She stepped off, too, taking the valise.
from him, smiled her thanks when he
handed it to her and he raised his hat
and wicked on along TWenty-eighth
street.
The young man took up a stiff pace
and walked on ahead of her.
When he reached his house ana
started up the steps he turned about
TO SCI. what had become Of the pretty
| young ma
To his amazement she was opening
the front gate of his house.
He flushed and ran down to the gate.
She looked up at him with an arcf1l
smile.
Il thought l must be right" she said
Il fancied ] recognized you when You.
first got on the car as IIthel's husband. /.
She showed me Your photograph when,
She was visiting US IN Detroit, YOU
know"
The young man with the Nandykei
beard was very red by his time.
Then YOU must be my wife's school,
chum, Mrs. Outwest, are you not." he
inquired of her sheepishly. ;
Yes" she replied, and then the wife.
of the young MAJ with the Vandyket
beard tapped delightfully."- on the parlorI
window, and could be seen making for9
the front door to welcome her school,
chum. odd coincidence that we shouldi
have been on the same car. is it not ?;
l only arrived in Washington on the,
4 O'Clock train"
"Ye-es. VARY odd" said the young;
man, tiustered.
Il suppose you fancied you knew-j
me?" said the young woman with the
| golden freckles on her nose, looking up;
at him i~nnocantly.
"Ye-es. thought you-er might be
err" and then his wife ran down the,
steps and folded her old schoolmate in:
her arms.
I'D give four dollars TO know if she;
means TO tell my wife that I was jay
enough to try to make eyes at hert
coming out on the car. that's ALL" hes
reflected.