The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-17

T-s ~~s-~s W'"seS NeAS~tH hsfaS
Der piquant chin.
Now, II that rightT' she asked. look
ing up into her human mirror.
Correct and trim as you please b,
Daid reassuringIy and watched be,
while shs fastened the unruiy stool
with . tiny pearl beaded pin.
sYou wouldn't believe what O mis-
prable half hour have put in. know
now that odions old cat In the patent
rocker has grinned afreah each tim,
ny stock sprang q fresh notch. Ism,
I funny that women can't show iit
lie Christian courtesy to each otherT
Well said the young chap thought
fully, I'm very sorry didn't get hers
half an hour sooner. I might have
paved you some-er-trifiing discern
tort"
But that wasn't what his eyes said
At all. and Margaret woke With q start
10 0 realization that, after having made
use OF the young man. 1t was not 20.
ing 70 be easy to get rid Of him. But
what annoyed her the worst OF all was
the fact that she felt that she was not
particularly anxious to get rid Of him.
lie had put down bis bags and settled
himself back In his corner Of the divan
in way that suggested that he meant
10 stay until New York. was reached.
do you believe In signs and omensY'
she asked.
Sure! Something tells me this Is go
Ing to be aniawfulIy jolly trip. / usu-
ally dread the ride into town. but
then
well. when | 20 home / shall say
unpleasant things to the friends who
advised me TO take the boat trip down
The Hudson. Oh, didn't mean to be
personal! l beg your pardon. I was
merely referring to the babies and the
unch. | can't sit on the deck because
he sight Of lunch boxes and perpetual
sating makes me positively Ill"
Wen remedy that. ] know q little
,crner where they don't admit either
,abies or lunch boxes. II you'll Just
Tsit a minute I'll fx the matter up.
have little stand-in with the cap
ain Of this boat"
He rose. but she laid OBTAINING
land on bis arm. You really mustn't
~
Nov, see here" he said frankly,
you're calling yourself all sorts Of
hings because We haven't been intro,
luced. It's all nonsense. don't you
NOW. We were bound to meet after
he conventional fashion some day.
'omething--er- tells me so.Y gil. FL.
II may have been that Margaret
wanted to get out in the fresh air or
may have been because she felt It
Ter duty to change the expression In
liz eyes which were looking at her so
agerly. He strobe down TO the purs-
RS room and paid the price Of the
est stateroom on the boat, which gave
hem access to q tiny patch of deck
DOM shut In on the other side by a
Ifeboat, a stack OF life preservers and
most uncompromising railing. From
his point Margaret viewed the beauti-
ul panorama Of the Palisades. and
be young man, loyal New Yorker that
e was. insisted that 1t was purely his
uty to make his state show up at its
est.
The last ten or fifteen minutes Of
Ne trip were uncomfortable ones for
Iargaret. Mrs. Grundy whispered In
ne ear that she had already been In
lscreet and It was her duty 10 drop
70 young man forever. Her sense Of
lirness whispered in the other ear that
Ne owed him something for his cour-
sy.
As they gathered up their traps to
sembark It was quite evident that
Ie young man was not giving himself
" anxiety over the situation. He
ok her checks. He even accepted
edro as a matter Of course. He led
ie way to hanson without asking
II 30 much as where she was going.
hen she and Pedro were settled In
e vehicle the young man stood with
lie foot on the step.
"Will you tell him to take me to the
rand CentralT she asked.
Il have already done So" said the
'nng man placidly, and, without hesl-
ton, he sprang into the hanson and
I down beside her.
was speechless, not sure
neither she was glad or sorry. Was
9 young man trying to kidnap her,
was he a lsind reader? She was GER
in she had dropped no hint as to her
stination.
You see, knew you all the time. |
~ are Margaret Trenton. and you
e on your way to visit Eta Wilson |
Rye Beach. I saw your name on |
ur luggage" fs@s
looked at him In wonder.
Yes. but Etta! How do you knew
tar a-
oh, she's my cousini II was you
was looking for all the time. She
d asked me TO meet you on the boat
] happened to be coming down at
same time from the Merriam house
rty. very nearly missed you be-
use because well : that picture
esn't do Won hlstlca."