The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-07
TICKETED TO
MATRIMONY
[Copyright. 1905. by T. G. Mcclure

| poem,' he pleaded contritely. make
up, and I'll never say anything like
that again" !.
you will not have the opportunity.
Jimmy Garrison she scolded. "Take
back your ring, and I'm never going
to speak to you again"
| II say" he cried, don't take it like
that You'll have to speak to me
| again"
"Neverr' she retorted firmly. eff |
do PIP
''Take back the ring" urged Jimmy
| before she could finish.
"YeS," Grace Burton aSSented. eff
| ever speak to you again I'll take back
the ring"
Jimmy looked at her ruefully as she
F.. turned away.
But the next day there seemed small
| chance of an early reconciliation. for it
| was announced that Grace was to
| spend the winter with an aunt in Los
| Angeles and was to start in a few
days. It was rather short notice. but
Mr.. Burton had been suddenly called
| to Europe, and he could not take both
Mrs. Burton and Grace
Secretly Grace was sorry that she
had permitted herself to become so
angry over Jimmy's jokes about her
little poem which the local paper had
! printed, but she was stubborn, and
after final appeal Jimmy yielded to
fate and announced that he would
leave that night for Chicago.
Apparently he went further afield
than that, for few mornings later the
Overland rolled into Omaha, and there
was Jimmy on the station platform
waiting to take passage. Grace gasp
ed as the porter ushered him into a
section a few numbers ahead of her
own, but to outward appearances she
was absolutely ignorant of his pres
ence.
She fidgeted about uneasily through
the twenty minute wait in the station,
while he regarded her with the uncon-
Germ Of a stranger, and she was glad
when the train got under way again
and he had gone forward to the smok-
er.
He was back presently, though, and
was in his section when the new con-
ductor came through. Jimmy prompt
ly handed up his ticket, but there was
some delay when Grace surrendered
the check for her transportation, given
to the conductor overnight.
"You had pass, didn't you?" asked
the conductor as he glanced at the.
number on her check and selected an
envelope from the package he carried.
"Can you identify yourself?"
She glanced through her pocketbook,
but there was nothing which could
serve to identify her, and through some
mischance she had not signed the tick
ct, as she should have done, when it
had been given to her.
UNLESS you can show some identii-
cation I shall have to collect cash
fare" the conductor said sharply, no
ticing her helplessness.
81 can't" she stammered. II have
not that much money with me-"
"Any one on board who can Identify
you" Clearly he was growing suspi-
cious. Grace was desperate.
"That gentleman up front knows me-"
she said slowly, indicating Jimmy. The
con3rctor went forward, and she
watched him curiously. 1t was odd
that Jimmy, who had evidently taken
this train to tease her, was to be of
some real service to her instead.
But somehow the conductors face
did not express satisfaction as he came
back down the aisle.
II suppose you are convinced now?'
said Grace, with confidence she did
not feel, as he stopped at her seat.
''He says he knows the real Miss Bur-
ton," said the conductor, eying her
sharply.
There was an odd little gasp of anger
as Miss Burton sprang to her feet and
unsteadily made her way down the
aisle, the conductor following. Jimmy
Garrison she demanded, ''do you
mean to tell this conductor that you
don't know me?''
"Never said it," said Jimmy calmly
Gle asked me if 1 could Identify Miss
Burton, and I said I knew Miss Bur-
ton"
"Well?" she said in a puzzled tone.
Possibly" explained Jimmy blandly,
''he might have gathered from my tone
that did not see Miss Burton on the
carr
"You mean," she corrected, that you
wanted to make me ask you to identify
me-
Eyes, said Jimmy solemnly, offering
ring. Il thought you might speak to
me-
For the first time it flashed upon
her what business" had drawn jim
my wet, and while he was assuring
the conductor that she was Miss Bur
ton she few back to her seat and sat
there with flaming cheeks. Jimmy
followed her as soon as he had dis
posed of the conductor.
''Sweetheart,' he said tenderly, ''it
was mean trick to play, but knew
l simply had to make you speak be-