The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-19
SHE WAS REPAID.

conducted satisfactory business la 4
leisnrely way with the family lawyer
in New York, and she got into the train
with a sense OF something accom-
plished something done, and an In
clination to take ten minutes repose II
she WAS not disturbed,
She was not destined 70 have the car
to herself A pretty schoolgirl Of -
with sad and mysterious eyes entered
and sat by the open window with her
face 10 the engine The old lady had a
purely benevolent desire to put any
thing right which was obviously wrong,
50 she turned 20 the schoolgirl:
+ You will excuse me. my dear" she
said in q singularIy fruity voice, but
L you sit in that position your face will
become covered with SHUTS"
Thanks SO mach" said the girl.
sweetly hut | had been intending to
wash it sooner or later in any case. And
ii ! sat with my back to the engine |
should be very sick. Ill do 1t If you
prefer it.
Not at all, net at ALL" said the oil
lady Il well remember that an aunt
of mine was similarly afflicted, How
ever if you close the window partial
Iy--"
The Girl waited for a moment az IL
she had expected the old lady to go
on, and then she said
Yes. If | partially close the window
then it would be about half shut,
wouldn't 1t? I've noticed that myself
The old lady looked perplexed ard
even slightly disappearing. "All II
meant she said, was if you partially
closed the window the smuts would not
come on your face
Thanks very much, said the girl Il
ought to have told you | was going , /
wash my face in any case. I'm sorry 4
| forgot It. I don't think l will Shut
the window because | should be de-
priviug you of fresh air, which Is the
common right Of all Gods creatures.
The ola lady was startled She won.
dered whether mental arrangement
often set in at SO early an age.
ON tell you what | win do if you
ike said the girl If you'll give me
YOUR newspaper | win make a paper
bag to put ever my head, with two very
small holes for my eyes and another
or my mouth Then I shant have to
wash, and that's what you DISLIKE
sn't it?"
You may not have noticed, said this
I'D lady, that I'm reading my news
PAPER"
Yes. did," said the girl II
houldnt have dreamed Of asking you
or it if you hadn't objected to ny
Washing my face Yen see the mathe-
aatica chances would be very small e
ny gnuts coming through the three
mall holes which | should cur for mo
yes aud mouth But you can have tho
,aper 6ack when I've done with ir you
now"
'You are a most extraordinary child ,
aid the old lady. with Some severity.
I'm so sorry, said the girl, with u
Ugh. Il was only anxious to please, \
nd it's not always easy to find out \
hat people do want, is it?'
The old lady glaGed at her in stony \
Hence, and then resumed the study Of
er newspaper. Tha; schoolgirl had not
ute finished al that she meant to do
it'll that old lady. After a pause she =,
hid, timidly:
This train does 60 to Cohoes. doesn't
9n
Then the old lady saw that her hour y
triumph had come
go. my child" she said "This train
1es not go to Cohoes, it goes in quite .
contrary direction, | ann afraid little :
rIs are far more independent now than
icy sued to be in the days when was
)unc. What you ought 70 have done
YOU had not been so frivolous ami
ght-headed was to have asked the por. 4
r or the conductor Of the train thcn
is Alunder would not have happened
Il see, said the girl sadly. Il won
IF what I ought to do
This was a practical question with
lich the old lady was perfectly COM
teri to deal "What you must TO-"
e said. "ls TO get out m the next sta.
IN and then cross by tie bridge 10 tie
itform on the other side. show vuu-
.ket to the porter and explain how
q accident happened and he will put
% into a Cohoes train :
y es," said the girl. doubtfuliy:
laaks very much But then | don.
No To go to COhoes." r
Then why did you say you did?" !
ap7ed the old lady.
'Rut / didn't you know. ! asked II
q train went 10 Cohoes. because from
e look In your eye I thought yod A
nted 20 20 there"
you are talking absolute nonsense.
"a the old lady You tried 70 deceive D
:. and Il is most improper Why aba
II toll me then that you wondered
.at you ought 70 do?" i.
so I did wonder. and I 10 still n e .
oGt a white rabbit Of mine which has =
on very III for some days past. =
~ think what 90 give So 20 eat. ]
az have to try canary seed. I've tricl y
.rvthing else. You see that hasn, =
. anything 20 do with Cohoes. has e.? =
should have explained that If you q
TAT interrupted me- Yes. I get out
this station. Thanks go much for
~ help"-N Y. Telegraph -
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