The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-06
HOW DID THEY KNOW :?
Trying Hard Not to Be Found
out.
Nv kENNEyT HARRIS.
By KEN NEWT IA

They sat on opposite seats, th'
Young man with his back to the loco
tive, the young woman, OF course
facing IL. He was reading a news
paper; book lay open in her lap
but she was looking out at the land
scape with much interest After
little while the man yawned. ~
going back into the smoking com
! partment" he announced,
"Al right" said the young woman
and she too yawned, quite extensively
though more delicately. than her nus
band and resumed her inspection OF
| the landscape as he sauntered away
| In few minutes she turned to hel
! book and read several pages with an
air of great absorption, after which
she began to flutter the leaves, She
hardly looked up from this occupa'
ton when the man returned, and
seating himself, picked up his paper
You remember when we were in
the White mountains two years ago."
he said.
Eyes"
This scenery reminds me of IT,"
1T is something like it,"
Il wonder what the cook will have
for dinner when we get home DO
you know | haTdly think she's MS good
as she Used to be. What do you
Think"
Perhaps not quite so good as when
she first came to us, said the young
woman. But my She is so much
better than the others were.
The man had a fit Of coughing and
his wife patted him on the back You
must do something fer that cough,
Richard"
Il must" agreed the man, wiping
his eyes
You haven't had such a coMgh as
that since we've been married"
II don't remember that have"
The man sitting in the next section
began to cough and the couple looked
apprehensiyely at each other The
woman lifted her eyebrows, the man
shook his head.
Certainly not" he said. NO
earthly reason. Are you eold?"
Il think. perhaps. that window"
The man reached across her 10
lower it, Excuse me. he said
The woman smiled and inclined her
head.
Let me put that wrap around you"
he said, solicitously.
She frowned at him.
"Or you'll be catching cold and III
have another doctor bill to pay for
YOU" he continued, rather brutally.
I'm NOT at all eofd, said the Young
woman, witch some asperity | wish
you wouldn't fuss so much.
81 wouldn't If you weren't always
so careless, the man retorted,
We'll, never mind
81 believe Id be more comfortable
on your seat said the man in little
while. Would | disturb you?"
Not at ALL answered the young
woman, moving her skirts to make
room for him. ION!
What's the matter?"
Nothing. Please don't"
The man whispered.
I'm sure they will-if they don't
already"
The person in the section behind
rose and walked In the direction OF
the smoking room.
Good enough said the man. with
an air Of relief. Il thought we never
would get a minute. Don't you think
I've doing pretty weIl?'
Don't You think | have?'
Il should say so. Didn't we man
age beautifully and don't you think
there was a sick crowd at the other
station? | had James take all those
old trunks and check 'em in the bag.
gage room and told him 10 20 around
this evening and haul them all back
again I'll bet you anything you like
that those Indians bribed the baggage
man and broke in and placarded and
desecrated them from stem TO stern
oh. il was a good one on them all
right"
Wasn't IT."
How are you enjoying the journey.
Mrs. Parkinson"
Dick, doesn't ii seem strange?
can't realize it at all. Can you? Mrs.
Parkinson"
IF you don't like the name IT'S too
late TO change II now"
Dick, straighten up. quick!
They're watching MS across the aisle.
I feel sure they saw you then. and If
they did"
They didn't"
Il wonder II they-Dick, are you
quite, perfectly sure that thepe wasn't
anybody at the station we knew? That
porter's talking to those people there.
feel sure it's about US. and-dearest,
won't YOU go out into the baggage car
aud look at our trunks just to make
sure?"
Il yill, OF course, If you say So"
said the man, but I'm quite sure it's
all right and nobody has the least sus.
picion'
He rose reluctantly and went away
When he returned the Young WON
ans face was suffused with colrr.