The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-15
By w. Pelt Ridge.

TO back doors and windows, ana mol
knowing whether or not he was fas.
tening these. His young Wife, COO
and self-possessed. took opportunity
to pin az the correct angle hat
which should presently make the
heart of Railway Terrace miss beat
and ehasten the joy OF other lady
! passengers on the station platform.
/ This was the best of possessing a
| relative in service as lady's maid In
/ d good quarter Of town.
! "And If I'm introduced TO the gem
eral manager" Goble called mp the
stairs. and, mind you, It's quito
possible. why, if you're very good
girl, | may introduce You, And Ii
do, / must ask you, for goodness graz
eious sake, and for mine, be careful
II you can't catch what he says 10
you, don't answer back What's the
ROVE as though you were talking to
me, Say Beg your pardon, SIR
An excited platform, with lunches
Of folk waiting for the excursion and
members of the uniformed staff
shaking quite in the manner Of un-
official people, contentod in dealing
for once with passengers who did
not badger them with questions con-
corning the probability of finding
room In the approaching train, state
of weather at destination, precise
time of return train No necessity TO
warn the excursionists to stand back
as the train came, no need to re-
strain impetuous lady passengers
from opening the door Of the dog
box.
Goblet" cried the head-guard.
Where's Goble9"
Here / are,"
General manager wants you TO
travel down with him He's in the
flrst-class saloon right at the back.
Wants some information for his
speech"
You bundle in anywheres said
Labeller Goble TO his wife hurriedly.
III you come with me you'Il be 20,
ing and making some mistake In
your grammar"
AT the seaside station a ring form
ed on the platform. made Up OF the
railway men and the railway mems
wives, all anxious to see the great
mnn as he appeared when on duty.
THE wife, Goble?"
yes. sir. II you don't mind. sir.
We've been married this two year.
say two year. but that's lie; a year
and ten months is more like it,"
Very pleased to make your ae-
quaintance, Mrs Goble; think we
are 10 be favored with comparatively
speaking. good weather. considering
the period OF the year. Trust We
shall meet later"
Some of'the older women argued |
that when the general manager lift |
ed his white top-hat Mrs Goble
ought to have curtsied, because they |
wished TO discuss her, and partly be-
cause OF the wonderful nat, they left |
Mrs Gohle alone, and when the gem |
erai manager came ont with his fol- |
lowing and sat down on the bench, |
the general manager sent a chief |
clerk across to Mrs Goble. and sig |
nifed his gracious desire to take her |
into lunch
The general manager and his suite /
made a feint of leaving Immediately |
after the lunch. Labeller Goble, ris-
ing, arrested them with a warning
eve, and said there remained one
more duty to perform before the dis
.inguished officers OF the company
we're allowed TO depart When he
said duty he hoped they would un-
lerstand that he did not mean duty
the word he ought 10 have used
vas privilege" Labeiler Goble en-
Jhasized non-existent points by jab-
bling a dessert knife into the table
10th.
With his wife seated close by and
steering. Goble reached his port
without further disaster The gen
sral manager, in reply, said he had
been delighted to meet so many of
he stan and their wives.
II knew the speech all right" ar
sued Goble in confidence, when they
we're on the crowded yacht for an
hours voyage I'D got every word
IN my mind as pat as could be.
You're aware of that. my dear. be-
.ause / said It over several times to
.ou. But somehow"
You pulled through"
Thanks to you. And there's
something more. I had a friendly
hat with the G. Ms secretary at
ne station just nov, ard ne said II
srer applied for an inspectorship I /
vas to send him private note at
ne same time. And he told ne the
:. NJ. said you we're one OF the best
women he had ever met.
Gov what I'm anxious to know. my
lear. is this; how In the world you
managed to give him that impres-
Iion2 Because, as a matter Of fact.
III could overhear you saying nov
nd again was, oh, really
ANY lady, so my sister told me
ast night when she lent me this
iat." said Mrs. Goble. s3ny lady can
,ass muster for a lady IL she oniy
.eeps her mouth very nearly shut
.hine IN one second. How do You
hiak that you wili enjoy IT,"
But old GrowleTi. didn't think
hat he would enjoy It at all lie
rot on his knees and begged Dick !