The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-09
PASSING FOR
 A LADY
By w. PELT RIDGE

Necktie not tucked up at the back? Just give me another brush down, will you? My dear" in answer to her protest. you'd be fidgety if you'd got all the responsibility I've got to take on my shoulders today"
 Labeller Goble, off duty and pre- pared to conduct his young wife and the members of his society, the alar- ums and excursions of the season over, to town on the seacoast for a days trip, ran to and fro seeing to back doors and windows, and not knowing whether or not he was fas- tening those. His young wife, cool and self possessed, took opportunity to pin at the correct angle hat which should presently make the heart of Railway terrace miss beat and chasten the joy of other lady pas sengers on the station platform. This was the best of possessing relative in service as lady's maid in good quarter of town.
 And if I'm interduced to the gen eral manager, Goble called up the stairs. and, mind you, it's quite pos sible, why, if you're very good girl, l may interduce you. And if I do, must ask you, for goodness gracious sake. and for mine, be careful. If you cant catch what he says to you, don't answer back Whats the row?' as though you were talking to me. Say Beg your pardon, sir"
 An excited platform, with punches of folk waiting for the excursion and members of the uniformed staff shak- ing quite in the manner of unofficial people, cOntended in dealing for once with passengers who did not badger them with questions concerning the probability of finding room in the ap- preaching train. state of weather at destination, precise time of return train. No necessity to warn the ex. cursionists to stand back as the train came no need to restrain impetuOus lady passengers from opening the door of the dog box.
 "Goble." cried the head-guard. Where's Goble?"
 IltIt dlt.
 General manager wants you to travel down with him. He's in the first-class saloon right at the back. Wants some information for his speech
 You bundle In anywheres, said Lab.ller Goble to his wife hurriedly. If you come with me you'll be going and making some mistake in your grammar"
 At the seaside station ring formed on the platform. made up of the rail way men and the railway mems wives. all anxious to see the great man as he appeared when off duty.
 "The wife. Goble?'
 Yes. sir. If 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 ac- quaintance. Mrs. Goble; think we are to 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 lifted his white top hat Mrs. Goble ought to have courtesied. because they wished to discuss her, and partly because of the wonderful hat they left Mrs. Goble alone. and when the general manager came out with his following and sat down on the bench, the gen. eral manager sent chief clerk across to Mrs. Goble, and signified his gra- cious desire to take her presently into lunch.
 The general manager and his suite made a feint of leaving immediately after the lunch. Labeller Goble, ris- ing, arrested them with warning eye, and said there remained one more duty to perform before the dis- tinguished officers of the company were allowed to depart. When he said duty he hoped they would under stand that he dh not mean duty-the word he ought to have used was privilege" Labeller 0oble empha- sized non-existent points by jabbing dessert knife into the tablecloth.
 With his wife seated close by and steering. Gobie reached his port with out further disaster. The general manager, in reply. said he had been delighted to meet so many of the stan and their wives.
 q knew the speech all right" argued Goble. in confidence, when they were one the crowded yacht for an hours voyage. 'I'd got every word ;r my mind as nat 10 could ha you'ra