The daily sentinel., 1907-02-04
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An Enforced
|companiOnship
py FRANCES RIVERS
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saTi aps- % nav had. by reprehensiole
sir Jonn ,-ad ,- unto himself a first
scans. lns.,,ri.es. He had tipped porters .,l $
as's air e-l.iSS and was watching tne
iindsOni.r,' r MS cheeks preparatory 70
EaTd pun ..an, an, empty through the
es.as ia hat was to give the engine, :
% siisu' ,ss signal to start wheh @ lne
ti's' ' nf his carriage door was
a.s ...sbed violently open IN
'Isasn' =. sirl who stepped up and IN
lls s1 aid the ingress of her com
~a'a Who, however, remained on
l.'loa, ,,arr and. uplifting her hands
~ Gracious. 1 have left youi
md blgl' ,..,,,o,y from the
ii'l ne compartment, she sped
~ y mn ibe platform and dived into
1. ~. i,,sror Of the station.
=. long.delayed whistle sounded
,Ns q. suard locked the door OF the
arige. -. .nnoved ont of
- y at the invasion; yet here
~ eesticulating, imploring, com
.,sirs DELAY. and Offering back
....s an the intruder's behalf.
laws Of the Medes and Persians
as nothing compared to the in
,,Hs ~ rules of Company's Time.
s :. Iotr ground his teeth while the
..r.s !. groaned, gasped, spluttered.
.sss.s5 then slid into the comfort
~ level Of long-journey time.
Sir John experienced a feeling OF
nTely annoyance.
companionship that has not been
,r,bt although it may be will prove
boou man Invariably resents. But
~, the case is one of enforced com.
.,,ioushlp with the particular woman
,l1n for five years the particular man
a, carefully sought to avoid. then
N case but goes to prove the futility
Z fighting Fate.
ne turned to his companion.
mere you see how little ones aid is
srA when one can't even delay a
riln for you
She laughed-'twas on a major note,
nd the moment of tension passed.
And to think that | have tipped
dose men for years and yearsi" he
isplorei. then added
Fate having made us fellow-trav-
sisn as far as Swindon-I presume
iAai you will await your maid at
Ssindon-we can surely behave like
cdnary, courteous beings of the
World and discuss such subjects as
lrs not tabooed to the use of stran-
gers
I have most fragmentary ideas,
but perhaps the weather." she sug-
sstsd.
The weather! The subject always
% hand think that, even before we
rach Swindon, 1t would be only polite
nOfeT you the hospitality of my rug.
/ that permitted?7
Certainly. for since your name and
eradton are advertised by the brass
Plate on your gun-case, may be sup
posed to have seen them, and. take
efn as a species of Introduction.
The name has, since you remem-
ser an addition"
You forget that we are strangers,
''d that the Sir John Hay of the gun
e'e is not necessarily my John Hay" 4"
here was perhaps the tiniest point
dnillery in her eyes.
True that's true And Sir John
Ray
Would at this stage of our en-
l3'el acquaintance be anxious to in
m himself of the news of the day.
NJ John took up the Times. May
Dc permitted to offer to his com
naion-?7
The Field. Thank you" She ac-
epled It with a smile.
! regret for your sake, that it is
y NE Queen" He became i'm.
sei'ed IN his journal, thus giving to
~
ti face. e " inspec'
49, y vas decidedly good-looking, aris.
1llae distingQished-looking. with
- esunciion promised at 20. trace.
~, ~ y 70 and now, at ive-and-thirty
'ecltealy marked. ''
mere was a long noisy silence
s.'i,s.S .,oAe 1t with a pretty pretense OF
-isa' NJ L beg your pardon"
MA. ZINES was determinedly put
IN ana Sir John, in his turn, looked
A., companion, and in an instant
tn STU into their right proper
n, ~ ll' how absurd had been hi.
MA ulS' Az on the small income t.
thlr i've years ago he could la,
IA, -. Ie could have supposed he
s,rs,spport support this exotic flower o
lt,es ,loOa- ,a How had he ever ven
hGs I,slsest suggest to her transplantatior
HsE,S 1'.aS air Of his barren poverty
A,s NJ y admit to himself that h,
ilD,l5ls m Grievance even against he,
s5ai .ya wise parents. ne
-rSs, iSs were reg going to say"
sons ~, tear the weather is gettin,
sls,s' anu sna ought We not to be some
m. near swindon2'
v0r.a W. weather is certainly aettin,
/ NJ. ~, y. am not in position +,
Dat !. -ooul s swindon. 1t strikes m,
iy thsi nave so' embarked upon a jour
'You '' mas mas no Derceivable end" ''
sssds,.51 nave Miss Muir,s eve
pa Sa ra., to the lunch basket..w,tr VIII
ne paos.. r,0s. attraetlye-looking bamne, az
isrs an s'no,ony no. of life gives way he
an Ippsned II5.d surprise packet
NJ to shsrs s"ee,IIal'minded enough to o.
ssted tSs i was the lunch that II,
le heart Of him. BE, Before snai i u, II