The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-04-06
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platform was group OF 20 or more
girls. with several OF the brown.habit.
ed Sisters OF St Agatha There was
something a little foreign in the pic
ture: the girls in their bright colors
talking gaily. the Sisters in their SOM
Der garb lowering about. suggesting
France or Italy rather than Indiana.
We stepped upon the platform. The
private car lay on the opposite side
of the station. having been switched
into a siding OF the east and west
road. Pickering was certainly get
ting on. There Is something wholly
regal in private car. Any one may
boast a catboat and call II yacht;
bub there is no known substitution for
a private car. AS lounged across
the platform with Stoddard. Pickering
came ont into the vestibule Of his car.
followed by two ladies and an elderly
gentleman. They All descended and
began promenade on the plank
walk
Pickering saw me an instant later
and hurried up with outsretched
hand
This is indeed good fortune! We
dropped of here last night rather I'M
expectelly to rest a hot box and
should have been picked up by the
early express for Chicago; but there
vas a miscarriage Of orders some
-. - -, ,,u- hove 20 ,raft -
The nine O'Clock, and it's late II I'd
known how much behind It was
should have run out TO see you, How
are things going?"
''As smooth as a WHISTLE 1t really
ISN'T so bad when you face II. And the
fact is I'm actually at work"
That's splendid. The year will 90
fast enough. never fear. suppose
YOU pine for a little human society
now and then 4 man can never strike
he right medium in such things In
New York we are all rushed to death.
I sometimes feel that I'd like a little
rustication myself | get nervous, and
working for corporations is wearing
! The old gentleman there Is Taylor
president OF the Mid-Western and
Southern. The ladies are his wife and
, a friend of hers. Id like to introduce
you" He ran his eyes over my cordu
a roys and leggings in amiable accept
a ance OF my rusticity. He had not in
, years addressed me so pleasantly.
E Stoddard had left me to go to tn,
| other end OF the platform to speak tC
+ some OF the students. / followed Pick
: ering rather reluctantly TO where tn,
companions OF his travels were pacinl
+ to and fro in the crisp morning air
b AS soon as Pickering had got m,
e well under way In conversation witt
d Taylor. he excused himself hurried!
y and went OF. as assumed. to be sur,
!. the station agent had received order
for attaching the private car to III
Chicago express. Taylor proved to b
q supercilious person. believe the
call him Chilly Billy at the Metropol
: tan club,-and our efforts TO conyers
were pathetically unfruitful. The tw
u ladies stood by, making no concea
ment Of their Impotence. Their eye
. were upon the girls from St Agatha
u on the other platform. whom the
could see beyond me. had iumpe
the conversation from Indiana far
values to the recent disorders in Blu
garia. which interested me more. whe
Mrs. Taylor. ignoring me. spoke a
:. ruptly to her sister.
e That's she-the one in the. gra
+ coat, talking to the clergyman. 81
: came a moment ago in the carriage"
d The one with the umbrella
u thought you said"
n Mrs. Taylor glanced at her sist'
q warningly. and they both looked |
me. Then they detached themselv'
q and moved away. There was some or
e. on the farther platform whom the
e wished TO see. and Taylor. not unde
u standing their maneuver-he was rea
81 ly anxious. think. not to be left alor
II with me-started down the platfor
le after them. following. Mrs. Taylt
Ig and her sister walked to the end
the platform and looked across, bl
n cult toss away. to where Stoddal
y stood talking TO the girl had alreaC
heard described as wearing a grit
n coat and carrying an umbrella.
p, The girl in gray crossed the trat
n quickly and addressed the two WON,
cordially. Taylor's back was to h
l. and he was growing eloquent in a mi
Is well-bred way over the dullness Of o
statesmen in not seeing the adya
ID tages that would accrue to the Unit
States In fostering our shipping indt
~ try. His wife. her sister and the g
~ in gray were so near that could he
plainly what they we're saying Tn
n. were referring apparently to the CIR
refusal of an invitation to accompa
!" them to California.
liz 80 you can't go-it's TOO bad '
D. had hoped that when you really 5,
e. us on the way you would relent." 81
ar Mrs. Taylor.
h. But there are many reasons; 4
m above all Sister Theresa needs me.
It was the voice OF Olivia. a lit
n lower. \ little more restrained thar
err had known Il; but undeniably 1t "
| she.
ht But think OF the rose gardens n