The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-25
1.-TWO WAYS to TraVeIS
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BY Annie Hamilton Donnell.
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\ "A TRUE STORY


The long train drew into the Din
ner Station" and hungry people be-
gan TO bestir themselves. Families
aud couples and single persons
stepped briskly down the aisle and
across the broad platform toward the
Denrer- Frances and Bruce and
Willie Wisp were hungry people but
they did not hestir themselves. Their
dtnser was in the basket in mothers
seat and did not begin with a capital
D-only splendid ones eaten at
round tables, in great rooms with
walters flying about, began with cap
1taIs.
Oh, dear" softly sighed Frances,
IL wish we were rich,"
So do T. sighed Bruce, but not
softly Then we'd go cross there
hSo, and eat our dinner out of plates
and knives and forks"
And we'd step down out of our
Tarior-car-not this common-car-
and when the conductor said, All
aboard, we'd fold up our napkins
hkle everything and run back to the
parior-car and sit in big, soft seats.
Frances eyes were wistful, she was
tsinHing especially of Loubelle Weir.
Loubeiie was in the parlor-car or else
8cross there in the great clattery.
chattery, station restaurant They
Dad seen her get on the train. stem
HanS daintily in her beautiful white
caothes- Her mother and a maid had
walked behind her. Then the parlor-
err had hidden her, and thev them
SELVES had stepped up onto this COM
nzon-car, with mother and the big
Basket behind.
Dinners ready" mother called
IRON her seat. She had a white tow
cd spread on the seat beside her, and
igrandmother's biscuit and cookies
aud little round tarts laid out on if.
She ~as smiling gayly.
The three children crossed the aisle
and sat down facing mother. They
were hungry and grandmother
things tasted good, but there was a
HStie bitter favor to them all. inst
as IL grandmother had made a mis-.
Cake and favored them with extract
on envy instead of vanilla. While thew
sat and soberiy munched, they were
thinking of Loubelle Weir and her
dAnner with capital D, and of the
parior-car
wish We would travel 'risto-
cratic iy!" burst out Bruce at length.
unable to restrain himself. II wish
we were in parlor-car. I don't like
SxaveiiuS in common cars"
u don't either" Frances agreed.
a little less tumultuously. I'D rath-
er have a white dress on and sit in n
ISveiy cushioned chair with plenty
or room
I'D Tayyer, too--so'd | ravver."
chfmed in Willy Wisp, eager to ioin
the majority. Il wanter travel in
cushion chair"
Then we'd be with the incest kind
OF folks" Frances took it ND again
mot with all kinds like this. If
vould be lovely to be with the incest
Kind
Il KNOW" Bruce cried. wed 20 on
a Eyer then and Just fly! Wouldn't
we go on flyer, mother, il we were
rich9 We wouldn't so creeping along
This way, would we? No, sir"
How would you like to travel at
the rate of two miles an hour-in a
cupboard-with the pigs?"
The children turned like one child
The voice was deep and pleasant and
came from directly behind. A kind
ozd face, framed in white hair and
beard was nodding at them over the
seat-back.
Well, how would you like that?"
repeated the deep voice. Because
know of three children that tray-
eaed that way They were relatives
OF mime
The people from the restaurant
were drifting back into the car. but
the children did not see them. They
only saw the kind old man who said
such remarkable things His rela-
6ves in a cupboard-with pigs,
Ard he was such nice-looking old
nnsm and did not look poor at all. 1t
did aot seem possible that his rela-
tzyes-
IL you are through with your din
ncr and your mother is willing, come
into my seat and / will tell you how
IL happened" the deep voice went
On pleasantly.
As they went they had a glimpse
through the window of Loubelle Weir
erossing the station platform towards
her parlor-car. The maid stepped
dzintily behind
~ft was quite little while ago
shout hundred and fifty years. rthe