Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04

 eyes. And presently there came to her haunting sense of familiarity. She thought she must have seen him somewhere.
 The young. man looked up to see her gazing speculatively at him, and their eyes met. Again she tilted her chin, but it was too late, for she had been caught, and the warm rosy red tingled in her cheeks and on her forehead. The man lifted his hat gravely, but with an amused twinkle.
 Mary felt horribly embarrassed and humiliated. In sheer desperation she turned to the window to put it down. It worked more easily than she thought and before she could pull her arm back had caught and imprisoned the corner of the loose sleeve of her little pongee wrap. She could not pull 1t out without tearing 1t, and the suit was new. She spoke softly to fhe old man in front of her, but he did not hear. And then, while she bit her lip and flushed still more deeply, the young man from across the aisle had reached over her without word, and her arm was free.
 Thank you" she said jelly, and then in spite of herself she looked up and caught the gleam of a pin on his soft shirt. "Oh!" she exclaimed and then blushed again.
 He whipped off his panama and bent down. Please don't be formal. You see I'm from your own college, only I've been east since at law school"
 Later she asked suddenly: Didn't you belong to the Dramatic club? Weren't you Benedict in your class play? That's where I must have seen you. The pictures are up in the club room, you know"
 It was three hours later that the train pulled into the little station at Okeboji, and she realized that she did not even know the young mans name.
 But Madge will remember and she is Dramatic club member and will probably be able to place him." she thought as she sat erect and wondered what she should say to him when she got off. ..5
 When the train stopped and she rose to go he didn't move. ..
 "If you wait moment, the aisle will be less crowded" he suggested, and she waited. Neither spoke, and when the aisle was cleared he rose, picked up his hat, lifted his suit case from the seat across the aisle and followed her to the door. It had never occurred to her that he would be getting off here too.
 Madge was waiting for her, and the two girls embraced with a sudden rip pie of laughter. The young man step- ped to one side and waited, hat in hand.
 Did you escape him2" he heard Madge say, and Mary answered.: "Eas- fly as you please. But they'll be furi- ous when they find out what I've done. He's there by this time, and''- They turned around to go to the waiting trap, and Madge caught sight of the man.
 "Therew she almost screamed and stared at the young man and from him to Mary. "Why, you must be in- sane! Don't you know The man drew closer, and Madge suddenly laughed at the utter bewilderment on Mary's face.
 "What are you talking about? You must be insane yourself! Why"-
 Madge wiped her eyes and held out her hand to the man.
 "You have hopped out of the frying | pan straight into the fire, my dear," she said to the dazed girl. "Allow me to introduce MT. Ben Markham"
 
 It was quite six weeks before he dared to tell Mary that he had not run away from her, too, as she had in- his presence on the train, but | had been there by design. When she heard that her mother had met the | trunk on its way to the station the day before she left and Mrs. Markham had telephoned her nephew she gave up in despair.
 "You sec" said the man, you might at least have given me the chance I was giving you. I felt as much like a fool as you did, only I was willing to be shown, and you-well, you were afraid"
 T wasn't" said Mary. But at any rate we will not be married in Octo- Der. That would be too much. Your aunt actually said, If were you, I'd have an October wedding to my moth- CT, just as if I had nothing to do with 1t. We will show them that they can't manage everything"
 "We will!' said Ben firmly. "We'll be married in September"