The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-07

1 Aias W. vi Twin
AND If I'm introduced 10 the gen
eral manager, Goble called up the
stairs. and. mind you. it's quite pos
sible why. II you're a very good girl
may interduce you. And If | do,
must ask you, for goodness gracious
sake, and for mine, be careful. II you
| cant catch what he says to you, dom
| answer back What's 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
with passengers who did not badger
them with questions concerning the
probability of finding room in the APP
preaching train state Of weather al
destination. precise time OF return
train. No necessity to warn the ex-
eurslonists to stand back as the train
came, no need to restrain impetuous
lady passengers from opening the
door Of the dog box.
Goblet" cried the headguard.
Where's Goble?"
Here are!"
General manager wants ron 10
travel down with him. He's in the
frstclass saloon right at the back.
Wants some information for his
speech"
You bundle in anywheres," said
Labeller 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, Goble2'
yes, sir If you don't mind. sir.
We've been married this two year.
say two year. but that's lie; 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. GQble 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
erai manager sent a 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 a 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 did not mean duty-the
word he ought to have used was
privilege" Labeller Goble empha-
sized non-existent points by iabbing a
dessert. knife into the tablecloth.
With his wife seated close by and
steering, Goble reached his port with
out further disaster. The general
manager. in reply, said he had been
delighted to meet so many Of the
staff and their wives.
Z knew the speech all right"
argued Gohle In confidence. when
they were on the crowded yacht for
an hours voyage I'D got every word
in my mind as pat as could be. You're
aware Of that. my dear. because
said It over several times to you. But
somehow
You pulled through"
Thanks to you. And there's some
thing more. I had a friendly chat
with G. Ms secretary at the station
just now. and he said II ever applied
for an inspectorship I was 20 send
him a private note at the same time
And he told me The G. NJ. said YOU
were one Of the best-mannered won
en- he had ever met Now, what I'm
anxious TO know. my dear is this:
how in the world YOU managed to
give him that IMPRESSION Because.
a. a matter of fact. ali could over
hear you saying now and again was.
oh really
Any LADY. so my sister told me last
night when she lent me this hat"
said Mrs. Goble. amy lady can pass
muster Tor lady if she only keeps
her mouth very nearly shut"