The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-01
Passing for aLady.
BY W. PELr BRIDGE

How do | look?' he demanded
anxiously Goat collar all right?
Necktie not rncked up al the back
Just give me another brush down,
} will you? My dear" In answer to
her protest. you'd be fidgety IL
you'd got all the responsibility I've
got to take on my shoulders today"
Laheller Goble, off duty and pre-
pared to conduct his young wife and
the members OF his society. the alar-
ums and excursions OF the season
over 70 a town on the seacoast for
days trip, ran to and fro seeing
to back doors and windows, and not
knowing whether or not he was fast
ening those. His young wife. cool
and self possessed, took opportunity
to pin at the correct angle hat
which should presently make the
heart of Railway Terrace miss a
beat and chasten the Joy of other
! lady passengers at the station.
And if I'm interduced to the
general manager Goble called up
the stairs, and. mind you, it's quite
possible. why. II you're very good
girl; / may iuterduce you, And II I
do, | must ask you. for goodness
gracious sake and for mine, be care
ful. If you can't catch what he says
to you, don't answer hack What's
the ROVE as though you were talking |
to ne. Say, Beg your pardon, sir
An excited platform, with punches |
Of folk waiting for the excursion and |
members of the uniformed staff |
shaking quite in the manner ef nn-
official people. contended in dealing
for once with passengers who did |
not badger them with questions con-
corning the probability OF finding
room in the approaching train. No
necessity to warn the, excursionists
to stand back as the train came, no
need to restrain impetuous lady pas
sengers from opening the door OF
the dog box.
"Gohio." cried the head-guard.
Where's Goble?"
Here | are,'
General manager wants you to
travel down with him. He's In the
frst-class saloon right at the back. =
Wants some information for his
speech"
You bundle in anywheres," said I
Labeiier Gobie 10, his wife hurried
ly, If you come with me your be
going and making some mistake in
your grammar"
At the seaside station ring
formed on the platform made up
OF the railway men and the railway
mems wives, all anxious to see the
great man as he appeared when off
iuty.
THE wife, Goble?''
Yes, sir II you don't mind. sir. /
We've been married this two year. 8
say two year. bat that's a lie. a 4
ear and ten months Is more like /
I :" III
Very pleased to make your ac- 4
Mrs. Goble: / think we |
re to be favored with. compare 8
lively speaking, good weather con- q
idering the period of the year. 4
rust we shall meet later" 5
Some of the older women argued
bat when the general manager q
fled his white top hat Mrs Goble
ught to have curtsied, because they
-ished to discuss her, and partly "a
ecause OF the wonderful hat, they
1T Mrs. Goble alone. and when the
eneral manager came out with his "a
and sat down on the bench.
he general manager sent a chief 7s
ERIK across to Mrs. Goble, and sig l6a
ifici his gracious desire to take IL
PR presently to- lunch.
TIE general manager and his 60
lite made a feint of leaving i'm, 70
after the lunch. Labeller ~
oble. rising. arrested them with a 20
arning eye, aud said there remain 90
one more duty to perform be- 20
re the distinguished officers OF the -
mpany were allowed 10 depart 40
hen he said duty he hoped they 40
ould understand that he did not Z
can duty tho word he ought TO -
~. used was privilege Labeller r.
,blc emphasized non-existent points ~
isbbing a dessert knife into the
blecloth.
With HIS wife seated close by and 80
aering, Gohle reached bis port -.
thout further disaster The gen
al manager, in reply, said he had iSl
en- delighted to meet 50 many OF
e stan and their wives 80
Il knew the speech all right" ar e.
ed Goble in confidence. when they se-
re on the crowded yacht for an a.
ur's voyage I'D got every word 80
my mind as pat as could he. ga
u're aware OF that. nv dear. be- "a
Use ] said Il over several times TO -os
n But somehow-" go
You pulled through"
Thanks 10 you. And there's
nething mare. had q friendly
n With O Ms secretary a. the
tion just now. and he said ~
y applied for an inspec,orship I
3 - send him q private note at the
ne time And he told me the