Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-27
vent by a display of all the trick.
known to the east side youth.

vent by a display Of all the trick
known to the east side youth.
"Forty-second!' called the conductor
Joy arose, trembling. She wonderet
If she could speak to Jim without cry
Ing. She had such a silly desire to cry
Jim solved her problem unexpected.
by reaching over, picking up his hand
bag from between his feet and pushing
his way Out ahead of her. little dream
Ing for wlln"l !:e was making a path.
He diI l."t :nw until he stood OF
the cub 80. ;:;ised his umbrella
Then lr Ci.~""r:">. that it sheltered
two. we ":..ic:' v:as looking up witt
an ado. ~.E,':,~.ion of timidity II
her face 'i::.r timid quaver IL
the 80 ""''N.. .~.I. How do you do
Jim:
Joy" e.. i'm.
Down vr:.: the hand bag hard on the
wet pavement. and joys damp gloved
hand was enveloped In a big dry one
and held there tightly while Jim's eyes
thrown of their guard by the unex.
pectedness of the meeting, said things
he had resolved they never should re
peat, while he answered her greeting
with an emphasis which brought the
color to her pale cheeks.
I'm doing very weu-now-thank
you"
Then they both laughed. Joy with q
little glrlish giggle which sounded
strange to her own ears. It had been
so long since she had laughed out of
sheer happiness.
Some one pushing against them
brought them back to a realization of
time and place. Jim released her
hand, asking vaguely, "And is every
thing we'll with you, JoyT'
Joy hesitated. Could she answer the
question without giving way to the
pent up feeling Of three months?
"Oh, ~ she began and paused, look
Ing away.
Jim. glancing down at her averted
face, suddenly remembered things.
There a an abrupt change in his
manner. STOPPING, he picked up his
grip, saying dryly, "a foolish question
to ask after hearing some Of your let
ters read"
Then, without looking at her, he
asked, (Which car do you take?"
"Crosstown east" she replied in q
muf1ed tone.
AS Jim signaled a a he volunteered
the information stifly, "I'm In the city
on business"
ooh" family from Joy, but she
smiled.
Within the car there was but scant
seating room, and Joy snuggled back
behind Jim's shoulder, saying to her
self: "Such a foolish boy! Such q
dear. foolish boy!"
Aloud she asked quietly, "Jim, what
did you mea about my-my lettersT'
Jim sat bolt upright, looking through
the opposite window. "Your aunt read
me some of them that told how you
were enjoying yourself down here and
how much livelier New York life is
than our up country life. I believe
you wrote that the people here called
it up country?"
yes" came in q low tone from be
hind his shoulder. Joys pride had
dictated those letters.
"And then you wrote about the
school-what q magnificent building
you were In and how fine it Is to be
part of a school with fifty teachers in.
stead of an insignificant six"
ooh" exclaimed Joy. "Did l say
fhofSo p11f che l-nnx, without oc1,3-~
She had been so determined that nc
n up country should suspect her re.
greet.
Jim nodded, staring persistently out
of the opposite window, and continued
steadily, Then she read one, the let
ter about your boarding house and
what nice people are there
"Oh," interrupted Joy. "did she read
you that letter."
Jim squared his shoulders defantly
"She did"
Behind his arm Joy was smiling
family, while into her eyes crept ar
expression Of mischief as she peered
around the aggressive shoulder at the
face set aggressively toward the win.
dow.
Lets ~see"-Joy's tone was softly
speculative-"what else did I write IL
regard to the boarders|"
No reply.
II think it was in that letter I tolG
about the lawyer who sits opposite me
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