Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

found about all of the passengers outside, eager,
and ready to exchange with me, views on the ac-
cident There no buffet, or dining car at
tached and no hopes for breakfast In chicago
for a couple of hours There was no telegraph
station nearby. could not, therefore, wire the
Mater, and Col. and Mrs. Vernon of our safety In
case they should read of the accident in their
morning paper, and feel uneasy about us.
Having gained this much information, returned
to Dorothy. Opening the door softly, so as not
to disturb her IL she were still asleep, my eyes
were greeted by most pitiful woebegone picture
There sat my Dorothy on the narrow lounge, her
elbows upon her knees, her face resting in her
hands, and her eyes ready to fill with tears.
She had awakened and missed me, soon after
left her. Peeping out at the edge OF the blind,
and seeing the hurrying to and fro of the train
men, she had arisen hastily had completed her
toilette far she could alone, and there she sat-
disconsolate.
81 thought dear Percy, you would never, neUer
come back"
"That had forsaken my sweetheart?"
She nodded her head as was her wont sometimes.
81 can't do that now, you know, for you are my
wife, my own sweet wife; and you could put a
policeman my track right away. You know
never have gotten over my fear OF the policeman.
She smiled.
"And now my 'waistie,'" arising from her seat.
"This sweet 'waiste' with its twelve buttons!
She turned around; there were only the three
she could not reach, left for me to button.
"That is not fair. I'll have to unbutton them
all, ana 90 tnem over, Ior underneath tue lace
work on this shoulder, see red spot" pressed
my finger upon it. She lifted her shoulder. 1t
evidently tender to my touch.
II see, my Dorothy bruised her shoulder as
feared She"
Her hand placed upon my lips stopped me, as
usual when she did not want to hear what had
to say. had unbuttoned the "waistie" from top
to bottom by this time and found quite little
bit of soreness in her shoulder.
81 do wonder If Nam Chloe by any chance put
up some liniment, or"
"Of course she did. Hand me my dressing case"
bottle of listerine, with which bathed well, the
injured shoulder.
"It would not look well, my sweet, to take back
my wife from her wedding journey, all battered
and bruised black and blue. I'll have to take
good care of this shoulder like used to do with
my football bruises kissing 1t two or three times
advance payment on the button charge. fastened
the "wastie," from top to bottom, not single
one crooked, and turned her around to look at her.
OF her own accord she put up her lips to mine,
laying both hands upon my shoulder, though she
WINGED little in making the effort.
percy dear, | want to tell you how awfully
sorry am that this should have happened, be-
cause-because 1t the very first thing you
asked me to do, and l had just promised to do
whatever you asked to do. Isn't that what
obey means?"
eyes Dorothy dear, but don't want you to obey
me; will never ask that; think we each ought
to do for the other what is reasonable and right.
81 am going to do every, everything you ask me-
even the very least thing, because IL any dreadful
thing had happened last night to either one OF us
| could never have forgiven myself, and we both
meant to be so happy. You will forgive me this
once won't you? and you will keep ON loving me
always-as you promised?
always, dear Dorothy.
"And now the shoes?" seating herself before me
and sticking out her foot the same little foot thai