The weekly true Democrat., 1909-09-24
By Louis Joseph Vance
copyriaht. 1908. by the B0bbs-F1errill Go.

WIN uiiu AAa ANAHfa F"4ANr~ARt v 49,
compartment. that be had caught the
sheeEness train or that be was really
losing no time A sense Of deep de-
lection had settled down upon his con-
aclOusness, with n realization Of how
completely n FOOLS erTand was this OF
bis. lie felt foredOomed 10 falluFe.
He was never 20 see Dorothy Calendar
again, and bis brain seemed numb
with disappointment Presently he
tOppled Imply over on the cushions
and fell fast asleep.
RattIlng and swaXlns, tho train left
the town behind.
Presently be put aside his pipe and
stared blankly out at a reeling land
scape, the pleasant, bomely. smiling
countryside Of Kent A deeper mel
ancholy tinted bis mlnd-DOrOthy Cal
endar was forever lost 90 him. Pres.
entity he toppIed Imply over on the
cushions and fell fast asleep.
After a long time be seemed to real
lze rather bazily that the carriage door
had been opened 10 admit somebody.
Its smart closing bang shocked him
awake. lie sat up, blinking IN con-
fusion, hardly conscious OF more, 10
begin with, than that the train had
paused and was again In full flight.
Then, his senses clearing. he became
aware that bis solitary companion. just
entered, was a woman. She was seated
across from him, her back 10 the en-
gine, I'm an attitude which somehow
suggested n highly nOnchalant frame
OF mind She laughed. and Immediate
~ her speaking voice was high and
sweet IN his hearing.
Beneath his breath the bewlldered
man said, "The deuceT and above H.
IN n stupehed tone. Mrs. HallamF'
She nodded IN a not unfriehdly fash
ION, smiling brightly. myself. Mr.
.KirkwOodl Really our predestlned
paths are badly tangled just now.
aren't tbeyi Were you surprised TO
hnd noe in here with your Come. now.
confess you werer'
lie remarked tho smooth, girlish
freshness OF her cheeks, the sense and
humor Of her mouth. the yelled CLEAN
Of excitement IN her eyes OF the chang
ing sea, and saw as we'll that she was
dressed for travelling, sensibly, but
with an air. and had brought a small
hand bag with her.
"surprised and delighted" he Replied
recovering. with mendaclty 20 inten.
tlonnl and obvious that the woman
laughed aloud.
II knew you'd bel You see. had
the carriage ahead. the one you didn't
take ! was 10 disappointed when you
lung up to the door and away again
You didn't see me hanging half out
the NIrdow TO witch where you went
dld your That's how | discovered that
your dlscOurtesy was unlntenti0nal.
that you hadn't recognized mc--by the
act that you took this compartment
right behind my own"
She paused invitingly. but KirkwoOd,
grown wary, cOntented himself with
picking up his pipe and carefully
knocking out the dottle on the window
ledge.
Il was glad to see you" she afirmed.
''but only partly because you were you,
SIR. Klrkw0od. Tho other and major
part was because sight OF you confirm.
cd my own secret intuition. You see
I'm quite old enough and wise enough
30 question even my own intuitlons
For you are going 10 QueensborOugh,
aren't you, Mr. KirkwOodT
"QucensboroughT he echoed blank
", and, In fact. he was az a loss 10
follow her drift. 'No. Mrs. Hallam;
I'm not bound there"
Her surprise was apparent. She
made no effort 30 conceal II. ''But"
che faltered. 'if not there
"0ive you my word, Mrs. Hallam
have no intention whatever Of going
10 Queensborough," Kirkwood protest.
Cd.
II don't understand" The nervous
drumming OF a patent leather covered
toe. visible beneath the hem OF her
dress. alone betrayed q rising tide of
lmpatience. 'Theu my intuition was
at faultF'
On this instance. n II was At an
concerned with my inHlgni0cant AZ
fairs, yos--mOat decidedly ae fault"
"very weli, thenI Now, let us sse-
where are you boundf"
Klrkwood Locked out Of the window.
EN- convinced Ms q rendezvous"
/ Wifkwood amllef natientiy az the