The daily Alaskan., 1909-06-07
The Yelled Lady

Copyright, 1909, by American Press AssG-
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 Dick oglethorpe of Chicago hurried Into a London railway station just in time for his train, jumped into one Of the carriages, and the guard slammed the door. In ten seconds the train rolled out of the station. The figure of woman-the only other occupant of the carrlage-sitting by the opposite window appeared at intervals in the dim light. The train was running on track below the city's level, in the shadow of stone walls, vladucts and buildings, and fer a time 1t was im- possible for him to tell whether sho was young or old.
 Six months before he had been tilted at least so he considered it-and after vainly trying to recover from the strain that followed he had gone abroad for the benefit of his heart health. He was now so far recovered as to feel q slight interest in pretty glrl-a convalescent appetite, so to speak, that might be coaXed into hun ger-and he wished the train would run out into the open fields, where he could get view of his travelling com panion. When the full light of day came in at the window he saw 1.-the figure, clad in the hablliments of wealth and refinement, leaning back gracefully on the cushions; but, alas, her face was covered by thick veil!
 Oglethorpe was not only an Ameri- can, but native of the west, where conventlonalsm Is below par. He had no intention to remain tongue tied shut up with young lady and tried the usual method of offering reading matter whereby to make an acQuaint- ance. Ills effort was successful, md they soon fell Into conversation. The girl spoke fin broken French and with voice that indicated m affection of the throat. Young people, of opposite sex must sooner or later fall to talk ing of love and marriage, and this couple was no exception to the rule.
 q judge" said the lady. that mon- sieur has had an affair. It Is that which makes him so bitter against our sex"
 q was thrown over without the slightest compunction."
 If I were to question the girl, per haps she would say that 1t was she hoI hnn, "
 "She couldn't say that. I'll give you the case in q nutshell, and I'm sure you will admit that my view is cor rect" With true American western frankness he gave an account of q love spat.
 And is that what you call being jiltcd?" asked the girl. "I think 1t was you who treated your fiancee shame fully"
 q? Treat her shamefally? What could I do?'
 "You should have begged forgiveness for your heartless, inhuman action" She spoke the words warmly.
 Well, l like that! Sent about my business by girl in freak, and l must beg her forgiveness for sins that she herself had committed! You wom- en have no sense of justice"
 "No sense of justice! You men have no sense of anything. You say things to us women to torture us and wonder why we show our feelings. If had been your fiancee I would have treated you exactly as she did. l think she was very lenient with you"
 "Well, upon my word! Did any one ever hear the like of that"
 At this moment the train ran into the station at Dover. Oglethorpc ask cd the lady if she was going across the channel and when she said Yes escorted her on to the boat. The wa ters were boiling, as usual, ana the couple agreed they would maintain position on the deck to avoid seasick- ness. So they sat down In chairs, and OglethOrpe unstrapped n rug and threw it over her.
 "SO you really think that l treated my fiancce badly and she treated me as l deserved?"
 "Of course"
 "Well, suppose I may as well go back home and eat humble pie"
 He said thls fancying that If he had made an impression she might show bit of piQue. She did not. If he could have seen through her veil he would have noticed that with every plunge of the boat she was getting whiter about the mouth and nearer q condl- tion in which, far from feeling any amour proprc, one doesn't even care to live. Not knowing the cause, her fall ure to reply irritated him.
 "I'll see her married to Mir. McGinty at the bottom of the sea first" he said, with infinite spleen.
 The girl Quivered. With an effort she ran, tOttered to the side of the vessel and leaned over. Oglethorpe followed and held her head. She was obliged to raise her veil to level with her nose, but no further. Oglethorpe looked md started. When she got