Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
AN AGITATED
 YOUNG MAN.
By M. QUAD.

chair car. from lilllaQelpnla To New York on certain date and found the chair on his right occupied by very good looking and self composed young lady. When she dropped her handker chief he ought to have picked it up and restored it. but he C.dn't When she had trouble opening her hand bag he ought to have prOffered h. services, but he didn't. When her hatiIin work cd cut and fell at his feet there was opp r.unity for him to prove himself hero but he wasn't up to 1t. His CraHdmOthcr had warned him over and over again of the consequences of too much forWardness. He was agi- tatcd. but it went no further. Of course when the young lady realized what sort of young man he was she gave him the cold shoulder. She ask cd the porter to raise the window fer her and to bring her d glass Cf water and if she would Lc sure to make con ncction with the Long Island train for Hampstead.
 Young MT. Graham felt his position keenly, but opportunity had fled. Reaching New York, he would have given worlds to warn the young lady not to take the Twenty-thrd street fer " by mistake for the Thirty fourth, but he had his chance and lost. It was while he was hanging back that he discovered her purse where it had dropped while she was picking up her traps. He started to rush after her to 1N1,t in, Iic Uit t0 tiCn o11pnCc ed q stately old dame who took him for confidence man and threatened to have him arrested. " hen he came to overhaul the purse he found that it contained $1.S0 and a trunk key. He reasoned it out that this was all the loser had with her and that when landing on the New York side she would find herself ill an embarrassing situation. How was she to cross the Island? How pay her fare to Hemp stead?
 Here was more agitation, and it end cd in the young man taking the next ferryboat He did not find her weep ing in the ferryhOuse on tine other side. He was also disappointed in not finding her ill the East river house.
 He crossed the river to the Long Island depot, but the object of his search was not there. It was a bad night MT. Graham put in, and 1t was made longer and the worse for sudden thought that came to him about midnight The purse con- tained less than $2. The young lady's dress and jewelry showed that she belonged to a wealthy family. To re store such a lean purse to her would humiliate her; it certainly would. She would probably refuse to claim ownership and look upon him with whitening scorn. After turning tho matter over in his mind for three hours young MT. Graham saw his way clear He would add s to the con tents of the purse.
 Hampstead is not an overgrown town, and a persevering young man like MT. Graham can find lots of things if he becomes chummy with the hackmen. It wasn't two hours be- fore our hero had the name of the young girl and her abiding place. She was living with her wldOwer of a father less than mile away. It took him two hours to quell his agitation and make up his mind to drive to the l house, but at last the thing was done. | It seemed as if luck was with him. When the carriage stopped he beheld l the selfsame young lady sitting on the veranda with book in her hand.
 Beg pardon" he said, but 1 was your fellow traveller from Philadelphia yesterday, and when you left the chair car found this on the floor"
 "But-but I don't understand" re- piled the young lady as she received the purse. II didn't src,:k to you, and how did you know where l livedT'
 "Why, while l was not listening-be- lieve me, 1 was not-I heard you ask the porter about the train for Hemp stead"
 Yes, I believe did. I was dread fully afraid I'd miss it. Won't you sit down? This was only my change purse, you know. 1 missed 1t, but 1t was of no account, except that it held the key to my trunk. However, thank you, and"-
 And she opened the purse to view the contents There was her dollar eighty, and a five dollar bill besides. She looked up in a puzzled way and said:
 This can't be mine"
 But I found 1t under your chair, miss"
 But how cid this other money come here? I'm sure I hadn't it.
 MT. Graham turned red. His tongue refused to move. He saw the yawn- ing pit and mOpped his forehead, but it was too late. The situation had be- come full of Jacks when the young lady's fatHer appeared. He was a stern faced old colonel.
 sir, explain your gamer he said after a few words of explanation from the daughter.
 He asked an impOssibility. How could such a thing be explained? Fla ther and daughter looked at the blush ing, agitated young man fer moment, and then the father took him by the arm and led him down to the gate and