New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-24
The Yelled Lady
copyright, 1909 by American Press Asso
citation.


copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso-
citation.
Dick Oglethorpe Of Chicago hurried
into 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 othef occupant |
of the carriage 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, >viaducts and
buildings, and for a time it was i'm,
possible for him to tell whether she
was young or old.
Six months before he had been Tilted
lat least SO he considered h-and
after yainly 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 slight interest in pretty
girl-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 habiliments 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
conventionalism 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. His effort was successful, and
they soon fell into conversation. The
girl spoke in broken French and with
voice that indicated an 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
II Judge" said the lady, "that mon
| sieur has had an affair. 1t is that
| which makes him so bitter against our
sex" .-...: -
| II was thrown over without the
slightest conjunction"
"If l were to question the girl, per
haps she would say that it was she
who had been thrown over"
"She couldn't say that. I'll give you
the case in nutshell, and I'm sure
you will admit that my view is cor
rect" With true American western
frankness he gave an account Of love
| spat
"And is that what you call being
jilted?" asked the girl. II think it was
you who treated your dancee shame
fully
II? Treat her shamefully? What
| could doY'
"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 !
must beg her forgiveness for sins that
she herself had committed! You wom-
en- have no sense of justice"
mo 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 l had
been your fiancee 1 would have treated
you exactly as she did. I 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. Oglethorpe ask
ed the lady If she was going across
the channel and when she said Eyes"
escorted her on to the boat. The wa
ters were boiling, as usual, and the
couple agreed they would maintain a
position on the deck to avoid seasick-
ness. So they sat down In chairs,
and Oglethorpe unstrapped rug and
threw it over her.
$50 you really think that l treated
my fancee badly and she treated me
as deserved?"
"Of course
/ "Well, suppose l may as well 60
back home and eat humble pie
He said this fancying that if he had
| made an impression she might show q
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 whittier
about the mouth and nearer a condi-
ton in which. far from feeling any
amour propre, one doesn't even care to
live Not knowing the cause, her fail.
IRE to reply irritated him.
"I'l see her married to Mr.. 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 aud leaned over. Oglethorpe
$ followed and held her head. She was
obliged to raise her veil to a level with
her nose,. but no further. Oglethorpe
looked and started. When she go1
back to her seat he said: