The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

xfC HANGE cars at Jackson juno
tion." said the conductor.
DrusiIla nodded and looked
dreamily out OF the window at the un-
familiar landscape. while she wondered
what il really would be like at her
srandrnother's- 's-her. grandmother on her
papa's side-to whom she was going for
her Christmas vacation. She had come
all the way from New York TO make
the visit, and now the train was fast
leaving Chicago behind, back on the
main line, from which branched out the
suburban road which passed through
Wallingford, the little town where her
grandmother on her papa's side had
lived ever since she. Drusilla, was a
baby.
DrusiIla herself had lived in Paris
and in London and only for year past
in New York. Her grandmother on her
mamma-s side. with, whom she lived
was fond Of travelling, and that was
why Drusilla, a big girl OF IL now, had
never made her grandmother's &C
quaintance.
IT was getting dark and the land
scspe was scarcely visible from the
lighted cars any longer, so Drrfsilla
drew from her bag the bulky letter that
she had received from her papa and
mamma Just before she left New York.
Not every little girl has papa who
hunts orchids in equatorial swamps and
\ mamma who accompanies him on these
perilous and interesting journeys
whenever DrusiIla received one OF these
wonderfully fascinating letters teiilns
an about the adventures and the or
e.bfde she counted her blessings and felt
that she was the most favored girl on
earth although there were other times,
when the other girls mothers ana
fathers had her home TO tea, for IN
stance when she almost wished that
she had more ordinary parents instead
~ the orchid hunting kind Now, how
ever. she was in her most contenteo
mood. for the bulky letter was as fas-
cinating as a fairy tale, in which her
own parents figured truthfully as hero
and heroine.
Perhaps that was why the time
nassed 50 quickly until the train came
Ia a long stop and passing employe
OF the road said, Getting OUT, miss
DrusiIla looked up startled Every
bosv had left the car. She remem-
l,e,,ed what the conductor had said
about the junction.
rs this the Junction." she called
after the man who had spoken to
her.
But the man did not hear her, and
hastily gathering up her bag Dru-
sina disembarked- The train ran up
on a siding and sDrusilla found her
self on a little platform all alone
with not a person in sight anywhere.
Evidently no one had come 10 meet
her and there was no ticket agent in
the station, which was small one,
such as are only opened at train times.
7 will wait said Drusiila bravely.
surely some one Will come for me.
She waited patiently. The trainmen
LETT the cars. and she saw them going
AWAY in the dusk and had an impulse
10 can after them but did rot do so.
Then TO her relief she heard foot
stems and. looking around. saw an old
lady coming up on the station. She
was q thin old lady with a sweet, sad
face and Drusiila ran toward her
eaqerlv fOh" she cried. ARE you my
grandma j was afraid you weren' t
coming
II couldn't get over just the moment
the train stopped" explained the old
lady. because. you see. was getting
supper. and 7 was afraid the things
would burn but I knew you couldn't t
very well get lost in such little
place
she kissed Drusila and gave her a
warm welcome. Then. taking her by
the hand she led the way across a
piece OF waste land TO tiny little