Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09

Drother-in-law, concealing great nerv-
BUSINESS under an assumption Of indif.
ference, had to allow that she could
not have played the part better had
she belonged to their dramatic society.
Her eyes roved restlessly up and down
the platform. At last she rose and ad.
dressed Ella Plymptou. who was sit
ting exactly opposite.
I'm so nervous about the luggage.
I'm almost sure they haven't put it in.
Would you mind holding baby mo-
ment whilst go out and lookf"
Miss Plympton had no opportunity
of refusing. for Celia planted the
sleeping baby on her lap and few.
Not in search of luggage. however; to
a compartment at the other end of the
train, In which she hastily hid her
self.
Il hope I've done right" said Celia.
doubtfully, to herself. but, oh, II that
blessed dear should wake up and want
me before we get to Rugby"
In the carriage she had left a SUI
fragette sat with crimson face. What
ridiculous position to have been put
in-and before man one knows, too!
An inanimate parcel would not have
been SO bad, but this morsel of slum.
bering humanity
Bevan sat beside her with the face
Of a sphinx.
Il wish you would say something, /"
observed Ella Plympton, irritably.
II really can't think of anything
that exactly hits OF the situation"
"Tve nursed babies before, II you
mean that. say, what was itf"
1T sounded like the guard wills
thing"
But that woman isn't back, and
I've her. Mr.. Bevan, do something
quick. The train mustn't start. Why
! we're moving. HI, stop, stopl Fol-
heavens sake, do somethingl"
Bevan flew to the door, but, to his
great satisfaction, the train had quick
; ly gathered impetus, and there was
r nothing to be done. Nothing
. to shake his fist in the face Of q gap
, ing porter. He did this for appearance,
a sake.
4 Ella jumped to her feet, hauled hin
back from the window and leant ou
herself-the child in her armA
That was an awful moment for BOv
+ an-awful, because full of unexp0ctOt
danger. The lengths to which suffrs
' gists may go have not been ~ yet de
!. fined. Suppose this maddened girl Dc
a liberately threw his nephew outl SUP
pose she was really as cruel and bal
and vindictivs az her platform
~ speeches led one to believe! And h
o had made himself personally respor
r. sible to Celia for the baby's security
Stand back!" he shouted, Wit
a white face, grasping both her shou'
"a deFB.
II Gently, please, Mr.. Bevan! COu'r
not qualifying for a House of Con
Ie mons policeman, are your There's n
Of sign Of that woman on the platform
"a She has deliberately foisted this chill
81 upon me-"
a, "It-er-looks like It."
1t "she has. Oh, why didn't you 81
through the trick and stop herr"
n, "I1 Well, really, it's my first exp
lie rience of such thing. and"
n There, there's no good crying ovC
ls split milk. What's the first stop?"
ID "Rugby-an hour and halls run!
sr He tried to disguise the glee In b
sr voice.
81 shall have to pull the commun
u cation cord, then"
"Oh, but that would mean n0
~ pounds fine"
y" Would it?"
"Yes-without a sufficient cause
e. you see."
er well, that's no good then. You al
I must just sit the thing out"
n Probably that woulo be the be
way, Miss Plympton. And, after a
at it may not wake Perhaps it mig
to assist matters If were to give it
little nip out of my flask"
D" "Oh, Mr.. Bevan, how can you ia
be like that? The sweet darling! He l
g! ally has a pretty face, hasn't he?"
sr, He's not bad baby"
~ What a nice nose It's got! It's n
unlike your own in shape"
~ This was true. Uncle and nephe
is had that one classic feature in CO..
rs mon, and he had remarked 1t pre-
ice ously to Celia.
IT. "A button of nose like that-ugh
oy he exclaimed, with lofty contempt U
te- folding a newspaper
I'm really curious about the col
Ct of his eyes," said Ella.
'se Wake 1t and see!"
ns Perhaps l may, when we get wi
in five minutes of Rugby. l hope t
lis station people will be kind to 1t. WI
are you laughing at, Mr.. Bevan?"
ra al was thinking what your Caxt
ra- Hall friends would say If they 81
Id you this moment"
I'D. "I shouldn't care in the least"
his That's right. 1t would be fun
So though, If some of them looked in j.
be- now, wouldn't it? What a charmi
He domestic picture we three makel"
srs "Mr. BeVan, you're perfectly horr
to II you can't find something sensible
say, please read your paperl The