Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-19
nat 5 nnat Jld n.ean.

| rose.
| "Oh," she exclaimed, do you ge
| out here?' She knew as well as
that it was Grace Van Auten's sta
ton.
| hastily sat down again. Mere
force of habit" l returned, blandly.
The train pulled out. | was still
within it, still sitting in the seat thai
was next to Sylvia. Suddenly Sylvia
uttered an exclamation of alarm.
| | looked. Upon the platform there
| stood two people. They were together
They were engrossed in conversation
| One of these was Grace Van Auten
the other Maj. Walcott
Within our car there was a silence
| too eloquent for words. Sylvia was
still gazing out of the window.
ALLOW me-" I suggested, dolefully
ito offer my sympathy to one who has
| thus"
She laughed, but her laugh was
forced bit, thought. Il was think
ing she answered, 'of you"
"Ah,' gasped, with an attempt at
rapturous sigh. "of-me!"
"And of-your plight she went on
coldly.
Again we relapsed into silence. The
guard broke in upon us with a shout
He was once more calling out a sta
ton. | heard it. / knew what he had
said
What was that?" | remarked to
Sylvia; what station may this be?
didn't hear
She had been gazing absently at the
floor. She no longer prodded it with
her Implying umbrella. At my ques
ton she turned to me, still with an alb
sent-minded expression upon her face.
This time" she answered. why,
this time l think it's-Yes.
But that was not what the guarc
had said. Far from it. He had said
"One Hundred and Thirty seventh
street" as plainly as it is written
here.
This | told her, lis the real sub
way language. It's strange too" ]
went on, as we passed down the aisle.
that for once both you and the guard
said just the thing you meant"
She looked at me in a dazed sort
of way.
"What-what did I say?" she STAN
mered.
| shook my head. you have-said
it, | replied. Once more we alighted
and assembled to the ether above,
1t so happened late that afternoon
that l stood, for the first time since
last July within the precincts of her
home.
I'm coming in" had told her. And
l went. Once l was there | didn't
know what to say. Generalities per.
sonalities, intellectualities- they all
deserted me- Finally Sylvia came to
the rescue.
THAT reminds me-" she ventured,
without saying what reminded her,
shat Grace Van Auten's reception is
tonight She stopped, Then she
went on. would you like to take
me?' she inquired.
"Would II" l exclaimed, was only
too delighted,
what time shall I-?" | added final
ly.
"Oh,'' she replied, mot in a hanson.
Let us take the-the subway. It's so
much more fun, you know"
I understood and acquiesed.
| thought for moment, and then,
like flash. l saw my opportunity.
''In that case, since it is your sug-
gestion," I remarked recklessly, you
must pay the fares. l shall take the
toll" l added. And then up and
kissed her.
That's one" I said,-"your fare"
explained. She seemed to compre-
bend at once.
"And that" l added, kissing her
again, lis mine" We stood there for
little while. l was wishing that we
might pay over again.
"But, OH" she exclaimed suddenly.
show stupid We need transfers, of
course. Don't forget that"
/ forthwith paid for. and had trans
fers issued. On our road-our sub
way, Sylyia's and mine-that after
noon, we issued ten transfers to each
single fare. This took some time.
That night, as we came back, Syl
via looked at me.
"How long," she inquired, "have you
known that Grace Van Auten and Maj
Walcott were engaged?"
! grinned Gust as long as you have
Sylvia" l replied: ''for about six
months, guess"
"How many times" she persisted
shave you been inside Grace Van Au-
tens house?"
Counting tonight" I confessed,
'just twice in the last three years
I'm an awful bad man to CALL"
"But look here" l suddenly de-
handed, "how often did Maj. Walco+t
some to call on your"
maj. Walcott!" she exclaimed,
holding down her head. T-T never
net him before tonight" she said.
When we reached her home l turn.
ed to Sylvia I'm coming in," /
said, "it's very late, butt must come
h."
Sylvia looked up into my fate and
poked down into Sylvia's. And Syl-