The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-03
AN AGITATED'
YOUNG MAN. !
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BY N. QUAD.


up In the way he should go, took a
chair car from Philadelphia to New
York on a certain date and found the
chair on his right occupied by very
good looking and self composed young
lady. When she dropped her .handlSer-
chief he ought to have. picked It up
and restored It. but he didn't. When
she had trouble opening her hand bag
he ought to have proffered his services,
but lie didn't. When ifer hatplii work.
ed. .,out and fell at his feet there was
opportunity for him to prove himself
Ia hero, but he wasn't up ITO It. His
grandmother had warned him over
and over again of'the consequences Of
too miGh forwardDess. He was ayi.
tated,. but 1t went no further. OF
course when the young lady realized
what sort of young man he was sne
gave him the cold shoulder She ask
ed the porter to raise the window for
her and to bring her glass OF water
and If she would be sure to make con.
nection with the Long Island train for
Hampstead.
Young Mr. Graham felt his position
Reepy, but opportunity had fed.
Reaching New York, he would have
glverf worlds TO warn the young lady
not to take the Twenty-third street fer.
ry by mistake for the Thirty fourth
but he had his chance and lost. 1t was
while he was hanging back that he
discovered her purse where 1t had
dropped while she was picking up her
| traps. He started. to rush after her TO
restore 1t, but I'M his agitgtion address,
ed a stately old dame who took him
for a confidence man and Threatened
to have him arrested, Wbem he came
to overhaul the purse he found that It
contained $3.50 and a trunk. key. He
reasoned 1t out that this was all the
loser hal with her and that when
landing on the New York side she
would find herself In an embarrassing
| situation. How was she to cross the
Islapd9 How pay her fare to Hemp.
steadf t''
/ Here was more agitation, and II end,
ed In the young man taking the next
ferryboat. He did not find ner weep
Ing in the ferryhQuse ON the other
side. He was also disappointed In not
finding her In the East river house.
+. He crossed the river to the Long
island depot. but the object of his
search was not there. 1t was n bad
night Mr.. Graham put In, and It was
made longer and the worse for a
sudden thought that came to him
about midnight. The. purse con.
tafhed less than So The young lady's
dress and jewelry showed TINT she
belonged to wealthy family. To re-
store such a lean purse to her would
humiliate her; It certainly wonld,
She would probably refuse to claim
ownership and look upon him with.
witherlng scorn. After turning the
matter over In his mind for three
hours young Mr.. Graham saw his way
clear. He would add s. to the con.
tents Of the purse.
Hampstead Is not an oyergrown
town, aud a persevering young man
like MI. Graham can find lots of
things II he becomes chuihmy with
the hackmen. 1t wasn't two hours be-
fore our hero had the name of the
young girl anu her abiding place. She
was living witlI her widower Of
father less Chan mile away. 1t took
him two hours, to qIell his agitation
and make up his mind 10 drive to the
house, but mt last the thing was done.
1t seemed as IL luck was with him. !.
When the carriage stopped he beheld
the selfsame young lady sitting on
the veranda with book In her hand.
beg pardon" he said. but l was
your fellow traveller from Philadelphia
yesterday. and when you left the chair
car found this on the floor"
"Bpt-but l don't understand" re-
piled the young lady as she received |
the purse. II didn't speak to you. /
and how did you know where l livedf"
'Why, while was not listening DE :.
lieve me, was not-I heard yon ask
the porter about the train for Hemp.
stead"
"Yes. 1 believe did. was dread.
fully afraid I'D miss 1t. WON'T yop
sit down? This was only my change
purse, you know. missed 1t, but 1t
was of.no account, except that 1t 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 tiye dollar bill besides.
She looked up In. a puzzled way and
said:
This can't be mine.p
"But l found 1t under your chair,
miss"
"But how did this other money come |
here? Pm sure hadn't IT,"
Mr. Graham turned red. Hls tongue |
refused to move. He saw the yawn-.
Ing pit and mopped his forehead. but |
II was too late. The situation had be-
come full of tacks when the young |
ladys father appeared. He, was a
stern faced old colonel. '
''slr, explain your gamer he said
after'a few words OF explanation from
the daughter.
He asked an impossibillty. How
could such a thing be explained? Fa-
ther and daughter looked at the blush
Ing, agitated young man for moment.
n nd than tha o.. tI,a., snol- IT.. -. 4l,o