The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-19
IN THE DINING
CAR

gether and divide? I think that will
be perfectly lovely. don't you, Miss
Durbin?"
Miss Durbin-"For the rest, per-
haps. You see, I ordered when l first
came in. I was here five minutes
before you came"
First Woman-"Oh, yes. Well, now.
girls. whatll we get? Coffee?"
Tall Woman - 1.-THE coffee on
these trains is perfectly terrible. 1t
as much as your life is worth to drink
1t. How one misses ones home table
when n is traveling!"
Young Girl-"Isn't it the loveliest
thing we all got on the same train?
It just shows how small the world is,
after all. Do you suppose that porter
will watch our things for us?"
First Woman-"I don't know, I'm
sure. I heard him telling a man he
couldn't abide women who spread
themselves all over the car"
Waiter-"Ready to order yet. mad
am?"
Short Woman-'Gracious, no.! How
these walters do hurry one! What
do you think of some clam chowder?"
First Woman-"I'm tired of clans,
How about rolls? Rolls, waiter"
Tall Woman-"Be sure they're hot.
One always gets cold things on these
cars. And coffee. of course"
Short Woman-"Nct at all. 1 pre-
fer tea"
First Woman-"One tea and the
rest coffee. Oh, dear, what else?"
Dark Woman-"What did you or
der. Miss Durbin?"
Miss Durbin-"Chops, fried pota-
toes, rolls, tea and waf1es."
First Woman-"Very well. Bring
the same for us, waiter"
Waiter-"One check, MADAME"
First Woman - How aobut it,
girls"
Young Girl-"Oh, certainly. We
a divide afterward."
Tall Woman-"How fiat the n
is! It's scarcely worth while to look
out of the window. Travelling is such
a BORE"
Short Woman-"t would not be If!
the attendance were better. Where
can you find the equal Of that porter
for instance? He told me I had been
in that dressing room an hour, when
It hadn't been a second longer than
Is minutes"
Young Girl-"some Of the passen1
gers are worse. There's q woman I'M
there who made an awful fuss bel
cause she said I had her book. How
could I know It was really her book?
She couldn't prove 1t. l found 1t lying
in a seat and it happened to be al
book I was just crazy to read. I fin
ished 1t, too. before I gave it back
to her."
Dark Woman-"I had trouble with
that same woman. She actually had
the porter tell me to move. She said,
l had the upper berth and had to ride
backward because she and her little
girl had a lower. She was disagree
ably persistent"
First Woman-"Here comes the
waiter. Just put the things here.
Gracious, he hasn't brought half the
order! I don't care what she told
you, waiter. We want them at this
end of the table. We can't all of US
have everything in front Of us. Now,
get the rest of the order as quick as
you can Don't stand there like that.
Don't say any more about it, do you
hear? Did you ever!"
Short Woman-"Only one cup Of
tea, so that's mine. Please pass the
rolls. My, how stingy! Only four
rolls for all Of us! Now, should you
not think a rich road like this would
do better than that by its %patrons?"
Miss Durbin-"Excuse me, but"
Tall Woman-"Pd like some fried
potatoes, please"
First Woman-"We'd better divide
the chops. Who wants the Saratoga
chips?"
Dark Woman-"I suppose I'll have
to take them, as there's nothing else
left"
Young Girl-"I took the last roll.
Does that mean a handsome hus.
banda"
Short Woman-"What's in that GOV.
cred dish? Wafles! Thank good.
ness, there's enough of those. Is that
real strip. do you suppose? You new.
er can tell when you're being
cheated"
Miss Durbin-"So it seems. Excuse
me, but isn't that my order that the
waiter brought?"
Dark Woman-"I wonder If It was?
Here, take, some of these chips
They're awfully dry"
Short Woman-"Here's the tea.
thought after I'd fixed it with cream
and sugar that I'd rather have q
lemon"
Miss Durbin-'I take tea plain"
Tall Woman-"Never mind. Here
comes the waiter with our order. I'm
sorry there aren't any more Of YOU
chops left"
Miss Durbin-"I might have some
, Of yours, don't you think?"
!. First Woman-"We'd be glad to lei