Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-02-24

HDODt you do II. hlPtef what Is your
! name anyway the Whole OF III kipfrr
Is $3.50 unccremonluus and uunt
! But about the vacation. You mustn't
| visit me ow-mustn't Why. It's I'm
| possible! IL haven't the accouIna
| dations, and-and I'm SO busy. and
There was a call from the home Of
fce, and with q hurried explanation 10
| Kaufman he flashed In an acceptance
Of the proffered leave of absence, TOOK
and answered the call, made 4 few
| final arrangements. then bent over to
continue the conversation. hesitated
and swung back from the instrument.
II won't do it" he chuckled- "kaurs
likely ashamed of his looks. bahhead-
ed or fat or one eyed or something and
don't want me to know. I'm going TO
visit him on the next train. and I'm
not going to give him chance for any
more excuses. Ashamed! Grent scott!
Don't we like the same books and mu-
sic and everything else2 What do
care how the old chap looks? He
ought to know my regard rises above
such petty considerations. And l be-
lleve he thinks Just Us much Of me.
His personal condolences prove 1t. I'll
| just drop In on him so suddenly ane
affectlonately that he can't help TAX
ing me In his arms"
So when the through freight slowed
at the water tank Kiefer swung HIM
self into the caboose with a generous
outfit of tobacco and books and a
brand new pack of cards ordered up
by the freight conductor. And this
same friendly conductor when they
reached telegraph station 13 obligingIy
slowed the train so Kiefer could drop
into the white. yielding sand, the ia
miiar. unvaryinG landscape OF his own
| station.
Accommodations" he chuckled as
he strode eagerly toward the open
doorway of the little building. ITS
got two rooms like my own, and that's
plenty of accommodations for any rea-
sonable man. But perhaps Kauf was
used to a big house at home. Hello!
Window curtains and flowers ut the
end of the house, and-Lordr'
For a young woman, pretty and neat
ly dressed and with lips and eyes that
were meant for smiling. but that just
now were sober with inquiry and con
sternation, had suddenly appeared in
the doorway. Kiefer had not seen a
girl in over three years, and such a
girl as this one appeared to him never.
His mouth opened and shut without
sound.
"Well?" the girl inquired at last.
Isis Kauf in? How's Kauf? Well
T-tel Kauf I'm out here TO see him"
, answered Klcfer daZedly.
Pm Kauf-Adalla Kaufman" said
the girl Then the utter blankness in
! the face before her seemed TO restore
the girls equanimity. for she smiled.
you're Kief, suppose-er-Mr. Kie-
! fer, | mean" she said. Didn't | wir0
you?"
81 wouldn't take it," miserably. q
thought it was some foolish eXcuslnG
of a man who wasn't used to visitors
/ heard the instrument calling and rec.
ognized your touch, but wouldn't lis.
ten After that first time | kept my
/ back turned ana lodged ont soon s the
train came in sight" lie looked to.
/ ward the track as though to see If the
train were stilI waiting for him. but all
that was visible of it was dark line
trailing into the white hoisa
Trains gone" he said tentatively
land it's fifty miles To the nearest
1 house. and there aren't any more trains
either way until tomorrow. Now. If
/ I'd brought some food | might walk
! the fifty miles or start Off one way OF
the other to meet train. but it's been
/ eight hours since had breakfast. and
/ fifty miles You see," deprecatingly
81 felt so sure that Kaut-I beg your
| pardon, Miss Kauf-Kaufman, | mean
-I-I-it doesn't seem possible there
isn't any real Kauf after all the talk.
/ ing-wiring-we done"
you've camped outdoors a good
many times, | suppose. Mr.. Kiefer. All
| western men have"
| "Of course" inquiringly. Then, with
! an odd note OF eagerness coming into
! his voice, you mean can camp right
here by the track until n train comes
1t won't be presumptuou5 after-aftef
my densityp
81 control only the station. Mr.
! Kiefer, and you have right to camp
anywhere yOu please out OF doors.
But what wish to say is that I'll he
glad to have you tHke supper with me
and all your meals until the train
comes. At home was considered Il
very fair cook. We can talk about
books and such things"
The next day the down freight was
four hours late, and when II began 10
slackcn speed in answer to his signal
Kiefer released a haud which he nAd
caught suddenly on the first appear
ance OF the train into the sands level
horizon.
''I'll go and fix up my station some"
he said. his voice tremulous with the
awed wonder In 1t. land maybe have
another room put on. The company
will stand that much. think Then
I'll run back and transplant the fiow-
ers ana take over your things. and
and the day before my vacation ex-
pireS I'll wire for parson to meet
us here. You'd better send in your
resignation at once, Kauf"
And announce my promotion, Kief."
she finished softly.
Lord Southoy's GuilIotine.
fhe most eccentric action of an &c.
centric man was Lord Southeys cool
arrangement for suicide by means of