The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-04-27
Adventures on
a Street Car

Mildred, I've met him!y Marjory
rushed into her sisters house. 80
who is him?'" asked Mrs. Morse.
Ny fate! The grandest on earth.
i don't know when I've seen any one
half so splendid
But It's only two weeks ago, dear.
that you were raving about Jim Pom
sonby."
Don't mention his name In the
same breath-James Ponsonby is q
silk sock. high collar, society dandy.
while this one Is a real man.
He's quite poor. judge. that is so
far as money goes, but Browning. or
Roosevelt, or John Burns or some one
else, forget who said, A man is 9
man for q that and our minister is
always preaching that money doesn't
count. Such shoulders. Mildred, and
those big, honest eyes."
Lovely, indeed. But where did
you meet this paragon?' Marjory's
sister was becoming interested.
That's the funny part of It," said
Marjory, pulling off her gloves. 1t
gether.
you see," she continued, "Doro-
thy's Sunday school class had col
lected 500 pennies for my poor chill
dren In the settlement. A week ago
stepped into the street car. held
the money box in my hand to take to
my class | don't know how. but the
elastic band around the box snapped;
the cover fell off, and 500 cents
rolled over every inch of that street
car. It's nothing to laugh at I'M
agine my embarrassment. AS unit
the passengers jumped to their feet
to assist in the penny search. alone
remained seated, too dazed to move.
After what seemed an eternity,
tall handsome man stepped forward.
He Is my hero; the man who has
changed the complexion of my whole
young life.
Raising his hat, he said, Pardon.
miss. but I think we've found every
cent. May help you count themg
"He had most refined voice. |
nodded.
"Stop laughing, Mildred! If you
had been there you wouldn't have
thought it funny"
Nov, listen to this coincidence and
see If fate isn't getting busy. L
promised to bring my settlement
youngsters somei oranges. SO yester-
day bought two dozen large ones.
Unconscious of impending disaster |
stepped into the car.
my oranges were In strong bag.
How 1t happened is beyond human
comprehension, but somehow, the bag
broke and twenty-four oranges rolled
themselves over every inch OF that
car
Think of my horror again, when.
looking across the aisle. gazed into
the eyes OF the very man who had
collected the pennies for me the week
before My hero!
HE recognized me instantly. and
we. both laughed, while everybody
else In the car scampered for the roll
ing oranges. Finally we managed to
rewrap the rebellious fruit
.sf you will let me carry this for
you, said the man, perhaps no more &C
cidents will occur before we get there.
I told him his offer was very kind. It's
three blocks from the car to the set.
Element house. In those three blocks
| learned that he Is employed by the
telephone company. His Is not 9
promising position, Judge, but as !
said before, he is real man ana
nothing else matters.
.Mariory, you are q goose, but you
are nice goose. VIII you never grow
up?''
Il wonder under what conditions I'll
meet my hero next time? z pondered
Mariory. For meet him must
And she did.
It was a week later. IT'S too fun
nv" said Marjory, there's no use
telling you. You won't believe It
..Well, hurry dear. Tell me before
you explode
Last night at nine o'clock our
maid. polly, knocked at my door. ana
said, Miss Marjory, may be SO boio
as to tell you that I'm engaged to pc
rnrarried?, Good for you, Poliy!' said
I so It's settled? I'm very glad
Miss Marjory,' she went on, my
friend has heard me speak SO mucn
Of YOU. would you mind coming into
tba kitchen q minute to make his ac-
o,aintance? Why, I'd love to meet
Ivo,1r future husband, Polly, said
so [ skipped down to the lower
regions and, Mildred Morton Morse.
!, VINO MO do you think is Polly'a fianceY
& viii nj wonders never cease? MY hero
81 Il the pennies and the knight Of the.
= nrn 1 ] orange bag. Ny telephone
nan, He looked at me. looked at
MIN We looked at each other. tnen
We we both laughed, while Polly, u sur 7.
mise 4 said: You two must have mel
before y"