The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-14

seemed to accentuate, rather than iflr1nine tse "This is the station, all right communicated Pa to his folks after he had interviewed the ticket agent We might" he suggested Ego back home now-the
 Could weePa, honest?' cried Ma her face bright ening.... What say, Sophie and Billie: tie your tower|
 Bil reduced to an amoeba-1ike mass of concession, was g ready to do anything for anybody. Let's go home: If stay longer our clothes will be blacker yet" said practical Sophie
 What It say. say foks-sha we go back? faltered Pa, o ee ae put Of his but
 I'd go Tn minute, If 1t didn't look silly" said Well. we're here at the depot" argued Pa; "and if we agallivantin off oolsin up Lobelia coui we find our way back here ag'in?"
 That's sense, struck in Ma enphatica1ly: "git out the tiekets-and we'll go home" But as the R1ssed Ns Ir on to the tracks she cried Lookie Pa at all. don't see how the ticket man could story 8 outn whole cloth"
 There's likely to be most any old train a-coni4 |, here, encouraged Pa. and made inquiry of anot1e4 man in blue; by this time he becoming hardened to it;
 "To the right-in about three minutes"
 That there ticket agent" (whom Ma now Felt tp be double-dyed deceiver) "sad eight minutes sf- grinned Bill 0, --l' nervously, of still another
 Where do you ve?" was the natural query Pa told him.
 'Yes-right Up these steps, ladies'"
 dunno but what ] misjudged that there ticket man., acknowledged Ma.
 Homeward bound to consolin" quoted Pa, as with sighs of relief they dropped into the easy, cushioned seats in the nearly empty car.
 The train glided smoothly along within few feet of Lake Michigan, which lay choppy and grayish green, tossing broken waves in white foam the post and stone breakwater.
 Whats got into Lake Michigan? cried Ma critically T thought it blue"
 If the would make shine 1t would quick get very different, explained Sophie. Its mighty neat little body of water connplinented Pa
 Where's that basket I toted thousand miles?" inquired Bill
 Ma quickly produced the lunch, which was hailed 'Me for the gizzard remember" petitioned Pa, as they began to eat. The ride home delight to the Flckingegs The trailing smoke that had helped to obscure every thing in the morning, rolled higher above the car, and gave them an unrestricted view of the country
 There informed Pa, who giving the family running lecture the passing attractions, is the Dewey cannon-the pride of Three Oaks" as small black cannon in a little park came to view.
 "I thought 1t Washington had when he whipped Napoleon said Sophie.
 Washington freed the slaves, corrected Bill
 Dewey along little later-I should judge, remarked Pa, who was sfaky or dates.
 Dewey blew up the Maine Can't you remember that fur back?" laughed Bill.
 T kinder like to travel, observed Ma chcerfrlly, you learn much "I never did have such good time, already" de- clared Sophie it was grand"
 "Weli, we've seen the city and had our little fling, philosophical P2, "and though we didn't do jest we had planned Sophie and Bile've had bridal And you did powerful well showin' around, Pa. for greeny," allowed Ma generously.
 Chicago is my city, Pa staunchly maintained. "but she'd growed-sommat"