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80 every Monday morning in
time to get them into New York for
their more or less important business,
md It was because Of the character Of
Its freight that somebody once said
that It was the most representative
train In America.
1t was a sunburned. vigorous. ath-
letic looking aggregation Of humanity
that nlled this train-tall. vigorous
women who looked as II they never
doubted, perfectly sure OF themselves
and their possessions, from a dog and
an automobile or two to a lover or per-
haps q husband: women who knew
md yet were perfectly calm In all
their knowledge; women who lived
much In the open air, a rapidly In
creasing habit that might argue that
we are at the atavistic stage when We
hre returning to the joyous life and
courage Of our paleollthic ancestors,
who lived as they breathed, with wild,
rampant unrestraint-peace be to
Friedrich Nietzschel
The train pulled out of Southamp-
ton at 7:1o and among its precious
freight, even at this early hour, all
eager eyed, all clear eyed and ready
for the days fight, were a young man
and woman who found their seats
with little difficulty and Immediately
started an earnest conversation.
II tell you, Dora, you are wrong"
Eaid the young man. He was hardly
over thirty and q trihe too stout for
his age. Every lineament in his face
showed his sincerity and displayed his
good breeding and It was clearly evil
dent that be was endeavoring to c.N-
zeal something-his love.
"Graham"-the girl spoke in a lower
voice than her companion, her knowl-
edge Of effect being greater-"Graham.
Il is quite possible that you are speak.
Ing the truth, but there are things I
cannot tell" She hesitated. 81 am
going 10 do this thing that you dislike
so much and even fear. am going
TO do II no matter what the outcome
Is"
The young man sat back in his seat.
His face Redeemed you are going to
do II no matter what the outcome isr'
His masculine sense led him to lay
the unnecessary emphasis on the last
phrase.
Yes" the girl said slowly.
II was q blow TO the young man
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dress, the care with which be gesticu.
lated. his deferental attitude toward
this representative Of the ser. helped
TO show why such a final statement
from a woman was a shock.
He looked into the face of the girl
as she sat beside him and was frankly
amazed. She was a thin. slight cres
ture, a splendid representative OF
most intelligent refinement, Q woman
" superior education and environment,
be daughter Of Professor Fullerton Of
he greatest university In America
his own--a woman whose beauty could
only be appreciated by those who knew
how much culture and intellect make
for beauty. And yet she sat beside
him so calmly, saying that she would
20 through what TO his mind was q
degrading experiment no matter what
he outcome might be.
And that outcomsf
He had led q fairly decent life. II
had had its valleys, Its dales. but had
never struck the lowest depths. though
Le knew something OF the underworld,
Is every young man OF bis position In
New York city did. He even knew
bne or two chorus girls. and this sx.
berlence had led him 20 have no re-
tpect for theatricals. And now here
was the woman whom he loved, the
woman to whom he was engaged. the
woman Of his own class. as he con-
sidered #. who said frankly that she
was going on the stage and that she
would win success no matter what the
outcome might be. Even bis limited
world knowledge told him that the last
place TO seek success with such IN.
bridlcd spirit was thu theater.
But Dora" when the young man
had nnally recovered himself, "if you
were going with big company or un-
der a big management l could under
stand IL You are the daughter OF Pro
fessor Fullerton OF Harvard. you are
a woman OF education and refinement,
and here you are going out with"-he
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