Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-06-29
Adventures on
a Street Car


Mildred, I've met him!" Marjory
rushed into her SISTERS house
who is 'him?'" asked Mira. Morse.
My fate! The grandest on earth.
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 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 a
man for a 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 wes becoming Interested.
That's the funny part of it," said
Marjory. pulling off her gloves. 1T
must have been fate that threw us to-
gether.
You see," she continued, "Doro-
thy's Sunday school class had col
Looted 1853 pennies for my poor chill
dren in the settlement. A week ago
I 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 snappeds
the cover fell off, and 36a cents
rolled over every inch of that street
car. It's nothing to laugh at. Inn
ag1ne 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 l think we've found every
cent. May help you count them?'
He had most refined voice.
nodded.
Stop laughing. Mildred II you
had been there you wouldn't have
thought 1t funny"
Nov, listen to this coincidence and
see If fate isn't getting busy. l
promised to bring my settlement
youngsters some oranges, SO yesters
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. Ny 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
X you will let me carry this for
you, said the man, perhaps no more &C.
| cidents will occur before we get there
told him his offer was very kind It's
| three blocks from the car to the set
| tle,uent house. In those three blocks
l learned that he Is employed by the
telephone company. His is not q
promising position. l Judge, but as l
said before. he is real man and
nothing else matters"
"Marjory, you are goose, but you
| are nice goose VIII you never grow
up?"
Il wonder under what conditions I'll
meet my hero next timer" pondered
| Narjory For meet him l must"
And she did.
1t was week later. ITS too fun
ny" said Marjory. there's no use
telling you. You won't believe it."
We'll, hurry dear. Tell me before
you explode"
Last night at nine o'clock our
maid. Polly, knocked at my door. and
said, Miss Marjory, may l be so bold
as to tell you that I'm engaged to be
|
l. so it's settled? I'm very glad
miss Mariory, she went on, my
| friend has heard me speak so much
Of you, would you mind coming into
the kitchen minute to make his ac-
qaaintance?' Why, I'd love to meet
your future husband. Polly said.
so l skipped down to the lower
regions and, Mildred Morton Morse,
who do you think is Polly's f1ance7
VIII wonders never cease? My hero
OF the pennies and the knight of the
broken orange bag. My telephone
man! He looked at me. l looked at
him. We looked at each other, then
we both laughed, while Polly. in sur
prise, said: You two must have met
before!'"
Tho Leek or the Daffodll?
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