The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
A Story for the Married and Those Who
Expect to Be, Written from the Great Play
0ffhe Same Title. :: :: :: :: ::

ltily. 1T isn't the truth that bothers me.
It's getting the fb to sound all right"
Collingwood swallowed his irritation.
and went as you would instruct child
in its first letters.
I'VE all got on the wrong train
There's ncthing difficult in saying tiat." /"
I'VE all got on the wrong train" re-
piled Dicky with as much infection and
enthusiasm as schoolboy's first read
ing "Omnis Callia in tres parties diNisa
Bravo, Dickyr cried Collingwood
enthusiastically. Now the next is we
all stayed the night at this hotel"
Dicky stared his amazement. What
here" he gasped.
Yes here-at this hotelr
"Oh, come on old chap. doesn't that
sound like a bally lie? Now think it
over. Listen! We all stayed the night
at this hotel" and the tone was the
same as before. He cooked his eye at
Collingwood
"All right declared tina. gentleman.
heartily, whats wrong with it,"
DlCky SHOOK Ills NSdQ d&dul. NO II
lacks something" he insisted.
Rot! Its only because we didn't
stay here. If you can say We all got
on the wrong train surely TO goodness
you can say we stayed all night at this
hotel.
Yes" his lordship added with a
pause 1T ought to be easy enough"
"We-allEgot-on the wrong train"
said Dicly slowly, as he wrote the SEN
,ence out in full Does seem easy,
doesn't it," He cooked his head on ono
side and gazed judicially at the pad.
That looks all right" he announced
cheerfully.
Tip topw exclaimed the instructor.
Now let's see. we all stayed the night
at this hotel No." he shook his head
and looked up at Collingwood in dis
approval There's something wrong
with that"
It's only your sense of the serupu-
lous," urged the latter You say it
often enough and it will sound all right.
Good morning. Alice" he added as
Lady Atwill slipped in from PegWs
chamber
We'll, how is Peggy
Bad head She's coming in 4 min
ute or two replied the lady. She
seemed to be breathing rather quickly.
I've had a warm quarter of an hour,
though what I've done?-
els she cut up." demanded Dicky,
anxiously
Cut up Lady Attwill lifted her
arms and turned her eyes toward tho
ceiling. Dicky turned and began a ner-
vous pacing of the room to the great
annoyance of his mustache. Awful !
Simply awful" he groaned. until Lady
Attwill remarked helplessly. 81 don't
know what's to be DONE
Then he frightened considerably and
faced her with a fathcrly smile.
'Oh. its all settled" he assured her.
Il and Collingwood have arranged it
Arranged what"
Well" he began easily. I'VE all got
in the wrong hotel-No. Mo-" he broke
off in despair MY head won't work.
You tell her. old man. I've forgotten
the bally thing already
Lady Attwill turned to Collingwood
with an amused smile. You've surely
never given Dicky anything to think
about"
Collingwood dropped his hands from
his face and stopped his half-humorous
groaning. Not much! he pleaded,
psnitently.
This was too much. All of Dicky'S
wrongs of the past twelve hours re-
turned on him in a wave.
Not muchr' he repeated indignant
ly Gets on the wrong train! Leaves
us standing at the post like couple of
sublime martyrs. Goes off 10 Paris
and leaves US kicking our confounded
heels at Chalons! We come here after
them and find the hotel full OF bookies!
Sit up all night in a beastly slow train.
No sleep. no food. no Switzerland, Not
much to think aboutS No. / shall have
an attack of brain fever after this
jauntr"
And he slumped into an armchair.
Lady Attwill bent over the back OF tho
chair and pressed his shoulder.
Now tell me, Colling." she COM
what have you arranged"
Just a short, straight tale-simpla
and to the point and easy to tell, he
replied.
The TRUTH"
The truth! Never" grunted his
ordship. "Who's going to tell Admas-
ton the truth"
Lady Attwill glanced at him with
faint amusement. "How's he to know"
she inquired.
Know! I've bet Collingwood fver
al London knows tonight"
"Bosh!' exclaimed Collingwood.
ANYWAY. we can all say We all took the
wrong train"
I'VE all took the wrong train." camo
he solemn monotone from the depths
If the chair.
But we didn't" objected the lady.
Oicky sat up.
There you areT he cried in fatuous
riumph.
"Oh, seeT she said slowly. with 4
peculiar smile. That is the short sin-
lie tale. I see! We all got on tho
wrong train"
There. Dicky." exclaimed ColIins-
wood. "See how quickly Alice picks
t up"
"Oh. she's used to it," commented
)icky in no very courtly fashion. as no
ose and reached for the cigarette caso
which Lady Attwill still held in her
myers. She picks up things very
tell her the sequel, he
hallensed Collingwood as he settled
imsclf in his chair once more. That's
he water jump for me!'
Come on" said the lady. lets have
look at IT,
I'VE all stayed the night a, this hotel"
aid Collingwood. smoothly.