The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-23


srain- She vas eru~essr ss~
train at Jamaica w. =
startled oy . mans vus~.
and ~ the same tiz> /, sc
encircaed her waist unSs~ -
many persons eoarcsnr a.
Caught with the sDeas,-n
ing voice chited her. SC
Wren terked arr-frr
turned To face the secs-s ~
had thus insuited her -, ~
your she cried. sesses 49, as
rage. But the Enaa C.. ~
than abe vas. drew b.. az
crimson stain flashed TITO "a.
OF hts cheekx- A
Il beg your pardoa.
stamaer. 7 though, yu1 -
wife, ~
Thoroughly unxtrurs W.,
quickly into The train az %
seat beside a confor.aAl.
woman with Q bahy. and -
beside her until tie car -
her station,
She had several blocks to-
reaching the hcme ~ which a.
visiting. and during her rwt~
she knew that the man wAo =.
his arm about her vas jus, h.A,.
Hysterical and trembling xs,N :.
she reached the house asA
Muller was there TO WELDON. -.
Wren. dear! What's the -,-.
Jeans startled eyes scanned -. -.
face But before you tell -,
have good news! George vsr :
here TO night, Isn't that a,,4..
Now tell me what happened az !.
about the shopping"
"Oh. it's nothing. excep; that s,~-
man in town insults you g.,
Wren beginning TO get her dr..
into place now that she vas ~.
Jean again. This morning Or a,
train a man pulled mgr nn,
your-gold tassel and said. u.,,
ding TO mel"
How perfectly abominable' A.,
on your first visit TO me When -,
meet George / want you to tell -
your experience and see IL he O.,
do something to protect womcn-<A
here he is now," Jean tune :.
fling herself into the arms o, d.
man who had come In with a 81.
case in hand.
Wren gasped! II was the "a,
she had just seen on the train
She turned from white TO red -.
in an attempt to gain time turned Il
take off her outdoor garments.
Great Scott: Jean" the rs.
whispered hoarsely. Il mistook be
for you on the train and"
Wren turned a laughing, dlmpks
face to Jean Muller and her eIei,sI
husband. 1T is all Jeans fault" sh
explained, and extended q friend
hand to Jeans husband: "she !,
sisted on lending me her new Eas;e
bonnet because she said looked to
Fhayseedy' in my own oltub
clothes. I also had on Jeans tvec
coat" Wren's laugh was infectios'
She liked Jeans husband now hA
she had met him. and with a sueds
start she realized that she liked g.
because he looked like-yes-like %
person who had sat behind her 80
pulled her golden tassel.
Jean stopped laughing long enoGE
to inquire as to the appearance Of Dc
earlier admirer.
Wren blushed and a vhimsica
light dawned in her eyes. u only :
member that he was very good ho'
ing-much like your husband ID
bowed in mock fiattery. His eye
were laughing and brown and he u
a black mustache and his cheeks ve'
like the sunny side Of an apple
"John." exclaimed Jean and Geo't
in one breath. Then Jean CONTINUES
'T showed Georges brother my ne'
Easter bonnet yesterday and ne u
made the same mistake that 0eO's
did,"
Wren biushed happily, and nAl
wistful smile played upon ner "
1T wonder IL he will forgive me- :,
"He is coming to dinner tont.
you know, Wren" Jean reminae" -
girl.
Later In the evening. when WIZ
and John had abandoned the nO..
for the cool of the hammock uHO,
the apple trees, Jean cast a ui'"''
ant glance at her husband. J
Matchmaker" he aoHoh :,
and pulled her down into tne ~
beside him.