Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-10-31
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nrandnew bonnet wlth the daz1iin
yeios feather
70 rather you wouldn't wear tia
hat, kssie Baid Aunt Linda MalloV
n looks FAST
Essie bit her lip in disappointment
put away the gorgeous thing OF shin
mering yellow and donned plan
biaek-an-blue straw which her aun
had selected for her on her last visi
10 the city year before.
THAT looks more like you, my dear
Young girls are apt to be misunder
stood when the wear conspicuous
hats"
But, Auntie, do love bright things
Other girls wear them, and nice girls
TOO, I'm sure"
Aunt Linda was not disposed &c
argue the question. Besides, the cleo
trio was waiting for them at the curb
The last few days OF her New York
visit Essie spent with a girl friend
And when she passed through the gate
at the Grand Central station bound for
the train that was to take her TO her
home In an upstate town, she was
wearing the hat with the inviting yell
low feather. For Aunt Linda was not
along, and her chum, who came to the
station with her, adored the hat
Essie was a gregarious young wom-
an. In the small town where she lived
It was habit for people to be neigh
borly. 80 when the middle-aged man
10 the parlor car seat across the aisle
offered her a magazine, she accepted 1t
with smile and a nod of the yellow
feather. When she entered the dining
car for luncheon and the dining car
conductor placed her opposite the
same man, che was not displeased. He
was wellgroomed, interesting look
ing man. And Essie liked men When
the stranger suggested that she order
lunch for both of them, Essie didn't
mind. Luncheon for one wac always
deadly stupid. OF course, she realized
that Aunt Linda would be Mortified at
such proceeding, but Aunt Linda was
old-fashioned. It was common talk in
the family that Linda was entirely too
diffident, too reserved. She was not
nearly so popular as her sisters, who
were OF more sociable mien. However.
never a breath of scandal had attached
to Lindas name, and there were some
of the family that--well that's quite
another matter.
Essie enjoyed the luncheon, and |
though she endeayored in the usual |
way to pay the check, her protesta-
tons were quickly swept away. AS
the man plotted her back to her chair
In the parlor ear, she was conscious of
a certain guilty feeling, but she put 1t
from her. How could girl be expect
ed TO do anything else? She was only
human, and she liked to talk to peo-
pie. She couldn't play any kind Of
game by herself There are many
goung girls like Essie.
II was only twenty minutes until
1ssie's home town would be reached.
She was rather sorry. She was having
iuch a good time.
I'D like to see you again." said the
nan. meaningly.
"Oh. thank YOU laughed the girl.
I've enjoyed meeting you" .
But you don't live far from Buffalo,
nd haven't you some friends there
hat you could tell your parents you
'ere going to yisit-while you really
anne down to spend a few days with
ret | know a nice little place where !
70 could go and be undisturbed
Iere's my card. That's my Office adj ]
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Essie was dnmfounded. All the II
Dior had gone out of her face She
NJ sick TO the very depths of her.
he simply couldn't speak The card
Popped from her nerveless fingers.
But the stranger did not understand.
is eyes gllttered strangely, while the
ark OF the beast was In every line OF
S face. You're a great little kiddo,"
said. land there isn't anything II
ouldnt do for you. Do you think you
uld come down to see me In few 4
yer
The girl found voice, but stlil II was
t her own voice. II was the voice of
girl who has suddenly had every
ssl and nlusisn knocked from under
r.
oh. oh, you horrible thing, you'll
-I-you've made mistake. oh,
te you, hate you'll ! never want to r
} yon again. neveri" IL
When calm came. Essie was In her
n room al home alone She was
d she was alone All the JOY had
se out OF her vacation. She felt un-
an. tainted, as II she had been
king through hogs OK mud and
no
md, sobblng the girl wondered. are
men like that. or. was It the yellow
thor? 1t had not yet occurred to
that young girls who accept Ia
: OF strange men on trains are very
to be misunderstood and-insulted
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