Lower coast gazette., 1913-08-23

aisle. No one would claim 1t. y
"Treasure-trove," said MI. Budd, IL y
nallv cts a case Of finding is keep
IL
Are you sure it's mine?" asked {
Polly, doubtfully.
Mr.. Budd looked straight in her
81 have lived sixty years, MIS-
ponderby Brown, and I've never yet
knowingly cheated a mar out OF a
nickel. / say the money is honestly
yours. And, what's more, 1t will pay
for an omelette and a Cup OF tea IN
in the dining-car, if you want to use
it for that"
"Oh! Could l? Without pretend
ing? / never stepped into a dining
car in my life. Would it be all right
to go alone?"
Mir. Budd stopped the waiter as ne
passed back through. the car. rake
this young lady in:o the dial'g-car
and give her LUNCH" he said. ana
see that it is good"
eyes, subj" said the waiter, respect
fully.
"Ill accept a couple Of your sand
wiches," said Mr.. Budd, flor It's "a
long time since l tasted anytnlhs
with home in it"
Polly followed the waiter into the
ld;ning.car. It was nearly full. BY the
door sat a girl and her mother at a
table, where a man had taken the
third chair. They made Polly THINK
If home, and she slipped into the va
cant seat. The lady smiled at her
and Polly smiled gladly back.
Are you travelling alone?" the lazy
asked.
; "Yes,n Polly answered. I'm goin'
g to Dayton. hope the train won
re late, because
She never finished the sentences
q There came a sudden grinding an
II Jerking. a SCATTERING OF glass, and
IS commotion of people thrown agalns
chairs and tables and the side
9, ,be car. Above Polly's head had bee
u poised the tray on which was the Sc
le ond course of the mans dinner; u
OF shock sent it flying out OF the wa
OF er's grasp, and most Of its conten
n landed on Polly. Gravy trickled
among the flowers on her hat; steve
in tomatoes streamed down. the back
her coat; creamed macaroni fell
her lap.
10 II was all over in an instant. re
ME settled themselves in their sea-
ne and found that no one in the car "
in. Iurt. Polly got to her feet and pun
ont her hatpins. II the hat was snf
,ol. nv before it was ruined now Deyono
IRE doubt. The suit was in a hopele
Mr.. state. AS we'll as they could, I
new friends scrubbed the tom
nto from her coat and the creamed ma
his roni from her skirt. They gave II
1t" after a time, and Polly. with ner
my lcngings, mournfully started back
ed. her car. At the door she met
her Budd.
INTO "Are you all right?" he asked.
"All right" Polly laughed. "A
for t,e while ago I though it was hard
,out have to wear this old suit. NOW
his be mighty glad to have 1t again a
Pol was. / can't go on looking like I
saw I'll Just have to give up the pa
side and use my return ticket to take
home again"
ned, "There's no question Of going Ell
coin way for several hours, Mr.. Budd $
;mnatiently. 1.-The engineer has
lely. spread across the tracks. It's luck.
one is seriously hurt. Clothes cal
was mended." !,
wo- Mine can't" Polly tried to smll
- suite of the lump in her throat.
- For the first time Mr.. Budd exa
od her carefully. "You are in a M
he said, with his usual Dummies
sunnose the railroad will have to
for your clothes. You'd better
lin a claim at once"
"Ciaim?" Polly blankly reueat'
"The railroad will pay damage
course"
DO you mean I'll get a new
tout Of it,"
Certainly. Even Benjamin
cant refuse lawful damages"
"They wouldn't do much gooa
h afraid" Polly said. 'Ill have to
~ the house party, and | didn't kno
"a this minute how much wanted
Even if my dress wasn't spoiie
II be late for the dinner to-
wouldn't 1"
Mr.. Budd took out his watch. /"
close to New Stockland, and it's
iii. twelve miles across country to
i!p port. The P. & D. runs u
.alhu %Smithport, and stops at Dayton
could take an automobile acr'
~ smithport, and catch the three
n. from there, and be in Dayton 9
thirty. How would that do?'
. 1T would do if I had any c
al and any automobile, and any