Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-13

her things and moved ahead one seat,
and after while the other little girl
moved back one seat. Then they
were seated straight across from each
other.
The other little girls name was
Alice Maud Lindsay. Alice Maud
Lindsay had all the time been wishing
she could talk to Greta; but she didn't
because the very last thing Alice Maud
Lindsay's mother had said to her, when
she put her on the train was: NOW,
dear, want you to be very, very care
full and not speak to any one on the
train but the conductor; for when lit
tie girls are travelling alone it's better
for them not to make friends with
any one"
OF course, all the time Greta May
Jefferson had been just aching to talk
to "the other little girl but she didn't
because the very last thing her father
had said to her was: you'd better not
talk to any one on the train, dear, just
stay quiet until your aunt gets on at
Chatham" So what could two little
girls do? The only thing they could
do was to peep at each other now and
then over the corners Of their books.
After q while Alice turned the back
OF her blue book around good and plain.
so that Greta could see the name
On It.
Greta saw It and read, alice in
Wonderland"
Then Greta turned the back Of her
red book around and Alice read on 1t,
Alice in Wonderland"
Then the two little girls had to
smile at each other.
At last they came to junction. A
great many new passengers got on the
train, so that there were scarcely
seats enough for them. The conductor
began to hustle about, ordering the
passengers to turn over their seats and
make room for others. He spied Alice
and Greta. ''...
"Say, little girl you're alone, are
you not? Well, Just move your things
in here with this little girl, she's all
alone, too. You'll be nice company for
each other, and we1l make room for
some others here" he said to Greta,
picking up her tan grip as he spoke
and moving it under Altce's seat.
Greta was very glad to do what he
said, SO Alice pushed herself against
the window, for she, too, was de-
lighted. at the change.
Still the little girls didn't speak, for
they had not forgotten what they had
promised. Then Greta thought OF
something nice. So she opened her
tan travelling bag and took out a bag
of bananas and passed them to Alice
Alice took one and smiled! After they
had finished their bananas, Alice
opened her black satchel and took a
box OF homemade fudge and passed
it to Greta. -, -,
Greta took piece and smiled.
All this time the train had been
going very fast, and the two girls had
been having such lovely time It
made the time seem short. Before
they were done eating fudge, the train
began to slow down, and then the con
ductor called, chatham"
Before Greta could gather her
things together, some one had tapped
on the car window, and there was her |
aunt Mary In minute she was in |
the car and kissing Greta.
Then q man came str1ding through |
the car aisle calling out anybody |
here for me?' ~s
~, Uncle JACK! eACldlMeU AilSC
Maud Lindsay.
The man whisked her off In |
minute placed her in a big automo-
bile, and away they went. So the two
little girls who had sat SO costly side
by side never said goodbye, or found
out each others names, or where
their homes were, or a single thing.
Greta told her aunt Mary all about
It, and said with tears In her eyes,
"She was such lovely little girl,
and-maybe I will never see her again
in the whole world"
But Aunt Mary said: 1T was right
Of you, dear, to remember what your
father said, and I would not be bit
surprised If you met again SOON"
Next day Greta was out with her
aunt. She saw big automobile come
dashing down the street In It were a
man and little girl. Greta clapped her
hands In delight.
20, Aunt Mary, it's my little girl,
sure!" she exclaimed But, as the car
came nearer, she saw she had been
mistaken. ...,--.s-.
Never mind. dear, you'll find her
yet," said Aunt Mary, all sympathy.
IN cuuudy Suo lOOhCu dOOuI III S0At
day school and church, but again she
was disappointed H., --,,
On Monday Pennie Longworth wes
giving party for little girl who
was visiting her, and telephoned to In
vite Greta.
Right away Greta began to think.
ooh, maybe Jennie's friend is my
little girl-maybe she is! Wouldn't 1t
be lovely If she was!" This time she !
didn't tell her aunt. However, her
aunt guessed what she was thinking
and said, as she kissed her good
bye:
"Now, dear, have a good time, and,
IL you are disappointed-well, the
best thing you can do is to try to help
the other little girls to have a good |
time; for who knows but they, too,
have been disappointed about some