The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24
AN ADVENTURE
ON THE TRAIN
Man That Changed a Bill Got
More Than He Thought.

than under any other circumstances
She was about twenty, with light,
fly hair, baby blue eyes. white teeth,
aud there was neither too much nor too
| little OF her She'sat looking out of the
window with rather bored expressions
on her face, as though she longed for
something with which to occupy her
mind | longed to occupy her mind
myself.
However my opportunity came when
candy boy came along She wanted
box of sweets and had only u dollar
bill to pay for them. 1t happened that
the boy was out OF change and looked
around for help. lifted my hat polite
ly to the girl. took dollar IN silver
from my pocket and handed 1t to her.
taking In exchange the bill 1t was
new and crisp and 80 folded as to show
the dollar In corner. Even II had
not seen Its denomination would not
have thrown doubt upon the lady's
honesty by unfolding it. showed IL In
my vest pocket, and she opened the
box. | remained where | was, so that
she couldn't very well help rewarding
me for changing her bill by Offering me
bit of candy. She did this with some
embarrassment sat on the arm OF
the seat opposite while thanked her
and said some irrelevant things. such
as the car was either too hot or too
cold or hated or liked travelling or
made some other meaningless remark,
passing on to another and another. all
the while looking more and more lln-
comfortable on my perch till ut last
she cast her eyes on the vacant seat
beside her. Constituting this as an inyi
tation, sat down.
When the conductor came along no
ticed he punched Cleveland ticket for
her ! was bound for Chicago She had
n suit case In the car with her, on
which were the letters Fl. V. W. took
particular note of these things, for
was delighted with her and often visit,
ed Cleveland
spent several hours very pleasantly !
with her. AT first she seemed abashed
At forming an acquaintance In this
way. but she soon forgot all about that,
and bsaw that was as compapiOnable
to her as she was to me. When we
reached Cleveland offered TO hand her
out Of the car, but she said her brother
would be there to meet her, and saw
by look she gave me that she would
not care to have him see her receiving |
attentions from-a stranger. | therefore !
contented myself with thanking her for |
rendering my trip enjoyable instead of
a bore and told her hoped that II she
ever came to Chicago might happen
10 meet her.
The next Sunday morning. got
homo on Wednesday, left my bache-
Tor quarters and strolled to my club
for breakfast, buying paper by the
way ] always read everything 10 my
Sunday paper, and on this OCCASION
wound up with the personals" Sud
denly was seized with establishment
as read:
The gentleman who changed a bill for a
lady on train on the 10th can communal
cate with her by addressing E. " W.,
Box =, Cleveland. o.
was not only astonished; was dis
appointed Since my return my brain
had been full Of love stories Of which
T.. Y. W. was the heroine and the
hero. And, after all, had struck one
who was not above calling me to her
through a personal. Then 1t came to
me that there mist be some mistake.
Surely knew n lady when ! saw one.
and the girl had met was not only a
ady, but n very innocent and refined
)ne. Why did she make the Identified
ion through the dollar bill | had
changed? Because, of course, it was
le best and only sure means of iden-
This dollar bill was all had to re-
mind me OF the girl who had given 1t
o me. ! had transferred it from my
pocket to q box OF trlnkets on my
lresser, folded just as 1t was when !
'ecelved it. Something. know not
vhat-One of those mysterious point
RS of the brain perhaps that come to
Is on oecasiOn-prOmpted me to go to
ny room and have a look at the bill.
lost no time In doing so, and when
lnf9lded the crisp bit of paper my !
yes bglged from their sockets In as
onIshment.
II was a thousand dollar note! 9
Now | saw 1t all The wording nj i
be advertisement instead Of indlcat- !
ng that the girl was familiar with :
methods of designation, showed her To-
locence or she would not have used
t. 1t was evident she. had inferred
hat had discovered the denomlna- :
lon Of the bill and she gave me the
means OF communicating with her to
eturn IT,
! took the midnight train for Cleve- 4
and, and the next morning Weat to
be pOstotilce. where | learned that h
'oS No : belonged to a faally named E
NOrthIngton. Later In the az call +
a at the addi'~s, which | ia also i
ecelved at the postoffice, and sent up 9
ny card. on which had written.
The gentleman who changed thu BILL
! soon heard rustic on the stair.
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