Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-17
Passing for aLady
BY w. PELT BRIDGE

Necktie not rucked up at the back?
Just give me another brush down,
will you? My dear" in answer to
her protest, you'd be fidgety If
you'd got all the responsibility I've
got 10 take on my shoulders today"
Labeller Goble, off duty and pre-
pared to conduct his young wife and
the members OF his society, the alar-
ums and excursions of the season
over, to town on the seacoast for
a days trip, ran to and fro seeing
to back doors and windows, and not
knowing whether Or not he was fast
ening those. His young wife, cool
and self possessed, took opportunity
to pin at the correct angle a hat
which should presently make the
heart of Railway Terrace miss a
beat and chasten the joy of other
lady passengers 81 the station.
"And if I'm introduced to the
general manager" Goble called up
the stairs, land, mind you, it's quite
possible, why, If you're very good
girl; I may inteTduce you. And if l
do, l must ask you, for goodness
gracious sake, and for mine, be care
full. If you can't catch what he says
to you, don't answer back What's
the row?' as though you were talking
to me. Say, Beg your pardon, sir -
An excited platform, with punches
of folk waiting for the excursion and
members of the uniformed staff
shaking quite in the manner Of I'M
official people, contended in dealing
Cor once with passengers who did
not badger them with questions con-
corning the probability of finding
room in the approaching train. No
necessity to warn the excursionists
to stand back as the train came, no
need to restrain impetuous lady pas
sengers from opening the door Of
the dog box.
Goblet" cried the head-guard.
Where's Goble?"
Here I are!"
General manager wants you to
travel down with him. He's in the
first-class saloon right at the back.
Wants some information for his
speech"
"You bundle in anywheres," said
Labeller Goble. to his wife hurried
ly, eff you come with me you'll be
going and making some mistake in
your grammar.
At the seaside station a ring
formed on the platform, made up
of the railway men and the railway
mems wives, all anxious to see the
great man as he appeared when off
duty.
1.-The wife, Goble?"
Eyes, sir. If you don't mind, sir
We've been married this two year.
| say two year, but that's lie;
year and ten months is more like
it,
Very pleased to make your &C
Quaintance, Mrs. Goble; l think we
are to be favored with, compare
lively speaking, good weather, con-
sidering the period of the year.
Trust we shall meet later"
Some of the older women argued
that when the general manager
lifted his white top hat Mrs. Goble
ought to have curtsied, because they
wished to discuss her. and partly
because of the wonderful hat, they
left. Mrs. Goble alone, and when the
general manager came out with his
following and sat down on the bench,
the general manager sent chief
clerk ACROSS to Mrs. Goble, and sig
nifed his gracious desire to take
her presently 70 lunch.
The general manager and his
suite made a feint Of leaving i'm
.nediately after the lunch. Labeller
Collie, rising, arrested them with
warming eye, and said there remain
ed one more duty to perform be-
fore the distinguished officers of the
company were allowed to depart.
When he said duty he hoped they
would understand that he did not
mean duty-the word he ought to
have used was privilege" Labeller
Goble emphasized nonresident points
by jabbing a dessert knife into the
tablecloth.
With his wife seated close by and
steering, Goble reached his port
without further disaster. The gem
eral manager, in reply, said he had
been delighted to meet SO many OF
the staff and their wives.
Il knew the speech all right" ar
gued Goble in .coHsGenea. when .they
were on the crowded yacht Tor an
hours voyage. I'D got every word
in my mind as pat as could be.
You're aware of that, my dear, be-
cause said it over several times to
you. But somehow"
''You pulled through"
Thanks to you. And there's
something more. I had a friendly
chat with G.. Ms secretary at the
station just now. and he said If /
o1-o, onnlind for an ipsnncforsbin I