The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-02

| out iouuu ~ Que WHO gave any lEulcu-
ton whatever that she had bestowed
the favor.
One September day Jack. who had
| gore to Europe with the American
| summer hegiru. was In II compartment
| of a railway carriage in Germany on
his way to Hamburg when IN elderly
| man handed II lady into the car. then
got In himself. The girl wis u beauty.
and II seemed to jack that he had seen
her before. 1t was some time before
| the gentleman got his hand baggage
| slowed away In the racks and the lady
had settled herself In her seat Then
| she looked about among her fellow
passengers Jack from the time he had
received the mysterious scarfpin had
never worn any other He saw the
girls eyes lowering upon him and final
| ly light on the ornament. Immediately
the blood left her cheeks. then rushed
back a crimson flood.
There was no more doubt In Jacks
mind that the young lady was the do
nor of the scarfpin than that she was
present before him. But who was she?
Certainly not one with whom he had
been on intimate terms. He was quite
young enough to remember faces. es-
pecially of those with whom he had an
acquaintance. But no racking Of his
brain served to bring forth the identity
Of this lady who had sent him an
anonymous gift. And yet something
had passed between them. for he was
sure he had seen her before.
The train was an express and con-
nected. AS soon as it was well under
way the conductor came through for
tickets. and the first person he ap-
preached In the compartment wns the
young lady In question. who referred
him to the gentleman who accompa-
MED her.
II IL were not for suggestion our
world would be very dull one. See
! ing the girl ask for her ticket brought
back to Jack Herkimer picture OF
her when. three years younger. she
had started to leave a street car In
America for lack Of fare. The riddle
was solved. She had rewarded him
| for what she doubtless considered a
favor Of Importance. sending the re-
ward anonymously.
Jack was man OF quick resource.
What he would do flashed upon his
brain with electric rapidity. He be-
| gan to tumble in his pockets for his
ticket-that is. in every pocket except
where it was. The conductor stood
before him. waiting. Jack continued
the search until. pretending that the
| ticket was not forthcoming. he said to
the conductor in the only language he
knew. English:
i've lost my pocketbook, with my
money and my ticket as WELL"
Naturally, every eye In the compart-
ment was turned to the unfortunate
man, the girls included. She was not
| the unsophisticated creature she had
been when Jack had paid her fare. and
ii did not take long for her to become
aware that he was enacting this scene
on her account To conceal smile
| she turned her face to the window.
You are an American. are you not.
sir?" said the young lady's companion.
| ~ am"
IF you will tell me what you re-
quire I will be happy to oblige you"
IL need only my fare to Bremen,
where I will take steamer for home"
"ln that case the matter Is simple.
sail on the Crown Princess tOmor-
row morning"
II go by the same steamer. I have
the documents by which to obtain all
| need from the purser."
The gentleman paid Jacks fare.
Jack asked for his name and address
and was given n card bearing the name
Of Farnsworth Then the passengers,
having lost all interest In the matter.
settled down to their various ways of
passing the time. There was one per-
son who. not being deceived by this
audacious imposture. continued to look
through the window mt the scenery as
though she would rot lose any Of It
for a fortune At last she turned. but
carefully abstained from meeting the
| gaze Of the unfortunate man who had
lost his valuables.
Americans abroad come ut once to a
friendly footing. Jack Herkimer was
| profuse In his thanks to Mr.. Farms
worth and. taking seat opposite him,
talked about everything he could think
Of. expatiating especially on that conf
dence those born under the stars and
stripes have in one another. and so in
gratiated himself into the favor of the
old gentleman that the latter at last
said. Permit me to introduce you to
my daughter. Mr.
"Herkimer. am John Herkimer Of
Troy. N. Y"
| That was the trying moment of Miss
| Farnsworth's life She felt a great i'm
pulse to fix her eyes on Jacks scarf
pin. and Jack threw open his coat that
she might get good view offt. a half
vexed half amused smile played over
her features like fitful breeze among
flowers. Jack gave no outward sign
OF ever having met her before. but
there was happy triumph within that
was as plain to Miss Farnsworth as 1t
was undesirable to the others pres
ent.