Middletown transcript., 1915-12-11


Tim German, as Allison's personal
represents' We, was right on the spot.
Come on out" he invited, and
opened the door, whereupon the three
responsible-looking men Immediately
arose.
SHOW her how it works, Tom,' he
directed.
So it was that Edward E. Allison,
standing quite alone on the platform
of the Hoadley Park station, saw the
approaching trial trip car stop, and
run slowly, and run backwards, and
dart forwards, and perform all sorts
of experimental movements. before it
rushed down to his platform, with a
rosy-cheeked girl standing at the
wheel, her brown eyes sparkling, her
red lips parted In a smile of ecstatic
happiness, her hat off and her waving
brown hair flowing behind her in the
sweep of the wind. To one side stood
a highly pleased motorman, while a
short, thick old man, and a careless
fat man, and a man with high fore
head and one with a red mustache. all
smiling indulgently, clogged the space
in the rear.
Allison boarded the car, and greeted
his guests, and came straight through
to the motorman's cage, as Gail, in
response to the clang Of the bell,
pulled the lever. She was just get
ting that easy starting glide, and she
was filed with pride in the fact.
"You should not stand bareheaded
in front of that window" greeted ALI.
son, almost roughly; and he closed it.
Gail turned very sweetly to the mo-
torman.
Thank you," she said, and gave him
the lever, then she walked back into
the car. 1t had required some repres-
sion to avoid recognizing that dicta-
torial attitude, and Allison felt that
she was rather distant, and wondered
what was the matter; but he was a
predetermined person, and he felt
that 1t would soon blow over.
1--WE been neglect.ng this view," she
observed, gazing out into the rapidly
diminishing perspective, then she
glanced up sidewise at the tall young
rector, whose eyes were perfectly
blue.
He answered something or other,
and the conversation was SO obviously
a tete-a-tete that Allison remained be-
hind. Tim looked up at Allison with
complacent grin, as tie latter sat
beside him.
well, Eddie, put in a plug for
you," stated Tim, with the air of one
looking for approval.
"How's that?" inquired Allison, abb
stractedly.'
Boosted you to the girl. Say, she's
peach!"
Allison looked quickly back at the
platform, and then frowned on his
Jealous friend Tim
What did you tell Miss Sargent
about me?"
Don't you worry, Eddie; it's all
right" laughed Tim. 81 hinted to her,
so that she had to get it, that you're
about the most eligible party in New
York. l let her know that no man
in this village has ever skinned you.
She wanted to know how you made
this big combination, and l told her
you made 'em all get off; pushed em
off the map. Take it from me, Eddie,
after l got through, she knew where
to find happy home"
Allison's brows knitted in quick an.
ger, and then suddenly he startled the
subway with Its first loud laugh. He
understood now, or thought he did,
Calls distant attitude; but, knowing
what was the matter, he could easily
straighten 1t out.
Thanks, Tim" he chuckled. Let's
talk business a minute. l had you
hold up the Vedder court condemna.
tion because I got a new idea last
night. Those buildings are unsafe"
well the building commissioners
have to make living" considered
Tim.
That's what I think" agreed ALI
son.
Tim German looked up at him
shrewdly out of his puffy Sits of eyes
for moment. and considered.
J II get you" he said, and the bust
ness talk being concluded, Allison
went forward.
The girls and Ted came back pres
emily, and, with their arrival, Gail
brought Rev. Smith Boyd into the
; crowd, whereupon they resolved them
selves into some appearance of so
ciability, and Allison, for the amuse
ment of the company, slyly started ole
; Tim German into a line of persona
: "reminiscences, so replete in uncon
scious humor and so frank in uncon
scious disclosures of callous knavery
) that the company needed no othel
entertainment
I (To BE CoNTINUED)