The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-08-19
ROMANCE OF A
STREET CAR MISHAP
Careless Man Makes Amends
For "Reminiscences.

She could make a love story out of
any case where there was marriage or
failure to marry. One day Mr.. and
Mrs. tBuddington called, and as they
fpassed out Miss Cartright came in.
What a singular looking couple"
remarked Miss Cartright.
do you think SO? Poor things, they
can't help it. That Disagreement ia
connected with their courtship. Sit
down; I'll tell you about it."
Miss Cartright seated herself on
divan and Miss Anderson proceeded
MRS. Buddington was not her hus-
bands first love. That's where the 70
nance comes in.
But first l must tell you that Mr..
BuddingtOn was engaged to Miss Mar
tin. 1t was one Of those cases where
a good, noble man, when he Is too
young to know his mind, falls in love
with pretty face and afterward
meets one for whom he conceives o
grand passion.
"Well, one day Mr.. Buddington was
In trolley car. Mr.. Buddington car
ried a silk umbrella. He didn't carry
It as a lady would, by the handle, the
point lowered, but just like a man. I'M
der his arm and at an angle. He was
holding to a strap. with his back to
the front Of the car. when 1t came to
sudden stop. Mr.. Buddington was
thrown violently backward. There was
shrek directly behind him. and. turn
Ing. he saw beautiful girl, with her
nose bleeding prOfusely. His UNI
brella point had rammed It.
'Mr. Buddington apologized as best
he could and. as the bleeding continued.
suggested that the girl get out at cor
ner drug store. She consented. and at
the next corner Mr.. BuddingtOn pulled
the bell rope. the car stopped. and the
two got out, attended by a sympathetic
married lady"
at wouldn't have been proper for
them to go without chaperon." put In
Miss Cartright. How nicely 1t al
comes about"
Very. The drug clerk telephones
for a doctor, who came and bound uE
Miss Palmer's nose. That was her
name. Then Mr.. Buddlngton insisted
on calling a carriage, and the three
were driven TO Miss Palmer's home.
The next day Mr.. Buddington CALI
ed at Miss Palmer's house to ask how
she was doing. Miss Palmer's mother
came down into the drawing room and
assured Mr.. Buddington that her
daughter was doing very well, but her
nose was bandaged and bag of ice
tied to the end of 1t to prevent a re-
currence of the bleeding This of course
prevented Miss Palmer from coming
down."
Il wouldn't have gone down for q
fortune" said Miss Cartrlght.
Mr. Buddlngton called often, but
Mrs. Palmer always came down in hes
stead. making excuses why Miss Palm,
er did not come down herself Mr..
Buddington could not surmise what
it meant He was dreadfully worried.
Finally, at one Of his visits. Miss Palm
er came down to see him, and what do
you supposeT
"What?"
"Her nose had been broken"
"How awful"
"Mr. Buddington felt that he was to I
blame for the broken nose and was so
sweet about It that he quite captIvated
the poor girl. He called frequently, al
ways asking her What can do to re-
pair the damageT You see her beauty
was spoiled. and unfortunately her face
was her fortune. He couldn't do any |
thing to repair the damage; only doc
tor could do that, and there was some
reason why they didn't want to per
form an operation in Increase. don't |
know what. so there was nothing that |
Mr. Buddington could do in the matter
except
ITO marry her"
How did you know it was coming
out that way?
'I'm very good at seeing through Inn
penetrable plots"
"But Mr.. Buddlngton was engaged to
Miss Martin. He passed many day
and nights anguish often lying awake
for hours struggling with himself like
the good, noble man he was. thinking
himself bound In honor to both girls.
though he now knew he loved
1.-THE girl with the
Miss Palmer"
What did he do?r
why. at last he decided that Miss
Martin. not being dishgured. did not
need him, and he wrote her a good
kind note. telling her that he thought
honor required him to marry Miss
Palmer"
What high minded way to put itF'
suggested Miss Cartright. "And what
was her reply? Did she generously re-
lease hlm7"
why, no; she showed his note to her
brother, who went to Mr.. Buddington's
office, and before be knew what the
fellow was going to do Martin struck
him In the face and"-
"What?"
Broke his nose."
'The brute!"
mr.. Buddlngton felt released after
this"
II should think so"
$50 he went to Miss Palmer and pro-
posed to her. And here's where new
"a.