The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-05-27

motor to the small station
down the line where | was
to meet Mrs. Titus and her sOns 1t
seemed to me that every one who knew
anything whatever about the arrange
already ratified Drained head with ad
vice.
Just before leaving the castle for
the ferry trip across the river that
evening | was considerably surprised
to have at least a dozen brand new
trunks delivered at my landing stage.
1t is needless to say that they turned
out to be the property of Mrs. Titus.
expressed by grande vitesse from some
vague city in the north of Germany.
They all bore the name Smart. y. s.
A." painted in large white letters on
each end. and was given to under
! stand that they belonged to my own
dear mother, who at that moment. !
am convinced. was sitting down to
luncheon in the Adirondacks. provided
her habits We're as regular as l re-
membered them to be.
set forth with Britton at 9 o'clock
in drizzling rain. At half past ii
O'Clock we We're skidding over the cob
blestones of the darkest streets l have
ever known, careening like drunken
sailor. but not half as surely, headed
| for the Staatsbahmhof, to which we
had been directed by an object in a
raincoat who must have been a po-
liceman. but who looked more like a
hydrant 1t was pouring pitchforks.
"Britton," said YEARLY. "have you
ever seen anything like it?'
"Once before, sir" said he. mi
agara falls. sir"
At half past II the train from Manich
drew up at the station. painted awhile
in evident disdain and then moved on.
A single passenger alighted-a man
with a bass VOL There was no sign OF
the Ttuses!
We made careful and extensive
search of the station. the platform and
even the surrounding neigtborhood
but it was quite evident that they had
not left the train. Here was pretty
pass. Britton, however, had the rather
preposterous idea that there might be
another train little later on. 1t die
not seem at all likely, but we made
inquiries Of the station agent. To m!
surprise-and to Rrltton's internal Brit
ish delieLt-there was fast train
with connections from the north. ar
irving in half an hour. 1t was, how
ever, late, owing to the storm.
Just ten minutes before tie Cblig
ing guard came in and reused US from
a mild sleep.
1.-THE train Is coming. me.n herr"
"Thank goodness"
"Bnt l neglected to mention that 1
is an express and never stops here"
My right hand was still in a bandage
but it was so nearly healed that
could have used it without discomfort
note my ability to drive motorcar-
and 1t was with the greatest difficult
that ! restrained mad impulse t
strike that guard full upon the nose
from which the raindrops coursed i
an interrupted descent from the viso
~ his cap.
The shrill. childish whistle Of tn
locomotive reached US at that instan,
A look Of wonder sprang into the eye
Of thes guard.
"lt-it is going to stop. meir herr!
be cried. ut has never stopped bt
fore" He rushed out upon the pla
form In great state OF agitation, an
we trailed along behind him. eve
more excited than he.
A conductor stepped down from tn
last coach but one and prepared to a!
sist passenger to alight | hastene
up to him.
"Permit me-" ! said. elbowing bill
aside.
A portly lady squeezed through til
vest bule and felt her way CAREFUL
dowl- the steps: Behind her was