The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28
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By LOUISE OLIVER.

Mother, don't let Sis go to the BaH
ter's alone. She's so flighty, s1et
likely to land in Kalamazoo indez&
Of Long Bay"
Carolyn looked at her brother On.
temptuously. Just because you ~
pen to be a football pet doesnI Eiys
you any license to insult your sisaa
Mother. mayn't Igo?"
So Carolyn triumphantly prepare1
for her journey. and upon the day sse.
her brother resignedly carried her taS
to the station, bought her tickets and
put her on the train to Long Bay.
Something will happen ITO Sis b.
fore she's day older or III antss ny
guess" he grumbled as he left the
train. Hello, Charlie. where are yos
bound for?" he called to q nan whe
bumped into him in his hurry to catch
the moving car.
"Baxters-Long Bay. called Charlie
from the step, and in reply he caught
something of sister-same place-look
after" and the train WAS beyond
hearing
This is what actually happened.
Carolyn, armed with candy ,-anG
magazines and some unopened mall.
proceeded to make herself Sentirea.
comfortable for the days journey. The
Pullman car had few occupants s1G
she spent several minutes In = hries
inspection.
The man across the aisle was ypunT.
good looking, and, to Carolyn 'gnpres.
ent annoyance. evidently very muce
interested in her.
The train flew on and she began tn
tire Of the trip. She began to. resent
in earnest the halfsmiling glanca
of the man across the aisle.
"1ll 60 out and stand ON the plxs
form for a change" she fnmed. So
suiting the action to the word, saS
sailed grandly down the aisle upL
adventure bent. She wound up in TIN
drawing room.
Il wonder If that silly man Is stu
there" she unused, looking baek
through her door.
Tickets, please said the condues
tor, sticking his head in the dooE'
Carolyn had. in fact. forgotten absG,
hers. 1t was In her handbag sinsidk
the big bag down the aisle. She arose.
Its back there. I'll get It," she saiA
She went back to her old seat in tbs
car opposite the man she detesta&.
But there was no bag there! Sin
looked around. She was in the rixk
place she was sure-directfy acsoo
from the man. Then she spied \ bag
her bag she was positive. half bidder
under the maa's seat. %
my ticket ds in my bag znd tn
| bags gone!" she declared ts tho oo1
ductor, never taking her eyes froe
the bag across the aisle. Il left u
here few minutes ago"
ut can't have left the train. u
must be around somewhere" said thx
conductor patiently. you look anN
I'm sure you'll find it,
And impulsive Carolyn, for ~kl,oaa
her brother had rightfully predicteE
disaster, answered: II have found 4
That's It right there, I am positive.
She nodded toward the half-hiddo
bag across the aisle.
But this is my bag" said the mn.
II know 1t is mine," protested t1e
stranger, "but-" with q smile thar
maddened Carolyn, "1'll pay the ladyh
/ fare" He drew from his pockst2s
roll Of bills. 81 .3et
"No-he WON'T" Carolyn assms6
the conductor savagely. That's us
bag! guess know 1t. But I wodN
argue with either Of you, and II tEs
whistle means q stop I'll: get OF aaS
telegraph back to the city for hel1s
Besides I'll telegraph ahead fer
with q meaning glance at the suspect
ed thief.
The train did slow" down and st1R,
and before the men could prevent hsea
Carolyn was off the car and In midA,
Of q dreary, bleak landscape without q
house in sight, and the train sKdzzG
down the track with never sign OF q
reason for having stopped at all.
With tears of rage and chagrtax
Carolyn started to tramp down 4 lone
ly road at random, and the SHOWS
1t always Goes in tragic moments
began to fall. She could not tell
whether she was going north, south
east or west, and, finally, after wan
dering hopelessly for half hour, she
sat down on a stene In despair.
Charlie Pendleton, as; soon as Caro-
1yn had made her entirely unexpecte4
move and left, the train. grabbed hi.
own bag and then contritely extricates
another from under q scat across the
aisle. but not exactly opposite. He
knew the girl had returned to the
wrong seat when she came back fu
her bag, because he had changed hk
own IN. her absence. Now that hts Ill
tie Joke had turned out so seriously
he was ready-to blame himself az q.
possible cause OF. . tragedy.
Reparatioh, he. convinced himself
consisted in managing to have tn
train stoppsdfat the next town, hirins
= sleigh and going in search vf ae,
through q regular blizzard, with unl1
. general idea as to her present whers
4 abouts.
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