Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-18
"Ths way-JamaIca express. way sta.

q" Nil' WY -JHUHlCa express. way Ntn'
tIons TO Babylon"
We could still hear tho man at the train
gate directing passengers ~ we went
leisurely down the steps end over tho plat
form 10 the waiting train. ! waH glad
that We had plenty OF time. ] do 30 hate
10 be hurried when I take n train or In
decd at any other time
How can an express stop NJ way sta
tlons?"
asked tho question Idly knew II was
lnanc. but DicSy was looking for the girl
In the cerlse hat. and did not wish him
10 know ! observed his interest. So I tried
" make conversation on any topic
we change NJ Jamaica" Dlcky OK
plHincd patiently, his eyes rowing over the
people on tho platform This train iH an
express to jamaica. Then II goes on 10
Long Beach by way ~ Lynbrook. Al
JRmaicn we get a red upholstered horror
Of coach In which we ride to Marvin.
II amblcs on after that to n lot Of other
stations on the south side Of the island.
Ivo never been out that way, although
lyc heard It's mighty interesting trip.
Wen take n some time this summer
lie guided me into coach with its clean
rattan Fcntp hut ! gave y little cNclnma-
ton ~ dsmny az ! saw that tho coaches
were like those of the elevated roads. four
cross pcnta accommodating only sixteen
persons. In the middle ~ the car, and tho
roqt ~ the scata long benches on tho side
or course there was a man IN each Of
tho corners Of the four seats elcing for
ward. tho only seats In which ! am really
comfortable, Men always do that on the
elevated trains, make mad rush tn pre-
cmpt those comfortable sents and saw
that the rule held good on this suburban
coach
"wnat did you say" asked Dcl,y. ns
he moioncd mo to u seat on ono Of the
sdo benches
DfCKY rs ALI EYES"
lightly. sitting down I dctcst the kind
of woman who is always trying 20 change
acRts or To alter arrangements made for
her In travelling. ! would rather suffer any
Inconvenience than 10 be SO fussy.
At any other time Dicky would have
pressed mo for an answer TO his question,
would have insisted upon my telling him
whHt I had said. Hut Just then the girl
In the Cerisc hat, whom we had seen In
tho railway station. came through tho door
with tho same air Of regal uuconsciouRncss
or her surroundings that sho had shown
while running the gauntlet Of the admirlng
and critical eyes In the waiting room
Shc cnrrIcd In her hand small traYcl-
Ing hnE which while not new had received
Euch good care that n waH not at all
shabby She spent no time In selecting "a
Hont, hut with nm air Of taking the first one
available sat down directly opposite Dicky
and me- dcpositing her bag close to her
feet.
Az sho sat down shr calmly crossed her
knees, something which I hate to SEQ
woman do In II public place.
Gee. she has the hands and the feet
all right !"
~ don't blame her for clcvntlng one foot
above the other" DIcky ratified on. Not
ono woman in n thousand can wear those
white Rpats She must have mighty small.
well-Fhapcd tootsiCs under them"
The girl sat looking straight ahead OF
her. Tho crossing OF her knees revealed a
swirl OF silken pctticoat and more than
glimpse OF filmy sllS stockings.
Ter shoes were pRtent-lenther pumps. ut
tcrly unsuitable for II trip to the country
over them ahe wore spnta of the kind ar
fectcd by so many girls
/ had n sudden remembrance OF times In
my own life when new pair OF Shoes was
ma impossible to attain M a whole ward
robe I had u sudden intuition that the
unsuitable pumps were like the rest of her
Clothes-lcft over from some former Rf-
fuence. She had bravCly made tho best
Of them by covering them with tho Rpats,
which | knew abe could obtain quito chenply
at some bargain sale
Looks Ike ready money. doesn't sho?"
mumblcd Dicky In my ear.
I nodded assent. DiclSys open admira-
tion or this Glrl was beginning to get on
my nerves. 1t was our first days outing
together aimee our marriage, and DiclSys
whole attention since We came into the
railroad station had been centered upon the
girl opposite.
True, shared his opinion that sho was
the most beautiful and stunning creature |
had ever seen. The air OF complete un-
CONSEQUENCES of her surroundings which