South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-09

He noticed her as soon as she
came into the train. She wore a
we'll tailored blue suit with narrow
collar and cuffs of heavy white
satin. AS soon as she was COM
fortably settled in her section, he
could not help but observe how un-
conscious she was of her beauty.
She did not powder her nose and
fluff her hair before a small vanity
case and then gaze around looking
for some good looking man conven-
iently near to either raise or lower
her window, as most girls would
have done. she was modest. and
the worldly-wise man across the
aisle from her thought that modesty
was a long lost art of feminity. He
wanted TO talk to her, but had to
content himself with surreptitious
chances over the magazine he held
but did not read.
Suddenly there sounded a shrill
blast Of whistles and the grinding
noise Of brakes, hastily applied.
Everybody jumped up, and in the
commotion that followed he watch
ed the girl She neither tainted nor
proceeded to have Mysteries. She
put on her coat and hat and set her
grip on the seat beside her.
IF 1 can be of any service" he
began, bending over her section.
The big, dark eyes that looked up
gratefully at him made him a little
breathless. Suppose we go on the
platform and find out about the
uble!"
Heavy rains had washed away
several feet of track. and there was
news almost Immediately that a re-
lief train would meet them within an
hour.
They left the car and walked
around until the lights began 10
flash here and there in the twilight.
Then they turned back TO have din
ner together on the train. Sudden
ly the man looked a little anxious
and began searching his vest peck
cts. evidently in much concern over
something He uttered a little sign
of relief when he produced a plain
gold wedding ring.
IT am morally certain that I will
lose IL before I have occasion to use
it. That would be just my luckl"
The girl laughed. Are you go
ing TO a wedding?"
The wedding" he corrected her.
L viii be in an awful predicament
If this train doesn't move on as
gcbo5,,rad VIM coo sbo,,Id have
gone yesterday but I was unavoid-
ably detained. l haven't practiced
my part They held a rehearsal last
night wonder why girls want 70
have big church weddings. anyway
Il am on my way 10 wedding.
too" she declared
You're going"
To Amy. Galyon's wedding i'm
C1eveport." she interrupted. 1T
suddenly occurred 10 me when YOU
produced that ring 7 had seen you
before. and now I remember. Amy
had a picture OF YOU on her dressing
table at college last year" She held
out slender white hand with big.
flashing square sapphire on her lit
tie finger. Accept my congratula-
tiOns, Amy is a dear"
The man gasped a little. What
would Amy think and say if she
knew. as ne did, that he had fallen
in love. nothing short OF romantic
love at first sight. on his way to the
wedding
II am Helena Lowell her maid Of
honor She must have mentioned
me 20 YOU she was wondering
what on earth was the matter with
him He had been so pleasant. so
agreeab BILE. and she had liked him
immensely II planned 10 go yes
terday. just as YOU did. hut my
dress was not finished so I had 10
wait until today"
All that any wedding means 70
woman is-clothes The bride
groom figures very little. doesn' I
he?"
He hoped that she would laugh
and show her childishly small teeth
that were as pretty as pearls. OF
course. he thought that Amy wa