The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-06-29
Well Met
A Man Kindly Takes An
others Risk.
By F. A. mitchell

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: alighted from a train ut a suburban
= station, asked the agent when the next
train to the city would pass, then set
out to walk to a residence which bore
evidence Of having been shut UP for
the winter. Entering, he went up
stairs. Half an hour later he looked
out through window and saw hand
ssomely dressed woman emerging from
another country residence few hun
dred yards distant. She was carrying
q suit case.
The mans face took on the express
sion Of one who had discovered some
thing interesting. He kept his eyes
ON the woman, who was approaching,
still she passed the house he was in;
then, taking up suit case he had
ried after the woman. Lifting his hat
politely, he said:
"Will you permit me to assist you
with that suit case?"
%'Thank you very much; it Is very
light. Do you know when the next
train leaves for the cityP
I'm ten minutes"
lin that case shall have just time
= 10 reach the station and buy my
St5cket."
The two walked on together and by
the time they reached the station had
established an acquaintance. On board
ing the train the man helped the wom-
= an on to the traA, and on seating her
self she made room for him beside. her.
II saw you leaving Mr.. Lawrence's
country house," he said.
The woman started.
II supposed Mr.. Lawrences family
m the city and the house was unoccu-
Hied-"
II am Fanny Lawrence" was the
Ssesitating reply.
"'Ohw
IL needed some things and came out
10 get them. They're in my suit case"
My case exactly. My country house
Is shut up, and we're all In the city.
4 needed some things and came out for
them"
And they're In your suit case?"
~Yes; they are"
There was a pause In this dialogue.
IL was evident the lady was Ill at
cease. Presently the man said:
The next station Is Cioverton. An
~other road crosses this one there. I'm
going to leave this train and take an
.sother on the other road
why do you do that?"
"'This train enters the city at the
Union station. The other stops at sew
era! small stations before reaching the
terminal, at one Of which shall
G5eave It,"
"For what purpose?"
1t will be more convenient for me-
The lady was silent. She seemed to
he thinking. Presently she asked her
companion at what station he would
stop. He said Arlington avenue.
Then, after few questions as to the
rion, she said that it would be more
convenient stopping place for her too.
The man said that perhaps she had
better leave the train there and he
wonld be happy to secure her con-
Teyance. The lady thanked him and
said she believed she would do so.
Would you mind" she said after a
period evidently devoted to delibera-
Ion, "when we reach the Arlington
avenue station, getting out on the car
platform and seeing If there is any one
apparently looking for some person"
"'Of Course l will
81 suppose you will think 1t strange
my asking you to do so. think l
shall have to give you my confidence.
Z am engaged to a young man to whom
my father objects"
II see you are going to elope with
slim.''.;
Yes"
But how is it that you expect to
meet, him ut the Arlington avenue sta
sion? You did not intend to stop there
gill spoke of doing so myself
You don't understand. don't ex-
2ect to.meet him there. You see, am
n bit nervous lest father or my brother
nas ledined what l am about to do
and may stop me-
II See
Shortly after these travellers had left
their respective country homes lady
living opposite the house from which
Miss Lawrence emerged called up Ju-
Han Lawrence in the city on the phone
and gave him a bit OF information that
produced in him sudden activity.
when the train reached the crossing a
man I'M striped waistcoat was stand
ing on the platform. He was about TO
board the train when he saw the cou-
pie step down from 1t. whereupon he
scrutinized them closely and let 1t go
on without him. When they boarded
train on the other road he got on,
too, and took a seat in the rear Of the
car they occupied. But they failed to
notice that he appeared to be interest
ed I'm them. As soon as the couple
were seated the man turned to the
lady and said:
IF you, are trying to avoid capture
by your father 1t behooves you to exer-
else your wits. Unless some one on
the watch for you knows you by sight
you may throw him off the track. One
looking for q runaway couple will not