Ellsworth American., 1917-10-03
Well Met
A Man Kindly Takes An
others Risk.
By F. A. mitchell

Stdtlon, asked tne agent Wnen the mex
train to the city would pass, then gel
out to walk to a residence which bort
| evidence OF having been shut up fol
the winter. Entering, he went up
stairs. Half an hour later he looked
out through window and saw a hand
somely dressed woman emerging from
another country residence few hun
dred yards distant. She was carrying
| suit case.
The mans face took on the expires
sion Of one who had discovered some
thing interesting. He kept his eyes
on the woman, who was approaching
till she passed the house he was In
then. taking up q suit case he had
packed, he went downstairs and hur
ried after the woman. Lifting his hal
politely, he said:
"will you permit me to assist you
with that suit case7'
Thank you very much: 1t Is very
light. Do you know when the next
train leaves for the city?"
I'm ten minutes"
"In that case l shall have just time
to reach the station and buy my
ticket"
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 train, and on seating her
self She made room for him beside her.
Il saw you leaving Mr.. IAwrence's
country house," he said.
The woman started.
II supposed Mr.. Lawrence's family
In the city and the house was unoccu-
pied"
Il am Fanny Lawrence" was the
hesitating reply.
OH
Il needed some things and came out
to get them. They're in my suit case
My case exactly. My country house
Is shut up, and we're all In the city.
needed some things and came out for
them"
"And they're in your suit caseT
Yes; they are"
There was a pause In this dialogue
1t was evident the lady was III at
ease. Presently the man said:
The next station is Cloverton. An
other road crosses this one there. I'm
going to leave this train and take an
other on the other road" 10
"Why do you do thatr'
This train enters the city at the
Union station. The other stops at sew
eral small stations before reaching the
terminal, at one Of which shall
leave It."
For what purpose?'
'It win be more convenient for me. !"
The lady was silent. She seemed to
be. thinking. Presently she asked her
companion at what station he would
stop. He said Arlington avenue.
Then. after a few questions n to the
location of the Arlington avenue sta
ton, she said that 1t would be q more
convenient stopping place for her too
The man said that. perhaps she had
better leave the train there and he
would be happy to secure her q con-
veyance. The lady thanked him and
said she believed she would do 30.
Would you mind" she said after .
period evidently devoted to delibera-
tion, when we reach the Arlington
avenue station getting out on the car
platform and seeing II there is any one
apparently looking for some person.
'Of course l will."
II suppose you will think 1t strange
my asking you to do SO. ! think I
shall have to give you my confidence.
l am engaged to young man to whom
my father objects"
II see you are going to elope with
him"
Yes"
but how Il it that you expect to
meet him at the Arlington avenue sta
uon? You did not intend to stop there
till l spoke Of doing 80 myself"
you don't understand. don't ex-
pect to meet him there. You see, I am
a bit nervous lest father or my brother
has learned what am about to do
and may stop me-"
Il see."
Shortly after these travellers had LEFT
their respective country homes a lady
living opposite the house from which
Miss Lawrence emerged called up Ju-
Han Lawrence In the city on the phone
and gave him q bit Of information that
produced in him q sudden ACTIVITY.
When the train reached the crossing q
man In a striped waistcoat was stand,
ing ON the platform. He was about d
board the train when he saw the con.
pie step down from It. whersupon he
scrutinized them closely and lst Il O.
on without him. When they boarded
q train on the other road he got ON
too, and took q seat in the rear Of thl
car they occupied. But thsy failed b
notice that he appeared to be interest
| ID In them. Az soon - the couple
were seated the man turned TO thu
| la6y and said: