South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-28
WHY NIADGE MADE DICKY
CHANGE To THE CAR AHEAD.

CHANGE To THE CAR AHEAD.
This Way-Jaraica express. Way
stations 20 Baby. on"
We could still hear the man at
the train gate directing passengers
as we went leisurely down the steps
and over the platform 20 the wait
ing train. ! was glad that we had
plenty Of time. / do So hate 10 be
hurried - hen / take a train. or. in
deed. at any other time.
How can an express stop at way
stations2'
asked the question idly. j knew
it was inane, but Dicky was looking
for the ldrl' in the cerise hat. and
J did nos wish him TO know I Oh
served his interest. So 1 tried TO
make COM ersation on any topic.
we change at Jamaica. Dicky
explained patiently. his eyes rowing
ever the people on the platform
This train is an express to Jamaica.
Then il goes on to Long Beach. by
way of Lynbrook. At Jamaica We
get a red upholstered horror of
coach in which we ride 20 Marvin
II ambles on after that 10 a lot of
ether stations on the south side Of
the island. I've never been out that
way, although I've heard it's a
mighty interesting trip. Wen take IL
some time this summer"
He guided me into a coach with
the clean leather seats. but I gave
little exclamation of dismay as 1
saw that the coaches were like those
OF the elevated roads, four cross
seats accommodating only 16 people
in the middle of the car, and the
rest of the seats long benches on
the side
OF course there was a man IN
each Of the corners of the four
seats facing forward, the only seats
in which / am really comfortable.
Men always do that on the elevated
trains. make a mad rush to pre-
empt those comfortable seats. and
saw that the rule held good on this
suburban coach.
What did YOU say?" asked Dickv.
as he motioned me 70 a seat or one
of the side benches.
Dicky Is "An Eyes"
Nothing of any importance"
rejoined lightly, sitting down. 1 de-
test the kind of a woman who is
always trying 10 change seats, or 20
alter arrangements made for her IN
travelling. l would rather suffer any
inconvenience than 70 be so fussy.
AT any other time Dicky would
have pressed me for an answer II
his question, would have insisted
upon ny telling him what I had
said. But just then the girl in the
cerlse NAT, whom we had seen in
the railway station, came through
the door with the same air Of legal
uncOnscicosness of her surroundings
that she had shown while running
the gauntlet Of the admiring and crit
ical eyes in the waiting room.
she carried i'm her hand a small
travelling bag, which while not new
had received such good care that
4 was rot at all shabby. She spent
no time i'm selecting a seat. but with
an air Of taking the first one avail
able sat down directly opposite
Dicky anG me, depositing her bag
close to her feet.
AS she sat down she calmly
crossed her knees, something which
] hate TO see a woman do in a public
place
Gee she has the hands and the
feet all right
Dicky has a trick Of mum bling
beneath his breath, so that no one
can detect that he is talking save
the person whose ear is nearest %
him. It is convenient sometimes
but at other times it is most embar-
RAISING, especially when he is max
ing comments upon people near us.
IT don't blame her for elevatiug