The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-05
Seen In A Waiting Room

colored porter who brushed past him. carrying a lady's bag, and asked him question, the porter shook his head ! and went on-The young fellow evil | dently wanted some advice, but how i could I go up and speak to him, he i might think it queer; if I had been i quite old I should have ventured to. | He looked at me once, or rather at the left lapel of my coat and turned | away as if disappointed.
 Then I noticed two children, a boy and a girl, about six and seven wears old, come through the swinging doors carrying between them a bun dle tied up in a red shawl, which they dropped close to me, and stood still beside it. I looked to see who was accompanying them, for they were too small to be alone, but no body came. Their faces and hands were covered with soot, the little girl had a tag pinned to her coat, and they remained there n1otionless while people rushed by jostling them and stumbling over their bundle. They looked so forlorn I went up and asked the boy: Are you two travelling aIone?' He nodded. t'Is somebody coming to meet you?' Again he nod ded. Ma is coming volunteered the little girl. I looked about help
 lessly for any woman who might be their mother.
 whats your mas name?' I asked
 "Just ma," said the boy speaking for
 the first time Whats her other
 name, what do people call herr"
 esAuntie calls her Lulu" said the
 little girl, and then nearly crying, ~I
 want to go back to Auntie.''
 Where do you come from? ?'
 asked.
 Paris said the boy.
 "Paris!" I calculated amazed, and at a loss to know what to do I con
 suited the young person selling mag
 azines at the counter. "Go get the Travellers Aid,' she said and re- ' stunned her reading of a pictorial. wondered what the Travellers Aid meant, and the soldier who had
 overheard my question came to my l.heIp.
 '-The Travellers Aid will see to
 those kids all right. There she is!'- and he darted towards q young worn-
 an whom recognized as the one who
 piloted the Italian family out of the
 station. She was bending over the
 sorrowing woman still occupying the
 same seat. I heard her say: Come
 with me now, have got everythine
 ready She took her gently by the
 arm, then seeing the soldiers evi.
 dent desire to speak to her, she said
 to him, "Can I do anything for you ?' l noticed she was much younger than
 I.
 Its about my fur1ough, Ma'amT Wait for me here and I'll be back in a moment
 As she passed I saw a shield as badge on her coat.
 Lets get the kiddies to sit witt
 us," said the soldier, and seizing theil ! bundle he made them sit down ant r he took the little girl on his knee | The foolishly dressed girl was stil | in the same seat talking excited1, | to the man who had been with he before.
 '"Ten me about the Travellers Aid, ,, I said to the soldier as we sat sid , by side with the two children. The, v had followed us so willingly that , realized how easily anyone couI, have carried them off
 'TThe Travellers Aid ladies are jus f great he said enthusiastically. '~The, !, will do anything for folks travefing There was my poor little mother las year, went up to Aver to see m, . brother in Camp, sick with the flu
 He was dying, see, when they sen
 for her, and she stayed with him til -r he passed away, and when she go ? back to the depot at Aver, the las T train had gone, and it was after mid z, night. She just went to pieces! bu the Travellers Aid lady, do you knoy 7 | what she did? She just took my poo S l little mother to her own room, an
 put her in her own bed, ana fleate 5 some milk for her, and behaved lik 1 her own daughter would have done s see, although they'd never met be
 fore. And next day she put her O F the train. Aw! they're great, and n . mistake.''
 o l saw the young woman with tn
 badge coming towards us and look
 ed at her with a new interest. Sh O stopped before the girl and the ma st near me who were still arguing, tn V former looked excited and disturbed .s she spoke to them both. I did nc V hear what she said, but the man ar : swered her angTiIy at first until sh ;. made a remark at which he stoppe :, short, and he suddenly s1unk ava, r The girl seized her hand and sai :. half crying: "You've been awfl = good to me, and, say guess he WE .a Q bad one. I won't forget your kind ] Is just time to ketch my train. Coco 3. bye!'' And she went off as fast ,t her high heels and narrow ski ,- would let her.
 1v The Travellers Aid lady. as tr T. soldier called her, followed the gi F with her eyes, and then turned to u " soldier with a bright smile sayin. Iv And now what can I do for you, in 'T wants to get home to my folk ,e see. My furlough says Geneva a Pr right, but the ticket they gave me If no further than Chicago, and I ai, ,t got the money for the rest of u Ia trip, I sent pay home, not thinkfr ,d I'd get furloughed so soon see. \
 father he's fixed all right, but I ali as got enough cash for a telegram, al ,d that's the holy truth
 re She sat down beside him, look, a attentive1y at the paper he held o en to her and at his ticket, then sl Iy spoke: f'You go to Chicago, and I f. telegraph to your father to send y, le the money for Nour ticket to Genev en care of Travellers Aid, Chicago. You as get it from our agent in the sa,tio ae Give me your fathers address," ST so wrote down the directions the soldi