Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-09-13

"Green1cS on the branch. You'll
have to change at the junction." he ex-
planned.
"Oh! What shall do?" she gasped.
LET me off, please"
"Can't till we get to Ames. This is
an express. A dollar, please"
A dollar! With a beating heart she
paid it, wondering If she would have
enough left to take her home.
''Get off at Ames take the local."
the conductor told her, and passed on.
Madge stared. All her happiness was
gone. She felt like q lost child, and
wanted to cry:
Gan help your" asked friendly
voice from the seat behind.
The sound sent thrill to her heart:
She turned and met the brown eyes of
a young man who smiled at her en-
couragingly.
"You can get train back to the
junction at five this afternoon, but I
am not sure there. is train out to
Greenic after that hour" he said.
'Have you any friends at the junction
where you could spend the night?"
"Not person. Oh, what shall do?"
Her hazel eyes were full of distress as
she fixed them on him. Isn't there
train from Ames to Greenic?'
I'm sorry, but both are country
places, and there is no connection be-
tween Them" She looked so helpless
that he longed to help her.
I'M tell you what you can do" he
ventured. II stop at Ames. My sister
lives there. She'll keep you to din
ner. In the afternoon I'll harness the
old horse and drive you over to Green
ic. It's only II miles by road; by
train it's a days journey.
"Oh!' she painted, 'but I couldn't
let you do that"
"Why not? I've nothing else to do
I'm just down here for rest, and I'm
dying for drive. Besides, there's moth
ing else for you to do. There's not a
hotel in this hole Of place, and We'll
call that settled"
He had left his seat and was sitting
by her side. What could she do but
yield? a sense of comfort stole over
her They chatted like old friends.
Bring your friend right in," in
vited Harry's sister. "She is quite vel"
come"
Madge blushed and tried to explain,
but Mrs Bean was sure she knew what
1t meant.
The ride across the country was de-
lightful. Madge could scarcely believe
she was her old self, as she chatted
to her new friend, who cared for beau
, ty as much as she did. She did not
know men were so mice"
About half way to Greenic they came
to little house, almost lost in q
bower of roses, lilacs and great elm
trees.
,, isn't it just dear!" cried Madge
"How I'd love to 60 into it!'
The door opened to their touch, but
= there was no one inside.
L "Oh!" breathed the girl. ''This Is
perfection It's like fairyland."
land artistic" added Harry. DC
L I YOU know, this is just my. ideal of &
/ home? I think I've always had 3us'
such q home in my mind"
Its just heavenly" assented Madge
t 'Td love a place like this
6 She was wondering that he felt tina
way, too. Did men like beautiful
l. things? She had always thought the!
n cared only for the practical. Perhap
n she did not know men very we'll.
s. He turned to her with strang
% look in his eyes. "Would you reall,
like.to live here?" he asked.
r. She trembled, for she was beginnin
Y, to understand.
b. "Oh, let's not he practi cal," sh
v. evaded. Lets play we are fairies an
" live here"
- They wandered through the daint
W rooms, then OUT into the SUNSHINE
} Once more, somehow, the world ha
=. taken on rosy hue. Was she tn
q. same girl who had left her close cit
). room only this morning? Mndge VOL
- dered. Somehow, life seemed so di
80 ferent, so much more worth while.
20 "Wonder who OWES this gem OF
- house?" unused the man. wonder
they'd sell 'it?' - y. IT. :: ..:s....s.
y They drove on across the countl
- road. r -. =. ....-.S .s =.
- A year later, when Madge and Hair
were living in the little house, 81
GO looked up at him with laughing eye
as DO you know" she asked, II new
Ve knew men were so nice till that day
~ ~ met you on the train. had nlwa.
!; been q little afraid Of men. And ju
st, think, II I hadn't taken the wrong ira
I'D I never should have known you y.