The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-14
Holiday Manners
By JANE OSBORN
q. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
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NEW IoTkeT dS any OF his dSSOcldteS
and was thoroughly acclimated save
In one respect. He couldn't endure to
travel In the subway because. In order
to get into the trains at all during rush
hours. he had to push his way ahead
of girls and women. Rather than yield
single point Of his code of chivalry,
he had stood one night for half hour
CALAMITY stepping back for every wom-
an who came crowding near him to
board a train.
FINALLY he had hurried away in dis
gust and had Travelled an hour by sur
face car to his destination. For years
now he had had a small bachelors
apartment within easy walking dis
lance of his office and. never having
married, he consoled himself that at
least he didn't have to use the sub
way. Men who married apparently
found more spacious apartments up
town or in Brooklyn or joined the army
of commuters to New Jersey or Long
Island, where the crowds at closing
time were just as bad.
Then came a Wednesday afternoon
before holiday. By taking a six
O'Clock train south he could make a
connection with another train that,
would bring him to the out-of-the-way
village nesting among southern hills
which. faithful to old traditions, he
called home If he missed that six
o'clock train he couldn't hope to get
home for the holiday dinner.
Tom was delayed on important busi-
ness in his Office, took a taxi for the
five blocks to his Washington square
apartment to get his suitcase and
found that the only way he could hope
to catch his train from the Grand Cen
trail station was via the hated subway.
And even then there would be little
time to spare.
Crowds. hordes of people, were pour
ing into the subway station. With a
firm grip on his suitcase, Tom forged
forward with the horde. A girl headed
for the gates seemed to stand between
him and his chance of getting the train
and Tom rushed rudely by her-so
little gasp and a surprised "Of all
thingsl" There was something in the
softness of the voice-just q sugges-
ton of a drawl-that set his con-
science pricking. 1t was as if his own
mother had gently reproved him. Tom
looked back, saw the girl clearly and
saw that at another entrance of the
same train she was bravely trying to
gain admission. She, too. carried a
suitcase.
The satisfaction of having caught
the train was married by Toms con-
tinued self-reproof. Then. looking up
as porter escorted a passenger to the
section just opposite his, he saw face
that was familiar and heard a voice
saying THANK you" to the porter, that
1t seemed to him he had heard a hun
dred times before.
For just a minute Tom racked his
brain and then he knew it was the
girl he had jostled in the subway. Tom
knew that she recognized him. Now
at least she could see that he had had
to catch a train. but then so had she
and he had very nearly prevented her
from doing so.
81 don't believe you recognized me-"
she said, catching up to him in the
vestibule of the train on the way to
the diner. You're Tom Mason-and
I'm Caroline Dare. | used to spend
my summers in Hastings when was a
little girl and you used to be home
from college. Once you took me out
In your car. l was only about ten and
l don't believe I'd ever had such a
good time"
So Tom asked for the privilege of
taking Caroline to dinner-an invita-
ton which she accepted Caroline was
working in the city-just for lark
and now she was going back for four
days holiday TO join her family. She
hadn't been there for ever so long. but
1t was the place In all the world that
seemed most like home to her.
people from that part of the coun-
try" she explained to Tom, always
seem so much more considerable and
well bred than the people you meet in
the cities"
Tom told Caroline how delighted he
was that they might go on their Jour-
ney together and made her promise
that she would do bit of exploring
around the mountain slopes near
Hastings with him during their vaca-
ton.
"I'd know you were from Hastings
anywhere ! met you" she said. with a
mixture of shyness and temerity that
Tom found delightful. do you know.
while was hurrying to catch this
train a man almost knocked me down.
and he never stopped TO beg my par
don-just rushed on to catch his train.
Couldn't imagine a man from Hastings
doing little thing like that, could
your"
"Did you have chance to see what
he looked like?" asked Tom eagerly.
mo, | was too much confused try
ing not TO lose my balance Why?"
Because a man that treats a lady
like that deserves a reproof. I'd count
it privilege If might give ii to him
for you. Personally, | seldom use the
subways. When marry | suppose I'll
have tO-every one goes up town or to
Brooklyn. unless they commute"
"Td much prefer one of the re-
claimed old residential sections down.
town." said Caroline. And because of
that remark Tom Mason told his wife
few months later about the time he
had almost knocked her over in the
subway.
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