CONGENIAL ISOLATION An Englishman and an American traveled In the same compartment on one of the Liverpool expresses. The former spoke not a word to bis companion, com-panion, who was the only other occupant oc-cupant of the compartment, and It was only when the train was crossing cross-ing Runcorn bridge that the American Ameri-can said : "Excuse me, sir, but your tie is riding up over the back of your collar." "Well, what If it is?" was the curt reply. "Your coat pocket has been on lire this last five minutes, and I haven't bothered you." Montreal Star.