Show The Evening Telegrams Daily Short story iE 4 O'CLOCK TRAIN r By 1 HARRISON ISON SMITH 1913 by t the e McClure Vows Vows- I paper Syndicate rs Van micks mick's Gothic memorial reh was gOing going- very vary badly at lest least Mr Van said bhe didn't te e this and md she sho didn't ilea that Crandall going over tho plans I t tb her In in his bis of for perhaps twentieth time tim groaned But m my dear Mrs Mrs Van Remick 1 1 a rotes od you say you wAnt n a O othu c chapel You wont won't Kayo have it tothie thic at all with mth these changes I be just a podge- podge And eJ snapped the theder ender der of the memorial Dont you youa a e 1 know what You doe do e esy t She ehe went grandly out and Billy who was wall as young youn as ho was tore around t the tore taro up 11 plans Ins and ended by tearing down othe station io intent on getting out of own awn somewhere anywhere r A bright ri ht idea to him He saw law t trac 12 a long list of alluring sines mu to which that particular train u iU going Now l which one should beet no be noe e et a ticKet fort Then inning ho horent horent rent to the ticket office He a drew out n II the han Chan hane e a in his t trousers pocket dd it a generous handful n a the tho slide elide Im Im taking the 4 o'clock train on r rack ck 12 12 said ho he to the tho ma man behind o Gi o mo a tiek ticket t to what what- ver place this amount will get mo me to The Iho man IDan grunted counted the tho ers ell and dimes and nickels and pennies pennie posed ked at Billy as j if he found him a ow eft and aDd nono too pleasing sort ort of freak rid lid shored d out a hit of Briarcliff said mid Bil y eli to himself lr Uc Ile climbed lJ hoard ard the ibe train anI and proceeded t to fortan for for- t etall about Mrs Irs Van R Remick mick and her ller Gothic c chapel At halt half past 5 he left the tho train at Ifo Ho was was the only or orl l- l Briarcliff seemed to ho a th etty little place at the foot of a ridge h Js He hoper hoped there wn rag a good lu inhere herc lie He was about to m make kc indries in- in dries of If the station a agent when a t pert Jc car came no into the station two hot up tp the platt plat plat- t m l and anil opt jump jumped od tho irl halt halter ad ever er been heen Billy Billy- Bill Grand ll's luck behold Uch ld T To his liis lIn e a the girl rl n straight up to hint tOb Oh pm Im o sorn sorry l' l was late h r id l i to do 10 hi hill vas ass about to inform her there thero had been Just a 0 trifling little e mistake as to his identity when she flashed d him a radiant smile It was al oi off then thon Hero Here was a a. chance chanco to ride in the tho road car with h her r for some distance anyway anyway Dont said he gallant gallant- gallantI ly I Will you rive drive th tho car back Dr I I Howe or shall It II she asked aske I I Billy blessed cd her lordis fordis to him 11 his e identity Oh you by all means said h hd getting into the tho car with her Although Ive never seen loen you before before be- be fore you know of course Im I'm Margey's cousin cousin Alice jolt she sho 5 said lid as she Bhe started for the tho car e U Of Of course said course II he Ive heard liar er cr oy speak of you often And Im I'm awfully awfully glad to moot moet you Miss Holt HoltI and to have bave this drive with you sweet of 01 you Vou she laughed au hod JUst for that pay pai you b by taKing you the longest wa way horn home down own b by bythe the tho river Do by all aJl means id he Do you know Iyo Ivo always thought must bo be she sho said you rou u a superman superman with suddon frankness Ive I've always ikno I should like liko you rou when I saw V you he asked because youre you're so io patient with liar Margo ey What bat other man would st stand nd for fora 1 the fuss you Jon the have continual breaking off of your engagement and making up a again ain I knew you must look just do And And hows howA that Oh sort of bi big and strong and patient pa- pa and tient tient and and-a d so dependable bo in love 10 with rth me mel melI I wi will the n next time timo Margey fargy y casts you off You mean the tho next time Mar o calls it aU all off ocr you'll let me be engaged to YOU out he r I will that said eRld she Im im impulsive im im- I always ays toO impulse I liked you ou when I saw you OU on the pluto plat form before T I spoke to you I wont won't steal on from froin large Margey-I Margey I guess fr from m r I hear about you rou theres there's no dan dan- gor ger of that but if you ever do get tet un un- cu ag aged d t to her again 1 fhe The had IH rot rounded a turn in AllI d was as a motor p party rt held up up while whilo the male m lc members fussed importantly about the tho stalled car Ct to Injun the tho very ory next time I Im I'm not to Margey you'll he hc an all ho asked The girl irl looked at him steadily lJ TInt Rut tol n was Ol hin None Nann tJ the n less ehn ho I I smiled and aDd bobbed her hor head Honest she to Injun promised Then sho stopped the tho car Hello trouble site she cried Lets coo fICO if it we cnn can help holp The Tho car stopped sHort Ono of the tho thomen men at the tho hood looked up Wh hello JeJo there thero Billy he cried jumping forward and grasp grasp- s hand What brings you hero hore up The Tho girl flashed him one lo look k and then o out the car carI I Dilly perforce had to introduce her hor Then all ail too so soon n the trouble was fixed The Tho party with many joyous adieus spell sped down the tho road rand The ho girl faced Billy Well she ho said I Billy wilted You Yon looked so IO pretty back there at atthe atthe the station station- ho he be began an That will do for that t at she interrupted inter inter- i curtly I I s up ose Dr HOW Hower- Hower I the tho real Dr Howe Howo a she e went On with I biting emphasis will mU bo be up up- upon on the tho six They said ha be might not come ti till i 1 then I never nover thought ot of you youre you're Jre not being he By good rIghts I ought to leave you stranded here to walk its back nearly five miles You richly deserve it But so long as Ive I've got to JO o back biek an anyway y Ill I'll take you along if you'll promise promie not to say a a- word Of course youre you're going straight alit o t of town It Its It's s. s the least east yO you can cando cando do They whizzed back to the station I of silence But I Billy kept Ms his promise he be bad ad made no promise about not looking at her Therefore be feasted his eyes to his hearts henns content At the station ho got out lOUt She looked At her tiny watch Theres a a tn train n in just two minutes Billy looked at her in wretched repentance reo re- Im Im I'm awfully sor sorry Heros Heres your train anin said she Billy was just about board to-board it when ho hD felt a 3 slight ht touch on his arm You dont don't t hap en to Ito be the tho Bill Billy y Crandall of Crandall s Snow the Io do yon gout said a woe Voice Billy turned There she sho was flushed but defiant at his elbow Why sure suro Im I'm that Billy Crandall Why he be demanded and tell teU Got on your train Ill you Billy hesitated Get train and promise not notto notto to get tet off It again if you Ol want to know she repeated There b in nothing else to do Billy got on the lowest stop step The rhe train began be be- gan to mova Well said she ebe trippIng along the platform I happen to bo a Alice olt Ching Snows Snow's kid cou cousin in and if youre you're awfully awfully aw good good- Yes Yes Yes' said ho he breathlessly I I Ill got get Aunt Mary to ask you up I born noro next week end The Tho train was spee speed n now Y With aU all her hor running she sho was dropping back on the tho platform Rills Rills' n a trumpet of his hands hand Well remember Im I'm not engaged ed to y lie shouted The girl not to ho be outdone mails made c a trumpet of her hands wh Im I'm getting to ask she shouted you up I |