In Spite of Hunt
JMcrrivalc.
. By ETHEL DOUGLAS.
Copyrighted. 1908, by M. M. Cunningham.
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Nancy started angrily at the porter
dropped a suit case Into the front seat
of her section and Fnlllp Graham rol
lowed him to the seat
"This is ungenerous," she said tense
ly when the porter had taken himself
off. "How did you discover that I was
coming?"
1 am afraid that you will not credit
my protestations," said Graham sober
ly, "hut I assure you that my surprise
equals your own. I was telegraphed
for not two hoars ego. I had Just time
to throw a few things Into the suit case
and ru for the tram. I was under the
Impression that you were to remain
with your aunt a week and that-last
night would make no difference In your
plana."
"Last night had nothing to do with
It," disclaimed Nancy. "Father wired
lor me. I am afraid that It la serious,
and yon elect to follow me and annoy
me with your arguments." ' '
"I .hare already assured you of my
Bttr Ignorance of your presence on
a tter.-jald Philip stiffly. "In proof
f my good Intentions I shall betake
snysstf to the smoker until I am able to
arrange an exchange of seats with the
conductor."
He raised his hat and stalked for
.ward In the direction of the cafe car,
tearing Nancy with her feelings sadly
ruffled. .Only the night before Graham
tiad proposed to her snd had been re
fused. Bbe was certain that her aunt
Mrs. Merrlvale, had managed to get
.word to Philip that Kancy had been
telegraphed for. His presence here
was a part of Mrs. Merrlvale's match
making plans, i
Had she been left to herself Nancy
would have accepted Graham; but, be
ing a yonng person of spirit she de
clined to be forced upon Graham or
to have him forced upon her. From
the beginning Aunt Merrlvale's plans
feed been too obvious.
They were flying through the yard
She could not leave the train.
CBAHAM FIBS ED HZB ON HIS WAT TO THS
DIXINO CAB.
Of course Tblllp would be back later
to explain that he was unable to effect
an exchange Into another car. Prob
ably he would spend the evening
across the section from her, and, un
like the men, there was no place to
which Nancy could retreat.
She was genuinely surprised when
presently a strange Dorter came for
the suit case, placing another In the
aeat In its place. She smiled to her
self with satisfaction. It was plain to
be seen that she had shown Graham
how she had penetrated bis plan, and
he had acknowledged bis defeat Idly
the wondered If he would leave the
train at Philadelphia; then mentally j
he scolded herself for taking any la-
aerest In Philip Graham's movements. I
'. Thev were well naat 1'hllnriolnhl.q 1
iwiwu urauaiu paHseu uer uu uis wuj
ttm tVta rilnlnrr .on anil Vfinntr ratfiA ;
t i.,.. , tions.
wuiucu uiui lui uu jseiaisieuie m re
maining away from her. At least he
was too clever to betray his disap
pointment that his ruse bad failed.
The night bad settled down. Lights
were dull, and reading was Impossible.
Nancy had answered the first call for
dinner, and she resigned herself to
Idling the long hour until the berths
.were made up. The message calling
ker home had been vague In the ex
treme, and in Its very vagueness it
.was the more alarming. Her father
might be dying for all she knew, and
the thought bore down upon ber.
She was peculiarly sensitive to
moods, and the atmosphere of the half
deserted car was depressing. Through
the .closed door of the stateroom at
her back came the walling cry of a
baby, to which was occasionally added
the more lusty note of a growing child.
'Across the aisle a man played Innu
merable games of solitaire, the sharp
whir of the shuffle punctuating his
grunting, half audible comments at the
run of bad luck. Just ahead two wom
en were discussing dressmaking In
brill tones ; which rose above the
steady rattle of the train, and here and
there some man leaned Idly back In
fl with a rustle that Jarred on nerves al
ready at a tension.
Nancy felt that she must scream. 8h
had slept little the night befora after
her Interview with Philip, aud when at
last she had been able to dose off the
had been aroused to read the telegram
calling her home. From then until
train time It had been a steady con
fuslou, and the meeting with Philip
Li the car had added the final touch to
her nervous condition.
As he returned from the diner to seek
the car ahead she halt started from
her teat but sauk back In confusion
It would never do to tell rhlllp that
she needed him. He would think that
she was seeking to reopen the question
of laat night, aud he would suggest
that the need was permanent
But as the minute dragged past
Nancy's discomfort Increased, and at
but she signaled the porter and direct
ed him to go after Graham. The por
ter grinned understanding as he went
forward to the cafe car and presently
returned with Graham, whom he pre
sented with the proud air of accom
plishment worn by the magician who
extracts a rabbit from a hat
"You are tur Philip asked, with
grave concern, at he noticed the drawn
lips and the feverish sparkle of her
eyes. -. -
"Not ill." the explained, "but I shall
be presently If I have to tit here and
listen to the walling of those children,
with no one to talk to. ' I thought
perhaps you wouldn't mind doing a
charitable act and talk to me for a lit
tle while."
"Philanthropy becomes a pleasure
when It assumes so Inviting a form,"
he declared, with a smile, as he sank
Into the seat beside her.
Graham was a capital conversational
ist and almost before she realised It
the porter bad begun to take down
the berth 8, and Graham glanced at his
watch.
Don't go yet" pleaded Nancy, and
Graham smiled.
"I was going to ask permission to
wait until after the next stop," he said.
"We can take a little walk on the sta
tion platform and get a breath of fresh
air before we face the smother of the
berths." - '
"There's the whistle now," said Nan
cy as she reached for her hat
The train slowed down, and present
ly they were pacing up and down the
platform. There was a sharpness in
the air that was grateful after the
overwarmed car, and Nancy was sorry
when the warning cams to get aboard
again.:
The porter from Graham's car ap
proached them as Nancy resumed her
seat He handed Graham a telegram.
"I wired your fa'.lier for more par
ticulars." PhlliD explained when he
had read the message. "Tour aunt
from San Francisco is visiting your
father and wished to see you before
she returns to the coast" "
"Is that alir Nancy's face express
ed the relief she felt "Isn't It odd I
never thought of that? But I never
told you that I was worried about fa
ther," she added.
"Not in words," he admitted. "I
could see It In your face. And now
that your mind Is set at rest I shall
say good night"
Nancy watched him until he had al
most reached the end of the aisle; then
she ran after him, catching up with
him Just as he reached the vestibule.
"Is that all you wanted to say?" she
asked as she swayed lightly toward
him.
"Not all I wanted to say," he re
plied, "but all that I was permitted to
say."
"The rest Is permitted, and the an
swer Is Tes' this time," was the lm-
I pulslve reply. "I'll marry you even If
Auntie Merrlvale does want me to.
And Graham's eyes smiled compre
hendlngly as be bent and kissed the
rosy lips. He was not appreciative of
matchmakers himself.
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As a delineator of the traditional
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started him In his career. Kimball
was only seventeen years old at the
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the Lowell museum. Booth, who was
then In the senltb of his power and
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The play was "Richard III." Kimball
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fearful expression and dodged back,
nearly falling to the floor. Booth then
repeated the words:
" 'What thlnkest thou, Norfolk, If the
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"By this time I was completely rat
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" 'Well, I don't know, Mr. Booth. It
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"Instantly the whole house was in an
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ter went up the black cloud on Booth's
brow relaxed, and, wheeling on his
heel, he left the stage, shaking his
sides with merriment After the play
was over he ftirae to me and, placing
bis hand on my shoulder, said in fa
therly tones, 'Young man, you never
played tragedy before, did you?' With
out waiting for a reply he continued:
'Take my advice and never attempt It
again. You are a natural comedian.
Take a Yankee character and become
identified with it, and fame nnd for
tune will be yours.' And I followed his
advice." '
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