The alternative . showing. Thenthey hurried into the ferry building, pursued by threebags and a Much obliged, Miss, from the surprisedchauffeur. You were very reckless, giving him a dollar, he criti-cised severely, but not forgetting that he had given five thenight before. He had been wondering all the morning ifshe had noticed the cocktails. It is so good of you to come down, she said, a colorin her cheeks that was not from the cold. He was marvel-ing. Never, in all his life, had he seen any one so pretty asthis trim, proud young person in the Persian lamb coat andermine stole and muff. She g
The alternative . showing. Thenthey hurried into the ferry building, pursued by threebags and a Much obliged, Miss, from the surprisedchauffeur. You were very reckless, giving him a dollar, he criti-cised severely, but not forgetting that he had given five thenight before. He had been wondering all the morning ifshe had noticed the cocktails. It is so good of you to come down, she said, a colorin her cheeks that was not from the cold. He was marvel-ing. Never, in all his life, had he seen any one so pretty asthis trim, proud young person in the Persian lamb coat andermine stole and muff. She gauged his thoughts. Pres-ents from Mrs. Scoville — in advance of Christmas, she saiddryly. He was properly embarrassed. Now, I must askabout the trains. Its all attended to. Miss Pembroke, he said. I gothere at half-past twelve, lunchless. Boat in ten minutes,train out of Jersey City at two oclock, positively. We canhave luncheon on the train. He seemed a bit embarrassed,as he ought to have been, in truth. [92]. Copyright, 1909, Vry TinAA, Mead .V ronipuny He was there. In fact he opened the door andassisted her to aHght. The Secretary Goes Home She stood still and looked at him. On the train ? she murmured. Yes, Miss Pembroke. I have an afternoon off. Imgoing to Princeton. Oh, by the way, dont bother aboutthe tickets. I have them. Come along, please, or we 11miss the boat. Of course she protested. She was very much annoyed— or, at least, that is what she meant to be. He explained, in a burst of confidence meant to coverthe unique trepidation he felt, that he was not to assumehis duties as secretary to Mr. Krosson until the followingMonday. This is my last free week. Dont begrudge mean excursion. Its to take the place of four house parties. She held out stubbornly, for appearances sake ; it wasnot until they were in the middle of the Hudson that shesaid it would be very nice, and he could catch the fiveoclock train back to New York. It would be difficult to relate all that
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