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? Perhaps it was fate that belated
Cartwnght and caused bim to rush
acrosii the station platform just as
the last passenger climbed aboard the
train. If so, then fate was materially
assisted by a little old lady over
wbom he nearly stumbled and who
wildly clutched his arm.
She was very much out of breath,
and her hair had blown free from her
bonnet until the stray locks stood out
in the wintry winds like a silver halo
"Oh," she cried breathlessly, "my
granddaughter has forgotten the
Christinas pudding! She's on the
train. Will you please give it to ber?
Her name's' on the wrapper."'
Cartwrlght mechanically acepted
the pudding thus thrust upon bim.
'Troniise to put it into her own
hands," pleaded the little old lady
anxiously.
Cartwrlght nodded as he clutched
the railing of the last car and pulled
himself up. As the train swept around
the curve he caught a last glimpse of
her face. Her eyes were fixed upon
the package under his arm.
"I actually believe she thinks I want
her old pudding," grinned Cartwrlght.
"She doesn't trust me."
The train, which was the last local
for the city, was crowded with would
be shoppers, with homegoers and
guests bound cityward. Every seat
was occupied. At last Cartwright
found a place beside a young woman
who obligingly made room for bim and
Immediately resumed the study of the
snowy landscape through which the
train was rushing.
Cartwrlprht Rlanced casually at her
voluminous brown veil: then his eyes
fell to the travelin? pudJing. and he
turned over the package to find the
name.
It was written in a fine, old fash
ioned hand and read, "Mary Lang.
1010 Esses place."
A pucker appeared between bis eyes
and bade fair to develop into a scowl
when he became conscious that the
gaze of the girl was fixed likewise
upon the package.
"Pardon me," he cried impulsively;
"you don't happen to be Mis3 Mary
Lang, do you?"
The girl turned a very pretty and
astonished face toward him.
"You see." he continued eagerly. "I
don't know a soul at the station where
I got on?changed cars there and near
ly got left. Jusf as I was making for
the train a lady requested me to deliv
er this. It is a pudding." he explained
impressively, "and from the evident
ralue set upon it by the maker I judge
that it Is a good one and that my re
sponslbllity Is vast."
There was a responsive twinkle in
the girl's eye.
"Sorry I can't help you out." she
said. "Why not ask the conductor?
He will know who get on at that sta
tion. I did myself, but we had to
hurry to catch the train, and 1 didn't
notice my fellow passengers."'
"Tickets, please."
"Say, conductor." cried CartwrUjrtit
"can you tell me who got on at Alton i
Junction?" and lie explained the prob-i
lern of the pudding.
The conductor {.'tinned.
"There was the lady two seats
ahead," he answered, "the one with
glasses."
Cartwright inspected her with comic
dismay.
"I'm a shy man," he announced, "and
If it be she perhaps you bad better
tackle her, conductor. I don't want the j
job.*'
"Well, there's the fat lady in the yel
low waist with buttons, and the girl j
in the froni seat, and the family just
behind, und"?
"You don't know even If she's grown
up, do you?" queried the girl, wbo had
become quite interested in the proceed
ings.
?"That's so," assented Cartwright rue
fully. "But I feel by the pricking of
ray thumbs that she's homely as a
hedge fence, cross eyed and at least
fifty."
"That may not interfere with her ap
petite for plum pudding," suggested the ,'
girl mirthfully. She bad put back the 1
enveloping brown veil, and her dark
eyes gazed straight into Cartwright's.
"I wish you were Mary Lang," he
said, with decision.
"I'm very well satisfied as I am." she
answered, dropping her eyes demurely.
The conductor had returned.
"Lend me the precious pudding." be
suggested. "Guess I can help you
out."
He walked to the front of the car
and faced about.
"Is there a lady in this car by the
name of Mary Lang?" he shouted above
the roar of the train.
There was much turning of heads,
hut no response. The conductor dis
appeared Into the car ahead, while
Cartwright wiped Imaginary drops of j
perspiration from bis forehead.
"This suspense Is awful." be oh
served. With hands clasped dramat
ically be awaited the ue.le.Tu'.
The door opeued. \ giggle came!
from <':>? girl and a gronu from Cart
\vright as the eundn "tor returned.
iHVirinc before him the pudding, still
mdainied. He dropped it Into O.nrr
wrlght's hand.
"Sorry." b" chuckled, "hut there's!
nolHfdy on tin" train who will own to :
beim: Mary Lai".' and thus become j
the proud possessor the pudding."
'it is noi i pudding." declared Cart
wright resentfully. "It's an old man '
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with the look of a martyr. The girl
watched him with twitching lips.
"There Is the address.'* she sug
gested. "You tan send it when you
reach the city." *
"But I promised." said Cnrfwrlgbi
wrntbfully?"I promised the woman
to see it delivered In person, and now
It is my fate to go on a still hunt for
this horrible woman, this gorgoa. I'm
very much afraid that Maud Cart
wrlght's dinner will be late if she
waits for me." He added the last
wrathfu'ly.
"Oh!" said the girl sympathet'cnlly
"Still." she continued; "the poor wom
an is probably mourning the loss ot
her pudding, and you can figure as
the restorer of happiness. She is like
ly one of these timid souls and didn't
dare own up to her name, or?I have
it!?she is probably deaf and didn't
hear the conductor."
The train pulled into the station
and the passengers gathered up their
various belongings.
"Goodby." said the girl sweetly. "1
hope 3-ou find her nil right. May you
enjoy as good a Christmas pudding
a.'j Mary Lang's."
Oartwrigbt watched her ruefully as
she disappeared in the crowd.
"I'd like to know that girl." was his
mental ejaculation; then he walked
Into the waiting room, eagerly scan
ning the crowd for a woman who ap
peared to have lost something. At last
refreshing his memory by a glance at
the address, he took an uptown car
and started for 1019 Essex place.
The storm had Increased, traffic was
slow, and It was some tlmp before be
mounted the steps and rang the bell
at his destination. He wondered if he
should ask for Miss or Mrs. Lang, and
when the door opened he slurred the
prefix and laid emphasis upon the
name. Miss Lang was at home, and
he presently found himself comforta
bly seated and awaiting her advent
He glanced mechanically about the
tastefully appointed room: then there
was a step on the stair, and he turned
to behold a tall girl In a black lace
dinner pown and with n spray of
holly caught to hor dark hair.
"You!" he cried.
She came forward, a half shamed,
wholly mischievous expression on her
face.
"I suppose I owe you an apology,"
she said. "You see, I fully intended to
own up before you reached the city?
you were so deliciously funny that I
simply couldn't before?and then you
mentioned your cousin, Maud Cart
wright, who is my best friend, and 1
knew that you must be Bobby's
cousin, of whom I've heard- all my
life. And so"?she darted a mirthful
glance at him from under her dark
lashes?"and so. well, the temptation
was too overwhelming. I have heard
of you in a variety of roles, but never
before as a restorer of puddings." She
held out her hand. "Please try quite
hard to forgive me," sbe finished Id
assumed contrition.
They looked at each other, and both
broke Into a merry peal of laughter.
"You," cried Cartwrlght when he
could speak?"you led me this wild
goose chase!" He tried to summon a
reproachful air.
She raised one hand and plucked n
tall rose from a vase on the mantel
Her mouth was drawn Into demurt
lines, but her eyes danced wickedly
Then she held out to him the Ion;
stemmed rose.
"I had to punish you for calling tin
a gorgen and believing me to be sue!
a dreadful looking creature. The scon
is not so uneven. Is It7"
They looked at each other above th
rose and laughed again.
"I will even It up. my Christ mar
lady," declared Cartwrlght. Then hi
voice fell Into a humbler tone. "Am
wit!) Cousin Maud to Introduce me I
may come again?"
"Are you -ere that Bobby Cart
wrlgbl Is your cousin?"
"Positive."
"Well. 1 have Invited Robby and
Maud and the cousin who was expect
ed to Christmas dinner. We are t<
have the pudding, hut perhaps It
would not agree with you after what
has happened."
"Food for the gods!" cried Cart
wrigbt. "Give me a chance nt that
pudding. It will afford a very excel
lent substitute for humble pie."
It was snowing heavily when Cart
wright reached the street, but he
plunged resolutely Into the storm.
"Heavenly pudding," he cried with
enthusiasm, "I must relinquish you.
but I will not give you up so easily,
my Ghrlstmas lady."
Breaking Up a Witness.
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a glance the character of the wit
nesses they are about to examine and
by treating them accordingly. Erskine
was famous nt this. In a case In
which he was engaged a commercial
traveler came into the witness box
dre-ssed In the height of fashion and
wearing a starched white necktie fold
ed in the Brummei fold. In an In
stant Erskine knew bis man. though
he had never seen him before, and said
to him, with an air of careless amuse
ment, "You were horn und bred in
Manchester. I perceive." Greatly as
tonished at this opening remark, the
man admitted that he was. "Exactly."
observed the greal cross examiner In
a conversational tone. "1 knew i
frc i i!:" absurd tie of your mvi:
cloth."
The roars of laughter, coming from
every person i:i I he court, with (lie
single exception of the unforliniato
witness, which follow-wl rejoinder
completely effected I'."sklhe's purpose;
which was in pin the witness In n
state of agitation an I confusion lie
fere tnuchins on the fuels ivwprning
which he h id come i<> give evidence..
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