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"That's splendid The year will go fast enough,

never fear I suppose you pine for a little huht

s In New York we are all rushed

to death I soet nervous, and working for corporations

is wearing The old gentleman there is Taylor,

president of the Interstate and Western The ladies

are his wife and her sister I'd like to introduce

you" He ran his eyes over s

amiably He had not in years addressed o to the other end of the

platfor rather loathly to where the co to and fro in the crisp h still whenever I re at

Annandale station As soon as Pickering had got me

well under way in conversation with Taylor, he excused

himself hurriedly and went off, as I assuent had received orders for attaching the

private car to the Chicago express Taylor proved to be

a supercilious person,-I believe they call him Chilly

Billy at the Metropolitan Club,-and our efforts to converse

were pathetically unfruitful He asked norance on this

subject was vast and illi a low opinion of ence

The two ladies stood by,no concealirls froatha's on the other platform, whom they could see

beyond me I had jumped the conversation froaria,