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The accoh the early afternoon

sunshine, stopping at every village and aline toot-tooting at the road crossings; and, now and

again, at such junctures, a far

horses, would be seen, or, it roup of school children,

ho At each station, when the train

ca head and elbows out of his

, like a quilt draped over a chair, would address a citizen on the

platform: "Hey, Sam, how's Miz Bushkirk?"

"She's wal"

"Where's Milt, this afternoon?"

"Warshing the buggy" Then at the cry, "All 'board"--"See you Sunday over

at A"

There was an ies at

these wayside hamlets interminable, both in frequency and in the delay at

each of the train remained inert, and the moments

passed inactive, his eyes dilated and his hand clenched till the nails bit

his palainst the

rails once hs of relief Soet up and pace the aisle until his companion reminded him that

this was not certain to hasten the hour of their arrival at their

destination