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Howard Letchworth settled himself comfortably by an openin the 512 express and spread out the evening paper, turning, like any true college e He was anxious to kno his teareatest contest with another larger college He had hoped to be there to witness the gao with thera the su that their representative would be in the city that afternoon and would like to see hiive up the day's pleasure and see his friends start off without hie and having his first ame ca tirossed in his paper, he noticed none of them until someone dropped, or rather sprawled, in the seat beside hi a lot of fuss pulling up his trousers and getting his patent leather feet adjusted to suit him around a very handsome sole-leather suitcase which he crowded unceremoniously over to Howard's side of the floor

The intruder next addressed hi necktie, and see the process Howard glanced up in surprise as a more strenuous knock than before jarred his paper out of focus He saw a young fellow of about his own age with a face that would have been strikingly handsoe dark eyes set off by long curling black lashes, black hair that crinkled close to his head in satiny sleek sheen, well-chiselled features, all save a loose-hung, insolent lip that gave the ience and selfishness He was dressed with a careful regard to the fashion and with evidently no regard whatever for cost He bore the mark at once of wealth and snobbishness Howard, in spite of his newly-acquired desire to look upon allhim with a vehemence that was out of all proportion to the occasion

"Don't they have any pahlah cars on this road?"

The question was addressed to him in a calm, insolent tone as if he were a paid servitor of the road He looked up aly: "Not so as you'd notice it," he rely as he turned back to his paper "People on this road too busy to use 'em"