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"You had a mustache and long hair," murmured Amy. "That's right, so I did. But I had my hair cut day before yesterday and the mustache taken off. Changes me quite a lot; doesn't it?" "Yes," replied Betty. "But you were saying something about losing money on this line," she added, quickly. "Well, I was on my way to New York, expecting to complete a business deal. I fell asleep in the car, for I was quite tired, and I guess I had been thinking pretty hard on that business matter. YOU HAD A MUSTACHE AND LONG HAIR MURMURED AMY THAT'S RIGHT SO I DID BUT I HAD MY HAIR CUT THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY AND THE MOUSTACHE TAKEN OFF CHANGES ME QUITE A LOT DOESN'T IT YES REPLIED BETTY BUT YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT LOSING MONEY ON THIS LINE SHE ADDED QUICKLY WELL I WAS ON MY WAY TO NEW YORK EXPECTING TO COMPLETE A BUSINESS DEAL I FELL ASLEEP IN THE CAR FOR I WAS QUITE TIRED AND I GUESS I HAD BEEN THINKING PRETTY HARD ON THAT BUSINESS MATTER
it?" and he motioned to the one he had so hastily left. "Yes," answered Betty. "But we never walk the track--though we did once for a short distance." "And we found a broken rail, and told a flagman and he said the train might have been wrecked," remarked Amy. It was the first she had spoken in some time. The young man looked at her sharply--rather too long a look, Betty thought; but there was nothing impertinent in it. "Railroads--or, rather, this one--have been the cause of two unpleasant experiences to me," the young man went on. "I was nearly injured just now, and not long ago I lost quite a sum of money on this line." At the mention of money Betty started. The others looked at her. "How did it happen?" asked Betty, and then of a sudden she stared at the young man. "Excuse me, but, but--haven't we met before?" she stammered. "Sure!" he answered, readily. "You young ladies were kind enough to share your lunch with me one day." "Oh!" cried Mollie. "But you--you looked different then! THERE ON THE TRAIN THIS LINE RUNS THERE DOESN'T IT AND HE MOTIONED TO THE ONE HE HAD SO HASTILY LEFT YES ANSWERED BETTY BUT WE NEVER WALKED THE TRACK THOUGH DID ONCE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND WE FOUND A BROKEN RAIL AND TOLD THE FLAGMAN AND HE SAID THAT THE TRAIN MIGHT HAVE BEEN WRECKED REMARKED AMY IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD SPOKEN IN SOME TIME THE YOUNG MAN LOOKED AT HER SHARPLY RATHER TOO LONG A LOOK BETTY THOUGHT BUT THERE WAS NOTHING IMPERTINENT IN IT RAILROADS OR RATHER THIS ONE HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF TWO UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES TO ME THE YOUNG MAN WENT ON I WAS NEARLY INJURED JUST NOW AND NOT LONG AGO I LOST QUITE A SUM OF MONEY ON THIS LINE AT THE MENTION OF MONEY BETTY STARTED THE OTHERS LOOKED AT HER HOW DID IT HAPPEN ASKED BETTY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE STARED AT THE YOUNG MAN EXCUSE ME BUT BUT HAVEN'T WE MET BEFORE SHE STAMMERED SURE HE ANSWERED READILY YOU YOUNG LADIES WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE YOUR LUNCH WITH ME ONE DAY OH CRIED MOLLY BUT YOU YOU LOOKED DIFFERENT THEN
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