Ida and Van Berg accompanied Jennie to the depot, but Stanton was
not to be found till they reached the station, when he quietly
stepped forward and handed Jennie her checks. She was trying to
say something that she meant should show her appreciation, when the
train thundered up, and he handed her into a palace car, in which
she found he had secured her a seat, and before she had time to
say a word her tickets were in her hands and he was gone.
When, after several hours' riding, she approached a station at which
she must change cars and recheck her trunks, a friendly voice said
to her:
"Miss Burton, if you will give me your checks I will attend to this
little matter for you."
"Mr. Stanton!" she exclaimed. "What does this mean?"
"It means that since I am on the same train with you, I can do no
less than offer so slight a service."
She looked at him very doubtfully, as she said: "I don't know
what to think of this journey of yours. Let me now pay you for my
ticket."
"Mr. Van Berg handed me the money you gave him for that purpose.
It's all right. Your checks please; there is but little time."
His manner was so quiet and assured, that she handed them to him
hesitatingly, and a moment later stepped out on the platform.
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