Thenshesatupwithherbackasstraightasifshewastwenty。\"Mydearyoungfellow，neverdoyoubuytrashinthesetrains。Hereyouarewithyourcoatfullof——what’sGadsden’sabsurdrazorconcoctions——strut——strop——bother！AndChinesepastebuttons。Lastsummer，ontheNorthernPacific，themanofferedyourcat’s—eyestomeasnativegemsfoundexclusivelyinDakota。ButIjustsatandmentionedtohimthatIwasonmywayhomefromaholidayinChina，andhewentrightoutofthecar。ThelastdayIwasinCantonIboughtaboxofthosecat’s—eyesateightcentsadozen。\"Afterthiswespokealittleonothersubjects，andnowshe’sbusywritingagain。
She’sonbusinessinCalifornia，butwillreadapaperatLosAngelesattheannualmeetingoftheGoldenDaughtersoftheWest。Themealstationiscoming，butwehaveagreedto——
Later，Fridayafternoon。——Ihavebeeninterruptedagain。Gadsdenentered，removedhishat，andshouted：\"Sharon。Twentyminutesfordinner。\"Iwascallingtheportertoorderabuffetlunchinthecarwhentheretrampedinuponusthreelargemenofsuchappearancethataflashofthankfulnesswentthroughmeathavingsolittleready—moneyandonlyasilverwatch。Mrs。Brewtonlookedatthemandsaid，\"Well，gentlemen？\"
andtheytookofftheirembroideredMexicanhats。\"We’vegotababyshowhere，\"saidoneofthem，slowly，lookingatme，\"andwe’dbekindofobligedifyou’dholdthebox。\"\"There’slunchputupinabasketforyoutotakealong，\"saidthenext，\"andabottleofwine——champagne。Solosingyourdinnerwon’tloseyounothing。\"\"We’relookingforsomebodyraisedEastandwithoutlocalprejudice，\"saidthethird。\"SowecometothePullman。\"Inowsawthatsofarfrompurposingtorobustheywereinagreatandhonestdistressofmind。\"ButIamnojudgeofababy，\"saidI；\"notbeingmar——\"\"Youdon’thavetobe，\"brokeinthefirst，moreslowlyandearnestly。\"It’safairandsecretballotwe’restrivingfor。
Thevotesiswroteoutandready，andallwe’reshyofisastrangerwithoutfamilytiesorbusinessintereststoholdtheboxanddothecounting。\"Hisdeeptonesceased，andhewipedheavydropsfromhisforeheadwithhisshirtsleeve。\"We’dbekindofawfulobligedtoyou，\"