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don't you go�察�Edward�察�you'll be prying into all the wrong berths in the car�察�

you   poor   thing�     �You   stay   here�察  �and   I'll   be   back   in   half   a   second。 I 

wonder   which   is   my   berth。     Ah�   �that's   it�察  �I   know   the   one   now。 ��She 

makes a sudden dash at a berth�察�and pulling open the curtains is confronted 

by    the   bearded    visage    of   THE    CALIFORNIAN。�А            �Ah�      �Ow�     �ow� �

Edward�       �Ah�    �II beg your pardon�察�sir�察�excuse me�察�I didn't know it was 

you。    I came for my baby。 

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��solemnly��。                  I haven't got any baby�察�ma'am。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            NonoI thought you were my baby。 

     THE CALIFORNIAN。               Perhaps I am�察�ma'am�察�I've lost so much sleep 

I could cry�察�anyway。        Do I LOOK like your baby�拭�

     MRS。   ROBERTS。           No�察  �no�察  �you   don't。  ��In   distress   that   overcomes 

her mortification。�А     �Oh�察�where is my baby�拭          �I left him all uncovered�察�and 

he'll   take   his   death   of   cold�察  �even   if   he   doesn't   roll   out。 Oh�察  �Edward�察�

Edward�察�help me to find baby� �

     MR。   ROBERTS   ��bustling   aimlessly   about��。           Yes�察  �yes�察  �certainly�察  �my 

dear。    But don't be alarmed�察�we shall find him。 

     THE   CALIFORNIAN   ��getting   out   in   his   stocking   feet��。           We   shall 

find him�察�ma'am�察�if we have to search every berth in this car。                  Don't you 

take on。     That baby's going to be found if he's aboard the train�察�now�察�you 



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bet�    。�He   looks   about   and   then  tears   open  the  curtains   of  a  berth  at 

random。�А     �That your baby�察�ma'am�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��flying upon the infant thus exposed��。                 Oh�察�BABY�察�

baby�察�baby�。     �I thought I had lost you。      Um� �um� �um� �

     ��She clasps him in her arms�察�and covers his face and neck with kisses。�А�

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��as he gets back into his berth�察�sotto voce��。                    I 

wish I HAD been her baby。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��returning with her husband to his seat�察�and bringing 

the baby with her��。       There�     �Did you ever see such a sleeper�察�Edward�拭�

��In    her  ecstasy   she   abandons    all  control   of  her  voice�察  �and   joyfully 

exclaims。�А    �He has slept all through this excitement�察�without a wink。 

     A solemn Voice from one of the berths。          I envy him。 

     ��A laugh follows�察�in which all the passengers join。�А�

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��in a hoarse whisper�察�breaking a little with laughter��。 

Oh�察  �my   goodness�   �there   I   went   again。 But   how   funny�    �I   assure   you�察�

Edward�察�that if their remarks had not been about me�察�I could have really 

quite   enjoyed   some   of   them。   I   wish   there   had   been   somebody   here   to 

take   them   down。     And   I   hope   I   shall   see   some   of   the   speakers   in   the 

morning beforeEdward�察�I've got an idea� �

     MR。 ROBERTS ��endeavoring to teach his wife by example to lower 

her voice�察�which has risen again��。        Whatwhat is it�察�my dear�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           Why�察�don't you see�拭      �How perfectly ridiculous it 

was   of   me   not   to   think   of   it   before�   �though   I   did   think   of   it   once�察  �and 

hadn't the courage to insist upon it。        But of course it is�察�and it accounts 

for his being so polite and kind to me through all�察�and it's the only thing 

that can。    Yes�察�yes�察�it must be。 

     MR。 ROBERTS ��mystified��。            What�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           Willis。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。          Who�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           This Californian。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。          Oh� �

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           No STRANGER could have been so patient and 

and attentive�察�and I know that he recognized me from the first�察�and he's 

just kept it up for a joke�察�so as to surprise us and have a good laugh at us 



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when we get to Boston。         Of COURSE it's Willis。 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��doubtfully��。             Do you think so�察�my dear�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            I KNOW it。       Didn't you notice how he looked at 

your card�拭     �And I want you to go at once and speak to him�察�and turn the 

tables on him。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           II'd rather NOT�察�my dear。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            Why�察�Edward�察�what can you mean�拭�

    MR。   ROBERTS。          He's   very   violent。   Suppose   it   SHOULDN'T   be 

Willis�拭�

    MRS。   ROBERTS。           Nonsense�      �It  IS  Willis。   Come�察  �let's   both   go 

and   just   tax   him   with   it。 He   can't   deny   it�察  �after   all   he's   done   for   me。 

��She   pulls   her   reluctant   husband   toward   THE   CALIFORNIAN'S   berth�察�

and they each draw a curtain。�А       �Willis� �

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��with plaintive endurance��。                  Well�察�ma'am�拭�

    MRS。      ROBERTS        ��triumphantly��。    There�     �I   knew    it  was  you   all 

along。 How could you play such a joke on me�拭�

     THE   CALIFORNIAN。            I   didn't   know   there'd   been   any   joke�察  �but   I 

suppose there must have been�察�if you say so。              Who am I now�察 �ma'am 

your husband�察�or your baby�察�or your husband's wife�察�or ´ 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            How funny you are�          �You KNOW you're Willis 

Campbell�察  �my  only   brother。      Now   DON'T  try   to   keep   it   up   any   longer�察�

Willis。 

     ��Voices   from   various   berths。   ;Give   us   a   rest�察  �Willis� ─ �Joke's   too 

thin�察�Willis� ─    �You're played out�察�Willis� ─         �Own up�察�old fellow own 

up� ─�

     THE   CALIFORNIAN   ��issuing   from   his   berth�察  �and   walking   up   and 

down the aisle�察�as before�察�till quiet is restored��。         I haven't got any sister�察�

and my name ain't Willis�察�and it ain't Campbell。            I'm very sorry�察�because 

I'd like to oblige you any way I could。 

    MRS。      ROBERTS        ��in  deep    mortification��。     It's  I  who    ought    to 

apologize�察�and I do most humbly。           I don't know what to say�察�but when I 

got to thinking about it�察�and how kind you had been to me�察�and how sweet 

you   had   been   under   all   myinterruptions�察  �I   felt   perfectly   sure   that   you 

couldn't be a mere stranger�察�and then the idea struck me that you must be 



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my brother in disguise�察�and I was so certain of it that I couldn't help just 

letting you know that we'd found you out�察�and ´ 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��offering a belated and feeble moral support��。               Yes。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��promptly turning upon him��。                 And YOU ought to 

have kept me from making such a simpleton of myself�察�Edward。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN ��soothingly��。               Well�察�ma'am�察�that ain't always so 

easy。    A   man   may    mean   well�察 �and   yet  not  be  able  to  carry  out   his 

intentions。    But it's all right。  And I reckon we'd better try to quiet down 

again�察�and get what rest we can。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Why�察�yes�察�certainly�察�and I will tryoh�察�I will TRY 

not to disturb you again。      And if there's anything we can do in reparation 

after we reach Boston�察�we shall be so glad to do it� �

     ��They    bow   themselves    away�察  �and   return  to  their  seat�察 �while  THE 

CALIFORNIAN re´enters his berth。�А�



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                                           III。 



       The train stops at Framingham�察�and THE PORTER comes in with a 

passenger whom he shows to the seat opposite MR。 and MRS。 ROBERTS。 

     THE PORTER。          You can sit here�察�sah。        We'll be in in about an hour 

now。     Hang up your bag for you�察�sah�拭�

     THE PASSENGER。             No�察�leave it on the seat here。 

     ��THE   PORTER   goes   out�察  �and   the   ROBERTSES   maintain   a   dejected 

silence。 The bottom of the bag�察�thrown carelessly on the seat�察�is toward the 

ROBERTSES�察�who regard it listlessly。�А�

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��suddenly clutching her husband's arm�察�and hissing 

in his ear��。    See�    。�She points to the white lettering on the bag�察�where the 

name ;Willis Campbell�察�San Francisco�察─�is distinctly legible。�А�But it can't 

be�察�it must be some other Campbell。           I can't risk it。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。           But there's the name。        It would be very strange if 

there were two people from San Francisco of exactly the same name。 _I_ 

will speak。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��as wildly as one can in whisper��。                    No�察�no�察�I can't 

let   you。   We've     made    ourselves    the  laughing´stock      of  the  whole    car 

already with our
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