Hearts and Hands by O. Henry The train for Washington, D.C., came into the station. A lot of people hurried into the train. A young woman was sitting in the train. She was very beautiful. Two men came in and sat across from her. One was handsome, and he had good manners. The other was older, and he looked mean. The two men were handcuffed together. The young woman looked at the two men. Then with a lovely smile, she held out her hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Easton. It's been such a long time. How have you been?" The handsome man looked up at the woman. He seemed embarrassed at first, but he overcame it quickly and held her fingers with his left hand. "Hello, Miss Fairchild," he said with a smile. "Please excuse my right hand." Then he raised his right hand a little. It was handcuffed to the left hand of the other man. Miss Fairchild looked surprised. The older man saw her face and said, "Excuse me, Miss, but I guess you know the police officer here. He's taking me to prison. I'll be there for seven years for making fake money." "Oh!" said the woman. "So, Mr. Easton, you're a police officer now." "I've had many different jobs, but now ..." said Mr. Easton. "Yes, he is. And he's a very good one," said the older man. The train stopped. The two men stood up. Mr. Easton said, "I must say goodbye, Miss Fairchild. I'm on duty now, you know." He held out his free hand for a goodbye. Outside, the handsome man said to the older man, "Miss Fairchild was my first love. Thank you so much for not telling her the truth." "Ah, never mind," answered the police officer and smiled. Then, they started walking away.