La Junta tribune., 1906-12-29
While They
Waited ~
e. vissiais lsias UsaAs
cosyri-ar. Ea. by C H suseiss.

once Just a. his train Was pulling out
from the station
-i'shaw.- be exclaimed irsscibiy. q nd
ticket agent. When does the next
train leave for New York;
Two bou-s.- replied that individual
.aconieaily.
Maverick oliver wasn't Q man 10 cry
ever spilled milk He sat himself
philosophicaliy down In a shady reeess
Of the waiting room and extracted =
notebook lie would look over some
memoranda be had jotted down for his
solicited article for the Review and
then take a stroll along the country
hedges There seemed 10 be q rather
attractive bit Of woodland just beyond
How long must I wait for counee
tions for KoseclinT
Something In the woman's voice. half
eontraito. half alto. made the man with
the notebook. suddenly start He'd
been so engrossedly coming his mem
oranda that be had scarcely noticed
the incoming train. with all Its attend
ant hustle. Now. however. . single
caused the Review article TO Be n far
from his thoughts as the military az
fairs OF nations II. c.
The woman's back vas turned TO
ward Oliver. but be knew Il vas Eiea-
nor Who else In all the voe3d bad
that Queenly carriase. that spft slop<
OF shoulder. that b<vitchin4 nass Of
eolled chestnut hairf
For Rosecli6r came ths tiehet
I'd his wnnkied forehsaA with the
bect Of his hand "A ha1 hour.
0a'am. Trims sixteea oiAstss late."
n woman turned impetisatiy sway
from the window.
II was then they came fses - facs-
Your cried Oliver. springing ~
She stood these In the barsa waiting
room. nlling Its emptinsss With the
richness Of her charm. To ths mans
hungry eyes she WAS food OF the most
satisfying as well as of che most deli
cate sort
She did not hold out her hand Never
theless she encountered him not in ber
old imrerious favhkon, but With srnile
Including him In some mood too iarge
10 b- wholly personal
How you have changed. EieaDor-'
be cried involuntarily.
Are you. too. waiting for . train r
she answered sefsiy In return Ia
which direction dO yss eor ~
-soufh-to New York. said Oliver.
And your
..r. nn->.ttH. ec.,~S- .utt~> ~..ss
Oliver took her umbrella and Tiny
suit case from her. and then they
walked slowly UP and down the plat
form together. man and woman, In
stead Of husband and wife. held apart
by some strange nat they had both &C.
cepted.
In the fields. all around. the butter
cups were golden and the Wild carrot
was In white. lacelike flower Over
In the woods beyond some song birds.
waking from their summer slesta, were
beginning to warbie A group Of trav-
cling men was lounging on the railing
At the far end Of the platform. ex-
pec,orating copiousiy TO punctuate the
points In their stories.
Vlver busted the platform steps at
tho other end OF the walk with his
handkerchief. and the woman sat Sc
reneiy down. her delicate profile out
lined against the clear blue Of the sky
like some exquisite cameo. She had
always been beautiful. though. Il
wasn't that which made the man ex-
claim again irrepressibiy:
You've changed 30. Eieanor-' II was
. =
Imaginative writer's eye that dlScov-
cred new meanings In the face befsrs
him. II had undergone . vague ~
very gracious transformation
-Changedf" repeated she. with Q
curious tenderness I've tried TO
change-tried. do you understand1
Since last winter. when we agreed TO
separate. I've been trying-so hard.
Maverick-to take control Of my own
stunted nature. turn II where II
twists
-Dear.- broke la Oliver. with a blt-
ter humility. I'VE were both TO blame
both. do you hearf And I'm afraid
you've been cieverer than IL you've
unsnariei things where they failed to
ct the pattern I've no; changed much.
I'm afraid
Under her black lashes the woman
smiled NJ him with a reverence he
might have translated lhad he been
high piGmrdl as some loyal aequies-
ceDce In his former state What on
yer felt now. however. was curiosity In
his young wife. not In himself So
Tell me- he burst forth. what has
changed you sog-
She rolled UP her absurd little hand
kerchief into a string and throwing n
over her knee. pulled II unconsciousiv
By both ends. gazing steadsastiy INTO
the blue distance above divers head.
I don't know whether I ought t.
tell you she began
Oliver recalled that delicious utfts