The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-12-29

calied, picked up Its principal
IMSSrMI passengers at Southampton
~ every Monday morning In
time to get them into New York for
their more or less important business,
and 1t was because of the character of
its freight that somebody once said
that it was the most representative
train in America.
1t was a s%unburned, vigorous, ath-
letic looking aggregation Of humanity
that filed this rainfall, vigorous
women who looked as If they never
doubted, perfectly sure of themselves
and their possessions, from a dog and
an automobile or two to q lover or per-
haps a husband; women who knew
and yet were perfectly calm in all
their knowledge; women who lived
much In the open air, a rapidly in
creasing habit that might argue that
we are at the atavistic stage when we
are returning to the joyous life and
courage Of our ~paleolithic ancestors,
who lived as they breathed, with wild,
rampant unrestraint-peace be to
1edr1 N1etZSche!
The train pulled out Of Southamp-
ton at 40, and among it's precious
freight, even at this early hour, all
eager eyed, all clear eyed and ready
for the days fight, were a young man
and m who found their seats
with little difficulty and Immediately
started an earnest conversation.
II tell you, Dora. you are wrong"
said the young man. He was hardly
over thirty and a trife too stout for
his age. Every lineament in his face
showed his sincerity and displayed his
good breeding, and 1t was clearly evil
dent that be was ~endeavoring to con-
ceal something-his love.
"Graham"-the girl spoke in a lower
voice than her companion, her knowl-
edge of effect being greater-"Graham,
it Is quite possible that you are speak
ing the truth. but there are things
cannot tell" She hesitated. II am
going to do this thing that you dislike
so much and even l fear. l am going
to do 1t no matter what the outcome
Is"
The young man sat back in his seat.
His face Redeemed. You are going to
do II no matter what the outcome is?"
His masculine sense led him to lay
the unnecessary emphasis on the last
phrase.
YES" the girl said slowly.
1t was a blow to the young man.
His fastidious though not ostentatious
dress, the care with which he gesticu-
lated, his deferential attitude toward
this representative Of the sex. helped
to show why such a final statement
from a woman was a shock.
He looked into the face Of the girl
as she sat beside him and was frankly
amazed. She was a thin. slight crea-
ture. a splendid representative Of q
most intelligent refinement. a woman
Of superior education and environment,
the daughter Of Professor Fullerton Of
the greatest university in America
his own-a woman whose beauty could
only be appreciated by those who knew
how much culture and intellect make
for beauty. And yet she sat beside
him so calmly. saying that she would
60 through what to his mind was a
degrading experiment no matter what
the outcome might be.
And that outcome?
He had led a fairly decent life. 1t
Ind had its valleys. its dales. but had
never struck the lowest depths, though
he knew something Of the underwood.
as every young man of his position In
New York city did. He even. knew
or two chorus girls, and this ex.
perience had led him to have nc re-
spect for theatricals. And now here
was the woman whom he loved. the
woman to whom he was engaged, the
woman of his own class. as be con-