Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

alm up. soon IA ne rolls over he'll
stop
Amy jerked In her head as II the por.
tsr had struck her She could feel
him switch aside the curtains below
her Two masculine voices were
waited toward her, then the sound OF
deep grunt that was decidedly mas.
euline-nnd silence.
Up In her eyrie Amy lay. still flush.
ing holly with modification. She
knew that porter would tell everybody
on the train next morning. She wished
she could change cars. Then suddenly
from the berth below the hated sound
rose again. Evidently there was 10
respite from this infiction, and, oddly
enough, she felt herself plying the
man who was responsible for 1t. 1t
was really disease, she decided, and
he was so young tool
The next morning she met him face
to face In the dining car. Her checks
were flooded with crimson. She knew
by the qulzzical light In his eyes that
he had heard of her mistake, and un.
ioubtedly every one on the car knew It
by this time and would consider 1t
flne joke.
She ate her breakfast in resentful
humor. she felt reckless and misera.
BILE, and 1t may have been this mood
which caused her to sway uncertainty
as she crossed from the diner back to
the sleeper She reached out hand to
steady herself against the side of the
vestibule. Suddenly II seemed to her
MS IL sharp, redhot iron had been
thrust into her finger tip and run up TO
her shoulder. She tried to draw away
her hand as a child does from a hot
stove, but something held II tight, and
then she awoke TO the truth. The train
had been swinging around n curve, and
the iron plaits, or folds, of the vestl.
bule, left uncovered by careless EN-.
ployee, had opened just far enough to
admit her finger and then had closed
upon 1t again. She was held as in
wise, and her calls for assistance could
not be heard above the roar of the
train. And so 1t happened that the
Hateful young man. came upon her,
white Tipped and fainting. When they
had pried the hand loose he carried her
unconscious figure into the vacant
drawing room. The conductor came
hurrying up, greatly perturbed over the
accident. which meant a damage suit
for the company. He turned to the
porter.
"Hustle through the train and find
out whether there is physician on
board"
The young man spoke sharply. II
nm physician. Porter. bring me that
long, narrow black bag from my
BERTH
And so 1t happened when Amy woke
up 1t was to find the hateful young
man deftly bandaging her injured
hand. The drawing room was placed
at her disposal by the anxious con-
ductor. and the entire train force was
on it's knees before her. The uncov-
cred vestibule meant that some en-
ployee's head would fall into the bas-
ket
Toward noon, In spite of the terrific
pain in her crushed finger. Amy COM
menced to feel drowsy. thanks to the
mild narcotic which DIR. Mexican had
administered. He pumped up the pill
lows for her, and she murmured drow-
silly. 81 didn't sleep very well last
night
Mexican bit his lip. 81 was afraid
you wouldn't. That was the worst
part of my having to put Mr.. Carter
in the berth with you. but couldn't
get him another lower in the car, and
he stubbornly refused to buy up
wing room"
Amy felt suddenly wide awake
.'AIr. Carteri Why, didn't YOU
Lord. mol You didn't think l was
raising the roof of my BERTH did you? :
Mr.. Carter has been at sanltarlum
Just east of Harrisburg. He is a pa
tient OF my fathers. and his people
asked me to pick him up and bring
him on to Colorado Springs, where |
am visiting for week or so. That's
what l was trying to tell you last
night"
A sudden light .dawned on Amy.
"Oh. it's all the fault of that newsbOy!
ain going to the Carriers myself.
There giving a house party"
'''ses, I know" said McKean 81
saw your name on your luggage. But
now you're going to sleep, and If you
don't mind ! shall sit here beside you
and see you are not rocked Off when
we make a fast run
Amy dropped back weakly among
The pillows. mo. don't mind. l will
be only too glad to have-you-stay."
Suddenly she raised her heavy eyellds.
But promise me you will never tell
whnt--I said to the porter last night"
DR.. McKean's eyes twinkled u
promise on my honor