The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-04

/ (Copyright. 1918, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Diana gazed wistfully out Of the
( car window. Her eyes were Swallowed
and her lips dropped like those OF an
unhappy child In another few min
utes, Just after passing through the
long tunnel, the train would steam
into Dobsou and Diana would have
to anght and begin her life in the old
Yet rot the same" thought
Diana. because Tom was a part OF
the old life" She sighed and leaned
her head back on the cushions. clos
In another second the train had
delved into the blackness Of the
tunnel Suddenly the man in the
seat behind Diana leaned over and
kissed her,
Dear guesser." he said in muf-
fed. though tender. tone. who did
4it?' After that there WAS quick
movement and the man sank into a
seat at the rear Of the train. Not "a
moment too soon had he been. for
the coach swung out Of the tunnel
and into the sunlight.
Diana gasped and the hot blood
stained her cheeks She. was far
too angry, too incensed to indicate
by a turn Of the head even, the in
suit she had received. She pressed
a scented handkerchief to her lips
as If 10 brush a stEln therefrom. Her
head had shot into the air and re-
NAMED poised like a Thoroughbred g
at bay, bat tears were suspended
from her heavy lashes Perha ps
had she been less sensitively CON
structed she and Tom might never
have parted Diana had always
lacked the power to express her an
ger or to handy words III quarrel;
when she received a hurt she only
bit her lips and let the hurt sink
deeper
In the case OF Tom she had let
him go about with another woman
and had not asked the why or
wherefore Of 1t all. Diana had merely
/ broken her engagement in a little note
OF farewell and had left Dobson for
a years travel. Tom Granger. she
later learned had gone down into
Honduras with mining company.
The blood was still courslng an
grily through Diana's veins as she
I remembered the caress Of the strange
man, She arose, however, with ap-
( parent possession and drew down
/ her handbag from the rack overhead,
put on her Veil and slipped into her
long coat. After that she resumed
her seat TO wait until the train pulled
into Dobson.
The train was sliding afong the
familiar platform when Diana stood
up,
AS she did SO. she found her way
blocked. A man SO large as to fiji
the aisle sank into the outer side Of
her seat.
Diana gasped and the color named
into her checks. The man was blond
and tanned and the expression in his
eyes was determined. When Diana
met the look her heart beat rapidly
ana a little feeling OF eXutation leap
ed into her quickly yelled eyes
Nevertheless her nose tilted sky
ward and the look She turned full
upon him was storm laden.
Diana realized that without Great
ing an unpleasant scene she would
not be permitted to leave the train
at Dohson. She knew also that Dob
son was the last stop before Ely and
that she could not get a train back
before tomorrow
DO you mind letting me pass? she
SAID, and tried TO keep her voice from
trembling. 1t was useless to attempt
TO get out with those long legs com
pletely blocking the way. Diana bit
he Rips
Il most assuredly do mind" he
torted the man. Il am going on 10
Ely and l desire that you should go
with me. He sank back in his seat
comfortably, although Diana knew
that underneath the level voice there
lay an almost feminine tremor
The train was rapidly emptying OF
Dobson passengers. Diana watched
them so with a sense C aloofness-
a feeling that seemed strangely de-
tached from everything save the de-
termined man at her side.
DO you realize ?" she asked with