The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
MS SENSE OF puTY
By HARL REEo sILvERs.


Dick Myers frowned At the letter
In his hand.
"Tm half inclined not 10 70 home
for the Easter vacation" he advised
his roommate. Nell Hunt.
"lvhyf-
MY sister. who Ia q junior In welles-
ley. hns decided TO bring some girls
home with her"
knowing you az 7 DO" Nell n.
marked. Il should say that that Il the
one big reason why you should 90
home"
you don't understand" he an
swercd. "Afy sister isn't the kind who
Invites girls n fellow II crazy 20 meet"
"what kind OF girls does she askf"
"Hirhbrows mostly" Dick sighed re.
slfnedly. "she's president OF some
llternry society, and she chums mostly
with females OF the tortoiseshcll glass
variety"
swell, why not come home with met"
II wish I could" Dick said. "But I
feel that | ought 10 help sis out. She
expects me to-"
"wcll," Nell answered. anyone
who does anything from a sense Of
duty meets with a Just reward. ] wish
you luck"
"Thanks, but ! guess there's no luck
for me this vacation. Tn IN for Il.
I leave on the 2 30 train tomorrow. and
when we reach n little station called
Glendale, I'm supposed 70 meet Miss
Margaret Osborne. She's one Of my
sisters frlends.1
"How viii you know horf"
"She1l probably be the only one who
gets on the train NJ that town. And II
there nre two or more. I'm 10 ask the
most likely looking one, or, In other
words. the homcllcst."
The next day, when the trnIh APP
preached Glendale, Dick Myers arose
from his seat, advanced TO the plat.
form and gnzcd curlously ahead. As
the car rounded a turn IN the road,
he caught n glimpse Of a small station
huddled among towering hills. There
was ono nFure on the platform. From
where he was standing Dick could not
see very clearly, but the little he was
able 10 glimpse caused him 10 catch
his breath sharply.
With a grinding Of the brakes, the
engine came TO a halt. Dick resumed
his seat. turning the chairs 20 as TO
face the vestihule. In another moment
the girl entered, preceded by a colored
porter. Dick waited until the porter
Ind zone nnd the stranger had settled
herself In a chair almost directly op.
posite.
When the train Ind started and
there wns no chance for nnyone else
10 arrive from Glendale, Dick decided
10 make himself known.
~ beg your pardon" he said, with
his most gracious smile, but I believe
that you nre Miss Osborne"
The girl looked up quickly. A
twinkle lowered In the depths Of her
eyes.
"what makes you think soT' she
asked.
II am Dick Myers, Helen Myers
brother. I nm supposed to take care
u you until you reach Kingshurg"
"Thnt's very nice Of you" she said,
There was a pause. Dick did not
know exactly what 20 say; he had n.
Dected 10 be greeted cordially but In.
stead he had been received lndiner-
emily.
"surely Helen told you that I was
10 meet you here" he said.
II don't believe that she did," she
answered.
"ohw Dick drew a sigh OF relief.
"Holen wrote TO me aud asked me 10
meet you when you got on the train
NJ Glendale" he explained. "f'm go.
Ing home for tho Easter vacation aud
nm TO accompany you 20 Kingsburg."
"How far Is Klngsburg from New
York;" she asked.
"About thirty miles"
care you going home directly from
the cityf'
"Of course, aren't wet"
~ don't think we are" she answered,
"Whyf' He looked at her, puzzled.
Because" she answered slowly,
"my name Il not Margaret Osborne"
what" Dicks mouth opened In
establishment.
"My name" she continued, lis I1lE-
abeth Wlnnnts." Dick dropped de.
Iectedly In his chair. "But," she con-
tinued, %softenlng, "there Is no reasoH
why we can't continue M eOnvsrsa-
tlon until we reach New York"
The train rolled into the Grand Cen.
trail station oil too quickly. And then.
In spite Of Dicks protests, his new
found friend refused 10 let him nc
company her farther.
EMO" she said. perhaps sometime
w shall meet again."
In another moment she was gone,
Half angry at the within which fate had
played him. Dick suddenly decided TO
remain In the city until hfter dinner.
Il was wen after nine, therefore, when
Ne assembled tho steps Of his home and
entered the front door. -Four girls
were seated around the table In the