The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-27

strange woman on the mountain
train from Kingston startled, and
II | must confess the truth, annoyed
me.
Upon hearing Dicky's comment upon
my first introduction to the mountains
she had turned around in her seat and
remarked that | would have the treat
OF my life in seeing them | told myscl,
that it was the ias,dious conventional
code in winch | had been reared that
made me resent this freedom on the
part of the oddly attractive though plain
little woman Yet underneath my pre-
tense | realized tina, what really re-
sented was the frankly admiring. ap-
proving look she had given D,cky
ought to be used to this approving
feminine gaze at Dieky. ! encounter
1t from the eyes OF some woman upon
almost every occasion am with hun in
a public place. But cannot help the
annoyance ] always feel when meet
ii, although Try hard to put down the
feeling, which | know is futile as we'll
as silly
But | knew better than to show any
irigidity to the woman accosting me.
Her accent, her voice, the cut OF her
clothing all showed that she was 4
woman OF the world sojourning in the
mountains, and conducting herself with
an unconventonality which she would
not have used in her own surroundings
but which she evidently thought suited
to her environment
On the Rear Platform.
summoned as friendly smile as |
| could manage TO my l'fS.
Being among the mountains is long
cherished dream OF mine" said, Il
can hardly healixe even now that ! am
really among them
III you'll Just cast your eye out OF
the window" Dicky said, carelcSsly
you'll find your dream has come true
His words were for nc His flashing,
brilliant, inSoucian, smile included the
woman in front OF us. saw her eyes
narrow a ,riile, then widen with an
answering friendly gleam Then, with
little enigmatic nod hak TO herself
half to us. she turned abruptly in her
seat and again bent over the long, gray,
scryiecable looking article, evidently a
mans stocking, which she was knitting
Another OF those posers who knit III
public for the soldiers" mentally com
mcnted, as ! turned toward the window
and drank in the beauty OF the majestic
mountain peaks clothed in their royal
robes OF scarlet and gold
rliow would you like to stand on the
back PLATFORM" Dcky asked casually,
you can see both sides from there"
Il think should like it very much,
| returned demurely, and followed him
to the back platform already occupied
BY heavily built elderly man, and a
great hulking young giant with his
trousers tucked in his boots, who. at
my approach, stepped back with awk
ward courtesy to give me his place.
"Oh, | don't want to take your place,
| protested
Il guess I've probably seen this more
times than YOU have. maam,' he
drawled ''I've been going over this
road twice a day for seven years"
He turned away as il expecting Nc
answer. and felt no more qualms
about vsArping his position,
STAND in the doorway, Madgc,
Dicky said, and take hold of me
lie braced himself on the outside by
clinglng to the hand rail OF the steps
for this was no observation car. simply
all ordinary platform with the open
steps on each sides OF an accommoda
ton train
shivered, and part OF the pleasure
went out OF the wonderful view as
saw how easy it would be for anyone
standing upon this Back platform to
lose his grip and be dashed to death
OF serious injury on the rocky sides
OF the mountain pass up which we were
travelling.
took a firm hold OF the inside door
and with my other hand clutched
Dicky's arm firmly II, for some un-
foresecn reason, Dicky should lose his
grip on the rail | resolved to have
so tifm hold upon MN as 10 save
him from falling
Then for long time gave myself
UP wholly to the beauty and wonder
OF the scenery through which we were
passing
"You Get Out Too2"
The train climbed steadily; there
seemed never to be level piece OF
roadway, the track dropped away dir
zily from beneath us as we rushed on.
On either side the mountains lowered,
sometimes so close that II seemed as
II | could almost put out my hand
and touch them, again receding so that
a slender strip Of green valley lay be-
tween us and the heights
All at once the train rounded a
curve. and upon one side OF us the
mountains seemed to have fled away
into the distance Between us and
them there stretched a mos, wonderful
lake of clear water coming almost up
to the tracks
"OhW | brea,hed, what is that How