The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-19

.truck interest-her lovely, sympathet-
A. face. as she talked earnestly to the
1ittIe worker in blue, apparently un,
conscious that her sudden impulse mao
first astounded and then knit togethe
i'm kindly sympathy an entire car "a
strangers. ..- en-,
aRv Lowell that was great thing 10
do said Tom enthusiastically wheu
tba tension of an absorbing interest
had subsidized a little.
uyes. never saw its equal, repneu
| Holm. After moments hestlta1ion ns
| added. ssI should like to know ina.
GIRL. Do you suppose we could nhu
out who she isF'
"we can try" his friend rep..eu'
ebut why do you want to knoHs
swell, I do" John answered curly;
Tom glanced quizzically at him ana
smiled to himself. This was another
nbase of John he was just getting ac-
auainted with. When the car reached
tho railway station where John anu
rom were going to take train tor
Toms suburban home, the two women
oIso left the car. They went straight
, I'm tbe ticket window. Tom took OUT
bis communication book and passed IL
, to John. . -, 81,
aYou follow them and / Will JOIN
YOU" he whispered, the spirit Oh mis-
chief and adventure now possesslns
! him. Having bought their tickets the
; women turned from the window and
: hurried to the train. There in the
same car Tom found them all.
: "Weu. If this isn't luck" he ex-
claimed. as soon as he was seated
! And then, with the air of boy burst
: ing with news, he said: "They are
going to D."
ayes, I know it," Harding replied.
: But as he vouched no information ana
J. did not seem inclined to talk, Tom
y took refuge in his paper and prompt
!. ly forgot the whole affair, until ne
was abruptly called back by:
"Tom. / cannot tell you when
thing so impressed me as that did,
as if there could be but one "that."
le .That?" asked Tom, little puzzled.
Then, "Oh, i thought you did not be-
lieye i'm that kind of charity-sympa-
thetic and sentimental, / think you
y called it." he teasingly reminded him
- remembering the crisp bill John mac
dropped i'm the tambourine.
aOh. that is altogether different
John answered, half defiantly.
aYes. different because pretty CIR
= made this appeal, an old man TIT
- other" laughed Tom. SHUT, tell me
how do you adjust your acts to the
p ories?"
" ooh, theories, the dickens! VIVA
y are they ever compared to actsF AM
that act this afternoon was a spon
+. taneous expression of the true Christ
n mas spirit, from which springs the dc
y sire to hsdp, to bring some JOY to
lot of poor unfortunates, because 1T
Christmas, you know" he quote
= softly. cit was the real thing, an
everybody in the car felt it."
& And having, as 1t were, justified hi
y position and interest, he looked acros
4 at the unconscious subject of their n
marks. Truly she was good to look a
though at present all he could see wa
the well-cut profile and the gloriou
V couperish-brown hair turning to du
I gold where the western sun struck
and eyes, that with her mood, he knew
varied from hazel to brown. A veri
4; able gem of girl, ne Thought, as SD
Al began adjusting her furs. With
- intuitiye feeling of understanding he
he turned to Tom.
"Don't mention the affair to anyon
not even Mary, for 1t would not pleas
her. am sure" he added, as the trail
pulled up at D..
The station was small and John hs
just finished greeting Mrs. Danver
INV when Billy Grants deep voice brol
W. in: "Hello, Harding; glad to see you
,ell as they shook hands.
|. Grant, an old friend of both Hardin
ICE, and Danvers, also lived in D.
hat snow, / want you to meet OF
W." friends, for its cold and want to g
nc home"
While Tom and John were bowir
ing I'm acknowledgment to "Mrs. Nor
ar. and Miss North" their host chatted {
the about its being "too bad they couldr
en-, have met at the other end of the lin
ext as long as they happened to be on Il
ser same train"
ne Nancy North threw quick CLAN
am at Harding, but otherwise no outwal
On sign was given. as he walked with b
inu to the car, that they had ever seen OF
lel another before or that the san
W. thought was in the minds of both. b
John was so strangely elated that Mi
,au' North's color deepened each time s.
.ra looked up and met his smiling eyes.
"Now. don't you fellows keep o
.ha bridge waiting tonight called Graz
rha as he gave the signal to start.
~ "I1l guarantee our arrival on tin