South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-27
WHAT MADGE SAW IN THE
GIRL DICKY RAVED OVER
so ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
well. we are in plenty Of time.

Well. we are in plenty OF time
We were seated, Dicky and /, in
/ the waiting room Of the Long Is
land railroad. Dichy had bought
our tickets 10 Marvin. the little viii
| lage which was 20 be the starting
point OF our country ramble, and
we were putting in the time before
our train was ready in gazing at
the usual morning scene in a rail-
rOad station
There were not many passengers
going out to the stations on the is
land. but scores of commuters were
hurrying through the station On
their way 10 their offices and other
places Of employment.
You don't see many Of the com.
muters up here" Dicky remarked.
There's a passage direct from the
trains 10 the subway on the lowe.'
level. AMI most of them take that.
Some of the women come up 20
prink a bit III the waiting room.
and some of the men come through
here 10 get cigars or papers. but the
big crowd is down on the train
level"
DO You notice how contented and
healthy most of them look ?"
asked.
It's a different looking set from
the ordinary city crowd" Dicky ac-
Guiesced idly. "Of course, they are
healthier. They live more regular
lives, and have plenty Of fresh ali.
But not for me in the winter time
Too deadly dull, and il you want
TO come into town it takes a year
or two to get in and back. But il
the summer time, when you only
have TO get in once or twice 4
week. it the only life"
l hardly heard him, for I was so
interested in a girl who had just
come into the waiting room. I hal
never seer so self-possessed a crea-
ture in my life. She was unusually
beautiful with golden hair that was
, so real the most captious pers IN
could not suspect that hair Of being
dyed. Her eyes were dark, and the
unusual com binatiOn of eyes ard
hair fitted a face with regular fea-
lures and a fair skin. L had seen
Christmas and Easter cards VITA
faces like hers But 7 had neve~
seen anyone like her in real life.
and I am afraid I stared at her as
hard as did everyone else in the
waiting room.
"By jove," Dicky drew in a deep
breath. Isn't she the most ripping
beauty YOU ever saw"
His eyes were following her 1.-the
perfect figure as she walked down
the waiting room. / have never
seen a pretty girl appear so utterly
unconscious of the glances directed
toward her "a she did.
But with a woman's intuition l
knew that underneath her calm ex-
| terror she was noticing and apprais-
ing every admiring look she re
ceived. I could not have told how
knew this. but I did know IT,
She sat down a little distance
from us. and Dicky frankly turned
quite around to stare at her.
Il wonder if she is going on our
train" he mused by George, I
never saw anything like her in my
life"
/ looked at him in open amaze
ment. tinged not a little with re-
! sentiment He was with me, his
bride of less than a month, Tor our
first days outing since our mar
riage. and vet his eyes We're follow
ing this other woman with the
most open admiration. ! felt hurt.
neglected. but I was determined he
should not think me Jealous
yes. ISN'T she beautiful" said
as enthusiastically as 7 could. II
never have seen just that combina-