The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-07
TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Six Ten Train
By jcLARAlssA mAeKiE

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Jane drove the big car up tho
iong hill 70 the railroad station
and back II skilltully to the plat
y hprm among the hundred, other
n tors waiting for the e5press to
come In. David Parry often came
down for q weekend and since his
enlargement To- Jane had been at1'
uohnced II was Jane who inVarlab.
y met him at the station.
spmetimes there we're, other
guests for the Woodlands, or per"
haps Il would be ipeefly one Of the
family, Mr. Woodland or young Rn.
land or Sally but they usually fell
into the background OF unimport-
ance, David and Jane and jog
ktode together
Jane was looking particularly
ioyely this afternoon; she wore a
lew frociSinnd a soft Hopping coup'
try-hat that made q frame for her
bewltchins face.
'tsiS.ten.s latef remarked the.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. agenttele.
grapher. with q knowing look at
y lane woodland. =.
Jane smiled and dimpled. Peter
iIornbeak knew that the 6;10 vas
payids train. She walked up and
down the long platform, stopping
70 speak 70. O few friends here ana
there, and then stood gazing down
the line
The train came rushing in bring
ing breath OF excitement and
hustle from the big city. Jane saw
pavid'a towering form emerge
ffd arear coach, saw him assist
8oman-theyl walked together
he carried her bag. She wore a
black cloth suit Of extremely mod
} iBh cut, d large hat swathed in a
black lace veil. She walked with
kiauntiness that put James
bi.slthy3 stride 10 shame.
Jane stared colby at the ap.
preaching pair.
The truth must be confessed ut
last
lane Woodland was Of a very
Jealous nature. She loved David,
and II burt her SO see him pay any
attention 10 other women. Hs
yarely did for Jane filled hi4 world
aompletely,
smalier girl than land 10.
prettier, thought Jane bitterly as
she drew back behind a pillaI,
Temptation prompted jealousy to
act Jane slipped around the sta
ton building, Jumped into ler car
and whtsked away in the green twi.
AS the rbad uncurled before hes
she seemed to see those two fig.
ures. the slender, pretty girl an2
David walking together.
Suppose she went back and met
thafnNthe girl might be some ona
m the village whom David had
met or she migot be a cousin.
David had no cousins.
She wondered what they wonld
do-take Steve Brogan's taxicab
: perhapsS but they certainly would
NOT have the effrontery to come tn
tie Woodlands. Having come 10
this conclusion. Jane glanced be.
hind her and saw them walking
along the path behind her. The gif!
wore gray silk stockings and gray
spedetslippers.
The slippers must have been very
uncomfortable to walk in. Jan.
thpul8t OF that as the car slippei
along the pleasant road. Then she
turned the corner that led hom..
As shes turned the corner shs
glanced over her shoulder and saw
Sid ptting the girl into a tax
Sab. He Jumped In beside her and
they rode rapidly away in the oppo.
site direction!
Jane did not eat much dfnna.
that night; she PARTED the expla,
naiops of her family and listened
for the telephone bell. David
woild ring her up. He usually dld
so after one OF their quarrels, She
rhther hoped he would ca. her,
u was 10 o'clock when the
telephone called her.
Janet came Dayid's voice.
Jane is speaking" she respond
ed cody;
2 must apologize; / came on.