The Glenwood post., 1922-11-02


devil" Mrs. Bert contended.
When dinner was ready at nson, Di
did not appear little earlier LYlu
had heard her moving about her room
and she served her in expectation thai
She would join them.
"Di must be having the 'tantrim
this time she thought, and for time
said nothing, But at length she did
say; "Why doesn't Di come? I'd bet
ter put her plate in the oven.'
Rising to do So she was arrested
by her mother Mrs. Bett was eating
baked potato, holding her fork close
to the tines, and presenting a profile
of passionate absorption.
''Why, Di went Off" she said
went off!"
Down the walk. Down the side.
walk"
''She must have gone to Jenny's,"
said Lulu. 81 wish she wouldn't do
that without telling me-"
Monona laughed out and shook her
straight hair. "She'll catch it ~ she
cried in sisterly enjoyment.
1t was when Lulu had come back
from the kitchen and was seated at the
table that Mrs. Bett observed:
II didn't think Inie'd want her to
take her nice new satchel."
"Her satchel?''
"Yes. fhie wouldn't take it norili
herself, but Di had it."
Mother" said Lulu, "when III
went away just now, was she carrying
d satchel?'
"Dldn't l just tell your" Mrs. Bett
demanded aggrieved. Il said didn't
think Inie-"
Mother, which way did she go?''
Monona pointed with her spoon.
"She went that way" she said. az
seen her,"
Lulu looked at the clock. For Mo-
mona had pointed toward the railway
station. The twelve-thirty train. .
which every one took to the city for
shopping. would be just about leav-
ing.
"Alonona." said Lulu, "don't you go
out of the yard While Tm gone. Moth
pr, you keep her"
Lulu ran from the house and up the
street. She was In her blue cotton
iress, her old shoes; she was hatless
md without money. When she was
still two or three blocks from the sta
Ion, she heard the twelve-thirty |
pulling out"
She ran badly, her ankles in their /
ow, loose shoes continually turning, !
Ter arms held taut Mt her sides. So |
The came down the platform, and to
he ticket window The contained
icket man, wonted to lost trains and
'erturbed faces, yet actually ceased
ounting when he saw her:
"Lenny! Did Di Deacon take that
rain?"
"Sure she did," said Eenny.
"And Bobby Larkin?" Lulu cared
'othing for appearances now.
He went in on the Eocal,- said
emmy, and his eyes wdenad.
"Wbere2-
See" I4enny thought It through.
Milton" he said. "Yes, sure. 5Lin-
on. Both of EN-"
How long till another trainT'
well, SIR" said the ticket Nan.
you're in luck, II you was. goin' TOO.
'eNentcen was late this mornisg-
he'll be along, jerk OK n lambs taii-"
Then said Lulu, "you got to give
ne ticket to Milton, without me pay
ag till after-and you got to lend, me
wo dollars"
"Sure thing said LetT,y. With .
manner of laying the entire. iaswuy
ystem at her feet.
Seventeen" would rattfer not have
topped at Warbleton, bus. Lennys sig
lal was law on the time card. oad the (
magnificent yellow express slowed {
lown for Lula. Hatless, and IA her
lue cotton gown, she climbed aboard. Y
Then her old inelfiGiency seized I
lpon her. What was she going to dor
hilton! She had been there but once.
ears ago-how cou!.it SHE ever fird
Inybody? Why had she not stayed in
Narbleton and asked the sheriff or
not tile sheriff. Corn
sh, perhaps. Oh, And Dw light and Ina
we're going to be angry now. And |
Oi--little Di. AS Lnlu thought of her
she began to cry. She said to herself |
hat she had taught Di to sew.
In sight of Million, Lulu was seized
with trembling, and physical nausea.
She had never been alone In any un-
town. She put her hands TO
her hair an& fnr the first time realtzed
her rolledspp sleeves. She was pulling
down these sleeves when the conduct.
tor came through the train.
Gould you tell me- she said timid-
ly, "the name Of the principal hotel in
siliton?"
Ninlap had asksa- thls rs they