The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-07
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The hatbox had fallen down exactly
five times when the gray tweeds came
to the rescue.
Judith was SO busy soothing the
enraged old lady in the seat behind,
upon whose head the box already
had descended twice, TINT she SCARCELY
noticed I, the man who wordlcssly
stretched out 4 long arm and ad-
justed the baggage securely on the
rack. -
Bat when she turned away from the
suffering dame. she saw that her
rcscuer was tall and that the shoul-
ders beneath the gray tweed were
somewhat stopped, as he bowed to
her and stepped back in the aisle.
Thank yo1," she smiled. "You've
saved my best bonnet"
The knight errant flushed. Il
think IL Will stay in place now,' he
said aw4wxadly.
judith smiled again and looked up
al him, her wide gray eyes dancing,
her lips parted for another sally. But
the gray tweed shoulders Strengthened
and retreatcd down the aisle, their
dignity somewhat impaired by the
lurching Of the train.
So she closed her mouth, stared at
him, nhd allowed an impudent wrinkle
to mar the perfect contour Of a
normally straight nose. Humph! She
pattcd the edges of her hair, which
famed a dark hut brilliant red be-
meath her tiny hat, shrugged her
shoulders and returned to her book.
It was a dull gray volume. titled "The
Comparative System Of Grading, as
Used in American Universities" She
apparently became interested in it,
and the injured lady behind her, after
darting one or two more hostile
glances at the back of her neck, final
" turned her attention to the land
scape.
The next station was a junction,
which evidently had been accumulat-
ing college students for hours past.
for when the Pendleton train drew
up at the platform, an army OF noisy
young barbarians stormed the coach
es, and Judith's car suddenly was full
Of bright scarves and raccOOn coats
and bizarre luggage with loud labels.
As the seats filled, Judith removed
her coat from the vacant space beside
her and laid It on the misbehaving
hatbox. Immediately q mouse-colored
youth slipped into the place. Judith
glanced sidewise at him, without turn
ing turning her head, and met his
eyes in q I similar maneuver.- The
youth laughed, and Judith, blushing
family, smiled.
"This seat occupied"
Judith shook her head. NO." she
said, demurely.
The youth pulled q ponderous pipe
from q bulging pocket and stroked IT
thoughtfully. Then, glancing over his
shoulder, Wonder Il ! could sneak .
few draRs before the trainman comes
through? They don't enforce the no.
smoke rule very much anyhow on
these college trains
mot much chance. against mob
like this, guess" commented Judith
"Are all the trains like this one Z"
1 "This ones tame compared with
most Of EN-" he answered dryly.
"You ought to see one Of the trains
after 4 big game, when everybody's
got singin' jag. victors celebratin'
Yop newcomerr He inspected her
.Yes." said Judith. II don't know
anything about university life"
He stopped putting at his pipe and
regarded her IN some surprise. "A
freshman I"
Judith's lip curled and Strengthened
again. "No. But ! went 70 girls
school, you see." II he had looked
at her more closely he would have
seen an amused twinkle in her eyer.
The mouse colored one nodded sage
w. YMm-m. One Of those high-fin-
ished models from female academy.
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