Evening star., 1928-03-25

Patricia nodded and pushed away the
coffee held 70 her lips. Thank you,
but I can't drink it. am afraid
Faust be ea-sick" !"
The wonaan nodded underStandingly
and fused about IN her rooEny hand
bag until she found q bottle Of smell
3ne salts. Patricia Inwittingiy breatheo
9 long deep breath and fell 70 coughing.
oh, my" she gasped. Whatever Is
that"
aOnly gsaeilsug salts. 1t will do you
good. AND now you must come with LIS
back into the train or you viii be leIl
here and goodness knows what would
happen 70 you"
Il vas very comfortable TO surrender
20 the minissrations Of this pleasant
person, who tucked pillow under her
head, drew down the shade and badf
her 20 10 sleep. Patricia could croEB-
1gy hear her iglsrr1cf1ng the clerical
gentleman 70 see the conductor and i'm
press upon him the fact that the train
must be made % stop 70 Let the pooI
izEnb" OF. The clerical gentleman ap-
peaxed 70 DC Of two minds ss 70
wfaegf1er II was wise 20 allow lone
young woman, apparently Ill, 70 aligni
from = arain al the hour OF Midnight tn
the wglds " HoZiag (ts1an which theTs
Is no gentAer town..
you 20 straight out and send q wirs
10 her school saying she Is coming and
20 have some one meet her, Charlel
Fln63ey. / shall see 70 It that she get
oa and il there is no one there sh2li
get OF with neg myself. What II Il
we're cur ogn little Annie~ And
Patricia. peeking cut from half-closec
eye1l6s, could see Charles Flndies
npskJy doing her bidding She closec
kzer eyes YeSlgnlng her fate 70 theSs
kind persons, and slept.
Nor wss her confidence misplaced
for when the train arrived 2t E0xing
after what seemed an intermlnabls
Gay. there Was olscernible On the Gin
platform none other than Alfred. tns
night watchm&n. peeriIlg out upon ths
nn3dnsgnl air, trusty lantern IN hand
Patricia, q tg7fls ssaaky a. 10 knees, heI
tongue seeming thick in the crynese oi
neT mouth emerged from the train
followed by Charles Flncley, his spouse
ne conductor and brakeman, al o.
y LON from U4e rear platform watched
Aef disappear "a the waving light d
ElfFed'E torch As the train moved OF.
She saTik weakly INTO remote cornel
II the esFeF2os1S station wagon and
3olDed 0geE t53e rough cobble stones &C.
eognDantec Dy the aeaconae inaFttctlate-
f.esS of Alfred VINO sal slOuched IN
bulky awkWSFcAeSS on tkle front seat
eluekang nov arc then W his steecs. A.
tee door u the school as they ap
rgf0e<he6 kIIoc Miss Gtandhope III Tn
Fssarest spproacH ~ pegiigee IN which
Patricia hac ever Det3elc her inlnAc1
aa1s person
you lo0k quite pale, my dear Ar
yog 1iI9" she asked. looking anzboasl.
st Patricia, VINO st@od shining ia he
fur eost
= c0 tee z little queer. Miss Stand
iaope I missed my train arc never di'
know whether this one would stop fo
Tae ~ gao1" She sa42k Oa ~ the high
hacked cna4F which stOoo guard IN ~
nall
Il shall cal Miss PRINT a. once" an
raoancec bliss EtsIacElope f1fHlly. 'Yoi
wait here untu EEle comes" and sE
csa0DeaIed up the stairway, FetlIfnini
staoTtiy followed Dy the nuTek. who pre-
aeEtes q hadicrous sppeaEsncs witt
aef ssifFiY Starciaec white cap, pif1ne'
hastily Essp her diskeyeled hsir. wear
ing 5 batl10be, her feet mufsed Il
DARK feit slippers.
~!Slen3gft eoes show one up
thought PaLrbciA EzEiiY sA Miss FfaIl
Desfec into iasT fzGe, ieIt ilef pulse an
oenanGee aE exhibition NJ her tongue
@s0 MN sie muT1nurea, hpecu
seaYel3 Wnele % you fefi IN
S9faeY"
~ ossf replied Patricia vaguely
feel ~oOtiy saso dark brown, and ~,
E2l'h IL fur nauft tiainE" 4"
@a4t E4Iee smiled sympstiaetlesi!y SO