The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-10
Heart Throbs, Thrilling Situations and
Needless Love Abound in This
Serial Of College Life


hands in his pockets. Linda sat
still and prepared to greet him
with the same inpassive smile she
had worn before But he did not
look It her. Instead. he strobe 10
his desk. ran his hands through.
the papers lying on 1t accidental
Il where it lay.
At last he spoke to her You'd
better go home. Miss Waldron.
We're not ready to question YOU
yet
II thought you had questioned
me- she said TO him sWeetly.
He did NOT answer.
Linda buttoned her tweed coat
and rose to go Good.by. Mr..
Johnson she said. just before
she slipped through the half open
door into the corridor. He did
not reply
The hall was empty. but from
the room in which they had
heard the woman's voice, dis
cord Of angry male voices now
arose. Linda hurried past and
down the steps to the big front
doors. "A taxi at the corner of
fered refuge from the imaginary
glances OF passersbys
She reached Mulberry place be-
fore noon, and was glad to find
Its halls empty. in the usual pre-
lunch interval Of the college
boarding house. She ran up
the stairs and into her own: room
with 4 gasp OF relief. The room
had been set in order since her
hurried departure, but the week
end case still stood packed on
the table.
Linda was conscious for the
first time OF overpowering weari-
ness. She had travelled from the
excitement Of the theater to the
excitement Of WayIand Junction
the night before, and had then
driven back with Tom through
the cold night, without sleep. The
doing III the junction had not
taken the edge off her fatigue.
She nnpacked the suitcase, took
Oft her clothes and put On
niglntgown. Then she opened
window craWled into bed. and
sank into 3 slumber as into
deep. black well.
Hours later. she sat upright
suddenly. with the feeling that
someone had just gone steaIthiIy
ont OF the room and closed the
door. The impression was 50
vivid that she put one foot
out OF bed and turned 4 hasty
glance at the door. 1T was
standing closed. just as when she
went to sleep, and nothing was
disturbed in the room. With
bound, she reached the window
and closed it. cutting off the
strong drau9ht Of cold air it
had been letting IN. Then she
crawled hack under the elder
down quilts and lay peacefully,
while the room grew warmer.
While she lay there someone
tapped on her door and she called
out laziIy, Come in"
Dhan GopaI appeared in the
door. A gentleman to see Mem
sahib. told him you were
asleep. but he insist
Who is 1t. Dhan9" she asked
almost petulantIy. But he had
already retreated and closed the
door behind him.
Linda dressed hurriedIy.
She went down to the cold
green parlor to find Tom there
alone, walking up and down, fol-
lowing the lines on the ancient
carpet. In his right hand he
clutched q rumpled newspaper.
He turned haggard face to
greet her.
Linda he cried, springing
toward her. how i'll you look!'
I'm not ilkj just sleepy she
told him. I've been asleep ever
since came home from the
c0Hla house. "a
.Good Lord, The exclamation
was half irritable, half admiring.
rYOu slept through this afternoon
with the world turning over on
top of your
z Linda brushed q hand across
her forehead. Yes. I slept.
WAS too tired to stay awake, if
the stars had turned over OH
the earth / was dead, Tom
no sleep last night and that long,
cold drive. Then the interview
with the county attorney wasn't
particularly refreshing this morn
Ing
He put his arms around her.
sOf course not. poor little kid.