Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-18
THREE
PERFECT
DAYS
90 by d. J. Walsh. }

fNH nad q reStful effect on her
( Nv l. fellow passengers when she
entered the dining car. The
nervous little woman with the fretful
baby relaxed somewhat as Margaret
sat down beside her. Richard Adams,
across the aisle, unpuckered his fore
head and seemed to think better Of
the caustic criticism he was about to
address to the ebony attendant about
the length Of time 1t took to broll
steak. Two children being piloted out
stopped instinctlvely to smile up into
the brown friendliness Of her eyes and
were started again on their way by
impatient parents.
The nervous little voice of the nerv-
Gus little woman rasped out COM
monplace sentence and was answered
by Margaret's velvety contralto, which
made Richard Adams smooth the last
faint wrinkle from between his eyes
and sigh contentedly. a
She did not notice the extreme de.
liberation which enabled him to finish
just as she rose from the table, and
the keen look which followed her
bronze head would have been lost on
her II the train had not given a sud-
den lurch just as she reached the
door. Some one Of the line waiting
In the vestibule had loosened the catch
that held the door, and only a quick
brown hand thrust against 1t prevent
ed 1t slamming on Margnret's fingers
as she regalned her balance.
"Oh, thank you" frankly looking up
into pair Of surprisingly blue eyes,
which would have been stern II they
had not been crlnkled at the corners
by the action Of the sun without and
a sense of humor Within She felt his
strong hand steady her for a neces.
sary moment and only that.
Making up time, guess, and none
too smooth roadbed to do It on" she
heard above the roar Of the train as
they crossed the space between the
two cars, with its hlmsy, accordion
like cover. Then he seemed to draw
into himself with reserve equal to
her own. His seat proved to be OPP
poslte hers in the pullman.
She sat quite motionless, entertain
Ing herself with mental pictures Of the
end Of the journey, a sure-enough
holiday In California, after a year Of
exacting hospital duty. following her
graduation. The doctors whose opln-
ion made 1t fiatterlng, insisted on hav-
INN har nc thar uoraoiom xubou thau
could. Now she had only Jacks eager
face before her and she blew him an
airy radio kiss, though her hands re-
manned Idly clasped in her lap, hands
whose every firm curve said, LET me
help you"
She was barely conscious of the
man opposite, though she had taken
a nurses satisfaction In the ease with
which he bad swung his heavy Glad
stone bag up before him and when he
burrowed for the book which now abb
sorbed him. Poor Jack Never well,
but so debOnair and appealing that
she had to love him and promise to
marry him when he was better.
The next day was passing and Rich
ard began to inwardly curse the con-
ventlons that kept them apart. "Hang
1t all ! suppose II ! were a young
, shelk and she HAPPIER we wouldn't
be miles apart. could walk right
over and tell her she Is the first wOm-
nm ovor really saw"
,,.., IL.
FrIandlv opIv with children and never
firing of tbam Her sent became n
mecca FOR aIl the IIttIe CHAINS in her
car and adioinlno ones Over the cor.
ner NJ bIs hook Richard saw the most
oo,,i,,a go. ,,voIyod fron, CANDY
amazing toys ihVoiVeu iron, c"huy
boxes and paper, DIS OF string ana
Tho chIIdron nroduced
A. last he could stoy ont Of the
ohormod oirolo No Ioncer 81 could
.,h,,,Io ,hoso hondIas q nj, ana tbon
,hon ,UouId STOW IN Tho wheeIborrow
10 yo,nntaorod corofuIIv adjusting tbe
lii, So,,Io ,nn ,vhtcb soryad es a
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"rhot,s ,,s, wbot we mad isn't II
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ousoto naoonns % III conooJnov mr. a
It, % Iutroduct,on os no feIts that
sho n,taht -. -
90 .,,u ..u,u
saw the s Sn,p :"
And, oh It was all laden with pretty
things for me.
she crooned TO a waiting five-year-
old as she ballasted half walnut
shell with softened wax and adjusted
a tiny sail on its toothpIck mast.
There were comnts in the cabin and