The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-09

rise we ought to be able to look
straight down upon it. And there
might be train there now!"
re nodded, with rather a serious
lock, and they fought on. The wind
was gaining. although the snow had
stopped, and to Patricia. at least,
each step was increasingly difficult.
Her breath came painfully, and she
was beginning to feel tired. The ex-
hilaration of the first half-hour was
gone; her feet were wet, she felt
cold.
THEY gained the summit, and
Il looked below them. Patricia
turned bewildered eyes upon her
companion.
Dan, where's the track?"
Where ought it to be?" he count
cred.
"Why-why-right along there
through the clearingl" The girl
looked a little frightened as her
eyes went seeking in vain for
familiar landmark. Across the clear
ing, and through the wooded rise
of the mountain opposite, was only
the unbroken surface of the snow.
StumpS, muffed in hoary white,
rose through it here and there;
long( furry mound marked the little
station platform and the low freight
shed. In every direction ran the
SpokeS of the forest. The rising
wind whirled little curtain of
white powder over the utter silence
and emptiness of the world.
That's the answer" Dan said,
after a silence. 1.-THE train couldn't
get through The chances are that
wherever the train is the Throck-
morton crowd is, unless they realized
the storm in time to get back to
the ethyl"
"But-but they'll send for usr
Patricia suggested.
Eventually a clearing train will
have to come through" Dan assured
her. But there's no use of our
blowing down there now. 1 doubt
if We could make it, having to come
back" He plunged a gloved hand
into his pocket and produced an
American flag that they found in
the cabin, a flag that reminded Pa
tricia Of an unhappy Fourth of July
when Aunt Annie had insisted upon
crosS-examining her about her pros
poets.
The flag was attached prominent
ly to a snow-laden sapling and the
two foundered back up the trail.
The wind was in their face now,
and although Dan apparently was
unaffected, Patricia felt almost
spent.
Chilled and cramped, she STUN
bled after him into the cabin. The
fire was almost out, and although
he Immediately rebuilt it, for ten
agonized minutes the girl could not
enjoy it: could not even straighten
herself TO throw aside her snow
covered wraps and the tangle of
soaked veil about her hat. When
at last the blood began to run warm
in her veins again, she sat for a
long time saturating herself in the
heavenly heat, and indifferent to
everything else in the world but that
she was warm again.
e
DUT at IL o'clock she Joined Dan
- in elaborate preparations for
their New Years dinner. The great
turkey was put into a roaring oven.
Dan kept both fires going; the cabin
was flooded with Incredible warmth.
The girl set a dainty table, embel-
fishing it with white celery tops and
scarlet cranberry sauce. The nap
kinS, embroidered with big T, we're
laid stif1y at the two. places, and
boxes and jars innumerable we're
opened to find fresh plumber for
the feast.
You ought to haste that turkey
or something" Dan suggested, in a
householder's responsible tone. Then
he seized the boiling kettle, and the
dry pan under the bird steamed
and sizzled under pouring water.
That's it." Dan added confidently.
And now you take big spoon and
keep basting him with that"
But I don't know why you call
it baSting." Patricia murmured, as
she meekly obeyed. He is getting
all brown and crushy." she pres
emily announced. rs it ] o'clock?
I am finished"
1T is $780," Dan said. astonished
well. then. make coffee" the girl
commanded, and stick those rolls
IN the upper oven and they'll set
hot. And put butter on the table
and give me that big platter from
over the mantel."
The sweet authority. the domestic
Importance we're too much. He