Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-28

But the Jolt and accompanying
grinding OF brakes, shrffl and nerve
wracking. disturbed her mood Sh9
glanced rather ~helplessly around
the lighted car, and her eyes en-
countered those OF the goodloohng
young man across the aisle, VITO af
that moment CHANGED TO be looking
toward her. Across the tan backs
OF sections all through the coach
other inquiring faces peered, most
Of them stupid and anxious. The
possibility Of an accident had
aroused every one from the hn~
gour OF dulIness that belonged tc
such a day.
What Is It'll" Linda asked. speak
ing quite naturally to the young
man. who seemed to have absorbed
all the intelligence OF ail tine pas
sengers. "Have we run into a wall
or a ditchT'
He smiled. approaching her cool
ness when the other women were
already beginning to tiutter.
"One or both" he answered cas-
ily. I'm afraid we've met the
Waterloo OF trains passing through
Nebraska In January. A snowdrift
can he q wall and a ditch as well"
He had the ~pleasantest smile. IL
crinkled his eyes at the corners
and they smiled. too. Nice brown
eyes that had a remarkably straight
look about them. "Ill 20 and see"
he said. and swung OF down tho
aisle after the other men who
were pushing one another tn the
passage.
Linda leaned hack and waited.
Size MAS a seasoned traveller and
knew that fretting got no one any
where. So because the delay was /.
hateful and menacing she Aat N
pleasant thought OF her Delghbo1
ripple across her mind.
A boy-a charming boy. Men had
their place in her life-a large
place-as they must have In the
life OF any beautiful woman, but
she had formed curious little fan
cies about them. She saw all met
as seekers Of prey-sleek animals,
well fed and beautiful /: shaggy, and
horrible@reptilianI She and her
kind were always prey. OF ccUrsa
She thought OF these things as nal
ural and unavoidable.
But the boy was different. He
had made no gesture Of joining her,
even after she had spoken hrst- He
had seemed almost afraid % booh
nc her. She was thrilled and III
little sorry for him, knowing whit
must happen when he did look
He returned almost nc once. 'Tt
Is a drift" he said, passing beside
her. "A whopper. HS bad neuuM,
but I'm afraid we are stuck here
for n few hours"
Linda lifted her brows slowly.
No young man could be expected to
guess what this meant 10 her. HIS
casual tone treated the whoke &C.
currence as a light adventure BUT
II she was a day late, II she missed
the GreEs0ns and their nice invita-
ton to NIiami-if they went on
without her. Her manner gave no
hint OF this perturbation. She
merely sank deeper into the com
fort az her fur coat. ms III she MI
ready sensed coming discomfort
from chilly cars and insufficient
food.
Linda Roth had learned to looh
nc men, She knew already that this
one was the right sort. She could
spend a bored half hour talking "a
him and save herself at least from
tiresome thoughts. So without
knowing how IL came about Brian
Anstey found himself sitting beside
the beautiful young woman, who
smelled family Of spring flowers
In spite OF the snow.
They talked about everything but
the weather. which proved nc once
that they were unusual pepple,
Linda discovered at once that he4
companion was from Oregcnf thai
he was going to Washington and
would he there for N month or two
She discovered other things
charming things about him. Thai
he liked dogs better than ANTONIO
biles, and the morning before se~m
o'clock; that he preferred garruN
flowers and the mountains to tht
sea.
IL began TO grow cold IN TIE
coach Outside was a dense wal
OF whiteness. and by straIninl
necks dim glimpses Of shapeless
things might he had houss
buried under snow or the twisted
form NJ a tree, grotesQuely burce0n.
Ing. Passengers huddled In wraps
and rugs, and their grumbles grew
louder as the mir become gtaaer.
Would you IKE TO walk A 10
ter Brian asked. and LAnaa as.
sented eagerly.
But az they were starting he
made hMr rnrrrn Nn Nmw $500