Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
A.RADF
BY
EVELYN CAMPBELL
wNU Service Copyright by Evelyn cunptell
copyright by Evelyn canpheii.l

Linda found watching him ire
sistlble. He actually seemed %
enjoy the effort OF dragging the
great horses about. She had nj
ways hated snow; II reminded her
OF a particularly d~isagreeable
period Of her life. But this snow
was different. There was some
thing crude and pristine about 1t.
1t was not a theatrical snow, where
y may break ones neck on a
neatly constructed slide; III was
homelike. making one think OF
warm fires and pipes and tieecy
blankets. Not that Linda knew
any OF these things from personal
experience. but they had their
nook In her imagination with other
fancies.
As he helped her from her seat.
she asked him why he han come.
and his answer brought swift, IN
expected color 10 her face.
TO look after you, of course
He spoke ~ simply that she was
ashamed Of her subterfuge.
The hotel was as crude as the
Nebraska snowfall.
"You have been so kind-you will
dine with me-" she murmured at
the foot Of the stairs.
He laughed. TIA love to. only
Il will be supper in this place.
There will b. ham and eggs and
four kinds OK bread and I hope you
won't be IN from the experience"
She felt a little shock. lie was
laughing at her. In a second she
realized how she must look 70 him
exotic, s~uperhuous, too fine for
rude contacts. She managed t0
make her mouth look tremulous
and sweet AZ she answered gaily:
'Anything-so that I'D is warm \"
The other women dld not like
Linda. They eyed her fur coat
and her ankles with equal disan-
proval. and when she found that
she was 10 share a room with one
Of them she protested in such a
way that the proprietor at once
gave her another.
NATURALLY you'd want to be with
your husband" said the discarded
roommate with embittered sweet
ness. and Linda, or guard. repeat
ed hlankly, MY husbandt'
The other simulated confusion.
"Oh, isn't he? I thought"
As Linda sat beside Brian at
their corner OF the long table she
said 10 him indlnerently: They're
gossiping already. 50 you must not
be 81 nice 10 me If gossip annoys
you"
The women crowded together at
the other end or the table a. if
they feared contact with other
diners were all OF the kind that are
10 be seen in pullman cars and mo-
where else. Comfortably dressed
but you wondered where they
bought their clothes. In every big
department store in the country,
hundreds like them milled like cat
tie from nine 10 four every day the
year around, vet ID was only at a
time like this that such faces stood
out: such personalities became OBJ
vious. They we're all terribly
frightened NJ the publicity sudden
~ trust upon them. They objected
while they secretly swelled with
Importance. But they were deter
mined TO remain completely virtu-
L and upright in the face Of IN
c0nventlonalitv.
Brian Anstey glanced at them,
and then smiled at Linda.
"It's their chance to air their
opinions and be listened to-" he
said. and she added in a drawing
cold voice that did not suit her
glowing. glrlish face, "and their
opportunity TO make a show Of
their morality"
Don't be severe. They are all
home women, bound 70 be a little
narrow. In a simple life thls must
be am adventure-cl0se quarters
with unknown neighbOrs.-
THAT is why you cannot really
admire simplicity or %naturaInpss F..
ii Is all 50 hateful just under the
surface"
do you think s0f" he fr0wned.
He looked much older when Nv was
serious, she decided. She did not
really care what these women
thought: she would never see one
one OF them again. but she meant
70 tease him a little more You