Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
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EVELYN CAMPBELL
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Linda found watching him IRE
slstible. He actually seemed 10
enjoy the effort Of dragging the
great horses about. She had al
ways hated snow; IL reminded her
or a particularly dlsagreeable
period OF her life. But this snow
was different. There was some
thing crude and pristine about II.
Ii was not a theatrical snow, where
one may break ones neck on a
neatly constructed slide; II was
homelike, making one think Of
warm fires and pipes and ieecy
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 had come.
and his answer brought swift, IN
expected color 10 her face.
To look after you. OF course"
He spoke SO 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 meT" she murmured at
the foot of the stairs.
He laughed. I'D love to, only
II will be supper IN this place.
There will be ham and eggs and
four kinds Of bread and I hope you
won't be iii from the experience"
She felt a little shock. He was
laughing at her. In a second she
realized how she must look 10 him
exotic. s~uperfuous. too fine for
rude contacts. She managed to
make her mouth look tremulOus
and sweet as she answered gaily:
"Anythlng-so that ID Il warm !"
The other women did not like
Linda. They eyed her fur coat
and her ankles with equal disap-
prevail, and when she found that
she was 70 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 he with
your husband" said the discarded
roommate with embittered sweet
ness and Linda. Off guard. repeat
ed blankly, MY h~usband:r
The other simulated confusion.
"Oh, isn't he? I thought"
AS Linda sat beside Brian az
their corner of the long table she
said to him indifferently: They're
gossiping already. SO You must not
be 50 nice TO me IL gossip annoys
you"
The women crowded together at
the other end OF the table as If
they feared contact with other
diners we're all Of the kind that are
TO be seen In pullman RI and no
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 70 four every day the
year around, yet it was only mt a
time like this that such faces stood
out; such personalities became OBJ
vious. They were all terribly
frightened at the publicity sudden
ly trust upon them. They objected
while they secretly swelled with
Importance. But they were deter
mined 10 remain completely virtu-
Gus and upright IN the face OF IN
conventlonallty.
Brian Anstey glanced at them,
and then smiled nc Linda.
ITS their chance 10 air their
opinions and be listened TO-" Ne
said. and she added In a drawing
cold voice that did not suit her
glowing, girlish face, "and their
opportunity 10 make n show OF
their morality"
Don't be severe. They are all
home women. bound 10 be n little
narrow. In a simple life this must
be an adventure-cl0se quarters
with unknown neighbors.-
THAT is why you cannot really
admire simplicity or naturalness
IL Is all so hateful just under the
surface"
do you think sol" he frowned
He looked much older when he 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
! to tease him a little more. "You