White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-26


surfaces. His philosophy of love was
that a woman who has suffered and
grown wise is far safer to hang jewels
upon than one who merely suffers In
wearing them.
Linda denied change. Nothing has
happened she said.
II will telephone Stevens tomorrow"
promised Converse. He made mo-
ton to rise. He hated restaurants
with their glitter and gaiety and smart
young men and women.
But Linda was watching young
man who was making his way through
the throng of dancers to where she
sat. Her expression was very strange.
The senator, analysing it, discovered
surprise, Joy, chagrin and something
else new to him-shame and embar-
rassment. Puzzled he followed her
own eyes and beheld familiar face.
young AnsteyW he exclaimed.
what! Do you know him?"
Linda held out her hand as Brian
reached them. "What strange ell
counter--if anything could be strange
in New York;" she exclaimed Her
eyelids futtered and fell beneath his
gaze but he held her hand closely and
said nothing.
The senator coughed. II had no
idea you two were friends"
Brian laughed and the tension was
broken. 81 can only claim a day in
Mrs. Roth's life.'
Linda saw she must explain. She
found it difficult to control her voice.
Little waves of excitement raced
through her as Brian's hand touched
hers and coupled with this was some
thing cold and sodden like manacle
upon her wrist.
"Mr. Anstey was on my train when
it was delayed in the snow she said
briefly. "He was kind, and helped me
through on unpleasant situation
The young man flushed. PLEASE
Mrs. Roth"
But Linda look straight at Con-
verse, and explained cruelty. 1t salts
fed some inner urge of shame to bare
her shame before this satyr who had
bought as much as he could OF her
and paid so small price.
"Some of us spent the night at q
little country hotel when they told us
that the train could not go on until
next day. / went with the others be-
cause thought it would be more COM
Portable, but it was really horrid. And
then in the morning, when we were
all hurrying to get back, l found that
l had come away without my purse.
had nothing to pay the hotel, and the
other women were not-nice. Not
the sort you could ask favors of. So
I had to borrow from Mr.. Anstey."
She paused. Brian Anstey was puz-
zled by her expression. Her eyes were
cold and hooking and her lips were
drawn into thin red line. She looked
as If she were torturing somebody.
Converse was turning his familiar
shade of purple. ''You spent a night
at some godforsaken hole and-Anstey
was there!'' he cried in his wheeling
voice. Els face was alive with sus-
picion as he watched their faces.
"You haven't heard the worst"
Linda went on smoothly. when we
finally got back to the car and looked
for my poor forgotten purse, found
IT on the floor. quite empty, except for
my ticket check and q few letters.
Not a penny to buy bun and already
in debt to stranger for board and
lodging. Could you imagine anything
more tragic?"
Her hippancy struck Converse like
a whiplash. He knew, if the other
man did not, what lay behind her
words. He had forgotten that Anstey
was present.
"Nfy Cd! Linda" he stammered.
but she silenced him by turning the
hard brilliance of her eyes away.
Brian's party was sending impa.
tient glances from their table oppo-
site There was pretty blond girl
and bored couple who wanted to
dance. but could not leave the girl
alone
II must 60" said Brian in low
voice, 'but you will let me see you
tomorrow. won't your"
Surely" she assented lazily. 81
have not forgotten my debt and all
the thanksgiving owe you. You may
telephone me at eleven.'
The senator contributed grumble
to the conventional gOodbys and then
he and Linda were alone again.
CTO BE CONTINUED)