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


But the Jolt and accompanying
grinding Of brakes. shrM and nervl
wracking, disturbed her mood Eha
glanced rather helpleaSlv around
the lighted car. and her eyes en-
counrered those OF the good-loohng
young man across the aisle, Who at
that moment CHANGED 10 be looking
toward her. Across the tau 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 IN.
gour OF dullness that belonged to-
such a day.
What Is it," Linda asked. speak
ing quite naturally TO the young
man, who seemed 10 have absorbed
all the intelligence Of all the pas
sengers. Have we run into a wall
or A. ditchf'
He smiled. approaching her cool
ness when the other women were
already beginning 10 f1utter.
"One or both" he answered cas-
ily. I'm afraid we've met the
Waterloo of trains passing through
Nebraska In January. "A snovdrifr
can he "A wall and N ditch as we'll"
He had the p~leasantest smile IL
crinkIed his eyes nc the corpers
and they smiled. too. Nice by
eyes that had a remarkably strI
look about them. "Ill 20 and
he said. and swung of dow
aisle after the other men
were pushing one another
passage.
Linda leaned hack and VI
SIZE WIS N seasoned traveller
knew that frettinG cot no one
where. So because the delay
hateful and menRcing she &
pleasant thought OF her neigh
ripple across her mind.
A boy-a charming boy. Men ha
their place I'm her life-a larr
place-as they must have In the
life OF any beautiful woman bur
she had formed curious little fan
cies about them. She saw all men
a. seekers or prey-sleek animals.
well fed and beautiful shaggy, and
horrible-reptilianI She and her
kind were always prey, of course
She thought Of these things as nat.
ural and unavoidable.
But the boy was different. He
had made no gesture of joining her.
even after she had spoken first. He
had seemed almost AFRAID tD hook
at her. She was thrilled and o.
little sorry for him, knowing whaH
must happen when he did look
He returned almost nc once. tit
Is a drift" he said, pausing beside
her. "A whoFper. FITS bed newHb
but I'm afraid we are stuck here
for a few hours"
Linda lifted her brows slowly.
No young man could he expected 20
guess what this meant 10 her. His
casual tone treated the whole oc-
currence as a light adventure Bur
II she was a day late, X she Missed
the Gregsons and their nice invita-
tian IN Miami-if they went ON
without her. Her manner gave no
hint OF this perturbation. She
merely sank deeper into the COM
fort OF her fur coat. as II she Al
ready sensed coming discomfort
from chilly cars ana insufficient
food.
Linda Roth had learned to LOOK
at men. She knew already that this
one was the right sort. She could
spend a bored half hour talking "a
him and save herself az least from
tiresome thoughts. So without
knowing how II came about Brian
Anstev 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 &c Goes
that they were unusual penple.
Linda discovered at once that hef
companion was from Oreecnt that
he was going to WaehinTtnn and
would be there for a month OF Gro,
She discovered other thfnrs-
charming things about him. THAT
he liked dogs better than antomo.
biles. and the morning before sewea
o'clock; that he preferred garnrIM
flowers and the mountains to t.
sea.
IL began 20 grow cold ln tine
coach. Outside was a dense wal
OF whiteness. and by straAutrr
necks dim glimpses OF shapelesI
things might be had house
buried under snow or the twistec
form Of a tree, gToteSquely burgeon
ing. Passengers huddled In wraps
and rugs and their grumbles grew
louder s-the arr become BtMher.
Would you IKE to walk A Mo
tier Brian asked. and lands ~
sented eagerly.
But as they were starting n