Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1932-01-20
WEEKLY SOCIETY STORY FOR
EVENING ROUND THE LAMP
READING TO WHILE AWAY
TIME AFTER DAYS CHORES
'"Train-2 O'clock" an Interesting
Short Story, Written by Eliz-
abeth IL. Ludlow

III meet you there at five. In
in deuce of a rush %
But, l say. ! :" Tony Harcourt
had begun hopelessly.
"Oh, yes" Bill had stopped Iong
enough to shout back at him. "TraiI
two o'clock. Grand Central. Me
dunn height, slim, dark hair. ador.
able nose"
That was how it happened that
Tony Harcourt was trying to meet
every two O'Clock train arriving al
/ the Grand Central terminal. He
didn't know where she was coming
from and, worst of all, he had for
gotten her name, although he had
heard Bill mention it several times.
He had met two trains where al.
most everybody had been met by
friends or seemed to know exactly
where they were going.
Not every one, though. Tony ap.
preached three brunettes who had
seemed a bit undecided, but each
one had frozen him with glance
almost before he could make his
carefully prepared speech-"I beg
your pardon, but was Bill FELTON, to
have met your
AS Tony approached the third
train, he was inwardly muttering,
"Darned old fool. Why couldn't he
do his own dirty work? | give up.
This task requires super-human
powers" But he noticed that, as
he was rather tardy in approaching
his third train. most of the passen-
gers had left. Those that remained
We're chatting with friends who had
met them-all except one. a slim
dark girl Of medium height with an
adorable nose. "Of course" thought
Tony Harcourt with leaping of his
pulses. that is all the description
that girl would need I've been
wasting time" She was looking
about in a puzzled. hurt. almost
frightened way. and he approached
her with his carefully prepared
speech-"l beg your pardon. but
was Mr.. Bill
"Oh. yes" cried the girl. relief
and JOY in the lovely eyes raised to
his. Did Bill send you? | was
just about TO appeal to the Travel
er's Aid. New York is rather over
whelming when you've never been
here before, isn't it?"
1T certainly Isl" agreed Tony.
holding close the small gloved hand
she had given him. I'm awfuily
sorry TO be late but, Bill gave me
the sketchiest description and direc-
tons. I've been trying to meet all
the two O'Clock trains" Suddenly
he realized that they were still |
looking al each other and that he
still held her hand. The realiza-
ton came to her at the same time
and she colored and withdrew it.
Then both laughed.
"YOu Darlington Darlington,
d-n Bits luck" said Tony to him
self, but aloud he said, THE pro.
gram is tea at the Ritz where Bill
will join US at five"
"Oh, grand" exclaimed Bnls |
girl happily. Wouldn't he just think
Of something nice like that. But
we have lots Of time, haven't VET
Do you know what I'd like to do
first? Id like to drive around Cen
trail park. The train was so not
and dusty. and I've always wanted
TO see Central park
Central park il shall be-" said
Tony. He would have driven her to
Alaska if she had asked him to.
When finally established in his
car and while he threaded his way
through the traffic, he said, "Now.
| can see why Bill mentioned the
nose. OF course, that was really
the only description needed"
She brought her shining eyes
back from their excited and delight
ed scrutiny of New York to laugh
up at him. 81 know" she said.
1--we often thought of wearing a
mask, but-but imagine Bill really
my nosei"
81 can" he told her. Il was plan.
ming to have a cast made of it and
erected here in Central park. Gee,
I'm glad Bill couldn't get off to meet
you"
$50 am l." she said softly. And
be thought, as she feeling it, too?
Gosh. | can't stand Bills having
her. Anyhow. I'll have three hours
of her that I'll never forget"
He drew up in the shade of tree
that stood guard over q small pond.
DO you know" he said. 81 don't
even know your name"
Nancy" she said. And he loved
her because she only told him her
first name. as though that was all
that mattered between her and him.
She had taken off her hat and the
breeze blew her soft. dark curls.
She was so-so-everything he had
always dreamed a girl should be.
His time with her was so shorti
Nancy" he said suddenly, Lets
really talk. Tell me-what books
Il