Evening star., 1933-12-17

Pierre can meet US with the car ON the road
below"
"Oh, I'm so sorry" she answered. 1--WE .
lesson scheduled for tomorrow"
Aunt Belle cut in impatiently.- But Of
course, you can postpone that, my dear"
Lindas mouth set in a stubborn line
Il think I'd better have it" she answered
quickly. II really need lots more coaching
and it's so hard to get solo lessons with the
chief instructor"
Won Hitler frowned
Il ask myself" he said slowly, whether 1t
is the best instruction that you get from this
man at the hotek 1t is matter that shall
discuss with Knntz"
Lindas eyes were firmly fixed on her plate
So the captain addressed himself to Aunt Belle.
There is good reason why wish Miss
Kingsleys skiing to be at its best. Last week
when she went with me to Murren for the
Kandahar race she said she, too, would like
to race on skis. And, think, why not? In
other Alpine centers is an annual race for
women. Here in this valley are many who ski
we'll enough for racing. have spoken to Kuntz
and he has brought together the proprietors
of the other inns. told them Of this need
and said that I myself would give an annual
trophy, golden ski"
Linda looked up with sparkling eyes. "oh.
I'd love to go into it, she said eagerly
Won Hitler smiled at her complacently. "Of
course you will enter" he said And ex-
pect with all confidence to have the honor to
present the trophy to you
Aunt Belle beamed with satisfaction as her
imagination envisaged the scene-Linda COM
ing in a triumphant first, Won Hitler calamity
presenting his trophy, the crowd applauding.
1t was almost public plighting Of troth.
A FTER luncheon next day Linda found
Waiter waiting for her at the hotel door,
When their skis adjusted and they had
started up the village street he turned to her
and said abruptly, Look here, hope you
haven't planned anything for this afternoon"
mo. Why?"
II fixed it." he stammered, $50 that I
haven't any other engagements today. !
thought we might take the whole afternoon
and make that long circuit around the head
of the valley"
Splendid" said Linda.
They wound their way through the pines
that clothed the lower slopes then toiled up
the barren plateaus above. This was the only
world that mattered-the high hills clothed
in white. They spoke seldom-it was as II
they had known each other so long that their
thoughts and moods could be exchanged with
out speech.
Once, as they roundei projecting buttress
OF rock new vista was suddenly spread be-
fore them, the great pyramid of the Shreck-
horn, which the lowering sun transformed into
flame leaping up toward the heavens. Linda
stinctively she reached out her hand to Walter.
He gripped it hard.
Linda" he whispered.
She lifted her eyes slowly to his. For a
long moment neither of them moved. Then
she drew her hand away, shivering q little.
On the way home they had to hurry 10
outstrip the quick-falling Winter twilight OF
the Alps. As they stopped to rest for q mo-
ment Linda turned suddenly to Walter and
asked, "Do you like being a sh-teacher?"
mot much" he answered.
Then why do you do it?"
Everybody isn't lucky enough to choose his
own, job these days. used to 30 to school
here in the Alps and got to know their way
of skiing. So this year when had to have
q job was glad to get this chance. sup
pose when the ski seasons over I'll have to
go back to New York and look for something
at desk"
While they coasted down the last slopes
before the village, Linda for moment won
dered what it would be like to be married to
q poor man.
provided the tea tables OF the valley with ex-
cellent material. The consensus Of opinion
was in line with that Of Aunt Belle, and CAM
paigning mammas wished most fervently that
their own darlings had acquired better ski
technique. There was, in fact, one other en-
trant Frau Anstalt, a stocky Austrian, who
was admitted to have chance, but the odds
against her were long. Any one could see that
it would not accord with the fitness Of things
to have any one win but Linda
In preparation for the race Linda went over
the course several times with Walter to be
coached u her speed turns. He had reverted
to his tes1her and pupil manner, but now and
then she turned suddenly to ind his eyes nxed
with questioning look
Once Won Hitler went with them On the
way to the practice slopes he talked with
Linda as though Walter were not with them.
At first 1t seemed to her that the captain was
unconsciously ignoring the ski teacher II the
latter had been groom valet. So she
tried to bring Walter into the conversation,
hs,t he had turned "A stiff and unresn0nNye