Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-06
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CHAPTER fOKTY.FOuH

THE El.TUS CT waiting
stretched into Lour2. You squirmed
through the crowd on the tracks.
ran through the rain till yoI found
a small grocery. bought what they
had-packaged crackers and cup
cakes and pies. a basfui of
oranges-raccd back IN panic lest
the train had decided to move In
your absence. You sat In cramped
corners. walked n rev steps and
returned. You tried to converse.
to pretend that the chill of the
hcatlcss cars didn't ache In your
bones. You had your girl. vet all
yoG could do was anNiously watch
her grow drawn with strain and
fatigue. blue with cold.
Then a stranger -onped into
Nina's compartment. nan whom
no one remembered seeing before.
and he said: I've got some
Scotch. Anyone here need n
drink" and measured out modest
doses Of pcwar's for all of the
women and Corbctt. a quarter
hour later. a woman stopped by,
saying: They have sandwiches
and coffee out there. Some of the
men went OF and found food.
Come out. Help yourselves"
Glen Argyle was making the
best OF disaster. y handsome bru-
nette IN Persian lamb was doing
out cartons OF coffee ana wax
paper wrapped sandwiches. \ Girl,
swatheG 20 the eyes IN lush mink,
bit into a sandwich. "Mmmm. dee
ltcious. | think SPANS Gcc-vine."
She addressed herself 10 the long
eyelashed blonde In the silver fox
Jacket. but the blonde merely
shifted. III you had the trouble /
had. you couldn't think about
food"
natroEly woman noticed that
the two WcstOns looked almost
frozen an! asked them solicitous-
ly: Why don't you put on your
coats :? ana when the elder en-
planned that their coats mad been
up IN the COaCh-ln Sixteen that
was wreCkcd-she cried. sincere
ly sollcitcuS: why. We'll get YOU
some things. Someone mere must
nave spare coat or jacket. Lis
ten, you people. these women have
lost all their clothes. Who mas a
coat TO lend them" The girl with
the mink looked Elainc's figure
over. said: My sport coat should
ut her,' ana the matron herself
brought out n cloth coat. You
take it. l have my fur. III give
you my address. Send it back IN
New York"
A man srowlcd: How long do
you think they'll keep us sitting
here" and his wife shushcd him
quickly: They got more impor-
tant things TO worry about"
One OF the younger women
cried: Why don't we sing? Keep
us warm. Help the blood clrcu-
late" Someone began Marry
Doats"
Two men in orercoats. wearing
gold badges. came into the car
They carried notebooks. looked
harasscd and tired. II. Il. L."
they SAID briefly. The singing IN
stant!y stopped; the car pcrkcd
and a whisper raced from one end
to the other. "They're looking for
spies. Spies wrecked the train"
one OF the Federal men family
smiled. Just give us your names
and addresses" he said.
When they reached Joanie.
Elaine started to tell the child's
name, but Joan!e spoke up for her
self. I'm Joan Taylor. Four and
Ea!;. | live on this train"
WHO'S the mother OF this little
girl?"
Joanle's lip tgcmblcd. I'm Gun.
ner's Mate William l.. Taylors BIC
girl" she p!pcd.
Elaine sided up to the Federal
man. touched his sleeve timidly
Please, want TO ask you some
thlnS She framed her mouth
with her hand. Her mother was
Killed back there In the coach
Can | keep her until they hear
from her father. connect with her
family?" When she saw the man
knitting his orows. she hurried to
add: Just temporarily. I'll take
good care of her. Really. will"
The man studied his notebook
(which one are you?"
Elaine Weston" Her voice
shook with eagerness. You have
my address Oh. please"
Make a note. Taylor with Wes-
ton The Oman nodded brusque-
~ and moved up the car.
when they were back In the
bedroom, Elainc's mother-in.law
said thoushtfu!ly: IT'S funny how
trouble makes friends. 1t warmed
my heart. People so kind - cs..:!!1