Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-06

The Palm Queen moved slowly,
not sure that II could, Wheeling
and grooming. We're going awayl
We're going away from my NOM
my!" The clash OF the coupN> IS
rose over Joan'S sobs.
AT the depot, porters mysteri-
ouSly appearing In time to corral
th:ir tips. swung down valises.
The passengers eddied and clam
orcd around them. "Whcn's tho
EcNt tram? How do we get homo
from hcre?"
The Glen Argyle porter
shrugged helpIessly. "Ah dom
really know. Ahm on'y the poh-
tan. NobGddy tot me-"
That's neck OF a note" a
woman complained. Treat US like
cattle after what we've been
through"
y burly man in a raincoat wove
through the crowd, calling out:
Palm Queen survivors. please fol-
low me-
The depot was 1ammed with
commuters. milling about. stamp
ms their icet. mutterIng because
scheduled trains hadn't come.
They glanced at the Palm Queen
travellers with mid curiosity,
sruGgngly squeezed INTO lanes TO
act them so through. The man In
tie raIncoat kept shouting: Palm
queen SURVIVORS tins way" until
&c nae SncpGerGeu nifty OF moro
AMI their luggage alongside an
tNIt anG then nc addressed them.
Those gong ON to New York,
there's tram on the Reading III
ABOUT ~ minutes. Don't count on
tLAIs. It's just Il short walk
Corbcit stopped at the news
| stand 10 BUY JOdnie chocolate. a
tcG-!nkrd n spaper headline
| caught ms eye. ie bought the
paper ana Carried IT back. Nina
| a.AI!ceG 1T II over MS arm. She
saSpvG: why. that's u.s. lie
syIvau II open anu they read It
| together. II VAS oniy u paragraph
Tile hash OF Observation-Disclosures an
| clSnt Column banner: "PALM
queen MltEChED: ONE HUN
Di;ED FEARED DEAD"
ANillsh tSOh -
you sec II III PRINT, you first re-
anZc-" her LGrIn were cnaIter-
| HS, with cold, he decided
iic played Tor u iauSn- Wait
Till you see my Brooklyn Eagle,
II they learn I'm III Inns, know
what tnvy II wIIte! 'Erooklyn
Man Escapes Death IN Pam
Queen MrrcK. one Hundre
| O,HcIS tGarru Dead"
lie sol ms IauSn, short and
| .cIIVus. SlGHSGI MAS rlSnt- The
sIrl Mas Oh vaSe. LOO much To
eApcct mat she u keep her chm
.p all Inc time. lie folded The
| PAPER, nolstcu Joane up To ms
snUuIuer, nriLcu Nina large va
Use In MS Tree nanu. She pro-
Tested: You nave Inc KID. You
can't carry both"
i can manaSc. The bags big
is you"
| "UAay, Tanks" Her quiet ac-
lquIrsCrnEe Was reaSSurlnS. Some
one belonged to MN, depended on
nam, TOOK ms nelp and ms pres
CAGE Tor granted. tie looked back
tor the Mestons. rncy We're Stuck
ms Close, directly III back. My
lplvup,' lie SaIu 10 himself. My
| Own family" Behind them ne
caught uaSlIeS or others he knew:
TIE crest OF green feathers on the
| S.andc GAME with the dog, Mrs.
castings SIay mar, without hat;
MIS-. h orSyL nG 5 blue eyes, Rauch-
meyer square, soot-sLrcaked Jaw,
Or. Peck > tired, Kind face, framed
between collar and nat brlm.
They strung out, u bcdraSgled,
ScII-cUnsclous procession, weighted
With luggage, outlandlsh on stalo
city streets where people, dressed
tor the weather with snCkers, ga
lUSheS, umbrellas, Scudded by on
their erranas. one or two passers-
by glanced at them tiectlngly but
didn't stop or ask questions. Once,
at the end OF q block, Corbett
halted, set down the valise, licked
his numb fingers, shifted Joanie to
MS opposite shoulder. He hailed a
man passing by. How far to the
Heading 2"
The man gestured vaguely and
lcontinued to walk.
Corbett called after him. "Hey,
mister"
The man slowed and Impatient
ly glanced at his wristwatch.
How many more blocks 2" Cor
bett asked.
1.-Two squares. I'd say"
"We get tho Nov York train
over .!:rrc?'
might te." Be ,3olcd cctcd.
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