The adventurous lady

by J. C. Snaith

BY

J. C. SNAITH

AUTHOR OF “THE UNDEFEATED,” “THE SAILOR,”
“BROKE OF COVENDEN”

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK MCMXX

COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The
ADVENTUROUS LADY

I

Peace and her blessings were flowing already. All the same there was a terrible crush at Belgravia. The congestion of passengers and their luggage at the terminus of the B. S. W. was enough to daunt the stoutest heart, but a girl in a sealskin coat with a skunk collar standing at the bookstall on Platform Three was as calm and collected as if the war was still going on. Outwardly at least she made no concession to the fact that the Armistice had been signed three days.

She chose some newspapers and magazines and paid for them with an air that almost treated money with the disdain it reserved for literature. Then she moved towards a figure of sombre dignity standing between the barrier and herself.