Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
Judge Dams Errand
By ALICE
LOUIS LEE

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girlish. And her face too belied her
forty five years. What would the local
board do with that? he wondered. 1t II
was not beautiful FACET never had Il
been-but it shone with an inner IL
radiance, which lit it as the soft fire If
light illumned the room. There were II
lines her face, it is true, lines of II
experience and age; but across them all IL
and almost conCealing them were the II
lines of buoyancy and hope. Her dark X
hair was banded with white; but it II
arranged classica1ly and becomingly II
as in the old days when he, a son of H
Amherst, used to visit Smith, where the IL
Empress Katherine" ruled II
A haf-srnile interrupted his sigh as IL
he laid his hat table and seated
himself side of the fireplace
where he could watch the expressive
face of Katherine Rogers He leaned
forward and rested both hands on the he
head of his cane, which he planted rs
firmly between his knees. The pre- H
ceptress had seated herself in a low Is
wicker rocker the other side of the
CRATE, and leaned back with the restful u
air which he remembered well
" You carry home with you wherever
you go" repeated the Judge And
hen when you! reach your destination you expand
your ideas a bit-and presto! there is the home
hat all can see. Yes your room is very pleasant -
md the man looked around, feasting his eyes on
he little decorations tres which he did not under
lis big stone house up on the hill lacked
It's the first time you have seen my room, is it
lot?" asked Katherine brightly, pulling a small
workable toward her
ince you came" said Judge Damn simply for
evera1 reasons one, that people would talk You
know people always will talk of the unusual, "
With glance at her skirt and another smile and
t certainly would be unusual for to call on any
adv. | am not considered social"
The woman selected a needle and some silks.
1 am sorry to hear it. You miss much in life. It
makes us old to avoid our fellow-rnen Did YOU
,ver think of that, your honor?" looking up with
mischievous CLEAN in her eyes. She began work
IN a dolly
The Judge looked at her delicate white fingers
n silence for instant Yes perhaps it does
make us old this retirement into self he said
lowly and added grimly: But what if you
ound yourself more agreeable than your neighbour
Katherine. Rogers eyes danced. She leaned for
ward and said quickly: DO you confess it? So do
!! and then tipping back her small rounded chin
he laughed merriy 1t was the laugh to which the
rustees objected-too girlish, giggle, they
aid. The Judge chuckled in sympathy with the
augh.
L" But you know, Judge Damn, 1 am bound to be
young. Now, at twenty felt old and worried. l
vas a caretaker At forty-five the world appears
brighter. | have learned much of life that | can
lfford to be young. 1t was too costly an expert
nent at twenty. feel young. intend to act young
md be young. See?" and again her glad laugh rang
,ut. :" At forty-fve defy the world to apply to me
term | won at twenty old. Am l not in the
light of it? ,"
Judge Damn looked at the window and smiled
t smile containing more of the wine of life
han his face had shown in years. He was catching
he spirit of youth so frankly shown him by this
linn energetic woman You are in the right
If it surely" he said slowly at is not question
If right or wrong. It's question of how young
"Ah" the reply came quickly 81 feel more than
dare show in my present position. l should
,njoy,. between you and me, of course a midnight