Evening star., 1924-09-28
CHUYLER DE WITT met Judy


modern languages, but it was the
oldest and most universal of all that
he made use of when he and Judy
were introduced.
Il" said Sky's eyes to Judy, have
an idea I'm going to like you a whole
lot"
II dare you to-" answered Judy's
eyes.
AS De Witt of New York, a GER
tain position al Harvard was insured
him. He was good to look upon and
he had certain inbred audacity that
was not without charm.
What he thought he needed he went
and took. Or tried to, anyway.
Even the privilege of seeing her
home when the junior prom was
done was not denied him. The jour
ney from Cambridge to Marlborough
street, Boston, completed far as
he was concerned that process known
as falling in love. The dim intimacy
of the taxi. Judy with her lovely chin
Snuggled into the fur of her wrap a
celestial warmth, an elusive, intoXi-
eating fragrance-by such things as
these was his downfall accelerated.
He had been in taxis with pretty
girls before. And there had been mo-
ments when he had been-well, au-
dacious.
Now he sat tense. and almost
1onguetied.
I'm going to CALL he announced at
her door
DO" said she, cordially.
when" demanded he, promptly.
Let me see =. Sometime the latter
part of next week."
Last of next week" he exploded.
Are you going to be awfully busy
then?" she asked concernedly. IF you
are. why any time"
Are you going to be home tomor-
Tow-I mean this afternoon"
'Oh, I've a thousand things to do.
I'm afraid"
Yet in the end she had relented IF
YOU want TO chance my being in at
5, I'll offer you tea" she conceded.
1t so happened that she was in at 5
O'Clock that afternoon, and so Sky
had his team innocuous beverage.
into which July must have poured
some of herself as she served it.
Anyway, Sky was never quite the
same man afterward.
Once he had been free, white and
%. The world lay before him. He
was to have a Summer in Europe and
perhaps a year al oxford, to top off
Harvard. After that he was to enter
the diplomatic service. The idea had
suited him perfectly. Until, that is.
he met Judy. From that moment his
freedom of choice was gone.
In June Sky forswore diplomacy as
career and snapped up a chance to
sell bonds.
But why Boston," demanded his
astonished father. a wide acquaint-
ance is the best asset in the bond
selling business and you know hard
ly anybody in Boston"
But to Sky Boston was indeed the
hub of the universe
Even SO soon he had proposed to
Judy. She had rejected him, but in
such a way that he was left with the
idea that she was still open to con-
viction.
1t was not until Fall that. though
she had refused him again and again
she nevertheless began to wear him
as casually as she did her platinum
dinner ring.
I OWE is servitude. His was be-
- coming ignominious From the
first that audacity that had served
him so well at other times had been
forbidden him by his conception of
Judy. To him she seemed different
from all other girls. The methods
that he had used elsewhere would
have seemed sacrilege to him now.
Judy should have been touched. But
she wasn't.
She treats me like worm" unused
Sky, morosely. And that is what l
ann
But it is a long worm that has no
turning.
In late October Sky turned. Sud
denly, and without warning.
But Sky" protested Judy over the
telephone. Leila is an old friend. She
should have given me warning but
simply can't desert her on her first
night with me. She'll be too tired for
the theater. You can take somebody
else-'
There she stopped short. Sky had
hung up,
Now Judy's hair was the color of
molten gold as it chills, with just a
touch of red in it. And in Judy's dis
position there was d touch of that
which red connotes.
That" Judy assured the mute re-
ceiver, lis absolutely the first and
last time he will ever get a chance to
hang up on me"
In other words, she believed that
she was through with him. And in
that belief Sky heartily concurred
1hough Judy was yet to discover that
AS II to celebrate, he dined in soli-
tary. yet almost regal state, and then
turned toward Marlborough street
This was the street that Judy lived
on. But then, so did he, in a sedate
lodging house, but a block removed
from Judy's home. AS he passed this
tonight Judy emerged. She was not
alone Leila. too tired for the theater
out not, obviously, for other diver
sion, was plainly to be presented TO
some OF Judys more favored friends.
1t was as plain that she was not to
pe presented to Sky. Judy stared
through him. He might have believed
himself invisible but for Leila. He
felt quite surt that she saw him. And
she did.
Who" she demanded of INDY .u,,s
that?"
Let's not talk about him." evaded
Judy.
He looks nice" said Leila, specu-
1atively.
Appearances are deceitful," judy
assured her. You can have him il
you want him."
I'm not interested in seconds. But
suii-you might have him drop in. I'll
look him over
Il imagine he'll drop in all right. ~
remarked Judy, grimly.
But Sky had not the slightest in
tention of dropping in. He moved
along to his own door and entered
He felt only tolerant amusement
From the mantel he selected a pipe
filled it, and. lighting it, settled him
self to SAVIOR this freedom.
X x X X
A n instant later there came knock
on the door. Come suggested
Sky, expecting his landlady.
But tonight it was Livingston Ames
Stewart. an angular. near-sighteI
chap whom Sky occasionally passed
on the stairs, almost always burdened
with books.