Evening star., 1924-09-28

have nothing to hide. Be yourself"
IF | am to be your second husband
/ know what my wedding present to
| you will be-" retorted Sky.
How positively intriguing, What
| is it?"
| "A medicine chest. With bichloride
of mercury tablets masquerading as
dyspepsia pills and cyanid in a cute
| little box labeled bicarbonate of soda
| believe you said that Bobby's tend
| ency toward Indigestion was one OF
| his liabilities
Judy was able to catch snatches of
| conversation from the other side of
! the room-or. as she would have said,
| unable TO escape them
IL like that ring" Sky was saying,
| and the better to examine ii he took
Leila's acquiescent fingers in his own.
rs this the first time you've no.
ticed it? How strange. 1t belongs
| to Judy. She's forever leaving it
around"
MY ring" cried Judy. forgetting
that she was not supposed to hear.
Peace, child" counseled Leila.
| 'Yoh never missed it until this mo-
! ment. Now let me get some pleasure
| out of it"
| oHp Sdlu JuuS, heep II
| as long as you want
! And then she did devote herself to
Reggie.
Only one possible criticism could be
| leveled against Reggie. Leila made
| il as soon as she and Judy were
| alone.
| ."Speaking of dumb bunnies." said
| she, aren't you rather specializing <
in them? Reggie seems to be d posi-
! lively perfect specimen
II had an idea thrust Judy, that
| you were too busy to notice anything
| going on around you"
II was-almost. But the bleats of
that poor lamb you were sacrificing
| did occasionally reach my ears. Why
| not spare him.
81 haven't an idea what you are
talking about" said Judy, with dig
nifty.
MY dear. you can insult your in
| telligence, but l know it too well. Do
| you want your dinner ring back-or
| any other belongings of yours I've
| annexed?"
NO" said Judy.
please don't shout, I'm beginning
| to suspect that I'm wearing my well
| come out. Just as ! was wondering
| if l might not be asked to stay
| longer
| DO, suggested Judy.
How you press me, About Sky,
| dear-truly I don't think he has an
| Interior motive in him. AS far as
| could see, your exhibition with Reg
| gle made not the slightest impress
| sion on him. He may have been in
| love with you once, but / think you've
| cured him. OF course, he might have
| a relapse If you out and out vamped
him, but 1 think you'd have to travel
| some, my dear"
I've never vamped any man
| yet
| Really? Well, perhaps you didn t
| actually vamp Reggie this Afternoon.
Perhaps it was love at first sight.
| Are you really drawn to him, Judy?''
He has more to him than you sus-
| pect!'
He must have. wouldn't suspect
| him of having anything. Isn't it
| funny how tastes vary? You can't
bear the sight of Sky and / am al
ready wondering how L can bear to
| leave him."
you can stay as long as you
| want"
NO, I'm going Thursday, as plan
ned. Only three days more. I'll have
| to make the most of them"
| There was no question but what
| she did. One can only wonder-as
Judy did-what Bobby would have
thought.
Good bye, dear" said Leila. come
| Thursday. Il know that you are
heartbroken, but you have Reg
IF you hope to catch youl
train" interpolated Judy.
And have my last minute with
| Sky" agreed Leila. Goodbye, dear
! I've had a wonderful time
J Not until later did Judy discover
that Leila had departed still wearing
| her dinner ring. But Leila did senc
that back.
Il wish 1 might have left Sky ir
your keeping, too," she wrote. 'I6
any time I needed him. AS it is, In
afraid that some designing cat whe
is not above using methods you SCOTT
will annex him now. Do let mt
| know if there is the slightest dan
ger."
To which Judy might have replied
in all truth. that she saw nothing
| of Sky these days.
| X. X
60 matters stood when November
~ slipped into it's place in the cal
/ endar.
As Sky crossed the public gardens
| the blue dusk was falling from a
sky in which twinkled the first shy
| stars. There was touch of Indian
| Summer in the air, lingering hint
| Of Summers glamour.
Even enemies might meet on such
| a night and forget old rancor
They met, Sky and Judy, outside heI
door.
"Ohw she gasped, as they all bu,
| collided.
Then she recognized him.
| II thought" said she, that you
were Reggie"'
| II have forgiven you many things,
retorted Sky in that light, suave tone
she particularly detested, but I'm not
sure that ! can forgive you that"
The Sky she had thought she knew
so well would not have answered
her so. Nor would she, for her part
| have spoken as she now did.
| Il wonder" she murmured. "if yor
| have ever forgiven me anything. Not
that 1 admit there was anything te
| forgive
you wouldn't" he retorted smil'
| ingly "And perhaps there wasn't.
made an idiot of myself and you uset
stern measures to cure me. I'm no
sure but what I should be grateful
after ALL
TN not sure whether that Is !: