Evening star., 1924-09-28

| girl looks good 10 me, ne Will tell hlm-
self. but then. as Macdougal says
Lovely eyes, beautiful HAIR"
AS Judy's fingers. feminine to their
pretty tips, went unconsciously to her
hair. he paused and digressed.
! LAS beautiful as yours" he assured
her. It's all right, by the way. You
need have no concern"
| Il haven't. Not the slightest. Not
for you!'
Perhaps for Reggie. then. But to re-
sumo. The young man of the future
will pause. He will say, Beauty of hair,
of teeth and figure and the color of this
| girls cheek are apt to. denote a Cminus
. intellect. The race will degenerate.
Back up. old man, go into REVERSE -
| Are you deliberately trying to be in
| sulting?" interrupted Judy.
| Sky looked panied. Il am being scien-
| tific, not personal. Anyway, there will
always be men to admire you men like
Reggie will ever seek charm. But
| strong souls, like Macdougal and Stew
art. will be drawn irresistibly to women
like Miss Sweet
who is Miss Sweet~ demanded
Judy.
THE perfect pattern of the heroine
Of love stories Of the future
x X
THE conversation was ended. Sky
found himself left to his dinner and
such diversion as it might present The
latter came from an unexpected quarter.
| What" demanded the girl on his
right, have you been saying to Judy ?
Oh, have no compunction. sir. I'm Leila
Judy and l went to school together,
| shared the same room and all our
| secrets | already know your past and
your present"
Are you about to foretell my fu-
| ture?" demanded Sky.
II might =" she assured him. "A dark
| haired woman is about to interest her
self in YOU"
And red-headed young man." sug-
| geSted Sky, with glance beyond her,
| will thereupon rise and Smite me. Are
you really Judy's best friend?''
Little Leila from Philadelphia. But
why do you ask if I'm Judy's best
| friend?'
Il have polite but well founded
| doubts
Meaning"
That never have l known a pretty
! girl to pick another girl as pretty as
| herself as her best friend"
"Oh, I'm not as lovely as Judy. But
| I'm awfully nice when you get to know
| me. Kind to my mother and dumb ami
! mails. And I'm going to be here only a
| few days more. Consider the weather
and other such preliminaries disposed
Of What were you saying to judy
Il have merely assured Judy that /
am almost certain that feminine lowell
ness is a snare and a detuSion."
Almost certain"
| Il try to keep an open mind. / should
| be glad to consider the subject further
under proper auspices"
Meaning mine? Let $ go. I'm en-
gagged. by the way. Not that it matters.
But Judy would probably tell you"
Il suspect that Judy and l are no
| longer on speaking terms. How
serious is this engagement"
| "Oh very, There are moments
when l fear tmay lead to matri-
mony. And I'm not sure that Tn
| fitted for that. What do you think?'
| II shall give the matter deep and
earnest consideration. OF course, hay
ing only a few days in which to
study you-'
| DO you know" said Leila, naive
ly. Il begin to suspect that Judy did
you an injustice. / should never call
you a dumb bunny"
Sky Redeemed, but his voice and
manner remained impeccable. Il
shall endeavor," he assured her, Ito
| live up to your high opinion"
| This he did
| I'm only a simple little maid from
Philadelphia" Leila told Judy that
night, "and / don't know what you
Boston girls expect, but to me Sky
| isn't that a cute name ?-seemed up
and coming to say the least. Why
| didn't you warn me that he wasn't
| safe in a taxi?"
They were in Judy's room and Judy
| was brushing her hair.
The hand that held the brush
stopped, poised in the air.
| What do you mean" she demand
| ed
Heavens. Don't make me go into
details. Are you sure you really
know him."
1t occurred to Judy, suddenly, that
perhaps she didn't. But she did not
admit it. You could have stopped
him." she said, instead.
81 might have hollered for the po-
| lice, l suppose. But isn't that rather
sensational? I think it was better
to close my eyes and pretend that
it was Bobby. Although L must say
that even Bobby
| II think" announced Judy, virtu-
ously, that you're utterly shameless. .
Il suspect it myself, sometimes ~
admitted Leila, quite unmoved. She
yawned. 81 invited him to drop in
and have tea tomorrow afternoon"
! Judy gasped at her, startled. You
didn't, Not here"
| II thought here would be the best
place. Perhaps he'll behave better
when you're around"
| Are you making all this up%' de-
manded Judy. abruptly.
| Making it up? What for?'
| ITO tease me?"
why l had no idea you could be
teased about him. You said"
81 meant it, / wouldn't marry him
| if he was the last man in the worid!''
"Egypts Queen but you are choosy
I'd put him much higher in my list
than that. I'm not sure but what
I'll keep him in mind in case Bobby
doesn't come up to expectations
Every woman ought to have an ace
in the hold, don't you think? You
needn't bother about chaperoning us
| tomorrow afternoon"
| NEVERTHELESS Judy was present
~ when SKY arrived. So was
| Reggie Thayer, to whom Judy was
prepared to devote herself
| II have selected you as my second
husband Leila assured Sky at once
Il told Judy SO last night, so we
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