The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-30

Yesterday judith was 23 She'd
forgotten about It until Sandy ar
rived, ready for celebration, bring
ing with her the exquisite flowers
six pairs of sheer beautiful silk
stockings and a bottle OF perfume
that cast IS an ounce. Extravagant
she never saved cent. What
no, tomorrow" she laughed at Ju
dith's shocked, You shouldn't
You'll end In the poorhouse"
And yesterday Sandy said; You
like them, Judy? Oh, Jude, you're
not hating me? You're not hating
the sight OF me?" Said that raising
those lovely appealing eyes that
laughed. yet filled with tears.
What had Sandy done, judith
wondered, knowing that for two
weeks they had not been out to
gether? Was It ended? Did he, too,
see the tragic folly OF such love
as theirs would be? SO he quietly
accepted her dismissal.
Not like him! Not az all like
Douglas Keith!
Judith got down stacks Of essays,
walled them about her as she sat
in the reading room OF the library.
But her eyes remained glued on a
single page that in an hour wasn't
turned.
He heard her coming down the
steps, but he wouldn't come TO the
window and wave. She was as sure
~ 1t ell a.,
the room, And so, perhaps, he
thought she had some hand IN
Sandy's decision? And he had be
come perfectly furious at her inter
ference? He had forgotten all thor
years Of joyous companionship?
These questions turned I'm Judith's
mind, They filled her with q sick
fear Of his judgment. She could
imagine him telling her to mind her
own business, lie was old enough
to run his own show. &C..
She saw him standing before her.
the eyes she so loved blazing with
anger. She got up suddenly, leav-
ing all the books stacked there, and
went from the building shaking
from head to foot.
She thought In a frozen way: "Ill
ask Sandy what she said" TO her
amazement she found herself crying
crying as she went racing up the
dark. terrifying streets, saying al
most wildly: "She could have left
me his good opinlon-she could
have left me that"
When she reached her room, the
closet door was open. In the light
from the hall she saw Sandy stand
ing at that little window-Judith's
own little standing there
and gazing into the kitchen next
door
A guilty flush spread over Sandy's
cheeks; her eyes were enormous and
black. She gave a queer. shlverng
laugh, and turned her head sharply.
Judith, too, turned away. Judith
thought: "God-she loves him as
much-God, she loves him as
much" And more terrible than
her own pain did it seem that any
one as beautiful-anyone as gay
as Sandy should bear suffering like
this-lille this twisting thing OF
Judith's.
Sandy now went to the table and
took up some letters, saying nerv-
oUsly: II must run down to the
box. I want Allie to get this before
| Christmas"
She flung her old shawl about
her and ran down the front steps.
From the ell window Judith watched
absently, dreary lassitude over.
coming her HE cares for her--it's
too bad I'm the one who's free. ."
Sandy reached the box, dropped
her letters, frightened her shawl, was
just returning UP the hill again
Judith pressed her face against
the glass. She said with a little
startled moan: "Look-oh, look"
Douglas was striding down. Now
he caught Sandy's hand.
For a moment Sandy's head was
bowed. Then she flung It back,
shaking out her hair. Now she
was laughing. NOW they were
looking into each others eyes and
laughing. land now he swept San.
dy about They were hurrying down
the hill together.
Judith turned away She told
herself, oddly quiet That's nice.
They'll go for a little ride. I don't
mind. Why should I mind? He
cares for her.! E. God--he caresl
Nothing she says-nothing mat
ters--"
Judith sat in bed, propped with
pillows She sat here with book
before her-that little essay Of Pa
ter's, THE Child in the House."
The music Of its phrases soothed her
+-her own childhood had none OF
this exquisite grace. But now she
told herself: i've conquered-I
feel nothing now--nothing-" She.
smiled, refusing to acknowledge the
warm mokture in her eyes.
But when she heard Sandy at the
front door she switched out the
lights and pretended to be asleep.
Two days later Judith, coming
from work, reached the door. just as
Douglas helped Sandy out