The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-22

"Thc kisses Of the many but make
your lips swccter for yAc onc--and
don't forget it. I've made . date
for you tomorrow night. Thcrc'll
be. four of us. After this, always
-four. l told Bobby / had { regular
pip and he's bringing q stunning
fcflow along for you"
II wont 60! A pipi Look at. me-"
II am looking ct you. / told him
a pip SO you've got to be that.
With those million dollar eyes of
yours you ought to be ashamed 10
ever have been called plain. Wear
your hair slick back; show off that
time and your cars. You'll be . pip,
all right. All you need is q little con-
ceit, Jude. II could only have one
weapon in dealing with men it's not
beauty Id choose, nor brains nor mp
peal; it's just plain bumptious con.
ceit-just . brazcn self-assurancc.
It gets by ievery time"
Sandy laughed. by the time your
Douglas returns you'll be gr0omcd
for his fall. He'll 20 down f1at."s
Hes coming next week" Judith
now flattened the pillow. yawned.
Her heart rose in her throat.
Sandy crept in, put her arms shout
Judiths waist, her smooth check
against Judith's shoulder. In q few
moments she was asleep.
Then Judith turned and stared ct
the pale face chiseled in charm and
beauty.
Douglas wrote: Gee. Judy dear,
dying TO see you! How's cousin
Sandy? Give her . kiss for me, and
tell her | do it awfully welt myself,
will your
Judith swallowed-shc brushed her
lips against Sandy's hair.
CHAPTER "a
"Ycs. they arc cute" said the
ntanicurist, deftly pushing the cuticlc
Of Judithis nails with Ssmall orange
stick, different from any Judith had
ever seen. "Thsy were sent to me
from China. And this powder gives
., wondcrful gloss. It came from
Fsance: ! Wrote Dick-thstS my
friends name-to send me q bushel
before he leaves. Hes going to Per-
'sia next
Judith grinnsd. "Yow romantic,
getting orangcwopd sticks from
China. Most likely he'll send you a
rug IRON feESl8s
She thought nervously: "We'rc
all alike! All kidding ourselves with
our dreams"
Judith's checks, usually Of q
smooth tan color, were now pink
of guilt as though having her nails
'manicured were an unworthy thing.
He said her hands were pretty
nAAN oAfk Che uAnAA 20 Ill
to their beauty. But she said to
herself: "They needed I'll Tipping is
the. very deuce oh . persons nails.
I've sense enough to know that II
he doesn't care for me for my heart
and Soul-if he can be lured by SUR
face charms, then it wouldn't pay
me to even think Of him. wouldn't
stoop TO attract the greatest man on
the carth-cven him."
"Oh, wouldn't you? Don't lie to
yourself, Judith Moore! You'd rouge
Though you look fright when you
do. You'd paint your eyelashes and
bleach your hair and hang ring in
your nose IL You thought that wov'!d
win hfm. You. know you would!
You're no whit different from all the
women in the world!
"Wcli!" Why should try to be p
she added moro softly. And going
FROM the store she paused ~ : mir
ror ITO smooth the powder over hes
nose. A big purple hat made her
eyes the deepest violet, and that
fJygh rave . soft glowing look ia
F4fsAGI9r YOUTH look Sandy said
k6lax AS1x than beauty. ef
Ejudith hoped he'd think so. Doug
les ses homc-arrived In the morn
ing-coming to meet her now.
It was nearly six o'clock. She hur-
ried along Geary to Stockton. he
phoned he'd wait near Union Square
Had something "scrpphie" to tel!
her. Sersphic was his favorite word
for the supernsta.ally delicious.
They saw each other 1t The same
moment. He was leaning with an
tnsolent grin. against snappy 1T.
re msroon:cclored eoupe-as thongf
= Then he SWEPT or, Ms lat and
F fe !. . %omsat ' s.. tScss,lt Se y.
going 10 sweep her in his arms.
He chuciclsd, slsowing The white
|'sparkling teeth: "rooled you thai
tfmeI But I'd like 70. Judy, dar.
hng!" And he gripped her hand
fseaying . dozen things al at once
Hprinkling IN many "Judy-gee
I'm glad 70 see you! Step this way
| He opened the door Of the little
maroon car. It was his-bouGht Il
that very afternoon. Only home
three hours when No got the chance
AK the world i be wasnt : luck,
Stnnerl
ia fellow In the newspaper offic.