The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-25
*. e: mr..

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
Dean Timothy Brown, Of the
discipline committee. rules Pend
Teton University under strict law.
Judith Martin, new teacher.
defies the conventions by seek
ing as her friends. Eric Waters,
q radical student, Will Weshercl,
Eric'S frat brother, and Eve Ger
hart. = town widow.
Professor Peter Dorm, Of the
astronomy department. admires
Judith and disappr0ves of her
acquaintances.
Judith and Eric get into many
scrapes and escapades. the last Of
which was q moonlight hike with
Eve Gcrhart's set, from which
Eric was brought hack drunk by
''kitty" Shea, unsavOry town char
acter. Judith had been left be-
hind by the party of mixers, and
when she found Eric unconscious.
was forced to accept the offer Of
Shea to drive them both back TO
town.
Distressed by the affair. Judith
decides to run up to the city for
the weekend. At tho station she
meets Dean and Mrs. Timothy
Brown.
The dean says his wife il going
to visit relatives in q small town
upstate, but Judith sees her in q
city hotel with handsome man.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVI
The deans wife was laughing Ovel
her shoulder at the man. Sparkling
richly gowncd, she was scarccl,
recognizable as the little gray wo
man who had left Judith in the train
Neither she nor her companion
saw the girl watching them from TIL,
next table. All their attention wa,
fixed on each other. The man cam,
back to his own chair and sat down
Judith could see his hand stealing
across the table toward Mrs. Browns
The woman's eyes were starry a.
she looked at him.
Then Judith moved in her chair
and the deans wife caught sight o.
her. She did not break off in tn,
words she was addressing to he
companion, but Judith saw her fac,
go white.
Judith ate her salad rapidly ant
pushed her chair back. She knew
that the deans wife followed he
with horror-struck eyes as she lief
the dining room.
The Sunday night train to Pendlc
ton picked up returning week-endcr
along the way, until it was nearl,
as noisy as the one that had frs
taken Judith to the university. Blu
this time, the clamor was familia
one, that embraced instead Of cx
her.
judith looked about. for Mrs
Brown, but did not see her on tn
train. Alighting on the throngc,
platform ut Pendelton, she ran int
Eric Waters, who had also steppe,
from her train, bag in hand. Hello
Judith" he said. reaching for he
bag. She yielded it to him some
what hcsitantly.
"Comc on" he said to her, stridinl
ahead. II parked my car ut tn
garage across the street. I'll tax
you nome.
There was nothing to be done bu
follow him through the crowd. Nea
the front Of the train, they met Dca
Brown, walking up and down wit
his watch in his hand, and his fac
set in a puzzled frown.
Eric ran into him and backe
away, with grinning apologies. Tn
dean glared at him. saw judith
looked at the two suitcascs in Eric
hands. Judith nodded greeting
which the dean barely acknowledged
In the car, Eric smoked a Will
in silence. Judith stubbornly he'll
her tongue also. They were no
going toward the Stedway house.
At last Eric threw away his Gig
arct. damn it, Judith, / apologize
] shouldn't have drunk 50 much o.
q hike, when I had q woman to TAX
home. suppose the others guye
you lot"
Judith's silence was forbidding.
"Comc now, Jude, cant you fol
give me, when I've humbled myself
His voice did not sound humble.
"Yes," she said, II can. I dom
hold grudgcs. just look out 70
the next time. Naturally, don
care TO be left out in the woods Wit
Kitty Shea again. Sol shan't =
with you on any more hikes"
Eric STONED the car and turne
to her. my God! Were you lei
with Shea! I didn't know that"
"Exactly," said Judith. in q grir
voice. "You didn't know what mar
peneS, 70 me. And you didn't niue
Eric was no longer dsbouair. "oh