The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-26
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radiant bloom; saw those glowing
Esplashes Of the blue and gold, and
on the opposite, the waving crimson
tide.
The two girls sat next each other,
the boys at either end. What s
that? Lord-look," Sandy kept wills.
pering when the band marched on
the field and the rooters gave a wild
"Oski."
Gee" Douglas grinned, sitting
down hoarse from his yelling. isn't
this rich, Jude? She's never seen 1t
before" He looked at Sandy with a
teasing tenderness, saying to Judith,
She's a bear herself, isns she?"
YES" said Judith, laughing; "she
is" And to herself, THAT look is
love-it's love-"
1t was love, too, that made him
pause even in his frenzy Of shouting
to grab Sandy's hand-to push a
pair Of field glasses at her with a
sharp, "Understand-oh, get it-look
at that! Don't miss this"
More than love-infatuation com,
plete and self'forgetful, Judith read
in their two faces a little later.
Spent yet hilarious, they were
pushed and Jostled with the crowd.
In the vide corridors at the first
landing the crowd thinned. And they
Sandy and Douglas-were Just
ahead Of her, pausing in one Of those
beautiful white arches that look out
on scene of such poetic color; that
frame a view of transcendent love
illness with the sunset glow on the
distant waters and the wistful euca.
lyptis etched on a magenta sky.
They stood here a moment lost in
the dream OF each others presence
looking at ship-a gossamer ship
filing across the waters. Sandy
rased her eyes to his-eyes melting
with emotion. His head was lowered
the lips parted and his cheeks pale.
They walked on, absently as though
unaware of the throngs.
Judith turned her head with a
quick, hysterical; Wasn't it won.
derful? Oh, how joyous"
She thought: why did see It!
Why did see it, She was forced
to wipe her eyes.
Hume took her arm more firmly:
Does it affect you that much, Ju.
dith"-
"Yes-I love football And she
heard nothing of all he was saying.
She kept asking: What did you
say? Oh, pardon me, I'm so ex.
cited"
She thought: IF I could only get
sway-lf 1 didn't have to go with
them tonight--Can get out OF it
can say I'm ill-Youll go"
She clenched her teeth grimly. The
heavy humping Of her heart weak.
ened her.
But she, too, looked out to the
water. She prayed as though some
understanding spirit who had loved
and who had watched his love turn
from him were walking at her side
and listened to her prayer, Give
me strength-don't let any one see
help me-
She could have wept finding her.
self so weak, finding her heart shak-
ing. She raised her head very high
and smiled beautifully into Hal
Humes face.
But at dinner she watched them.
They danced. They came back to
the table with stained cheeks and
glowing, absent eyes.
Hume and Judith were once alone.
They dance fine together, don't
they?" he said.
Yes
He hesitated. raised his eyebrows:
why doesn't Sandy get a divorce?"
"She cant. Her husband won't
give it to her. She has plenty of
cause, think. He treated her abom.
inably---"
How could man treat her SOP"
He did. but he won't let her
go free. Its terrible on her. She's
only %"
He nodded; his eyes meeting Jud-
this squarely: more terrible on him,
judith"
"Oh, what do you mean? Do you
think he cares really for Sandy?
He's always had cases. -"
mot IKE this, Judith. ="
She pressed her long, slender fin.
gers together and murmured:
What can any one do?"
Perhaps she doesn't realize he
ought to'tell her, Judith. .. Send her
away. Ask her to go away"
Judith stared at him with wide,
shocked eyes. You think I should
do this?"
"Yes-I think you should do it."
Go Be COntinued.)