The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-06
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

AZ rivals for the favor Of JUDITH
MARTIN, young college teacher, EkIC
WATERS, rebel senior. and DIR. Pc
TER dorm, astronomy professor,
head the respective factions of radi-
Gals and conservatives in the college
community.
Judith Defends Eric against the
accusation OF DEAN TIMOTHY
BROWN, that Eric dealt In poison IL
QuOr from which two students have
died
MYRA ALDRICH Is fond Of Judith
but also jealous OF her. ~
KITTY" SHEA, town bOOtlegger.
Is trying tn blackmail Mrs. Timothy
Brown, having discovered that she
met n man friend on q weekend trip
to the city. without the deans know.
Judith also knows Mrs. Browns
encret. and has bcfriended her.
She asks Eric tn keep Shea from
bounding Mrs Brown.
Judith agrees to stay in Myra's
sorority house to supervise the
servants during the Christmas h0li.
days, having no relatives to visit.
On Christmas Eve. she g0es to
the movies and returns. to find the
house dark and EfQrbidding.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXvl
The great house stood. stark among
it's bare trees. Judith turned and
looked back down the road. The little
red tail light Of Miss Shows coupe
, was disappearing around corner.
When she reached the lamp post
on the corner, she looked Mt her
watch. 1t was only a quarter Of ten
A stiff breeze rushing up,the hill be.
hind her caught Judith's skirts and
whipped them about her knees, AND
grated the bare branches Of the trees
against one another harshly.
It was growing colder minute b!
minute. Judith ducked her heat
| against the wind and went up tho
F., front walk. The houseman and thu
cook were evidently in bed. for tn,
basement windows were as dark a.
this other panes
Through the glass sidelight Of tn.
door, Judith could see that the grea
hall was in pitchy darkness.
She drew the key from he: poke
and unlocked the door. The mex
M oment she was inside the hall
reaching for the. electric switch. :!
flood Of light brought back her caur
agr.
Judith shut the door and bolted il
She glanced around the living room
before she went upstairs. and sa,
everything as she had left it. Sh
switched on the light in the uppc
hall from the foot Of the stairs.
The house was very cold, and Ju
cAA u nh.
steps. to summon the houscman t
jOf it and went upstairs. There wa
enough kindling in the basket by he
fireplace to make small blaze, an
she set to work to start it.
burned sulkily with many sputte,
ings and feeble flpmcs.
Judith heard r shutter or doc
banging somewhere in the house an
went out into the upper hall to Ii:
ten. From her post by the stai
rail, she could look down into tn
lower hall through well aroun
which tho colonial staircase 'curled.
The banging ceased and she r,
turned to her dying fire. While sh
was working with it, the telepho or
bell rang with violence that set U
echoes in all parts Of the still hous
Judith ran to the extension tclephor
just outside her bedroom door, an
Dean Shows deep contrnlto vote
antwered he
II was q little anxious about you
I said the dean. land wanted to.
sure you reached home safely. II
going to be bad night. The moo
Is going under and little sleet q
, rows charged in our faces all II
way home.
II hated to see you start off T,
that road nlone. but / didn't kno
what to do. II had missed TIL
one chance to be towed. we migl
/ still be sittins. in the road"
, "Neyer mind about that" sa
Judith. Il got here safely
: The conversation chcered her.
, that she humned a namelees lit
tune as she went back to her roo,
She slipped into a woolly robe Al
: sat down before the tiny fire, with
new magazine in her hand.
Suddenly, the struggling flam
blew to one side and went out. j
dith looked around. She had lie
the door open and great wind y
rushing up from the lower flor
{ The banging had recommenc Y
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