The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-26

ing up the hill from the grocery in
Fillmore street. On New Years
Eve Mrs. Moore made huge bowl
Of cggnog for her, family. This
was . rite in the Moore household.
They had forgotten to order the
cream.
Judith came up the hill. the bot
tiles in her hands.
And she saw him, dashing down
his Tux and you could sec the tai.
cum and the sparkle on his face. How
snappy and gallant he lookedl
He stopped abruptly: ooh. say,
Jude" and blushed.
For the last three years he and
Judith had spent New Years eve
together. putting it on pretty" IS
he boosted when they Joined their
party Of eight ut the 81. Francis.
And for years before this the two
Of them had marched hflari0usly up
and down Fillmore street, childishly
blowing horns
Tonight Judith was spending at
home. And alone. Hal Hume had
gone to Los Angeles for the holi-
days.
! She looked at the milk bottles and
laughed ncrvously: "We'rc going
TO have plenty to drink. Doug"
"Say-why cant you come along
Go on in and dress .. Gee.
tough that Hal can't be here. Come !
. Aw, be sport, Jude. and come
along. Gosh. it makes me feel queer
without you. We've loads Of time.
Please, will your You know Sandyll
love to have yOu."
| "What's the m.tter. Jude? Say.
Sandy? Cant figure why she left"
milk bottles. with : pang of fear
she saw his hand reach over and
touch hers that trcmbled SO. 81
She said softly: mo, there's
nothing wrong between, W.. She
wanted to leave. We fixed the
room for her coming, didnt We
= Doug!' @
I "You say you didn't want her "a
go? Then will you come tonight
Come with us3'
II can't. Not now"
I "You're keeping something from
me. Jude. I never saw you SO pale
:, Tell me, won't you? p
I Judith looked MP then and lnei
: steadfastly his eyes. Hers were
lightcd-lighted violet stars. Sht
smiled clear into his face, holding
him with her warm, tear filled eyes
:, Then she looked off 1T STAR lit
tie emerald star. there's nothing
ITO tell. Doug! Not q thing to tell
|; Suddenly she tucked the bottle un
der her arm. gave him . little 81!
shove. "Have . good time. oil
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run up the hill.
He looked after Judith lingering
i. ly-Judith going up the hill with I
. milk bottle tucked under her arm
Fine way to spend New Years Eve
She could have come! It wouldn'
have hurt her to come
}" She reached the high flight Q
steps. The door closed on her. Go
:, ing in 70 make the cggnog-
: He frowned impatienkly. Sh
could have come. Didn't need TO z
running up the hill like that.
4 He went on reluctantly. filled wit
l regret and q queer sense OF loneli
ness. Mean to 60 Oft and leave Jud
behind. Why hadn't he thought Q
asking her sooner?
He remembered last year-sll thos
years. Now she would think he
forgotten her-forgotten all thos
dear. happy times.
n As he got into the car he suddeHl
let stars and the odd way she sais
looking off 70 the sky: "Why. there
nothing to tell, Doug. What shout
there be to tellf' Saying this an
holding him with her warm, teal
He idied with the gears. why d
Judith look SO? And her hand
trembling. Was shc hurt to BE- 1el
alone? No-Judith was never hui
TOO much humor-too much prid
She was just queer-differe frol
Others. She could cry any old tim
at = cloud drifting through . tn
top; y bird singinEi o. ship goIn
down the horizon. The litkleSt thing
affected her - deeply. That's viii
made her such : kick. You new
knew how she would react; never (,
tired of Jude.
A sudden image Of her in one !,
these inexplicahle moods filed viii
startling voienancy to his mind. La
twelve the lights flashed out.
swept her eaily close. stopped for
quick, happy kiss - unexpected
flushed vt the SOFT sveebness /.
Judith's tins--nnexpectedly stirred I
the white, 6reathlAss Ouiet Of n,
and that strange, half prayer. Aa
elmMe that passed like. light ov'
Judith's face.
A. though = kiss were sOmethil