Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
JUDY'S MAN
Westinghouse Social Whirl and Official Life Are the
Background of This Fascinating Love Story.
By HELEN BERGER.

love him. And I did. And he went
away to war. And-and / had loved
you when you were a little boy and
/ was a tiny girl!' Here her voice
broke in spite of her iron control. She
waited until it was steady again, one
hand drawn into q tight little fist
against her throbbing heart.
Before / go on I must tell you
that there We're times when l really
thought i was learning to love-the
man I was engaged to. It isn't fair
not to tell you that, though 1t doesn't
really have anything to do with my
lies. But it shows you exactly what
sort of person ! am. Well, one day
In q shop ! found a package that
messenger boy had left and it was
addressed to you. took the package
meaning to leave it at your house
as I passed. That far I was strictly
honest. I ask you to believe that! I
hadn't even thought of dishonesty,
then" She looked at Jack Darien
eagerly, but his face was very still,
very unresponsive. She pressed her
small fist tighter over the pain that
was like a knife in her heart.
III had a lot of things to think OF
that day. l was troubled. And l
had a lot of bundles. And forgot
all about your bundle. And / took
it home with me and dropped 1t down
with a lot of other parcels. And
forgot it. There was lot OF excite.
ment about that time and don't
even remember putting it away. But
1t must have gone in heap with
all the others. Anyhow, didn't see
it again for q long time. Dabs." she
paused and bit her lips, ''he was my
father" she explained. well, Dabs
went away to war and the man
was engaged to went and was busy
all day long And one day when
was putting my desk in order out
tumbled your package. IL was
frightened. It seems to me now that
I must have felt a sort Of fate hang
ing over that package. Then / just
thought I was afraid because OF all
the explanations would have to
make. I sat down that day and wrote
to the War Department asking for
your address overseas. You see, 1
meant to return them to you.
hadn't been dishonest, so far! But
the letter never got posted. The next
morning the next morning - we
heard that--that Dabs was dead! Il
I loved Dabs a great deal!'
thread of faint music. But lin her
ears it sounded like thunder. How
could she ever live after this? She
was barring every emotion to these
three Judges of hers! Every pre-
tense was stripped from her! How
could she ever cover up her soul
again?
'The next thing that happened"
she paused thoughtfully. as though
to be sure she was right, twas an
item In the paper that you and the
man I was engaged to were dead or
missing. at least. THAT hurt me,
too. You see. I had always admired
you. But still I didn't remember the
package. And then--then ! found
the package again! And remember
all about it. And | didn't know
what to do"
Judy, in her confession, paused for
breath. How still they all We're!
Like carven figures! What was Jack
Darien thinking of her? What would
he think when he heard the rest? So
far she had been comparatively inno-
cent But the rest!
II was frightened. / thought what
you would all think of me il re-
turned the package with the silly
excuse that I had forgotten 1t. And
it might have been very important to
you'll I thought and thought about
it. said to myself. Maybe it's just
some unimportant thingl Maybe it's
even something that he wouldn't
want his people to see! At least, /
think that's what thought! 1 de-
cided ia open the package and find
out If 1t was important. II IT was
something would have to be done
about it. If it wasn't--well, where
would the harm be? I opened the
PACKAGE
Judy stopped as though she had
reached the limit Of her endurance. A
long silence fell. Suddenly she sighed.
THE package was full of letters.
They were letters you had written to
some girl. They were love letters.
You ana the girl must have been en-
gagged q long time, / think, from the
letters. And there was ring in
there, too. A diamond ring. I was
Mortified. 1t was like spying, peeping