The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-11

slip an arm about Juniors Shout
derS and tell him that for weeks
she had prayed fer just such news.
She wanted to tell the Lad he
could count on her, not to try to
take q mothers place, but to offer
him a home-like home, to listen to
his condolences, to understand his
problems.
Each of these impulses Judith
suppressed. She was afraid of the
way a 16-year-old youth would re-
ceive any show Of emotion.
Its o. K. with me, too" she
said. Junior, when you're here
Sandy'1l be your dog just as much
as he's mine"
"All right. Thanks"
Immediately she began to ask
questions about the dogs care,
what Juniors opinion was on the
merits of two different dog foods,
how to handle the weekly bath
which to Sandy remained terrific
ordeal.
The boy answered seriously. Sud-
denly, to Judith's great delight, she
found that talking to Arthur's son
was easy and stimulating. He real
" did not hate her. He seemed
actually friendlyI
Judith was so overcome by this
discovery that she could not keep
from mentioning it.
She came over where the boy was
sitting. knelt down beside him and
put out her hand.
Lets shake hands, Junior" she
said. I'm not going to forget what
you've said tonight"
The boy gave her his hand awk-
wardly.
That's all right" he told her
II really wasn't trying to be mean
before. Seeing how bad you felt
about father being sick and all
you've done for him sort of made
me see things differently, I guess.
Judith smiled at him happily. She
did not spoil the moment by pro-
longing it.
why don't you go up and say
! goodnight to your father now?" she
suggested. I'm sure Miss Owen:
will be willing to break a rule since
this is your last night at home"
Think SOP Well, guess I'll Try
it. Can I take Sandy up?"
Tactfully Judith discouraged this
last motion. When the boy returned
downstairs, having babe his father
good night, the living room wa:
empty. Happiness over the evenings
victory was so great Judith felt she
must celebrate its solidarity.
Winning the confidence of Ar
thurs son was such a triumph. She
had felt helpless over his grim op-
position, so incapable of dealing
with It'll Now the boy-of his owl
wiIl-had surrendered.
Was 1t too much to hope thai
Tony, who was his sister, would dc
the same?
Judith Knight pondered all thi:
long after she had turned out the
light in her room and slid beneath
the covers. She drifted to sleep IL
rosy glow of optimism.
Foolish Judith Once more she
made the error Of Understanding
Tony Knights endeavorS. How lit
| tie she dreamed that what in pros
pect appeared to be peaceful flu
ture was to bring the bittereSt blow
/ A T 10 o'clock next morning, after
IA cordial farewells had been ex-
! changed. Arthur Jr. departed for
the railway station. Bert vent with
him. driving the large car.
Andy Craig came for Tony later
in the day. Andy had proved him
self true friend throughout Arthur
knights illness. He had called fire.
quently for bulletins, always with
an air Of reinsurance.
Judith had blessed him because
he occasionally had been able to
persuade Tony to stop moping about
the house and go out with him of
an evening.
This Sunday Andy and Tony went
motoring in the girls own roadster
Though the ban had not been lifted
officially, Tony had taken to driv-
ing her car again.
Judith watched the pair diSap-
pear down the driveway. Then she
mounted the stairs and entered Ar
thurs room.
He greeted her cheerfully.
Miss Mallory" said Judith i'm
pulsively. its gorgeous day out
side. Why don't you go out for 6
couple of hours? I'm sure I car
get anything Arthur wants. He:
had his medicine. hasn't hep"
: The nuEse smiled doubtfully.