Evening star., 1932-10-01

| Men never give me a tumble. All rlgnt.
| I'm sitting on the sidelines. then. But
I've got eyes. And I've got ears.
Haven't I heard plenty of 'em lying?
, Haven't I seen plenty? I've been In
| Chicago a lot longer than you have.
Judy. And I'm telling you no man In
/ the world will give you break II 1t
means losing anything himself. They're
all alike
She laughed at herself.
Bet 1 read that in a book she said.
"Or saw it in a movie. Anyhow, IL
so. And you-well you know It's so!
Look what the dear Day boy did to you!
And now"
Now I'm going to pack said Judy
brightly Won't take long And there S
a trqin for Omaha first thing in the
morning. I can be home by tomorrow
night" There was long pause:
Then. "Home!' Judy said. Nothing
else. But she could see it. She could
see her father, meeting her at the traln'
being nice, being glad to see her, hurrv-
ing her up to the house. throwing open
the door, shouting, Mother! judy
home!'
She could see the girls in the neigh
borhood coming over. throwing their
arms around her saying, Glad you re
She knew what they'd be thinking.
They wouldn't let her feel it. not at
first, They'd listen while she talked
about people she saw in Chicago about
going to shows: she'd have to make up
stories about people. to satisfy the girls
and the folks back home.
And then all at once the thing would
wear thin, they'd begin to let her see
what thev'd been thinking all the time.
I,,t tOlC
everybody you'd do this and that. And
YOUR mother told people you were doing
so we'll And there was a piece IN the
paper about you getting that schoi2r-
ship. And now-Well. you're nome all
right You're home"
Nervously Judy tossed the powder
blue dress into her suitcase.
"Here!" Elsie snapped, businesslike,
energetic. Want to ruin it, throwing
it in like that?' .,
III never wear it again anyhow" p"
judy said.
"Huh?"
Il couldn't bear to wear it again
HUH"
Elsie held the dress in front OF her.
looking at the reflection in the mirror
Looks pretty swell to me"
DO you like it?'
"Of course. Judy
"Then-Won't you take it?"
"Huh?"
Il mean, 1 really don't want it any
more. I'd be thinking about tonight
every time I put it on. And how ele-
CANT thought I was. And then COM
ing home, and
Elsie pirouetted, holding the dress be-
fore her, doing an absurd pose, one leg
back one hand OutStretched.
I,,'t of irDtn
giggled. Not with my lines"
'Of course. you could" Judy said.
Tears were forgotten; there is some
thing about trying on dress, about
seeing somebody else wear dress you
know looks we'll on you, that precludes
tears. Here. Try it, Elsie Try it."
Il couldn't" Elsie drew back, hon.
estly embarrassed.
"Of course, you could. Slip it on"
Elsie's hand indicated her Tapping
pa iamas. over these
why not?" Judy demanded, laugh
ing little. Here. Hold still
She tugged the dress over Elsies wide
strong shoulders. 1t was tight. Too
tight. If Elsie tried to move her strong
arms in the powder-blue dress. They
struggled, both of them. until at last
the dress was smooth and Judy stepped
back to say, Look. 1t fits beautifully,
Elsie
HUH" Elsie made a face at her
self. Doesn't look the way it looked
on you, though. And" She point
ed at her feet Beneath the hem of
the skirt appeared eight inches of scar
let, flaring pajama legs. wouldn't
that be swell combination to wear
down Michigan? wouldn't that make
em turn out the guard?"
Outside, on the stairs, Judy heard
footsteps Quick" she said. THE
door-it's half open" She ran to the