Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-01
Judith Lane
bv JEANNE BOWMAN

would get it, and went out. Two
morning newspapers lay there. She
picked them up, unrolled them and
smoothed them out, looking down to-
ward the highway.
AS she turned to 60 In she glanced
down, and stopped short.
There. staring up at her was her
latest photograph, her best. In the
next column was one Of Mathile
Bevins. Between them were heaped
sketched bags of money. s5,000.000
printed thereon. Below was a picture
Of Norman.
Stunned, she read the caption:
"Rightful Heir to Bevins Money to
Sue Millionaire Stenographer.
Her eyes rejected this for something
more surprising-"Lampere plays
trump card. Firm of Dale. Lampere
& Morrison to take up Bevins fight.
Husband may fight wife in effort to
regain money for boyhood sweet
heart"
Judith stood on the veranda until
she had completed the newspaper
story. 1t was an interview given by
Morton Lampere.
We have tried to be lenient with
Mrs. Dale because of her husband,
said Mr.. Lampere. following the
meeting held in the Offices of the
Bevins Construction Co.. but OBJ
viously, the power which comes
with such sum of money has
gone to her head.
We anticipate no difficulty in
breaking the will because We have
plenty of evidence to prove that
the young lady used undue influ-
ence in causing the aged gentle
man
aged gentleman" cried Judith
aloud, "the idea of calling Tom Bevins
aged at 62!"
to change his will during the i'll
ness which took his life.
My partners and I will exert
every effort to see that justice is
done to the bereaved widow and
young daughter.
The newspaper in fairness had
given the same prominence to the
story of the reorganization of the
Bevins Construction Co. They used
in their lead the fact that the 300
workers at the dam, due to her spirit
ed refusal to comply with a request
for resignation, would not lose days
work.
Judith felt heartened by this, but
somehow everything save one line
appeared to her to be written about
some one other than herself. The
line that burned into her mind was:
Husband may fight wife to regain
money for former sweetheart
No wonder, thought Judith, that
Mathile Bevins had laughed that
triumphant laugh meant, she now
knew, for her ears. No wonder Nor
man had been unable to face her.
She walked into the dining room
"Delphy," she called, remove my
plate"
This done, she folded the news
paper to that article and tipped it
up against the bowl of daffodils that
Norman might see it when he sat
down. She went then to the tele-
hone, called a cab. then went to her
dressing room, locked the doors and
packed her bags.
Norman met her at the door as
she was leaving-"Judith," he pro-
tested, as he saw her bags.
"You should thank me, Norman"
she returned, I'm simply making
things easy for you. Lampere told us
wife could not appear against her
11reI I,44 k%,kt -
ways. Desertion will provide you with
grounds for divorce and you can :.
as the morning paper says, fight your
wife to obtain millions for your former
sweetheart
She was down the steps, the star
tied cab driver behind her. ITO the
Rice" she said. When they were on
the highway she gave elias address.
Because she worked for a morning
newspaper, ella worked nights and so
was still in bed when Judith arrived.
She looked up from the telephone
she had wrangled to within arms
reach of the bed, then spoke into the
mouthpiece-"here she comes with
Reno in her eye. If don't mistake
the signs she'll sob it out on my
motherly shoulder.
"Okay, Slim. I'll call you later,
stick around the field, may need
you"
She slammed the receiver on the
hook. Had coffee?" she asked, then
take two steps left and bring up long
side that gas plate. I don't speak
English until I've had two cups and
three cigarettes. You'll find the cof-
fee In that little do-funny on top Of
my dresser"
Tomorrow, ella gives some good adj
vice.