The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
Judith Lane
bv JEANNE BO WssAN


 irascibly, proceed and watch your words CT. just moment. bailiff, catch that man going through the door. 1 would like to question him | further and if we can prove perjury there =. now proceed" | But they didn't proceed. Such con- fusion arose at the bailiff's attempt to capture his man. that the Judge called a recess and when court again | convened, word was sent in that Morton Lampere had become vio- lently ill and asked the session be adjourned until the following day. | Judith and Norman left the court house together. When they paused on the steps for photographs. they were asked for interviews.
 Give us chance to talk" plead ed Norman, i've haven't had time to say more than hello."
 His roadster waited at a nearby garage. Silently they got into 1t and drove out to Hillendale.
 "The DeMaos are in Galveston for the week: they turned the house over to us."
 That was nice" They paused outside the door.
 "I planted your stocks" Norman said, as he fumbled for the right key.
 "Yes. I saw you" | "You-what?"
 'I thought it was you even though Delphy said you were the new gar dener." She looked at the wrought iron console table, caressed 1t need lessly. Lets get some glads for that bowl, these look rusty around the edge"
 THEY went out into the garden, seeing it through the amber | light of the setting sun. They cut Hong spikes of cream and salmon pink blossoms, saying nothing be- cause there was so much to be said l between them.
 Judith heard Delphy singing fin the kitchen. She wasn't surprised, everything was as 1t should be.
 "Why didn't you sell Hillendale?" she inquired as they inspected the dahlias.
 "Fd as soon put child on the auction block" he admitted. land when found you weren't through with me I found these folks who leased it."
 "I wish never had to go to that old court again." Judith said from the comfort of Norman's arms.
 Don't have to-" he answered Were giving Lampere chance to leave the country tonight. Slim San- ford will fly him down to some place in Mexico and from there he'll go abroad. Mrs. Bevins has asked Mor- risoD to appear in court and ask for a dismissal of the case. You'll find Mathile and the Missus heading for Europe where they'll meet Lampere. who will marry Mathile as soon as Mrs. Lampere can get Reno di- voYce."
 Dinner. Mass No'man an Miss Judy"
 Coming" they answered.
 It was wonderful, Judith thought. to sit across the table from Norman, looking at him across blue bowl of 1 yellow roses from their own garden. She fingered her cup, lovingly. They'd purchased that on their honeymoon.
 Soon they would go out and sit on the terrace and watch the little spike moon slide down to the west, all mixed up with oak tree limbs and stars.
 Judith wondered if Lige's smile wasn't endangering his ears. 1t stretched so far. and when she asked him, 1t stretched even further Rosa, delighted at meeting Lige's folks" was helping him in the dining room, a needless service. And Delphy wad- dled in from the kitchen every so often to see that things were as they should be.
 They were out on the terrace and Judith was curled in Norman's arms, protected by his arms against |. everything, when a thought came.
 Norman" she cried in sudden pain. I've got to go back to the dam. can't leave 1t half-finished."
 That's all right" he said. your house is big enough for two, isn't 1t !? Delphy's marrying Rosa's step mothers uncle by marriage. and you can't live alone. besides," he added, "one clause in Big Toms will read that after had become convinced of Lampere's duplicity, was to be re- tained as legal adviser of the Bevins Construction Company, and I think, Judith. that I should be on the ground. don't you?"
 "Oh. I do. I do," and busily her mind constructed scenes of the little wooden house above the dam with cold winter winds blowing and in- side Norman and herself. facing the future together. No longer the prom ising young attorney and the aspir- ing stenographer, just MT. and Mrs. Norman Dale.
 (Copyright, i9s4, Jeanns BowmanJ THE END