The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-20

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 "Times and hostes sses have changed" laughed Mrs. Dale. but there was apology in her voice. "so under the circumstances come along"
 The hostess met them on the main deck and propelling Judith gently along by delicate pressure on her arm. came to stop on the after deck where the crowd had gathered.
 Folks" Mrs. Bevins' voice was genial. friendly, "l want you to meet Toms Stenogrdpher. Miss Lane."
 Having been catalogued." ob- served Clia. Iaughing. suppose you come along over here and sit with the only other working girl aboard"
 Judith followed Clia. slightly be- wlldered, while the crowd laughed good-naturedly. Judith noticed Nor man wasn't on deck, nor was Big Tom. She sank into a wicker chair which was pushed out from some where. and then saw Norman ap- preaching. an exquistely lovely girl smiling up into his face.
 The girl accepted d chair. direct ly opposite Judith's and she noticed with start that this was Mathile Bevins, a Mathile who had changed tremendously since she had last seen her.
 Her eyes, artfully shadowed, seemed dark instead of pale blue, beneath the crown of platinum hair. She wore a dark blue organdy, cut on exaggerated sailor-sIit lines with silver braid and buttons for trim ming. It was unquestionably smart. JUDITH sought for a simile to ex- o press the change in the plump. dowdy girl she had known and the gently rounded. beautifully sophis- ticated one before her She lad it. She was as different as the lilly her father had once called her. was diff ferent from the Mathile he called her now when he didn't forget.
 Norman seated himself near Jud- ith, proprietary air about him which caused the Bevins eyes to narrow.
 Miss Lane." she began with a patronizing note in her voice. you look badly Has father been work. ing you too hard. or have you been dieting for the former fashionable fgure?"
 Forced dieting" parked Tom Bevins who had come up behind Judith. "all of us were. We found the natives down there about starved and this child" with fond pat Of Judith's head. slipped her poor share to the kids"
 Really. tell us about the trip. Miss Lane" suggested someone.
 "Help!" gasped Mathile delicate ly, mot that. I've been bored with tales of surveying trips ever since can remember"
 You wouldn't have been bored with this one. or on it either" her father suggested. comfortably. We had the kind of storm. lilly. which used to send you scurrying under the bed"
 lilly flushed scarlet and the crowd booted at the idea of the elegant | Mateel on all fours seeking shelter. Peculiar how danger brings out the primitive in us" remarked some one.
 Danger" retorted Mathile. her voice brittle. brings out a lot of strange emotions . E. storms espe- cially.
 For illustration. During one of my earlier trips abroad we spent some time in Italy. l managed to shake my chaperone oh, yes. mother tried to have me properly duennaed |. and take a cruise on the Mediterranean.
 ''It was an Italian boat with an Italian captain. young fellow ;. handsome in plebeian sort of way We ran into tremendous storm. | Now of course under ordinary cir cumstances would never have spoken to the man but that storm worked on my emotions so thor oughly 1t took me fortnight ashore t. realize loathed. instead of loved, | him."
 Judith's eyes were no longer grey, they were blue-black with anger She looked at Norman. ho was smil. ing easily. as though amused at the story. then she looked at Clia. | The girls red lips had parted tc show the gleam of white teeth. heI figure seemed vibrating with anger but when she spoke her voice was filled with laughter.
 My word. Miss Bevins." she chuckled. lone might almost thint you were inferring that MT. Dale decided to fall In love with Judy because they ran into smal. hurri cane"
 , Norman sat up with a start-"Oh mo-" he protested. "Mathile's alway. reminiscing over affairs" fCopyrtoht. Issl, bp Jeonne Bo,omanJ
 Tomorrow Judith sees her future