The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-07
Chapter 23 TROUBLE
MOT hungry" said Judith when IN Slim suggested dinner.

N TOT hungry" said Judith when IN Slim suggested dinner
 q am," he retorted, I'm like my ship, TO fuel--no go."
 Sorry" she laid her hand on his sleeve and found it engulfed in one of his big brown fists.
 Forgiven .. but how about run ling out to one of the oyster farms? !? It won't take us long"
 Anything"
 She thought of few things as Slim drove off in borrowed car, with her beside him. Slim was be- ing awfully decent. He hadn't asked l single question about her sudden return.
 Queer how he had waited, in sisted upon waiting, she must ques- ton him about that. He'd probably say it was a hunch. According to Slim, men who lived in the air lived also by lunches.
 And then they were passing through a gaudily lighted driveway. Slim was half leading. half pushing her along the edge of a dance floor. lined by long tables where couples and families and parties were din ing. And then they were in a small room with crude wooden furniture and steaming broth was before her and Slim was urging her to try some so he'd feel at home.
 "Slim," she said at length and showed him the now empty bowl, "are there any platinum blondes in Heaven?"
 Slim speared a succulent oyster and regarded it thoughtfully- Judy. I don't like to sail under false colors. That's one place haven't landed. However. l think it's safe to say only black haired girls with sea-grey eyes are al lowed" then suddenly. Judy .. are there platinum blondes in Gal veston?"
 She nodded miserably and teaT plopped onto half-shell.
 "Too much hot sauce," scolded Slim, and then he became the Slim she had known heretofore, gay whimsical. audacious. one mood moving iEto the next until she was forced to forget her woes.
 "Ah Jude." he sighed hours later as he left her at Hillendale. T should have handled my Chinese war lord American fashion; 6 punch under the chin instead of six months of diplomacy"
 But why?"
 "Td have been back here si1 months sooner"
 Not until he had left did she catch the underlying meaning of that wish.
 The house was dark, and yet tho familiar odor of new wood ant paint. of pipe tobacco and flowers intermingling. took away any sense of strangeness. It was home. Sh' reached for familiar wall button! but even as she reached, heard Ligt coming.
 Heard your auto" he explained blinking his eyes. Mains comin long soon's she can histe hel clothes"
 Judith waited in her room whil' Delphy "histed." waited ant thought of what Slim had said. "Si1 months sooner"
 Did he mean he might have wol her, had he arrived in time to try Goodness no, not Slim. not the goot looking sky-blazer who could hay, his choice of million girls all owe the world. Yet Norman had liket her. =.
 1T AW-ZEE, Miss Judy, it's mos
 fo' clock an he'ah you are jes gettin' in. My the time been havin with that telamfoam. Man on ther been a swearin' fit to kill"
 Man :. swearing? Howl"
 "I dunno how, he just do. He cal up bout seven clock an say Mi Dale in and l say 'Nosuh, I ain exceptin' huh Then bimemby h call again an he say Mig Dale com in yet an 1 say No an he sa Miss Clia, she say she comin' il an l say. No tellin' what Miss Jud do, come in or stay out. ..."
 "Delphy. quick .. who called an, why did he swear" That's what I'm splainin' ar then he say when she do come il you tell her to call this numba. Tel her and then he begun to swear He say Hell and Dam and Devil ar somethin' in a foreign langwich."
 Judith leaned back with hyster cal laughter. "Delphy you'll be tn death of me yet . did he say some thing about the Diablo Dam an Rio Diablo and Del Mari"