Evening star., 1934-04-13
Judith Lane
b. JEANNE BOWMAN

to have any word Of what we're doing
leak out to any one Of Lampere's
crowd"
With Cunard she went to the field
when Slim took of, winging into the
north, then, feeling queefly depressed,
returned to her house, the engineer
walking with her TO the porch.
Queer young fellow" he remarked.
seating himself on the tiny porch and
lighting a cigar; had chance to go
with an expedition bound for some
obscure point off Greenland and pre-
ferred staying around Houston, run
ming errands for us. OF course, Miss
Judith, he's invaluable to US, so we
won't protest"
mo. of course not" agreed Judith
and wondered if Cunard noticed the
flush burn up into her cheeks.
The evening mail brought fresh
CONSERVATION to Judith. She was
ready to retire when the whistle of
the incoming train made her hesitate.
She chided herself for being as
foolish as some love lorn girl who
watched the advent of the mail car
rier as the climax Of each day. Nor
NOQlOI WIlJc dRdlA ~ eOUls
He'd find nothing to say.
But the messenger who delivered
mail in the camp at Big Tom Town
brought her a sheaf of letters and
among them one from Norman.
Judith opened it without looking at
the others. her glance taking in the
contents of the page before she had
paused actually to read it.
Dear Judith:
1 believe I explained, I'd put
all of my savings into Hillendale,
first for the property. and then
the initial cost of building.
/ hate like the dickens to give IL
up, but under the circumstances
find it too expensive for me to live
there alone. I'm going to be away
most Of the Summer so will have
to dispose OF it in some way and
am writing to ask you If there is
anything in it you would like to
have furniture, paintings,
rugs, drapes or things of that
nature. Also, what would you like
to have me do with your clothes
and personal belongings. Mother
would look after them but she
scarcely has room in her little
apartment and I'm not sure that
it would be safe to leave them
here.
ella tells me Slim is acting as
courier for your company. Isn't
that lowly position for an inter-
national hero? Do you see much
of him?
hope you are feeling well. Ac-
cording to the letters Lige has
been receiving, you're getting
along as well as cud be sus-
pected" and I do feel much less
anxiety about your physical we'll
being with Delphy there looking
after you>
1 certainly miss you, Judith.
you'll never know what these past
few weeks have done to me.
Let me hear from you as soon
as convenient. Love. NORMAN.
Judith dropped the letter. This was
the end. Too expensive to live there
alone" Why should it be more ex-
pensive alone than with her? 1t sim
ply meant that he was ready to quit.
SAS AAo0 maui AACA SAiOAOC WAiCAl
left the house to come to the dam.
and he had accepted it as such in
spite of his protestation of love-
Dispose of Hillendale. She felt a
moments frantic desire to rush back
and protect 1t from the invasion of
strangers. 1t was as If the house and
grounds we're living entity for which
she was responsible.
They might mar the walls, the
floor, tear up the garden. She must
write Lige and see that he made out
a complete chart Of the garden, so
they wouldn't uproot perennials she
had planted in the Fall.
At least-and there was consolation
in this thought-at least, he wasn't
keeping 1t for Mathile.
She picked up the letter again.
Love. Norman" How could he sign
himself in such q manner after
writing q letter like that? And yet
he said he felt less anxiety with
Delphy there to look after her and
showed a feminine curiosity about
Slim Could it be he was jealous?
She went to her desk. She was
ready now to write an answer.
Judith solves another problem,
tomorrow.