The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
CHAPTER VII

They had tea together, drank gay toast to love and life and part inRs, e toast that Judith proposed and Phil drank heSitantly, and then Judith excused herself to dress, Phil stood then, torn between desire to talk with Judith alone for little while and a desire to see Marta home.
 Judith waited, wondering what his decision would be.
 Phil did not stay long to talk with Judith. He excused himself from the solden-haired Marta for a moment to follow Judith back to her own room, His eyes were troubled and his brow furrowed.
 Judith, I'm sorry about last night. I was a beast, Could you manage to forgive me?"
 She nodded, Long ago. l under stood"
 He looked at her for an instant before he said; How can you be SO understandings" Then his tone changed bruskly. "I'll be back long before time to drive you out to New port. Walt for me won't you, Judith2 l can't send you of alone" He paused and his eyes were say- ing, "How can I send you of ct allp"
 Judith heard the outer door close as Phil left with Marta. Now she was alone. Alone with the sea- sons most interesting wardrobe. Her trunks would follow her by train, The airlines allowed only 35 pounds of luggage so she could take few things with her. At that, the col- lection was larger than she had anticipated.
 She dressed with consummate care in c redingote of blue tweed, whose dress was black with but tons of matching blue. A careless hat that swerved deeply over one chesk held the same rich shade of the blue. Accessories were black. It was S:30 now. She ordered some dinner sent up from the restaurant in the apartment building.
 Nine o'clock 9:30 !. 10. She couldn't wait much longer. She walked to the windows and looked doWn on the river that carried barge lights on its bosom as 1t slow ly yneandered down to the sea. Now rain began, steady and rhythmic. "A quarter after 10. Still Phil had sent no word.
 
 Suddenly she was filled with c disappointment so keen that 1t rent her spirit into something tattered and quivering. The brave independ- ence was gone. It was almost time to 10 away now, to 90 away forever, and Phil had not come. She pressed her hands over her lips to hold back the sobs.
 At last she rang for the car.
 ''Mr. Irving took the town car, madam" the butler explained. "The large car is in the garage and the roadster is being repaired. The en- zine was knocking"
 "Then Q taxicab, Billings, please she answered. She would go away in q yellow cab, e green vab, @ blue cab, Q checkered cabl What did 1t matter what kind of cab 1t wasp Phil had not kept his promise, He had not returned. No, 1t wasn't true that he had not cared. He never would infiict pain so deliberately He would be conscience-stricken when he realized that the passage of time had taken her to the airport. He ust-hadn't-remembered. His for- getfulness. more than any words, told her how completely the other woman had woven her spell.
 Judith had told Millicent that she would pick her up at her home in drammercy Park. When the girl came out to the cab Judith noticed the glad exuberance in her eyes. She was responding swiftly to new stimuli. There was much difference between the end of the teens and the end of the 'twenties, the older woman thought.
 "The cars were all taken" Judith explained. DO you mind 6 taxi- cab?"
 ''Not one bit, but Ronnie Is here