The times-news., 1938-11-10
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daughter. She faced a choice
between two navy suitors.
DWIGHT CAMPBELL-am-
bilious lieutenant. He faced a
choice between his wife and
duty.
JACK HANLEY-flying sail
or. He faced test of a patient
love.
MARVEL HASTINGS-navy
wife. She faced the test OF be-
ing a good sailor.
Yesterday: Judy tells Diane of
her troubles, reflects that she
would have had a house and a
baby, too. had not Ward Fenning
been killed in action.
CHAPTER "
Saturday morning Judy Alcott
awoke with a heavy sense of
something unpleasant impending.
And then she remembered. Today
was the day she was going with
Dwight to meet his fiancee.
She dressed carefully, in her
best silk sport dress. 1t was trim,
smart, and had been reduced at
swank Los Angeles shop. She
smiled grimly. Diane was always
the one who sang, Sale, Navy,
down the field-Sale under way
Marvel Hastings wouldn't be
wearing anything marked down!
Dwight came Tor her at quar-
ter of ten. He was radiant, and
his gladnesS was an added afront.
But she tried hard to act glad,
too. Only, sitting beside him on
the way to Lindbergh Field, she
couldn't help remembering their
dates, the way they had kissed.
She had no business to feel this
way about a man who was going
to marry somebody else. But she
kept right on feeling that way.
Lindbergh Field, one of the
largest in the country, had once
been an experimental navy field,
she remembered. She looked at
the administration buildings, at
the wide expanse of landing area,
and at the three huge airliners
lined up behind the wire fence.
Diane was always saying she
wished Bill had a nice, safe trans
port job. But it wasn't really
safe, either, Judy knew. A man
in pilots gray came out of one of
the ships. Judy wondered if his
wife. too, worried when. he was
away. Diane made light of it, but !
Judy knew how the dark night !
hours tormented her when the |
fleet was away at sea.
With Dwight, an engineering Of !
ficer on a battlewagon, Marvel
would never have TO worry. Judy |
hated herself for the way her eyes !
clung TO him. She didn't want to /
see his lean, graceful height, she /
didn't want to see the way his eyes !
were alight with happiness. If |
that smile were for her-but it |
wasn't.
STEADY, Judy" she said to her.
self.
At ten thirty the great silver
ship came out of the sky and cir
cled for a landing. They watched !
it, powerful, swift, beautiful be-
yond description. And then it was
taxing TO the apron, and almost |
as soon as the propellers stopped |
whirling, the cabin door was
flung open and on the steps the
porter had rolled up, girl was
standing.
She would be the first one out,
Judy thought.
She had red hair, this vision in
the cabin door. A trim tailored
suit, a magnificent silver fox, and
a little hat of engaging, knowing
smartness, with a stiff red and
gray feather !
Dwight shouted, "Marveln and
ran toward her. Judy stood still,
waiting for them to have their
greetings over with Dwight kissed
her. The hostess who had come
out of the plane smiled. A couple
OF descending passengers grinned,
and a young man who had evil
IDENTIFY become friendly with her
since they met in the airliner's
cabin called, "Goodby, Miss Hast
ings. Happy Landing. isn't it,"
And then Dwight was bringing
Marvel toward her. His hand was
under her elbow. He was acting
as though she were spun glass and
precious beyond price.
Darling. this is Judy Alcott.
You know | wrote you about her.
Her fathers Admiral Alcott. judy,
this is Marvel" He added in a
burst of happiness, 81 hope YOU
two are going to like each other. |
| know. you will -
But Marveps odd green eyes |
were resting on Judy appraising-
iy, and Judy was suddenly glad |
she'd worn the tie silk dress and |
her new shoes. Marvel took in the |
smoothly brushed, blond hair, the
heart shaped face. the blue eyes
with their shining fringe of. lashes.
"Oh. Dwight, / didn't know she
was blond or I'd never have
trusted you" she laughed.
Dwight laughed, too. Judy
could only smile.