The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-18
CAST OF CHARACTERS
uIDY ALCOTT- admiraPs

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JUDY ALCOTT admirais
daughter. She faced choice
between two navy suitors.
DWIGHT CAMPBELL-am-
bilious lieutenant. He faced a
choice between his wife and
duty. =,
JACK HANLEY-flying saik
or. He faced test OF a patent
MARVEL HASTINGS-navy
wife. She faced the test OF be-
ing a good sailor.
Yesterday: Judy's mother ar
ranges that Jacks Pensacola call
shall be postponed so that both
Judy and Jack may md their
senses"
CHAPTER N
Indy watched Diane Bell push
ING the baby carriage across the
station to Admiral Alcott's house.
Diane was hot and tired, but she
was still lovely. JudY'S mother
began exclaiming over the baby
nj once. She was enjoying herself
thoroughly.
Diane got Judy alone on the
pretcxt of wanting Il drink OF
water Il hear Jacks orders 10
Pensacola were revoked at the
last minute" she said bluntty.
"Ve,y irregular" Her eyes
watched the other girls face,
Judy couldn't help flushing
Diane went on. with the privilege
of her long friendship, IT'S better
so, | hated to think of you sit
ting bv yoursclC-without man,
| meanwhile Dwight and thar
redhead of his gave their vows:
You're imagining things Saiu
Judy.
$50 is the whole station. We've
got lively imaginationS.' Then she
said, Judy. you don't know what
you're missing by being so bind
and stubborn! Never mind ms
virtues. Never mind anything.
But you'd have such fun" Her
dark face glowed. "Bill and |
have had a million dollars worth
of happiness"
You love him." said Judy.
And you love Jack, too. you
funny fool! You just don't know
the signs. You're infatuated with
Dwight. He's handsome and he
knows how to-oh-you make me
sick~ .,
"Maybe you make me sick, too,
said Judy, smiling. She Rugged
Diane. "Pn be all right"
= They went back outdoors to the
baby and Mrs. Alcott. 1t was an
unimportant incident, but 1t serv-
ed to warn Judy how much talk
was being aired around the sta
ton.
She wondered. too, if Jack Han
ley was angry at having had his
orders changed. He'd known, al
right, who had changed theru. She
thought she couldn't bear 1T If ne
leaped to the conclusion that IL
was her request to her father that
had done the job.
But he telephoned her that
might, and his voice was almost
cheerful. "Man proposes, the ad-
miral disposes," he said. "Pm too
valuable to the Enterprise to be
lost without a replacement, or
some damn thing, and when | do
get my shore duty, it'll be on
North Island"
- "Oh," said Judy.
las long as ] didn't succeed
in running away from you, may |
come over?"
She remembered the things he
had said. Crumbs" The most
sensible way is to cut it short"
But she could understand, too,
that a man who had said, 81
haven't forgotten in five years"
would still want to try again-if
he had to remain close by.
She wanted to see him. That
was the worst part of it. She
didn't want to lose the dependable
friend, the fine companion, that
Jack had always been. But she
had lost him the moment he told
her he loved her.
Come over, if you like" she
said 81 haven't an engagement"
Coming" he said.
She waited for him restleSsly.
1t wouldn't be easy
The silence was strained be-
tween them, the first few seconds,
as they looked at each other.