The times-news., 1938-11-15
CAST OE CHARACTERS

JUDY ALCOTT - admiral
daughter. She faced choice
between two navy suitors.
DWIGHT CAMPBELL-am-
bilious lieutenant. He faced
choice between his wife and
duty. =,
JACK HANLEY-flying sail
or. He faced a test of patient
love.
MARVEL HASTINGS-navy
wife. She faced the test of be-
irg a good sailor.
Yesterday: Jack proposes to
Judy, who rejects him. Violently
then, he leaves her, telling her
he's stood by long enough!
CHAPTER VIII
In the days that followed. Judy
Alcott tried to forget Jack Han
Iry'S face. tried to forget the I'M
passioned way he had begged her
To- marry him. The shock OF DIS
covering that he was in love with
her had set i'm motion the many
memories she wanted to bury.
While she trod the painful ter
ritory of these memories, she
couldn't rid herself OF Dwight 5
face. She saw his eyes and ms
smile and she felt again the touch
Of his hands. She couldn't forget
the way they had kissed, and
over and over again she saw the
deck of the Texarkaua, and heard
his voice the night he told her ne
was going to marry Marvel.
She tried to keep herself busy.
She did little errandS for her
mother. she played bridge with
Diane Bell and the group Of navy
wives on the station. She drove
into town occasionally and slipped
into a movie house. to forget her
own problems in the problems OF
the shadows on tn escreen- But
she never wholly forgot.
The marriage of Dwight and
Marvel was coming closer. In
common dccency, she would have
To go. But she hated the thought.
There had been q few parties
given for the bride on the sta
ton. and at each, Marvel had
scored no better than she had
the night at AlcottS.
Judy had not seen Jack since
the night he asked her to marry
him. Sne was curiouSly eager to
see him, disturbed because he did
not call or come. Yet with another
part of her, she was glad. She
had to fight this thing out. She
did not love him. She knew, des-
perately, that it was still Dwight
she loved. She hungered for him,
despite the certain knowledge that
ne was Marve's She knew, as
she felt her heart pounding with
longing for Dwight'S arms around
her again, that she'd do anything
anything to have him back.
She was wandering about the
house one morning, thinking the
same futile things over and over,
when the phone rang. Her heart
leaped. Maybe it was Jack! She
would see him. She had not treat
ed him well. Even though she
could not marry him, their friend
ship had meant q great deal, and
she missed him.
But it was not Jacks voice that
answered her Hello" 1t was
Diane Bell. She said criSply, "Im
going downtown shopping and II
thought you'd like to come" She
did not say that Judy had been |
down in the dumps lately and
needed to be revived, but it was
there in her voice.
Shopping" Judy said uncer-
tainly, "I-there'S really nothing
] need"
Get. on your best bib and
tucker" ordered Diane. We're |
going to buy baby pants and Il
new nat for me. Wen have lunch
in the Paradise. Now, come on"
So Judy said, IAN right. Be
ready in half an hour"
She took a bath and dressed
carefully. Diane was right. She
ought to get out more, do things,
have her attention distracted. She
wondered 4 little shamedly just
how much Diane knew. 1t was
Diane who had said, II naturally
you up with the best bet
on the lot. Jack Hanley."
When she was dressed, she
looked at herself in the mirror.
Her face seemed thinner than be-
fore. But it was still heart shaped
and comely. And her eyes b,ue
under the long lashes, were cool.
They looked back at her, and if
she had not known the turmoil
buried in their depths, she would
not have seen it. Her mouth was
soft and richly red, curved ten
derly. She smiled at herself. She
was pretty enough, all right. But
she could not hold a candle to
MaIvePs inSistent, flamboyant