Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-21
HELEN WELsHIMER
CHAPTER 4s

THE ITEM III the paper was no
long. It stated in concise languag
that Abbey and Ronald had been i
a minor automobile accident tn
night before. It gave the time a
'half-past nine.
Half-past nine. At that time sh
had been sitting by the fire wait
ing, Judy remembered. But it wa
not Ronald's fault. He had not sal,
that he was coming. She had beel
given no reason to believe that h,
ever would come again.
Besides, she could not be a sub
stitute choice. Nor would Ronald
ask her to be. He played all games
fairly.
Abbey was in the hospital witt
bruised wrist and some mino,
decorations. the story said. Ronald
was all right.
Judy wadded the paper into q
ball and threw it into the waste
paper can at the station when she
left her subway train. At the en-
trance to the building where the
studio and shops were, she bought
a gardenia for her coat collar,
Henceforth she would buy garde-
Mas, say good morning" with ex-
ira warmth in her voice, work IL
hours day instead of eight and
ten, because you had to keep your
head up when your walls came
tumbling.
She gave her brown curls an up
ward toss-and her eyes looked into
Ronald's.
He was standing in the entrance
Of her building.
you're late" he said. Five
minutes"
She must take hold Of her heart,
clutch it firmly. It must not take
wings and fly again. It was so
weary when. it came fiuttering
back.
Had breakfast 2" he asked. 'sYou
probably didn't eat enough. Must
you report in, or could you have
some more? ?"
"I'll report in, then I'll meet you
here, or won't you wait in the re-
ception room? 2"
"I'll wait here. I'm beginning
to like this entrance. I've spent
twenty minutes in it."
Presently, sitting next to Ronald
at a breakfast counter, she found
herself laughing at his sallies.
When the waitress left them to
their grapefruit, he became serious:
Judy, I came for advice"
All that friend could give, or
ask! Advice.
He placed a handful of white en-
velopes and yellow ones on the
counter.
TITS about a job, judy"
mr.. Heaton? You aren't stay
ing with him ?"
IF I stay in town, I will, He's \
a fine scout and he's been splendid.
I gave their firm quite a wallop in
those days when they didn't know
what mess I'd become entangled
in. Read some of the Others"
Three other firms asked Ronald
to join them If he desired to make
a change. Other lawyers congrat-
ulated him on his fearlessness in
fighting through the matter of the
false charges without appeal for
help.
Ronald took the letters and tel
egrams and swept them aside.
Il did have help" he said, slow
ly. "You gave it, Judy, why?"
"Because-well, wouldn't you
have done the same thing for me p"
she asked, but her heart was stir
ring, trying to break away from
those combining walls she had erect
ed for it.
"Is that an?" He put his hand
over hers and the clasp was so
strong, so warm, so vital that her
heart, loosened, went winging its
way.
mot quite ALL" she answered him
honestly.
Their eyes met, and the world
drew small, so small that it was
just the space encompassed by Ron
AIDS gray eyes as they searched
Judy's brown ones. She caught |
her breath quickly.
II love you, Judy" the man was /
saying. 1--WE loved you such a
long time"
She did not remember all the
fears; the doubts, the obstacles
which only last night she had