Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-08-31
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CHAPTER 4

PEOPLE PASSING on the street
saw a slim girl, dark brown hair
blowing in the cool autumn air,
skirts whipped around slender
ankles under a huge white polo
coat. To them, she was buying a
paper. Buying two papers.
They did not see her eyes. They
were so frightened, so hurt, that
the man who sold the papers
looked away.
Judy hailed a taxicab. She
could not go home just yet. She
must stay outside where she could
breathe. The top Of the cab was
rolled back. A dark blue sky,
spangled with silver stars, hung
over the city. A moon rolled along
lazily, as though grown too big for
its mission. Yet the night was
misty. It might rain.
She opened the papers. All,
there was Craig! The half crooked
grin she knew so well. The amused
eyebrows. The keen glance. Craig,
with the face Of strange girl in
an inset. No, it was the other way
around, Of course. The girl took
up most Of the space and Craig
was the inset. She laughed hyster-
ically. To her Craig's face filed
the page, obliterated the girl en-
tirely.
Judy controlled herself, checked
the laughter that wasn't laughter
but. a harsh, brittle sound. This
girl had no right on this page. She
was pretty. Probably she was
sweet and appealing. She could
make Craig feel that he was as
necessary to her happiness as roses
are to June. or-butter to a baked
potato. She smiled over the home
ly smile. This was Mary.
She picked up the other paper.
She leaned forward in sudden in
terest. It was her own picture
that graced the front page. She
turned to the story. It related
briefly that the young society man,
stock broker and polo player, had
unexpectedly welded a radio en-
tertainer just as the Rogers for
tune crashed. It went on to ex-
plain that society had been expect
ing an engagement between Craig
and Judy.
Ronald Birrell would read about
tnls! She sat up in shocked sur
prise at the thought But what if
ne did? Why should she care ?
she never would see the man
again She wouldn't have to face
his pity.
She tapped the dividing glass be-
tween her seat and the cab drivers
ana asked him to take her home.
once there, she undressed and Law
Tor a long time in warm bath in
the great white tub in the. hio,
green and white bathroom that be.
ionged to her bedroom. She was
rested and calm when the tele-
phone rang.
Someone would be Offering SYM
pathy about the money or about
Craig. Maybe she wouldn't an
swer. Yet all Of the time she was
slipping into a negligee and slip
pers and crossing the floor.
Hello" she said softly.
"Judy"
Her heart turned over twice and
began to roll down hill at the so,lnd
of that voice. Resolutelv She
grabbed the wandering cardiac or
gan and restored it to it's l1s,la,
place. So Craig had called her.
Eyes, Craig. But I thought vo,
were out at sea-"
Il will be in half an hour. Tba,
is. maybe I won't be. judy. thi.
is terrible! I just heard. Pvi
been such a selfish gaIoot. al
wrapped up in my own affairs to
day, I forgot you said that yoi
needed me when you called. until
saw those papers a while ago. nv,
been calling you for an hour
Where were you?"
Where were you? So often h
had asked that question, and sh,
had answered for, even though sh,
would rot marry him then, some
how it had seemed his right I,
know.
Just on an GRAND" she an