The times-news., 1938-11-11
O SERIAL STORY
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BYBETTY WALLACE
CAST OE CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
JUDY ALCOTT - admirals
daughter. She faced choice
between two navy suitors.
DWIGHT CAMPBELL-am-
bilious lieutenant. He faced a
choice between his wife and
duty. E,
JACK HANLEY-flying sail
or. He faced test of patient
love.
MARVEL HASTINGS-navy
wife. She faced the test OF be-
ing a good sailor.
Yesterday: Marvel arrives and
soon after the ship goes out, ieaH,
ing Judy to explain to Marvel
why Dwight could not be with
her.
CHAPTER V
She got into her car. and drove
TO the Coronado hotel. She asked
at the desk fcy Miss Hastings and
was told that her suite was on the
fifth floor.
suite" said Judy to herself.
She would have suite.
When she knocked at the door,
there was no answer. She Won
dered for a moment if Marvel had
gone out. But she decided that
was impossible. She was probably
sulking. Maybe she thought 1t was
Dwight. rushing around in person
after ned hung up on the phone.
But if she had an ounce OF sense,
she'd know he's on the ship. May
be she knwS its me Her
heart sank. The task before her
was infinitely distaSteful, but she
had to do it. She had promised.
She raped on the door again:
This time there was the sound OF
someone moving, and in another
moment MarverS voice came.
who is it?'
'Tt'S Judy Alcott. May | come
in?''
The door was flung open. Mar
vel in gold satin pajamas, her red
hair fiery glory of curls, stood
there. Her face was cold, un-
friendly. Behind her. Judy saw a
hotel maid folding a black cloud
of tulle. An evening dress. There
wa san open steamer trunk, with
4 drawer pulled out, and clothes
on the hangers.
Judy stepped into the room.
closing the door behind her. Mar
verS face did not change. She
simply stood there, waiting. 1t
was not going to be easy. Judy
felt the beat of her pulse in her
wrists, and a strange little dizzi- !
ness behind her eyes. Why should |
she be the one TO argue with Mar ,
vel on Dwight'S account? 1t was
no affair of hers. And yet she |
had promised And she would |
promise anything, she knew. hat
ing herself, when it was Dwight'S
slightly husky. altogether thrill !
ing voice that asked her.
Dwight telephoned me-" Judy !
said walking to q soft chair and |
sitting down. Marvel moved across |
the room took the bench before /
the vanity table. Her reflection |
in the mirror made two redhaired, |
cold-faced girls whom Judy had to |
face. Judy went on, steadily, "He |
asked me to come here. He said !
you weren't accustomed 70 the !
Navy's discOncerting habit of or
dering people off to sea. He sim
ply had to go. Duty. There was
no way out. The shippers wife
Mrs. Lane - telephoned me, too. !
She said she couldn't come to-
night, and told me probably no !
one else would come" !
She leaned forward. "Oh, Miss |!
Hastings, l know how you feel. |
You've Just gotten in. You want !
TO be with him. You feel as
though he could have managed to
stay with you. But I know better. |
In the Navy, no one counts. It's |
only duty-why, I've known men
whose wives were in the hospitals,
having babies" She thought of
Diane. And of Bill Bell, who had
to walk out of the ready room, his
flying jacket buttoned under his
chin, and get into his plane, miles
out at sea, and wait for the signal I,
that meant Take off" She !
thought of how she had been the !
only one with Diane in those long. |
black hours. But Diane had un-
derstood. And this-this was only !
party-an unimportant little So
cial event.
But MarvePs eyes did not sof-
ten. She said. in a cool little
voice, "He could have stayed if !
he had really wanted top'
''No, no. He couldn't! You
don't understand
Marvel said, 81 understand well |
enough Surely it's not a matter
of life and death-not q matter
of national emergency"