The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-10
Second
Best Love
By LOUISE HOLMES


Continued From Page Tenl
Once. in one Of her discouraged,
bitter moods. Judd had said to her.
You're his wife, Kay. Keep that
in mind.
Its quite hurdle for Brenda,
or any other girl. to take. impos-
sible if you raise the bars high
enough
And now she was raising the
bars. There. in the lonely stone
house. she had a God given OPP
portunity.
1t was TO that chance. that bare
thread of chance that she chung.
Eve Shadow
why didn't l think Of it be-
fore - she asked herself. adding 4
touch of eye shadow.
Why have I felt so inferior and
craven and humble
Nov ! haven't time to be deli
cate about il. I've got to sweep
him off his feet She twinkled
at her reflection.
I've got to NOV him down"
1t was 10 o'clock when she trsiled
gracefully down the stairs. Larry
might come any time.
II Brenda were with him. so
much the better. Kay felt certain,
confident.
Her mirror had been most flat
tering. She was mysterious and
appealing, petite and demure at
the same time.
At eleven Larry had not come.
At twelve Rays shimmering
personality was kept inflated by
mere force of will.
At one she made coffee and
drank it black and hot
At one-thirty she was furious.
AT two she was frightened.
Hay Worries
Suppose something had hap
pened to Larry. She had neither
telephone nor radio.
Picturing crashing cars she
closed her eyes and clenched her
| teeth.
Opening the door she strained
her ears for the sound of motor,
determinedly she fought down the
rising terror.
At last, and quite suddenly, the
waiting became uncomfortable.
Throwing a white flannel coat
over her finery. stumbling on her
high heels. Kay ran to her car.
Shed meet him on the road.
Anything was better than the
dreadful waiting and uncertainty,
the thick, frenzied silence.
With her lights making long,
yellow lane she drove slowly. hop
ing at each turn, praying at each
turn.
BY the time she reached Los
Robes she had convinced herself
that Larry had been killed, or if
not killed, horribly hurt.
Reason fled and hysteria had
its way.
Almost witlessly she drove to
Judd's apartment. The streets
were deathly still.
| Not a sound, not the movement
of living thing. Catching up her
long skirts she ran up to Judd's
door.
For just moment she hesi-
tated, afraid to go back, afraid
to be alone.
She knocked once and again.
Judd" she called softly. IT'S
Kay"
A stir from inside, the thud of
bare feet on the carpet Kay"
"Yes-oh, please, hurry
Blinks Owlishly
Judd flung open the door. Tying
a robe around him, he blinked
owlishly. My God, kay-is it
really YOU"
She nodded. the earbobs swing
ing. I'm frightened. Judd
Come in - sit down you're
shaking - what's happened ," He
pushed her into a chair,
Larry didn't come home" she
told him, her lips quivering.
is that all? ." Judd got into his
slippers. What time is it,"
After three. He said he would
be back. Judd. He wouldn't do
this-leave me alone in that
dreadful house-not unless some
things happened to him.
Il was so frightened no tele-
phone stood it as long as
could, Judd" pitifully. If he's
lying somewhere hurt
He patted her hand. you did
right to come. When did he
leave -
AT eight this morning Went
to Hollywood with Mr.. Campbell
and"
The fair Brenda, by any
chance ?" suspiciously.
Yes, she went with them, but"
reading his thoughts, he wouldn't
do that Larry is honest = he
wouldn't do that"
TO Be Continued)
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