HER ROWN OWN AY WAY c cIl GIRL of j JUDY LOOKS AHEAD I looked across table at Joan and saw that her face was transfigured and I understood that she too had bal the great thrill and that her love had always con con- contained contained tamed that feeling ot or maternal responsibility without which any womans woman's love was dross I J knew Instinctively that what she had Just passed through had bad broadened and deepened her char character acter and that now that Barry was gone cone there would come to her some time In t the tho e near future when the tho hurt was was but a scar the knowledge that after all he be had only been a 0 wayward boy boy- boy boya a body who had perhaps loved lond her bel as much as he was capable One who had not really really- ment meent to make her unhappy but one f those weakling human beings whose first thought was for the bringing to that which he be wanted at whatever cost Because she tho ho had had had that mother feeling I knew know that she would forgive him and come to look upon his wife wire and his bla child as something which he had given her to pet and care for It was her great mother tender tender- tenderness tenderness tenderness ness which poured itself out on oa something unworthy and I prayed a little prayer God grant that Lela and the child woud make up to this 1 poor little rich girl for her poverty In love I was glad that J Joan an was young for tor I was waa sure euro that this episode would only broaden and her life In tho the end that sh would make some gome other nun moin f better ard bring up liP his children to more mON splendid matur maturity ity I looked at Jerry Was It the trick ot or the candle cande light or o 0 ha had the gaunt drawn lines really Ironed theme dyes out of ot hi hil is Iaco Irs In which I only saw pathetic ap appeal peal pral My hand baud stole aud 31 on that otle of or his was lying listlessly ly on the table Come I sd s-sd d let us all nil GO ock to the city und and try and ana deep away all 1111 our tyres nes to to- to to riny Y HI u know Is la r iny Itay lit Another p day da which pr to be bo full o ot of takings Where do you l learn arn all 1111 this asked Joan ta tl look at yc 1 would think Ihn bitt you yon IlIo of nothing else elee than having a god time goc And yn fit In the tho few dOs s that I have you I hart from a gr gIrl giri or of o about my wn myown ago age and o 0 ot my o n standing r standing moro more than titan I have o learned all ail together in the th years eus have gone before Have Havo you ou also loved lo and lost she said as she Rhe looked at atmo atme atmo mo me y Jerrys Jerry's hand tightwad upon I dont don't know I said honestly whether I have iava ever vr loved or not It If It li Ia a 11 sudden passion that makes ono oue feel tee eel that one cannot liva JI separated from the other I havu lever loved And not riot having loved Jove 1 I cannot have a feeling tha th that 1 have lost lust Jerry dropped droppel my hand and rising wo we all alt went down the piazza steps out Into Inta the moon moonlighted lighted garden Copyright 1024 NEA NE Service In Inc TOMORROW TOMORROW-A TOMORROW A Qu e Coincidence dence