Show R bels Vir by Kitty Shea a town ruffian n who threatens to tell of seeing her dining at a roadhouse with Eric some time before just before tho the place was raided Shea is frightened frightened frightened fright fright- I ened away by Jy two men students Judith Is awakened by a noise on the porch that t and ana opening the front door cat catches hes Myra In her arms NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER Judith bent over tire tUe unconscious g girl rl Myia Myra she whispered but I there here was no answer Only a sten- sten I I orous breathing came from be between between between be- be I tween the parted parte-a lips and the tho fumes of alcohol hung heavily about her Judith shifted Myras Myra's weight and began the laborious ascent Near ear earthe the top of the stairs the light from above fell on Uh-e Uh closed eyelids Myra l stirred and clenched one hand handover handover handover over her chest lire Fire she mur- mur and began to cry weakly The struggle seemed interminable Interminable able but at last Judith staggered n nw Myra lyras s 's loom loum and aid laid her hel burden burden burden bur bur- den on the bed She e began bogan to pull off of her outer clothing stopping I now and then to chafe her wrists and temples I i I Myra sat up crying Fire again and clutching at her heart Judith I im I'm burning buining Vater Watery j i Judith left her with her head bUn u in ut toe the pillows feebly sob sob- bing She came back backwith with her elec- elec u 1 i. i percolator in a m moment She was pouring out a cup of olf steaming black coffee when Myra Myia began to lu pra pray Please God dont don't let me die lie this fire in m my stomach What'll Eric do If I die Oh Oh I f for for- rg r- r g got t. t Eric doesn't care Her muttering muttering muttering mut mut- trailed off oft in a long wail Judith forced her to lo take the coffee coffee coffee cof cof- fee supporting her with one hand and holding the cup m in in the other Myra Myia looKed at her curiously and ancl Judith smiled faintly Myra l caught the smile and began to cry brokenheartedly brok- brok en heartedly Youre laughing a me Everybody's laughing at me And Im I'm going to die Judith began running through the pages of the university directory looking for the medical division What are you jou doing called Myra You cant can't send for an Ill I'll be kicked out of school it ir you do hear The directory fell from Judiths Judith's hands are watched the girl on the bed for some time frowning Then she began to lo pick up Myras Myra's clothes and hang them in the clos closet et A tiny square or of tinted pasteboard lay on the floor at the bottom of the heap It proved to be bea a aj tally card for bridge ridge On one side was Myras Myra's name and on th other Erics Judith left the room room and crept down the stairs In the tho lower hall she pulled tire the telephone on its cord into the cloak closet under the stairs and gave gava the Sigma number number number num num- ber in to a muffled voice A sleepy voice answered m Xo it said aint In Been gone all night Judith crawled wearily back up the stairs Myra was talking inco Inco- and tossing about on the bed Judith began her vigil once more Recurrent waves aves of nausea exhausted the sick girl It was dawn when Myra lay sleeping sleep sleep- sleeping ing quietly enough to be left alone Judith turned out the electric guts In Ip another hour the household house house- hold would be astir Already sparrows sparrows spar spar- rows were twittering in the trees near the window pane Judith drew the blankets high ab about 0 ut her patients patient's throat and opened the window wide for a few minutes The fresh dawn breeze breezeswept breezeswept sweI swept t through the room and it seemed to her that Myra lyra breathed more softly she had lowered the sash halfway y and drawn the blind she tiptoed out A door across the hall stood ajar After Arter a moment the face tace of the elder Miss Reasey appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap peare-d peare In the crack Anything wrong I heard y you ou moving about Miss Aldrich has been sick Ju Judith Ju Ju- explained But she's sleeping now and I hope nobody will disturb her In her own room sire s-lre made a Dont Disturb placard and going goms into the hall again hung it on Myras Myra's door There was just time timer for tor a half hall hour nap before she must dr areas for or the days day's work It was d a small voice that called to Judith as she wearily climbed the thes s stairs alis ali's late that afternoon She went want into Myras Myra's I ras room and found the girl sitting sitting- up against the pillows her face like a mask of tragedy 1 Ive been waiting for you for tOT hour hours she he said tremulously Why hy didn't you come come Judith smiled I had to meet my classes I couldn't couldn t come conic any sooner How do you feel Myra Iyra covered her ler face tace and began to cry hysterically I wish I were yere dead she robbed fobbed over o and over Judith ludith sat down down- beside her Hush she said You dont don't want the others to know theres there's s ln anything wrong I 1 told 1111 I i j 1 1 I it o IJ sick flick y L 1 I i Jy headache Did anybody come In during the day Myra shook her head I dont don't care who vho comes In I tell you nothing noth- noth ing ng matters from now on on Judith rose rosc decisively Have you had anything to eat 11 n I bra looked at her reproachfully reproach- reproach fully fl ly Do you think I could touch food now now Im I'm too miserable even evento evento evento to think about It H I Nonsense said Judith as she left eft the room She came back with witha a box of bouillon cubes and some hot ot water We Ve wont won't do any talkIng talking talk- talk Ing ng till youve you've drunk this she said peremptorily Myras Myra's Jaw set firmly I dont don't want anything but water Ive I've drunk quarts of It today Mm in said Judith and each I time you OU drank drink it you got sicker I suppose Myra n nodded When Judith proffered proffered prof prof- the bouillon she took It meekly Ugh it hasn't any taste she bhe said aid ungratefully Judith grinned Just the same It t will do you good Now you rest while I bring some water She brought a basin and towels and bathed Myras Myra's flushed face and hands Then she brought ht powder and rouge from the dres dressing table tahle VOM On s' s sint nt see yourself till Ive I've finished finished fin fin- with you ou she said gaily and Myra Iyra conjured up a watery smile There she said handing Myra l a mirror minor You dont don't look sick now Myra looked at herself grav Iv Then she held out her hand to Youre good Judith o 0 good I haven't any right to touch yoh yo to Im I'm so ashamed Judith sat down on the foot oot of the bed I suppose you wont won't have any peace till weve we've talked this out Myra l I TP HP P r girl irl nodded First of ot all alI she began this Is the first time Ive I've ever aver been been drunk Maybe l you wont won't believe belleve that But Its It's true I dont don't quite know hOW now this happened You were with Eric I think said Judith quietly Myra l hotly But It w isn't his fault she cried I J was with wun him at the Sig house playing bridge after alter dinner Then a crowd of the boys and their girls got a couple of cars and started for a spin spinOUt spinout spinout out of ot town about 11 II I told them it was too late but they said Spoilsport and so I Went ahead and kept still There was a acute cute girl down from Chicago that all the boys were handing a line Une to Pretty soon I saw that Eric wasn't interested in me He lie kept leaning over to kid with her So when we got to tho top of the hill and the cars stopped I jumped out and ran to the car ahead Two of the other men who didn't have any girls sort a took me under their wing After Atter a while they brought the bottle out and I remembered that Eric had said earlier in the ride Dont give any to the girls its it's dynamite I was so mad at of him I r took a abig abig abig big drink of the stuff And after that that that- She broke off oft pressing her hands against her eyes Judith spoke gently Dont agonIze agonize agon- agon Ize Myra l Youve You've come orne out of this luckily Nobody knows but me And It will never happen again Myra lyra threw her head pack ack You Youcan Youcan Youcan can bet your life Ufe it never will Do you think Im I'm so low as ever to touch the vile stuff again No answered of course not But will you be my friend again Jude Im I'm awfully ashamed to have nave you do so much for me when Ive I've been a re regular ular devil to you ou If It Id I'd been In your place last night Id I'd have havo let little tittle fool Myra l die I was frightened said Ju Judith lest Iest you should die But I dared not call a doctor Lets Let's forget torget it Shall we wo Myra l shook her head dolefully I 1 doubt if I ever can But I wont won't talk about it any more Judith was on her way to the li library 11 br ry just before dinner when Will overtook her near the presidents president's h house use Jude he said earnestly do you ou know where Er Eric Waters Vaters is She shook her head Well Veil ho he was out all night and andin andin andin in the wee small hours a woman called for him on the phone The houseman said sire she seemed worried Its It's all very mysterious and I r can cantell cantell cantell tell you the chapter doesn't like it much Im sorry said Judith curtly but that isn't of paramount importance Importance Importance Im im- Im- Im to me She turned off orf toward the library A few steps farther on she met Dr Dorn going toward the administration admin admin- administration building I XI I 1 suppose you vou are on your our way to Dean Browns Brown's conference as I Iam Iam am he said Conference she queried Why yes all the bulletin boards are placarded I dont don't know what the emergency is Judith fell in step with with- him Its d a bore she complained But I suppose Ill I'll have to go The conf conference rence room was almost filled when they entered Dean Brown came hurrying in after alter them carrying a newspaper over his arm There was a banner headline In letters three Inches high Judith I spelled out the words as he passe passe as- as though Brough they were upside down EXTRA TWO STUDENTS D DOF DI I g a OF POISON BOOZE M To be continued continue Dean Brown and uric Eric clash art E In the next chapter at ar V Judiths Judith's position is 19 endangers when she stan stands stand up for tor the your man |