Show JD noY LANE Jeanne Bowman It w Ii SYNOPSIS N l Torn Tom Big e Lanel Pc l i turned over to her t has last the Rio io Diablo Bevins ns ha haS undertaken ere hundreds of ot relief of h iii that parched land Judith Juditha a Dale law P part part- orman i ed d to Norman Lampert and Lam t Corton Queer the Rio Riom trying to Bevins' Bevins m m. m Tom i to take Norman Norma Normant i is 15 t mu mint Judith and Big Tom dl th the e la latter's office gor go go- m in r lter the er detail ot the plan I II I r CIU P 1 11 1 ber be be- to Tom Bevins Devins ed t to her Mr r gray grayeyeS eyes Jc Ike She had never never- neverseen seen seene serio s. s she e asked late are re you T r trip to Washington II Y I U he answered quietly trip than either cither This fitter I 1 had ad learned le-arned what I la ter what eias contemplating Hd Tied to do something snapped doctor called it a stroke better bitter The et He gives me no hope lie u at t any moment Is it t goj go go- j e too much for lor me to Ito ask on on 1 h 11 tad bid been trained in a stern Vause of this she accepted that statement that he might jay ny moment with no more than Ulan a grave smile what you mean now iril be proud to carry carryon on I it will make you any til ru relieve you of ot every de dc- tf 1 r now ow Not that I 1 believe o tor or r because she said inC think he was just try try- you into taking a aKK I t m. m Will Learn iid i wisest gest a rest Tom Bev- Bev Ii d He said if it I had the theM thet t r. r M a j jackrabbit Id I'd board the around and md live to be beed ed- ed And then he said in fair- fair Mrs Bevins Mat Mateel el and my arrange my estate so tea Jen passing would not make Her more more than grief grieL dont don't you take his advice rust lUSt me as much as you say 1 could her heriot here It lot Jot that I 1 dont don't trust you it I dont don't intend shifting any while J II can carry my load sing joing to be bea a big battle batUe over Diablo and if I have to die tenting g that battle batUe Oh and thing about bo t this agreement gr ment to Norman just t going to ask you ou if it you rut rant me to delay dclay my mar ft t d h hurry 1 it a along 1 ong It t understand you ask me ell tU him him It Is junior member I La Morrison He Hc Hering Hering ring ting with wi two brilliant sue sue- reen nen men aen whom his father lather d tremendously We cant can't ex- ex to accept our con con- percH s 's the kind us o out t for himself s lf have v t to fOe be pati patient nl him a a ow s sure sure work I 1 Night of Preparation 1 h Ii looking back thought of bt ai at a fantastic dream From FromI I time I she would straighten f. f tuk walk to the water tn pause ause at the window to tot it t on- on O 1 the darkened city Each Alights in ia the windows of were fewer alternate turned off oft display li ened k remembering she had 1 Winner i er and feeling sure Bev Bev- incompletely forgotten food tood honed boned the Rice grill WC g beside the rile window wait wait- we messenger she saw a late ring drunkenly over ovet the wilding ing and thought of or other othere the we e had nad md s 's seen n on engineering ith l her father the white shaft ten Q light ever over the snow l I range the slow am am- were tre with its its' silhouette tte of hZ w. w working up CasK CasIC Cas Cas- K IC ho hot ot oyster stew revived the Big Tom and he Inter Inter- t 11 the rest rut of their work with ot early expeditions expeditions' he heI l I gradually thc buildings W wm window ow fc beeam-ae beeam wise black ack V d u up p by l a careful hand nand V Ica tl tray Pay curtain Brother In Tr Trust st j after the first sunlight cross across r Tom Bevins' Bevins desk he Ned Q himself as u satisfied t tele- tele Ie l someone eone at S the tbd th then r tr to await the messenger n er he fending these deeds down to I by air This t ung ellow J t d can be trust trusted st d he has hai P. P too tao This pile Judith I In dc deposit box o x J here re Te n time tomor- tomor r. r t hem rn your signature n and d fl Jed ded wearily eully then went vent i to admit a tall young nondescript attire of ot a Irman Hiss iu Lane this is Slim sum sume e Judith looked up and TOUTS our CUa's Clias brother Ire to mali Jude I came all rOn China to meet you and h down downin in the Devil rv river r w that c youre you're here I have Y there there never never mind P. P With you some day You do she returned sin sin- sm- sm did hope so 80 if he were as his sister ha i Would make idt ideal ma e an al her home home me hers and 0 t an 8 shed she'd d almOSt for forgOt forgOt- g during the h Previous Work Hired RInd Wid her U recalling Hing what told ld her of him as ashe he talked Chiet Breath taking ad ad- ClI Clia was always a wire telling h her he r had Up tp in week He had had on an an arctic Ice floe haunted the telegraph aph Word and there was w Urne Ume When en he to had come some lome ChInese province who d by a dou doughty young S Sanford had latez released ed him ln looked at up her No wonder de the e w war r lord thought Judith a at t his flash of white while teeth and nice blueeyes blue blueeyes blueeyes eyes intensely blue She thought of ot him again when she reached her apartment found her food closet bare shed she'd had no timeto timeto time timeto the there re refrigerator refrigerator to shop since reaching town as an anything any anything any any- turned oft off far J A It was wasa thing edible was concerned a desert island grid and rid the thc telephone telephone tele tele- tele phone rang Judy good o. o morning 1 Norman Norman Nor Nor- orman or- or Ive I've got man speaking say dear things all fixed up with the architect Can you have hn lunch with mc me m then en engo go to his In Delphys Delphy's Care ArchI Architect ct thought Judith Oh yes there had been talk of ot a a 3 house on a hill oaks behind it a terraced l lawn wn Judy wh what's ts t's wrong Forgive Forgive me me Norman I I just got in from the theoffice office and Im I'm so tired Im I'm stupid c could uld you attern afternoon Make it tomorrow you poor youngster had your your breakfast No N Ira No lm g going i rights to bed I Im I'm m z sorry about about the architect ct it if isn't that at Im I'm not not Interested sled sled-It worry Dont about bout caUme call caU me l later t r Judith nodded tJ the mouthpiece laughed at stupidity stupidity said sald goodbye and went to herr her h r. r bed d. d Too boo oo tired to sleep she tossed and nd turned thought bf Torn Tom and his pe peculiar ullar request thought of ot Norman and his kind kindness ss I r. r There came a rap arap rap on the on-the the door and Sand and going to iU ill sh she found lound Lige with a tray in iri in his nan hand d Miss Lane Mass N Norman he s sent nt r roun un some fix An Delphy she is' is to cat eat every bite I. I I I Judith surveyed the tra tray steaming steamIng steam steam- teaming Ing cereal with plump dates poking their heads from the clotted cream golden peaches flaked with sugar thickly buttered toast toast and a po pot of chocolate Delphy had boasted she shed she'd a fatten cn aU-cn thet Chet child Overwhelmed Overwhelm d with Normans Norman's thoughtfulness Judy sat eating and thinking Some men would have resented re- re re resented her lack of ot interest in her fu fu- ure home resented her lack of responsiveness re re- pons veness but not Norman 1 Physician Talks Had she the right to marry such sucha a 0 person while under bondage to Big Tom Suppose he died right richt away foolish thought the doctor was probably trying to frighten him into taking a rest That trip with its intense heat had haden been en trying on them all all shed she'd call Dr Kelly and make sure out of fairness to Norman She reached for forthe forthe forthe the telephone called the number talked to his office oUke girl and then to him Miss Lane o Oh yes cs Big Toms Tom's secretary C Ive I've just come from there Miss Lane they called me to his 9 Judith Judith listened to Tom Bevins' Bevins physician in alarm Did alarm Did you say j you OU were were called to his office Is he heill heill ill ill she cried I Hes all right now but why did didy y you u let him work all night My g goodness Miss Lane you should know better 1 Why did I I. I Jet let him him gasped Judith Dr KeU Kelly do doy y you you think hed he'd mind me mo any quicker than he minded you Copyright 1934 by Jeanne Bowman Tomorrow Tomorrow Judith Judith learns more about Tom Bevins |