Show O p Is r i L t l VirtS WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Waters Vaters young joung student radical radl radi cal and Dr Peter Dorn Darn astronomy astronomy professor are rivals for the favor ot of Judith Martin who is teach- teach In in ier first year in Pendleton unis uni's uni- uni ty s 's Myra yra Aldrich in love with Eric trie tries to prejudice Dorn against Ju- Ju dl l y hinting of the night which idith spent in a cabin while Eric Iw q ked back Lack to town for his car c fter a raid in which Eric an and Ju- Ju lIth escaped from the roadhouse in inich ich they were dining t JT Eric takes Judith to dinner at his fraternity house and afterwards on a moonlight picnic with Eve GerharT Gerhat Ger- Ger hat harT fascinating tow town n widow Will student poseur and others others' oth oth- S. S ers ers ers' Angered by s attentions to Judith Eric wanders off from h he p party Eve Gerhart and the j rest lest est start down from the bluff callIng call call- Ing to Ju Judith and Eric to follow Aro A looking rough man steps fr from m i. i bet veen the trees Your friend r Waters ii es Is drunk under a tree b back ck n 7 1 J 4 there ere he says J It r r l r t NOGO GO ON WITH THE STORY fi- fi m. m CHAPTER XIV r rw i A cloud loud passed over ovel tin the moon and J darkness closed close them In m Judith I for one frozen fro minute the tile J brink of the cliff J t At last the I man spoke e. e Im m c t for iN Shea G Guess ess you didn't see me met t I. I 1 i n l the party tonight But I came I Ing a ong ng to bring the liquor 1 Im I'm m aldays il- il aIo o days J t ays yS a welcome visitor I am Say Sar vell H have to get that young fool dome somehow Can you jou help me tag cl rag g him down the nil Ive I've got a as us u's s waiting at the foot of It It l Judith stirred Ill call the others oth oth- to ets ers s to help f hea laughed unpleasantly All lyght But they they're re out of ot earshot rote V. i I It It- was was probably true for Eve and the oth others rs must be far ahead Ju Judith Ju- Ju pulled herself together If rr you'll try to rouse him Ill I'll watt walt t for or you you here her she sa said I. I more steadily stead- stead 11 ily a H. H OShea Sh Shea chuckled Thought maybe joud have to help me get up f flom om that tree trunk he hes he's s twined s ground bund But when she made no hove move ve to accompany him Into the wood he trudged oft off alone Judith Sin Pan n to the fire ire which was winking t. t The path which Eves Eve party had taken was quite black and still There was nothing to do but stand waiting for that ominous black Jowl Kid nd vulgar ne necktie to emerge from from frome The e trees w After a time shuf shuffling ing among the trees warned of his re- re re- re urn and she could dimly discern his figure ClAure with Eric hanging limp- limp ly upon his arm Come along he said to her and set out down the path leading away from the cliff Judith obeyed silently They were forced to 0 want wall slowly for Eric Erie was a dead weight upon Shea dragging his feet and taking a step only occasionally Judith walked close behind too nervous to speak I At length they came out into the big pasture that lay next to the Granville road Here and there knots of dwarfed trees stood out against the sky which was now radiant with moonlight Shea laid his burden down and straightened his shoulders God he exclaimed Wouldn t think he was so heavy Judith spoke up anxiously Do you think you can carry him the rest of the way Sure thing But Ive I've got to rest resta a a. minute He sat down beside Eric Erics s recumbent figure figare Look here kid you don dont don't t seem to realize how lucky f for r jou it was that I stayed behind to help you home with him What'd you have done out there alone with him him drunk Perhaps he w wouldn't have been drunk if Jt wed we'd been there alone she said with emphasis sa Shea mea nea was WIlS unruffled by ov oy tn He only laughed again and said with significant inflection n Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per haps haps' not Judith shivered and pulled her coat close around her Cold 1 asked Shea A shot of this will warm you up He p pulled a whIsky bottle out of his pocket Judith shook her head Cant wo we be starting now she said Its getting very ery late Shea grunted and rose to his feet He lie had some trouble in dragging Eric to a standing position and Judith felt obliged to 10 help Together they brought the unconscious unconscious unconscious mart man to a a. position in he could be dragged on toward vard the road They set ot off across the pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture skirting the dwarf dwar trees and making for the place where the road should be e. e At last they could see seethe seethe seethe the moonlight glimmering on on a stretch of white road beyond a fence Judith breathed a sigh of relief and began to walk walle more rap rap- idly HI lii there called Shea the hurry You cant can't go till I get there to drive the car you ou know kno She fell back again and walked by his side She Rhe was helpless helpless help help- Ie less to defy him The automobile was a battered and mud-encrusted mud t touring car minus curtains curtain's and two doors Shea propped Eric against the running board and stood puffing for breath Judith was looking up and down the road but no h headlights were visible Shea observed ed her gaze and smiled sardonically in the moonlight moon moon- light He He lie began to thrust Erics Eric's feet Into the Then he hoisted his body upon the back seat eat and propped the feet against the back of the front seat When he had accomplished this he turned to Judith She took a step toward the back seat but he laid his hand on her arm She gave a little cry No room for you jou back there he said calmly You 11 have to ride with me J Judith did not demur l She crawled into the front seat and waited while Shea cranked the carIt car It took several attempts to turn the motor over and he cursed volubly and none one too softly When the motor began to chug he brushed his hands on his trousers trousers trousers trousers' trou trou- sers sers' and lumbered toward the driver drivers driver's drivers driver's er ers er's a seat On the running board he paused a moment to light a a. a t Its red glow made his purplish face visible again Judith shrank back The movement seemed to anger him for with a snarling chuckle he seated himself and grasped the Wheel heel Judith felt the shock of the starting but it was some seconds before she realized that the man was turning the car directly about in the w wide ide road to head away from town What are you rou ou doing she cried But something else caused Shea to pause A groan came from Eric Erics s parted lips and he stirred heavily in the back seat In a flash lash Shea had brought the car back into line and started for home Judith sank back against the seat After some some moments the driver spoke Thought the other pike would be better driving and not much farther But his hIs' words sounded forced The old car made good speed over the road roaring past sleeping far farms s and and wooden thunderous er wooden bridges They shot from hilltops Into dank little mist filled hollows where the frogs croaked and out again Into long stretches of level white whit road where the car gathered speed and noise When the first scattered houses of the own were in In Insight sight Shea drew the car car to a a- astop stop and turned to face Judith udith What That'll 11 we do with to the him him he e asked Take Tal e frat house Judith considered for a moment Yes she said Well We ell 11 take him home first and then we must hurry to College road It is past 1 o'clock The houses of fraternity row w were ere all quiet and dark as they raced down the street In front of the Sigma Phi house Shea drew up without directions from Judith He had evidently been there before She glanced wonderingly at the man but did not question him He climbed out of the car and began the arduous arduous arduous ous task of awakening Eric HI Iii there Waters Vaters come to You Youre You're re home Wake Vake up up Erics Eric's head only wagged pathetically as Shea shook him and his limbs re remained remained remained re- re limp Judith turned awa away awai from the sight with a grimace of disgust Here he comes comes said Shea as the inert body stiffened at last and slipped from the running board to the sidewalk sidewall He put an arm un under under under un- un der Erics Eric's a and started up the walk with him Judith waited Impatiently Finally Final Final- ly the front door of the house opened and she saw someone taking Eric out of Shea's arms The man turned back toward the carFine car 1 Fine little Jag he commented as he started the car again Never saw Waters Vaters go under lIl like e that before be before before be- be fore Judith maintained silence She was sitting very straight on the edge of the seat Damn sissy town this Is getting to be be mused Shea aloud Hearold Hearold Hear Hearold old Brown means to clean out the place Nice sight for the deans dean's s eyes one of his lady teachers home a drunk eh sister His laugh rang out Judith was trembling This Is Ismy ismy ismy my street she said Please hurry Huh must say youre you're a sociable lot But he turned into College Colleg road Judith Jumped out at the doorsteps and ran up the walk She could not bring herself hersel to thank the man But to her surprise stir sur prise she she found him close at at ather her heels 1 Can you get In in Have you got gota a key leey 1 he asked Judith gasped Its in Er Erics Eric's cl pocket I let him carry it because I had no bag hag with me She stopped undecided what to do Shea stood with his hands In his pocket looking at her Judith looked at his face In the moonlight Then she walked across the porch and turned the bell handle But almost before the he sound rang through the house someone opened the door doOl It was Myra lyra wrapped in a dressIng dressing dressing dress- dress Ing gown with a pocket flashlight in her hand She was smiling scornfully To be continued |