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By BLANCHEsMlTH FERGUSON
Chapter 47
Uprooting The Boxwood
IN that first breathless iecond
' when Judith looked up to see
Reuben standing beside her, he
had never seemed further away,
She attempted to rise to her feet.
Reuben held out a steadying hand.
The touch of his flneers sent blood
hurrying through Judith's veins.
ore to tier cheeks.
"Judith," his voice was warm
and even. "I'm sorry about Jim.
Of course, that was why he had
come. He was being kind. Judith's
firiae maae a last Did tor recognt
lon, then faltered before a terrible
longing to know tne truth.
"You got my letter?"
"No." Reuben took a step for
ward. He seemed to tower above
her, a brown, controlled stranger.
. Then he didn't know how she
loved him. All strength deserted
ner.
Suddenly Reuben's angry, part
ing words thundered in Tier ears.
"If you go now you need never
try to come back.' It seemed hope
less to try to bridge the chasm that
separated them. She might have
Known it was too laie.
Her words sounded strained, un
even, as if she were forcing con
versation with a casual acquaint
ance. How did you get herer
"Cissy brought me," smoothly,
without trace of feeling.
Judith's knees weakened. "If
you go now you need never try
to come back. Life was a one way
street . . .you could never go back.
"Shall we go Into the house,'
Reuben was saying. "You must
have plans to discuss with me.
Judith couldn't bear it any Ion a.
er. Humiliation, trampled pride,
anything was better than this. An
Irrepressible sob broke from her.
Her hands stretched out
"Reuben ... oh Reuben, can't
vou see?"
He couldn't yet believe what he
wanted with all his heart to be
lieve. Struggling with the longing
to crush her in his arms was the
desire for self - protection. He
wouldn't be hurt again. This time
he must be sure.
"Judith!" Reuben's heart missed
beat as he met her eyes ringed
with black shadows as they had
been the night the twins were
born. She was thinner, too "Ju
dithI came hall way across the
world."
The wall crumbled. In an instant
he was cupping her tragic face in
tender hands. "Tell me I've found
you, Judith. Tell me you are glad
to see me?"
She could not tell him. But she
went into his arms protective,
gentle, strong. Against his heart
she whispered: "I've missed you
so, I love you sol" The ache that
was in her heart burst (ears that
had been dammed against her eye
balls. -
Reuben kissed them away.
May Day
A May day at Goodloe's choice,
Little lamb clouds ' being
swept across a blue sky. Scent of
lilacs and apple blossoms being
swept. across the world. In the
meadow small Judy Oliver and
sturdy young Jim sailed paper
boats in the stream. Nearby Reu
ben assisted by Ben was carefully
digging up the hedge. Judith was
painstakingly clipping off tiny
shoots.
If her heart was sore today there
was a soft singing in it too. She
was keeping faith with Jim. Wip
ing out the debt, starting all over
again. Keeping the finest and best
or the old. Reaching out for the
finest and best of the new. She had
been given another chance too.
The chance to walk with Reuben
shoulder to shoulder. She would
not bungle life this time. Make it
fine. Make it true. Take al it had I
to give adventure, danger, love,
pain, laughter One must struggle
through the night to know the full
glory of the sunrise
She looked up and saw Cran.
Amanda, not quite so erect, came
through the wide doorway under
its delicate skylight At the thresh
old, Amos, unable to bow quite
so low, but smiling Just as widely,
met her.
"A fine day, Amos?"
"Yas, Ma'am, Miss Mandy,
mighty fine."
"Warm as July." Almost she
said: "We will have tea in the gar
den." Almost she said it Remem
bered in time.
Children At Flay
SHE crossed the columne'd por
tico and formal stone terrace.
walked past rose arbors and the
lily pond with the fat, lazy Cupid
spouting water and turned into the
violet-bordered walk, but she did
not pause at the peacock chair un
der the white oak. She kept right
on and joined the workers by the
hedge.
Standing very straight, Amanda
watched the whole structure of
her universe being torn down. She
had a naked feeling. The entire
curious world could gaze at her.
Well it wouldn't be long
The events of her life Dassed
In slow procession, from the day
she entered this place a bride until
me moment tney carried Jim into
the holly decked hall a reckless
half-smile upon his stiff lips. The
last Goodloe gone. The hedge-staying.
from that moment the box lost
its value for Amanda. It had
served its purpose and she had
served hers. She felt not the slight
est pang as she watched it being
lifted out leaving great holes
holes deep as graves.
She stepped nearer. How the
roots clung! Protesting this out
rage. Clem Rogers had been the
nignest bidder for the box. He
wanted it for Cissy who must com-.
promise with life. Cissy was tak
ing ud the thincs Judith hurl IniH
down.
Suddenly Amanda saw life as a
great wheel turning ceaselessly.
The side that is up today must in
evitably be down tomorrow. That
was the law of compensation. The
law of progress, the law of life.
From the meadow esm Htitm'a
joyous bark; the sound of chil
dren's voices clear and shrill
With a start Amanda istened.
Why the children were still at
their play Ji.n and Judv. The
'hiidrenl There would always be
cnlldren at play. Stiffly she went
on her knees and with ringed,
white fingers commenced to plant
tiny sprigs of box along the edees
of the gTeat holes.
Reuben, the old assurance
crept into her voice, "Your son
will jump these spindlings, but his
great, great grandson will put his
hunter over as fine a hedge as you
ever saw. You can't separate Good
loes from boxwood."
"Nor Goodloes from Olivers,"
Reuben told her and smiled into
his wife's blue eyes.
Amanda went busily on with
her planting but Reuben threw
down his spade, leaped the ditch
to his wife's side.
"Judith." he took the shears
from her, laid them aside, raised
her hands to his shoulders, and
looked deep into her blue eyes:
"Love me?''
"You know It!"
"Sure you're not feeling sad this
morning? Sure you're not sorry
my old roan spilled me over the
boxwood and broke ud vour tea
party?"
"Sure!" Judith laughed as only
happy women can laugh. A quick
kiss. And they went back to their
digging and clipping.
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Tbe Loser's Cup
To the lwer go the spoil when
ever West Point's Ice hockey team
pluys the Royal Military College of
Canada.
Strange as It seems, there Is a tra
ditional "gentleman's agreement'
about the matter f which provides
that the losar of the contest gets to
keep physical possession of the win
ner's trophy as consolation.
Since the Cup was first donated
on February 33. 1924. by the com
mandant of the Canadian Institution,
the U. S. Military Academy has kept
possession of the trophy, having lost
every game but ono a tie.
The greatest courtesies are extend
ed between rival teams whenever the
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two meet. Because student rooters
are not permitted to travel to their
opponent' school, the hosts provide
special rooting sections well versed In
the others' yells.
Several times U. S. M. A. hockey
teams have carried the trophy to
Canada, but each time they have lost
and brought the cup back with them.
Some day Canada may lose the
match. In which case they will be
privileged to keep the coveted trophy.
Brltlnh Corked lint
Only officers above the rank of
captain were permitted to wear their
cocked hats athwart&hlps (from ear
to ear) in the British navy in 1795.
Other officers wore them fore-and-aft.
Before 1795 all British officers wore
their hats In the manner of the su
perior officers, after that date all
were worn In the more "streamlined"
fore-and-aft fashion. Britain's naval
history is rich In such tradition. .
Color of Chameleons
It has long been a belief that cha
meleons turn different- colors to
match their surroundings, as a mea
sure of camouflage.
Scientific investigation has In a
measure disproved this theory. High
temperatures. It has been found,
makes them turn green; cold makes
them turn, grey: anger makes them
dark; . and fright produces paler
shades. Chameleons do not turn
blue nor red.
German Minelayer
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BERLIN. May 28. ip) The sinking
of the German minelayer Triton, with
four of her crew missing, was an
nounced today at Kiel, the German
navy's great base.
The cause and locality of the sink
ing were not disclosed.
Three aviators were killed when a
new mall plane making test flights
crashed near the Island of Langeroog,
off Germany's North Sea coast.
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Mrs. Norval Burchell. owner, and
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