Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 217, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1930 — Page 11

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BEGIN HERE TODAY JUDITH CAMERON marries ARTHUR KNIGHT, executive of a New York publishing house in which she is employed. They sail lor a six-week honeymoon in Bermuda. Knight is a widower with an 13-vear-old daughter. TONY, who Is in Europe, and a son, JUNIOR, 16, at school. In his -infatuation he overlooks the fact that Judith is not communicative about her past life. A cablegram arrives announcing that Tony Knight Is coming home. Arthur tells Judith they must return at once to meet her. Since neither the girl nor boy knows of the fathers remarriage. Judith is skeptical of her welcome. Arthur and Judith reach the Long Island home iust one day before Tony s boat docks. Next morning Knight meets his daughter, but when they arrive at the house Tony ignores Judith and rushes to her own room. I.ate that afternoon Tonv confronts her stepmother and exclaims: "You’re going to get " Knight, entering the house to overhear this, compels Tonv to apologize. Later in the evening she leaves ror a round of night clubs with MICKEY MORTIMER, a blase amusement-seeker whom Tony met in Paris. As davs pass a state of armed neutrality 'exists between Tony and her stepmother. Arthur meanwhile makes nlai.s for a .estive Christmas. Junior arrhes home for the holidays. The boy tren’s Judith with aloof, cold pouteness. Eve Judith and Arthur trim a soreous tree, but next morning neither of the children appears to receive gifts. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER FIFTEEN (Continued.) "Christmas trees always make me feel like a kid again,” he told her. "Well, it’s all ready, I guess. Anything else to go on?” No, there was nothing else. Judith glanced about the room, picked up stray bits of tinsel and a broken ornament. She hoped so very, very keenly that tomorrow would not prove a disappointment for Arthur. "I think everything’s done,” she said. “It’s getting late. Don't you think we’d better leave it until tomorrow?” “Yes,” said her husband. He had shown Judith his gifts for the children. There were small things he had picked up here and there which he thought they might like. There were foolish toys for jokes, too. Tony’s real present was an exquisite ruby and diamond bracelet which he had locked away for safekeeping during the night. Its stones and workmanship were of rare order. For Junior he had bought a coonsktn coat, warm and collegiate from collar to hem. As Knight produced each of these offerings he did it with a flourish which spoke of tenderest love and pride. Judith was touched by his devotion to the boy and girl. "If I weren’t here.” she thought a littl bitterly, "how happy the three would be!” But Christmas morning, when the great moment had come to throw back the doors and reveal the three overflowing with gifts, only Judith stood beside Arthur Knight. chapter - Sixteen Arthur and Judith Knight faced each other across the breakfast table at 10:40 Christmas morning. "Tony not down yet?" Knight asked. “She usually does sleep late,” said Judith. “I'll send up to see if she’s nearly ready.” Five minutes later the maid reported that Miss Tony had a severe headache and would not be down • for breakfast. Arthur Knight threw up his hands in a gesture of mock helplessness. Very well, then. There’s no need for you and me to starve, Judith. Harriet brought in the fruit and then cereal. It was a good breakfast and they ate it. but it was hardly a cheery prelude for Christmas. The maid told them that Junior had left the house very early. He must have stopped at an eating place for food, because he had not been served at home. When the meal was finished. Knight got up and looked indccisivelv at his wife. "What about it?" he asked. "Shall we—have the presents?” Judith was eager to see what he had bought for her and equally anxious to know how her own gift for Arthur should be reveived. But going into the living room then to dismantle the tree they had dressed so carefully the night before seemed sacrilege. Shey knew Knight had done it all for the children. So she overruled his suggestion “It's a beautiful morning.” she; sugreeted "Perhaps if we drive a while Junior will be back and Ton;, may feel well enough to come down. Besides, I’m stifling for fresh air.”

Bert was instructed to bring the car around and for an hour and a half thereafter they viewed the Long Island landscape. Knight grumbled because he had not thought to arrange to pick up Junior at the aviation field and bring him home. tt m a AT 1 oclock they returned. Harriet reported that Arthur Junior had not come in. Miss Tony had had her breakfast tray and presumably would be down shortly. Arthur Knight went to his study and came striding back again. He moved restlessly. Finally he went into the hallway and called upstairs. "Oh—Tony!” A muffled reply came down to him. “Yes, Darling?” "Tony, we’re going to have the Christmas tree now.” “I’ll be right down.” She came in fifteen minutes, the click of tiny spike heels on the stairsteps announcing her descent. Then Tony appeared in the hallway. She wore a formal afternoon frock of black velvet which Judith thought much too old for the child, A black turban was pulled down over her head. Tony was carrying her wrap of gray fur over her arm. Faint fragrances of cosmetics lingered about her. Her lips were flaming and she did not look like the victim of a seveer headache. Tony dropped her coat upon a chair and offered her father a casual kiss. "All right, Santa Claus. Bring on the trinkets. I’ve got to scoot in ten minutes!” “You mean —you’re not going to be here for dinner?” asked Judith. "Couldn’t possibly manage.” drawled Tony. "I’ve had this date for ages and ages and it’s got to be kept.” Knight pushed back the living room door to reveal the. gorgeous tree. "Since we must keep the pace of modem youth,” he said, “we’d better not lose any time.” He sorted out half a dozen packages bearing Tony’s name and gave them to her. On top was the small box containing the precious bracelet. Another armful of gifts went to Judith. Knight picked up three bundles for himself and placed them on a table. Apparently busying himself with them, he was closely watching Tony. She had torn away the tissue papier. opened the box and was drawing out the bracelet. "Oh. how sweet!” cooed Tony. “How perfectly sweet!” She dangled the jewels before her eyes, clasped them about her arm and darted to her father. "You darling father, you!” she cried. "Oh. it’s just too wonderful! I’m simply crazy about the bracelet.” Tony's arms went around her father's neck. She kissed him extravagantly. Knight held her close to him. “Not such a bad old father after all?” he said in a low voice. "Best father in the world!” Tony sprang away again. She held up the arm with its splendid flashing gems so Judith could see it. Delighted with her new plaything. Tony moved her wrist back and forth so that the stones caught new highlights. Suddenly she | slipped the cuff of her frock back and glanced at a narrow platinum watch. "Good night!” she cried. “Got to ' fly. Leave the rest of my presents | right in that chair, will you? I’ll open them later. By-bv. everybody—and Merry Christmas!” attn TONY'S sudden exit was the end of the pretended Yuletide cheer in that household. Junior did not come home until evening. He telephoned at 2:30 to say he was staying out at the field and would pick up something to eat at a restaurant. Judith’s gift from Arthur Knight was a strand of perfect pearls long enough to circle the throat and drop an inch or so in front. She told him truthfully they were the loveliest j'-we’s she had ever seen. Arthur clasped them about her neck and she wore them the rest of the day. Over and over she told him he was the most thoughtful of husbands, much too generous. But she knew, though Knight

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smiled at her and was tender, it was the boy and girl who were not at home that he was thinking of. Judith had given her husband a small gray photograph of herself mounted in a silver frame. It was a very good likeness and he praised it highly. By curious coincidence Tony’s gift to her father was also a portrait. It was a miniature of the girl in her gayest, most provocative mood, painted by a French artist. The contrast between the elegant gold-mounted miniature and the gray photograph was marked. Junior’s offering for his father was a volume on aviation. The toys and humorous gifts which Knight had bought to add merriment to the day were not even opened. They were still gathered together at the foot of the tree in tissue paper and red ribbons. "Better send that truck off to some orphanage or children’s hospital,” Arthur said, nodding toward the toys. Judith agreed. She was miserable because her husband’s Christmas had been ruined. She had tried so hard to manage it all tactfully—and blundered utterly. A lengthy formal dinner intended for four and served for two is a rather depressing affair. Judith felt she would even have welcomed Tony’s insults if the girl had been present. "Arthur,” she said desperately at 7 o'clock, “let’s go somewhere. A theater, movies—anywhere! I’m afraid I’m getting mopey.” “I’ll see what I can do,” he said. “Worst time in the world to get tickets, though.” Judith and Arthur Knight spent the rest of that Christmas evening craning their necks about a post, striving to see the action of a sec-ond-rate play which was really not so diverting from a good seat. Each time the girl stole a sidelong glance at her husband she saw bis face was firm and set. The children. of course! He had bought her pearls. They had spent the entire day together (and it was the first spent, thus since their brief honeymoon), yet it was Tony and Junior who were on his mind. They had been all day long. 808 WAS It her fault, Judith wondered. that the boy and girl had deserted their father? Was it because of her they left their home? She was distressingly conscious that the answer to these questions seemed to be “yes.” Two or three times she had come upon Knight and his son deep m conversation and noticed that if she remained anywhere near. Arthur Junior was sure to disappear. Why did the boy avoid her? The explanation came three days later. Judith, passing through the downstairs hallway, happened to catch sight of the roses which Mrs. Wheeler kept always on the table. t (To Be Continued)

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