New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
i. TITS HAS HAPPENED


 Mildred Lawrence falls in love with stephen Armitage. who is lured away by Pamela Judson when she tel@s him Mildred is trying to marry her. brother, Harold. for money. Harold fears Huck Connor. who IS tlaekmailing htm over a forged check. Huck is infatuated with Pa n,ela and when she announces her engagement to Stephen. frames him for the theft of an auto and causes his arrest. Pamela drops stephen. but Mildred tries to get him out oi jail.
 Harold had once told her he fear ed Auck. who had threatened to get rid of Stephen to keep him from marrying Pamela. Mildred deter mihes to force Harold to help her, and is shocked to hear of his death apparently accidental. She tells stephen her suspicious but they have no proof and it seems hopeless.
 In desperation, she goes to MT. Judson, who takes her to headquar- ters to tell her story. Judson balls stephen out and Pamela begs for xivenese. On the way from the jail to the hotel Stephen narrowly es- capes . shot from thug in pass ing taxi. The license numbers re- veals that it was a stolen car. He reports to Mir. Judson and learns that 1t was Mildred and not Pa mela who had worked for his re- lease.
 Judson tell, him that Mildred also had been injured by shot from one of the Sangsters and his concern leads the elder man to doubt Ste- phen's love for his daughter. He Sends Stephen to his room and asks to speak to Pamela alone. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XLlI
 Mrs. Judson left the piano when she saw her husband join Pamela and Stephen and came to the door of the dining room.
 An amused smile played on her lips as she watched Pamela lose her battle 70 keep Stephen there. For battle it was, but this time the fa- ther won. ..
 Then he turned to his wife. Will YOU leave us alone for while, my dear? I've something very impor- tsnt to ray to Pamela"
 Mrs. Judson came up and kissed him softly on both cheeks. II hope you aren't going to let her keep that sapphire necklace" she whispered. Its positively a bizarre thing for . young girl 10 have"
 Mr. Judson patted her on the shoulder. You shall have one too, my dear" he answered from the fullnese of his wisdom.
 Nys. Judson smiled and -trailed away.
 Well" Pamela said with a very disaEreeable infection and seated herself in q ball on satin damask chair. "Shoot!"
 Pan ela." Pamela answered with an impu- dent toss of her head. You had no business to send Stephen away. I'd. | thousand things to say to him.
 "pamela. I won't have you speak ine to me in such mannlI Then don't be | . !" Pa mela flung back at MI
 II see," Mir. JudlONQ bresnrned. "You resent authority but you're ready enough to accept what a par ent can give yol in the way of sap phire necklaces and nice looking penniless young men"
 Pamela sat up. interested at once.
 what do you mean by that!' she 1bked uneasily.
 II moan that shall buy the neck lace for you"
 Pamela stared at him wide-eyed and worried.
 If you apologize for your i'm pertinence.'' Mir. Jndson added firmly.
 Pamela shrugged. "Oh well. Of s course, daddy. but you know that you have the upper hand. You want me 10 admire you. don't you"'
 It was now Mir. Judson who was uneAsy.
 '.It isn't sporting to use your wealth to tyrannize me- Pamela went on, in appealing accents.
 T am not trying to bribe you 10 be courteous" her father denied