New Britain herald., 1929-05-18
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ire too late that he had made 2 mistake. MT. Judson made up his mind to settle that point as soon as possible.
 He looked over Mildred's head at her mother. "You'll let me know if there is anything I can do for your" he asked and Mrs. lawrence thanked him hurriedly. She wa beginning to wlsh the Judsons. both father and daughter. would stay away.
 For half an hour after he waa gone Mildred was too upset to eat or start downtown.
 Finally, when Mildred had bathed her face and powdered it afresh, tucked an extra handker- chief into her bag and put on her hat. the telephone rang.
 Mrs. Lawrence hvried to answer it. She instantly recognized Pa mela's voice. Mildred heard her tell . direct falsehood.
 "Why mom." she protested .. her mother banged up the receiver. "how could you say I'm not here?"
 Its that Pamela Judson." her mother explained. ''and I'll not have them bothering you any more today!"
 "Mom! Mir. Judson has been most kind to me. Didn't you hear him say he'd leave his car for me and take . taxicab back to the hotel?"
 "Yes, I heard him. but consider ing you've done 50 many favors for his daughter I guess that isn't any too much on his part"
 Mildred laughed at her . little and kissed her g.ntly.
 She found, when she reached her employers office. that MT. Judson had been there and explained enough to absolve her from blame in any way.
 She went immediately to work, but she thought that Pamela might have wanted to speak to her about something important nagsed at her mind until she decided to call her up. ....
 She glanced at her watch. It was after two. Pamela might be lunching at the hotel. She got up to go to pay telephone in a booth. There was another girl in the office at the time and Mildred thought Pamela might want to talk to her about something private something in connection with the police, perhaps, though it was more likely just Aome trivial matter. Still, Mildred thought 1t best to be careful. l
 There was a slight wait and Fa- mela herself answered when her room was called. She had come in late from q shopping tour and was waiting for her maid to come and help her dress for lunch.
 Mildred explained that she knew Pamela had telephoned her home and inquired what she wanted.
 Pamela was about to answer that she had intended to ask Mildred to recommend a portable typewriter because she wanted to get one for Stephen when she heard . stealthy sound at her door.
 She thought it was her maid who was being detained in the servants dining room by Gus-but through . crack in the screen be- hind which she sat at her telephone desk she saw a man enter her sit- ting room. The fleeting glimpse she caught of him failed to reveal his identity to her. She remem- bered that she had again forgotten to bolt her dcor--a habit she'd been trying to acquire since Harold's death.
 But she had locked it! This man had entered with a key. He could not be hotel servant.
 These thoughts sped so quickly through Pamela's head that she forgot Mildred and quickly put the receiver down. off the hook, and peered out from behind the screen. An instant later her voice shrilled a name that brought the intruder facing her with a snarl.
 She saw that he held a gun and terror froze the shriek that rose ir her throat.
 But his name had been heard