New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
Mildred Lawrenee. meets and falls
In love with 9tsphen Armitage. He
u lursd away from her by Pamela
Jndpon. who tells him that, Mildred
II trying II marry her brother, Har-
old, fer hss monsy. Harold ioves
Mildred bot he b In deadly fear OF
Q, 1a4blsr, Huck Common. who has q
/. check which he forged. Huck IL in
1atuated with Pamela. who plays
with him to make Stephen jealous.
BELIEVING that Mildred IL q cheap
little fortune seeker. Stephen per-
mits Pamela to announce their en-
gagsnent when she tells him that 10
the only way she can break with
Huek. Infatuated. Huck frames Ste
phsn for the theft Of an auto and
plants evidence in his room which
causes his arrest. Pamela breaks the
engagement. but Mildred goes to see
him in jail and promises help.
Mildred had got q confession from
Harold once that Huck was the
cause of his fear and that he was
going to get Armitage" to keep him
from marrying Pamela. With this A.
q clue after Stephens arrest, Mildred
determines to force Harold to reveal
what he knows about Huck.
Meanwhile Huck calls on Harold
and makes new demands. Harold de-
flies him and tries to fight. Huck
knocks the boy unconscious and
hurls tho body through the window
to death below. He makes q getaway
and the death 10 called accidental.
but the police find 4 fingerprint on
the boys belt buckle which makes
them Suspicious.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXIlI
Duke Broggan told Huck that the
police did not regard Harold Jud-
sens death - either an accident or
suicide.
Huck sat before him in his office
and looked at him without 20 much
~ 4 flicker Of his eyelds ~ he
asked Duke what he thought that
had to do with him.
Duke. twisted his lips into = sar-
donicr grin. Just thought you'd
like to know" he answered easily.
''They might try to pin it on you"
WHY" .,
"Why?" Duke stared at Huck in
admiration. well, 4 lot Of peopls
know that your racket with young
Judson wasn't ON the up-and-up."
Huck did not answer directly.
who passed you the informal ton
from headquarters?" he asked.
Duke shook his head. TITS
straight" lie said. and it'll cost you
century rote.'
Huck reached for his billfold.
A little later, having learned all
that Duke could tell him, no left.
He did not consider the situation
very serious. Unfortunately for him.
Dukes informant had not been in
full possession Of the facts In the
case.
Huck still was unaware Of the
discovery OF his thumbprint on the
belt buckle. However. he decided
not. to ignore the warning Duke
had given him.. ... -.
And while he acted on 1t by Civ
ing up, his suite at the Judson and
going into semi-retirement, Mildred
Vas doing her bit to tighten the
chain OF evidence about him.
For in spite Of what the newspa-
pers said-some leaned on the sui
eide theory while others suspected 1t
to be an accident-she did not be-
lieve that Harold's death was either.
She had learn Of it the night
It happened. Driven nearly frantic
by Harold's failure to come to her
A. he had promised. she telephoncd
after several hours Of waiting and
was told by the operator who recog-
nixed her voice. that he was dead.
Her mother came upon her a few
minutes later. sitting blank faced.
with her hands gripped on the in
strument ~ though frozen there.
Mrs. Lawrence cried out in alarm.
Mildred's nerves seemed suddenly
to melt ~ her mother rushed toward
her. With \ little. moaning cry, she
slipped to the floor In . huddied
heap.
The next day she was calm
enough to 20 TO stephen and tell
him all that Had preyed on her
mind 80 torturingly since his ar
Yeet.
He listened In silence.
You must appeal to your family
and get 4 lawyer now" Mildred said
to him when she finished telling Of
Harold subjugation to Huck.
Stephen looked at her 4 bit hope
lessly, she. thought. She had e1-
pected him to be excited. As 4
matter Of fact he was excited, but
hsr story had presented sides to
him that had escaped Mildred. Be-
sides, he suspected that she had not
told him everything.
They were facing each other on
the hard bench in his cell. Stephen
reached out 70 take her hands in
hh.
You don't believe Harold met his
death accidentally or by suicide. do
your" he asked a. quietly AZ he
could.
':Of course not" Mildred an
swered unguardedly. I'm sure
someone killed him.
Because he was ready to talk?
YAu aa{A that AiAn'f vn,, 90
Mildred nodded. II think he was.
II he'd come to me that night and
I'd told him about the way they