New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
 Mildred Lawrence falls in love with Stephen Armitage. who is Iured away from her by Pamela Judson when she tells him that Mildred is trying to rparry her brother. Ha.Ald, for his money. Harold fears Huck Connor because he holds | check which he forged. Huck is infatuated with Pamela, who plays him to make Stephen jealous. When Pa- mela maneuvers Stephen into an engagement. Huck frames him for the theft of an auto and causes his asest. Pamela breaks their engage ment. but Mildred goes to see him in jail and promises help.
 Harold had once confessed his fear of Huck to Mildred and said that he threatened to get Armi- tage" to keep him from marrying Pamela. She determines to force Harold to help her and is shocked to hear of his death-apparently accidental. She tells Stephen her sus- picions but they have no proof and things seem hopeless.
 In desperation. Mildred goes to Pamela and tells her story. Pamela sends her to Mr. Judson. who takes her to headquarters to repeat her suspicious about Huck. He puts up bail for Stephens release and Pa mela goes to see him and ask for. giveness. A lawyer and detective come for Steph en and the taxi they leave in IS followed.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XXXVIII
 In her desire not to remain a mo. ment longer than necessary in a "horrid" cell in an "unspeakable" jail. as she mentally described the place where stephen was detained" her own word quite neg lected to give him even the most sketchy details of her fathers ef- forts in his behalf.
 She was we'll .Ware when she went to him that he would be at liberty. under bond. that afternoon. Her father ha l telephoned her from the bon1 bureau just before she left the hotel that all was going we'll, thinking she would convey the news to Stephen.
 stephen understood. from her re- mark about expecting to be at the hotel to greet him. that steps were being taken to release him that day. but he made no preparations for his departure.
 He scarcely realized that he was showing a lack of trust in Pamela His attitude was a natural one In view of her treatment of him. It did not even occur to Stephen to analyze it.
 It was some little time before he had proof that she had not been lightly making promises. MT. Jud- sons lawyer. Arthur V. Oerndorf had important business on hand which he could not drop at the mo- ment his client appealed to him 10 conduct stephen in safety to the Judson Hotel.
 But he got around to it as quickly az he could and when he arrived al the jail he was. at Mr. Judson's earnest request. accompanied by a detective in plain clothes.
 stephen was bewildered by this latest turn of events. How. he had asked himsel. over and over, had Pamela been able to induce her father 10 have him released?
 Tt is Mir. Judson's wish that you go directly to his hotel" Oerndorf told him as they made their way out to waiting taxicab.
 Stephen nodded, thinking that he was soon to have the mystery of Mir. 'Judson's act cleared up.
 "Mr. Armitage. Mir. Frean," the lawyer pronounced tersely, intro ducing Stephen and .he plain- clothes man who had remained in the taxicab while Oerndorf had gone inside to wind up the final bits of red tape that opened the door to freedom for Stephen.
 stephen climbed in. and the other two men saw to it that he sat on the left side.
 It was a lovely day, clear blue sky and sparkling sunshine. Ste. phen had been too quickly hustled into the cab to pause on the side walk and savor his liberty as he'd been moved to do.
 But he glanced through the win- doWs with the expression of a man seeing a new world, world that pleased him much.
 A hurdv-gurdy on the street cor ner sent out notes of sweet music and the torn newspapers that lit- tered tho sidewalk were but evil dence to Stephen of a life that was