New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
 Mildred Lawrence falls in lovs with stephen ArmitaGs. who is lured away by Pamela Judson when she tells him Aiidrtd is trying to marry her brother. Harold. for money. Harold fears Huck connor. who is blackmailins him over a forged check. Huck is infatuated with Pa msla. and when she announces ner engagement to stephen. frames him for tho theft of an auto and causes his arrest. Pamela drops stephen. but Mildred tries to get him out of Jail.
 Harold had once told her he fear cd Huck. who had threatened to get rid of Stephen to keep him from marrying Pauela. Mildred de- termines 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 to offer.
 Finally she goes to Mir. Judson. who takes her to headquarters to tell her story. Judson balls Stephen out and Pamela begs forgiveness. On tho way from the jail to the hotel, he narrowly escapes being shot by thug in . passing taxi. He reports 10 Mr. JudSon and il mortified to learn that Mildred has been slightly wounded by a Gangster shot. Hfs concern over her causes Judson to doubt his love for Pamela and he forbids his daughter to buy her man" with his money. She reminds him that he had bought her two penniless atepmothera. Convinced that she loves Stephen. her father gives in to her pleading.
 Next day Pamela takes stephen out for . drive" and surprises him by going to Mtldred's home. He rrotests but she insists on his going in with her
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XIlV
 Connie flushed angrily at Pa mela's request. couched as com mand.
 Mildred isn't receiving com pany," she said shortly, but Pa mela had moved on until she stood before the door of the living room. There she saw the injured girl propped up with pillows in the biz arm chair. She ignored Comics words completely and walked on into the room.
 'Td like to roll you round the block" Connie thought resentfully. She closed the door behind ste- phen and let him follow Pamela un- announced while she hurried back to her mother to tell her PaWela was there with stephen.
 Mrs. Lawrence glanced at her housedress. ;'You go back and stay. Connie. until change" she said hervously.
 "she wouli come at his hour" Connie remarked.
 Poor Milly. poor child" Mrs. Laurence said to herself a she hurried out into the hall and down to her own room
 In a few minutes she ams to the living room. looking very nea en a dark~printed silk dress that Mill dred had given her for Christmas.
 Pamela was surprisingly sweet to her. coming up as she stood uncer- tainly in the doorway and asking about her broken" arm.
 Tt was a burn.' Mrs. Lawrence said absently. her eyes on Mildred.
 She saw that the girl was pale and trembling. Connie stood by her chair, an arm thrown round her sisters shoulders.
 Mrs. Lawrence looked at Stephen where he stood awkwardly by table, his hat in his hands.
 Wont you all sit down. she said timidly. trying to do as shs knew Mildred would like her to in the circumstances.
 We haven't but a moment to stay, Mrs. Lawrence" Pamela chirped. ".'uat wanted to make sure that Mildred is recovering from her wound. Wasn't it dread 1ul to sh ="
 Pamela. perhaps Miss Lawrence doesn't care to have anyone go over the accident" stephen broke in hurriedly. He was calling himself | fancy lot of names for failing to warn Pamela that Mildred was keeping the truth regarding the at- tack made upon her life from her family.
 Pamela stuttered. then finished smoothly: ". showed down the stairs" She had understood Ste phen's stress on the word 'acci- dent" and she had seen the look of dread that swept over Mildred's face when she spoke of her wound.
 "Tt's really nothing Ut all" Mill dred said quickly. Then she lifted