New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY. AUGUST s, 190

ing over her, his eyes alight. his pleasure hers, his will and his life just couple of toys in her hand.
 That was an idea. Everglade had been mad about Gertie Clarendon. and he had to marry her. Perhaps in the beginning he had thought that she was mot the sort of girl one could marry" Perhaps she had been to him only a little Judy Grant; but Gertie Clarendon had been clever. Judy laughed as if something had amused her.
 Before she reached home Judy bought an evening paper One of the first things she saw was this announcement:
 Jasmin sings and Gossteivitsch plays at A1r. Bruce Gideon's big party on Park Avenue tonight.
 Judy read the half column de- voted to Gideons entertainment very carefully. There was de- scription of the salon, which she learned for the first time was the most beautiful room in New York, and of the music room, where she had danced 10 Guarvenius. And Gregor Gossteivitsch, who had played for her, was to play to the guests, and Carlo Jasmin, the great est living tenor, was to sing, and the flowers were to cost so many hundreds. and the supper was to be served at separate tables in the pie ture gallery on the floor above.
 She read that Madame de Toro4 Mir Gideon's sister, was acting hostess; that she was famous for her elegance and perfect taste in dress, and that she would probably wear the magnificent Albenza pearls.
 Judy's thoughts went back to the girl in the car. She would probably be there-Gertie Clarendon. At any rate, she could be there; but little Judy Grant couldn't-oh, dear, no.
 She did not know a single person il Gideon's real world - only the two or three uninteresting men who had been 10 lunch with them. and who obviously belonged to his busi- ness life. For - the first time she learned from the paper that he was interested in Transatlantic Oil from which he derived part of his enormous fortune. She really knew very little about the man.
 She had not seen Gideon since the day when she had overheard the two men talking in Storna- ways studio. She had written to say. that she could not lunch with him on the following day. He had answered also in writing, asking her for the day after. She had de rlined that, too, saying she Vas busy.
 All the rest of the day she hroOdod. Frequently there rose be- fore her mental vision the pale, curl-frameI face of Gertie Claren- don. q chorus girl, no better than herself
 That night Judy was at the Lemon Grove, and her kindness lifted poor Dumont into the seventh heaven.
 Two afternoons later she went 70 Stornaway's. She was in radiant spirits Sae had had a wonderful lesson that morning. Guarvenius had actually praised her and called her my bird" in Polish about dozen times. He had also said that she would be ready in less than year, He wanted her to go to Paris. and toll her that she was not to worry about expenses. Was she not like a daughter to him. and would he Tot be repaid q thousandfold when she took the world by storm?
 Judy really~ began to think that she must be going to be a great dancer. Somehow she did not mind what she took from Guarvenius. He was making plans, he told her, for her to live with a. relative of his in Paris, Polish lady married to q Frenchman. They would look after her. He wasn't going 10 have Judy running about the Quarter Latin as she did about Greenwich i Village. She might get into mis- chief and spoil all his beautiful plans.
 Stornaway welcomed her eagerly. live been wondering what had be- come of you,' he told her. T stupidly tore up your letter and forgot your address"
 Fact is, I've been awfully busy" said Judy. II didn't think you were so yer keen on the sittings, Mir. StornaWay; but I ought 10 have lct Nnn EnnM nLer thn Mank Mas