New Britain herald., 1930-08-11

was noisy with the nOlSe or unCOn- tainable enthusiasm. The house yell e1 and roared, and held it's breath, and yelled and roared again.
 Little Judy Grant was a great dancer - there was no doubt about that.
 She was the whole program. There was a ballet. of course, and d very good one. She herself had only tntee people appearing with her, and they were mere adjuncts, though useful and appropriate ones. Her dances were danced alone
 Judy had three changes of scene. First came a Greek scene in which she did three different dances-a woodland dance, a girl playing ball, and a moonlight idyl to the music of Pan pipes.
 The next was an elaboration of the Italian night that she had danced at Alan Steynes, and here she had on the stage q boy who played the guitar.
 The third was a series of old 1 English dances, which brought down | the house. Judy as Jack-in-the- l Green. was simply irresistible, laugh ing out Of her little green house of foliage AS an encore she gave q child's dance in front of q Punch and Judy show.
 The final curtain fell on an in- l describable scene Of enthusiasm.
 Up at the back of the gallery, Alan Steyne had stood from the first moment the curtain went up. He had returned from Paris un- known to everybody
 To him it was night Of wild torture and of wild delight, The artist in him reyeIed in it. The man loathed it. For the most part, while the program was going on, the artist carried the man away
 When tto calls could no longer be taken. and the manager had an- nouncad Judys complete eXhaus- ton. Alan ran down the steps like q madman. He hung around the stage door. A big car was drawn ID there. Alan knew whose it was. He Was blind and mad with misery but he could not go away.
 Presently little person came out He crouched in the shade, and breathed with relief 4 crowd Of men swept around it. the boys from the Cafe Ture. Gideon's bulky figure fought through t>em to JUdy's side.
 Then Alan hcard her voice gay and hoarse and half dehrious. He ! caught 8 glimpsc Of the familiar many-colorcd shawl in which she was wrapped
 , 'No-no. Mir. Gideon, No Tony and MiehaeE No, all ot you, I'm tired out. Call me q cab. I'm going hCmo alone 10 cry myself to sleep"
 CHAPTER xxx { Judy cried for two days on and . of. because Guaryenius had not been there to see her triumph-or his triumph. as sho called ii. Had h not taught her everything she lnew. and had he not been like a father 10 her?
 Of course. she found herself in q maze Of business engagements. which at first confused her very much For instance, Matthew Tan nary who controlled vast theatrical interests all over America, offered her a three-year contract at what seemed 10 her an enormous salary. She refused, Of course, considering herself tied to MT. Wyon; but when she told him about It he urged her to accept the offer
 Even 10 Judy's ignorance Of busi- ness methods this seemed 3. marvel ocsly generous action. She tried 10 thank him
 But. my dear 2ouas lady, I am only too glad 10 have been Of Ser vice 10 you" Wyon repeated My advice [ 0 you is 70 accept Matthew TannarE's contract, beginning after Christmas. ] wish you every pos sibIa success'
 He neamed on her with his rather Womanish smile. He seemed actu- ally to want her TO accept this con- tract, She was more than touched by hls kindness.
 Each nirhr her success was re-