New Britain herald., 1930-08-15

ored, but l don't want to be your wife. thank you all the same!"
 Gideon stared at Judy.
 But why-why?"
 He was recovering control of him. self.
 Ever since I was quite a kid" Judy replied, I've vowed that I would never marry until I fell in love. I've always thought it took a lot to make marriage worth while. {" But you don't, know what you're talking about" he insisted. You don't alnow what you're throwing away You shall have everything everything you could possibly want in the world, No living woman has anything like what I'll give you. You don't know how rich I ann" Money doesn't tempt me one bit" Judy answered. T can earn all I want, or am likely to want. If peo- pie get sick of my dancing, I can be a model again"
 You talk of falling in love" he said. Why haven't you fallen in love yet? You must have done so. Every man is after you"
 '"WelI, perhaps I have" she an- swered, with a laugh
 Then why haven't you married him."
 "oh, secrets, secrets'" she chided him.
 You cant mean it." he said again.
 T do mean it, truly, Mir Punch"
 The red came back into his eyes. His voice grew thick. He looked as ugly as a man well could look.
 What did you lead me on for? Why did you make fool of me-"
 CHAPTER XXXvIII
 I've told you,' Judy told Gideon quietly; to pay you back for what you said to NIT. stornaway about me"
 50 you've been cherishing that all the time?"
 I've carried it in my mind"
 You revengefuI, spiteful, hateful little cat"
 He spIuttered the words out. He looked at her murderously but she was no longer afraid.
 You can call me what you like" she said That night, when your sister came 10 supper at your flat and sneakcd away and left me alone with you, and you locked your front door-did you want 10 marry me then?"
 4 sudden stiffness fell in that very ordinary hotel sitting room.
 It became q theater, aad a silent drama was played out in it, as the two looked at each other. Judy had risen. and they stood a few feet apart.
 Did you want to marry me that night?' she asked again.
 Those forces and feelings that lie dormant Tn the hearts of men were active and astir. The room quiv- cred with them. It was an atmos- phere as Of battle. The two measur- ed each other as adversaries and realized that all along they had been engaged in q fight,
 And the man knew that he had lost. In those moments he looked into the naked soul of little Judy Grant and he knew that he had lost far. far more than just a girl whose beauty and charm his Covct- 1us eyes had desired. He saw her pride and her strength and her purity, and he was awed.
 He had looked right inside the shell Of Judy Grant, whom he had considered fair game from his point Of view, and he had seen something that made him turn his eyes away.
 So this is your revenge" he said, and his voice broke.
 If you like 10 call it sp.'
 He looked at her with 'something 1iteous in. his eyes.
 ~'I suppose I deserve it. I shall suf- CT for ii; but I shall try to make you 5uffer, too,"
 That's what I should have ex- oected of you. MT. Punch"
 Perhaps youu change your mind"
 Its not likely"
 Are yoI going 10 marry anybody .lsa?"
 Not that I know Of"
 Are you lying to nle?" Tr smiled mockinsly. T find the truth serves me well enough. And now I . mink you'd better go, I've got all appointment in few minutes"
 He turned toward the door, Rage . and hatred were in his soul. and . he madness Of baffIed desire, which