New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Lnown Alan! Loss of memory, they had called it-loss of memory; but il must be something more, some thing much more. worse, danger ous. Who knew that it might not happen again?
 Very soon afterWard Alan came over, laughing good-temperedly over his wordy victory They went out. Chummy answered Bastien's nervous hand grip with a cordial clasp; and her smile quite treasured him that hc had done no harm.
 CHAPTER NXII
 Judy and Clara Jenks come out of Guarvenius' house together. It was very hot afternoon. Summer had suddenly descended on the land The asphalt streets were soft, the reek Of gas smoke was nauseous, and every city sound was intensified hundredfold and yet it was only the beginning of spring.
 Clara Jcnks was there because Guarvenius had been kind enough, through Judy, 10 make her free to use his big rooms for practice. Her part in the theater duologue re- quired some acrobatic and gym nastic dancing, and she had evolved some screaminCly funny steps.
 She was almost q transformed being, these days, Prosperity spells small-nacured folk. but it makes big-naturad ou-s bigger still Clara was hlossomlng. Her blunt face, humorous eyea and mouse-brown hair would never he beautiful, but she was not nearly so plain as she i had been q few weeks ago.
 As they turned into one of the busy streets. the traffic held up large limousine in which sat a man and woman. The man was hand some. well past his youth, with lines in his brouzed face that told Of hard living. He had a grizzled mustache and dark hair. FIe was leaning toward inc woman, gazing at her with absorbed interest, talk ing anima,adly obviously finding in her tho one thing that mattered to him Tn life.
 His companion was quite young. She had yellow brown hair that grew round Gar pale face in rather fantastic c9rls. Her eyes were vivid turquoise blue. Judy's chief impression of her WAS that she was hcred. and that she looked cool on this -ul,rv day. swathed in trans parent black. with q large lace hat. and that she wore a long string Of pearls Of fabulous size.
 "Ths.'s Gar,je Clarendon, that was" seid Clara cNcitedly. Do you remember her at the Victorian? She was only I'll the chorus"
 "Pooe, How cool she lookod' sighed Judy Yes, I remember her uamo'
 she Is Mrs Evorglade now" Clara went on. That's hor hus- Land with her.
 "Ho looGs swell"
 sure, Don't you remember the u.ddlngo They said ha divorced nj. first wife 10 marry her"
 Lord, He must have been crazy And she only chorus giri.'
 "Yes. a girl like you and me-no better" said Clara stoutly. Not an ounce of cleyerness ss in her. I mean, you and I could both give her fits. And there she IS, sailing abour in a car as big as a bus and wearing pearls as big as marhles,"
 He must have been crazy" re Deatcd Judy ahsentlv.
 He was - dead crazy. You seo, that's the way with girls when they're clever. Judy"
 But you said she wasn't clcver.'
 Not clever at her job, I meant; but clever as the devil when il came 70 hooking old Everelade, you be-, Sha wasn't the kind Of girl q chap like that marrias,"
 "Bu, he did marry her." Judy said with sudden snap, like fish biting
 "oh. yes. he married her all right"
 Why, thene"
 "You C0ose' FaoaDsa he was mad about Ter and oo.l5r. 1.t her any other way"
 "Oh," said Judy
 l. was whispered exclamation. jg-r 2 sott eErollia2 of her breath. TEov2h,s Were taking shape in her lnmd. Fury and hatred and re- vcHee lad been see,h.aE there fer days but never any coherent plan, There WIS none now-only the pie tura of that cool whi'a-c faced, blGe- oHed y"low-haired girl in rha big Car. ard the handsome man hang