Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
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JCO11A arLlStS moQels
lives In Greenwich Village with
CHUMMY MORLEY, a lovely girl
who lost her memory when her
lover, ALAN STEYNE. went away
seven year ago. Stsyne returns but
Chummy fails 10 recognize him, and
he and Judith fall in love. He tells
Judith he never knew Chummy
loved him: but Chummy's memory
returns suddenly and he feels obli-
gated 10 ask her to marry him. Ju-
dith accepts the offer Of BRUCE
GIDEON, rich financiers to star her
in a musical show. and begins TAX
ing dancing lessons. She refuses 70
listen to Steyne's warning that Gid
cons intentions are not honorable,
Then. by chance, she hears Gideon
tell VINCENT STORNAWAY, q
painter, that he admireS her in
tensely but that she lis not the sort
OF girl one could marry" She runs
home in a rage. and finds Steyne
there. waiting to meet Chummy.
Now 20 on with the story
CHAPTER XXI
"Judyl" cried Steyne. What's the
matter? Don't do that! Oh, please
don'tl"
But she went on sobbing.
Judy. I can't bear it, Is is only
that you're overtired, or is there
something else?"
She burst into a string OF mar
ticulate sentences, her voice muir
fled in her hands. Alan came near
er, but could only make out the
words. repeated over and over
again:
Horrible wcrldl Horrible worldl"
His heart stood still for a mo-
ment. Then he dropped on his
knees beside her and took her in
his strong arms. IN
Judy. little Judy. tell me all
about i'll"
His voice was as tender as a
woman'S.
Nothing to tell" she blubbered.
Il hate everybody"
"Oh. no, Judy-you don't hate
mel Sweetest, dearest girl. let me
tell you what 1t Isl You're killing
yourself with all this work, and with
trying to pretend yDy're gay, and
having a good time, and all that.
Judy. do stop crying. OF you'll break
my heartl I know what it is-you
love me and ! love you. / love you,
God knows, more than ! can ever
saw. We're trying to live an impoSSi-
BILE life. and that's why you say It's a
horrible world. 1t isn't a horrible
world; 1t ought TO be a perfectly
beautiful world. Oh, Judy, do give
up this foolish, idiotic, utterly i'm
possible lifei"
The crisis passed. Judy's sobs
grew less and less violent. Pushing
Alan away from her. she got up
and went to the tall, walnut-framed
mirror that hung between the two
windows. Taking out her powder
puff. she began TO wipe away the
tear marks that had made havoc
of her face.
She laughed Historically.
I'm stripes! What a sight,
I'm a 1lol-that's what ] ami"
mo. Judy-you are the real Judy
when you cry and show that yiu
are unhappy" said Alan passion
ataly. His eyes dwelt hungrily on
her drcll. garish little face. You
are only a sham when you pretend
you are having a good time"
II don't pretendI' she exclaimed.
Il work hard. let me tell you. That's
why I broke down just now. I'm
dog tired"
Judy. don't you at least owe me
the truth?'
ct is the truth"
mo. il isn't. The truth Is that I
love you and you lc~1 me-"
II don'tl"
"Yes. you do. You ought TO let
me tell Clarissa that I only care
for her as a friend, and that you
and I love each other and want TO
get married. You know as well as
I do that she'd much rather know:
and then it would be a beautiful
world"
Judy had been Fighting for self
possession while he was speaking.