Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-10
DANCING JUDITH
ALl6A BY. COPAIlEx STANTON and HEATH HOSkEN
WY 49, COPYRIGHT 1850 H CHELSEA HOUSE

glow that still fingered over the
river in the west.
Would you like to see my little
garden up On the roof2" he asked
Judy shook her head.
Not now. / want to look at this
please let mel It's so-nice!"
She gazed around her. Steyne
went TO a table standing against
the wall. near the piano. Lifting
napkins, he inspected sandwiches
and cakes that were laid out.
Judy did not speak. Her eyes took
in everything in the big oom She
did not need TO look at the migure
behind her. once before she had
stood at the gate Of the worlds
garden with Alan. Now she had lost
the key but the garden was still
there.
Her little face was solemn. This
room held everything that she want
ed in the world. 1t seemed to her
that gazing on 1t for the first time.
she was also taking an eternal
farewell.
Steyne looked around. took a few
steps. and was by her side.
"Judyl"
Don't talk to mel" she implored-
Us SO lovely here that I almos,
want to cry"
Judy, they'll be here in a min
ute" Alan said breathlessly. II
must talk to you"
"You want to lecture me again.
Her voice was so patiently forced
that it rang through the oom like
instrument. You're still worried
about poor Mr.. Punchl'
"No." he said harshly. "No-I've
got beyond that. I've got to tell you
judy can't do 1t. I can't marry
Clarissa. It's no goodl"
you've got toi" She was Just a
little bunch OF fierce, resentful
anger. "Chummy's so happyl"
Il can't help it. Doesn't IL matter
to you that I'm in help"
mot a bitl It's all those years.
I saw her-I lived with her. She
had nc life at all. You took her life
away with you. Now you've got to
make DIP for IT,"
He turned SO that he faced her.
I'm always hoping against hope
that you'll see reason, and let me
tell her the truth"
Never - never - neverl" She
STAMPED her foot. "And Ill tell you
another thing-I can't afford to
let ANYTHING get on my nerves now.
I've got to think Of nothing but
October. / can't lead old Guarven-
ius down after what he's done for
me"
"Or Mr.. Gldeoni" exclaimed
Sfevne bitterly.
COR Mr.. Gideon" she repeated
She looked about her a little Wild
lv. But whore ere the 0therso
What is keeping them2 Thev ought
to have been here long ago.r
The silence in the biz room was
oppressive. Suddenly Judy caught
hold Of Steyne's arm and shook Il
as If in violent anger.
"Oh. do be dec~lti' she So Z.
Don't make II SO hard-So terribly
hardi"
Her voice broke in a helpless sob.
The young man looked down into
her upturned fe-a. His eyes had
neither la. 1ter nor passion in
them. They ike a burned-out
fire without a word he turned and
walked out Of the room.
At the sam moment Judy's
strained ears caught the sound Of
n taxicab stopping in the street be-
low. and laughing voices were
waited UP through the summer air.
They all came tumbling up the
stairs. No one could be dull or de-
pressed for a moment when Tony
Leigh and Michael Stone were
about. Bastien had his violin case.
At the door they had met Frank
Hylton. Alan'S school chum. a thin
giant with a keen face, whose ma
hogany tan made his eyes. eyebrows
and hair look almost white. He
was introduced 20 Judy. who
promptly attached him to herself