Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-04

that he was on wires. Bastien Du-
mont came and joined them. IN the
absence Of Judy, the young man
made himself agreeable to Clara
too agreeable. 1t is to be feared,
for her snub face lit up, her lips
smiled without the usual twist, and
her round gray-blue eyes rested on
his handsome features without be-
ing able to disguise their admira-
ton.
Poor Clara. II was a hopeless bus
inessl Bastien had not a thought
for her, except Of camaderie. III
goes hard with q born woman come
clan when she falls in love. Clara
was made to keep people in fits b.
delicious laughter, and in some way
or other every living creature, man
or woman. managed to make her
aware OF this.
When they broke up that night,
her heart felt very light. She
walked home arm in arm with Bas-
tien. AT their door he pressed her
hand. Ii had not occurred 70 her
that Judy was not here. II fact.
Judy had quite vanished from her
mind.
Chummy had not forgiven her
friend. however. She was tired, but
she did not go TO sleep until she
heard Judy come up TO her room.
Judy was singing a little song under
her breath. She must have had 4
good time, then.
II was well after midnight when
Gideon's big car glided away from
their door.
Neither Chummy nor Judy was
aware that Alan Steyne had pa
trolled the street until he saw Judy
drive up In safety. shake hands
gayly with Gideon. enter the house,
and run up the stairs.
1t vas more than a fortnight lat
er and spring had suddenly burst
upon the earth in a great flood OF
color and scent.
Judy had lived in a kind Of whirl
since her first visit To the Russian
ballet. here had been many hours
OF solid. hard work-a regular
grind, she called II; but her whole
heart was In il. and il came easily
TO her. Then there had been a great
deal Of gayety. part OF it organized
by her artist friends Of the cNfe,
out more by Gideon.
She could not have counted how
many times she had seen Mr..
Punch" that fortnight. She had
ceased to count them. She had
drifted-that was how IL was. Lux
ury was having its inevitable effe-.
on her. Motor cars and good food
and plays and ballets and music
she was beginning to think that
these things were life.
She had seen very little OF
Chummy. who was also hard al
work. St5yne had gone I'D to Maine
again for a week or two. He had
been present 1t the artists ball al
the Lemon Grove. but at the last
moment Chummy had decided not
to 60 there.
IL had been a riOtous night. Judy
had vetoed Gideon's presence with
a peremptoriness that he had no.
combatde. He didn't dance. and he
would spoil her fun. she told him.
SO he had not seen the featherlight
black ColuInbine. with silver leaves
round her head, and all the world
laughter in her pansy eyes and on
her crimson lips. II was well that
he did not see her, for even the
friend who had know her for years
found her bewildering. and more
on that lantern-lit night.
Bastien Dumont, when Ii was
over and he walked home, contem-
plated suicide under the cold. I'M
friendly stars.
Judy believed that NJ G%uarvenius
was pleased with her. Not tina. he
said much, but every now and then
she saw a CLEAN c ne into his eyes,
and he could call her my bird
in Polish. She could not pronounce
ii. but he had told her what II
meant. and never used u unless
she did something well.
She deliberately refused % think
OF Alan Steyne.
That was r reason why she saw
50 much Of Bruce Gideon. She ell
couraged the rich mans attentions
because she felt that she must
persuade Steyne that his part IL
life was 10 marry Chummy and
make her happy.
She still had the sense OF being