New Britain herald., 1930-08-16

When he came back she was sit ting up, greenish white about the face. but breathing more or less normally.
 "Bastien," she gasped.
 "Chummy~ he replied, with as much reproach as relief What dreadful thing to do! It was luck that I came in time."
 And then the proud. reserved Chummy came to the end Of her self control.
 q wish you hadn't come." she cried. T wish you hadn't come!"
 She broke down completely, and 1t was terrible to watch.
 Little by little. Dumont managed to soothe her and to bring her back to normal behavior; but she was completely demoralized mentally and could no more control her words than person out of her mind.
 She did what she would never have done, what she would rather have died than done, if she had been herself she told him the truth.
 "Bastien, you should have let me be It's the only way out of it. Judy and Alan love each other, but they won't take their happiness because of mel
 At first Dumont thought Chum- my must be mad. He had not had the faintest inkling of such a situa- tion. He put it down to the gas. It had poisoned her mind. But, little by little, through her disor- ganized volition and her eloquent words, he came to see that she knew what she was talking about.
 She gave chapter and verse. While the floodgates were open, the flood flowed through.
 Judy and Alan loved each other. They had loved even more strongly ,since Alan came back Alan had quite forgotten her. she said, Prob ably he had never loved her. He had been very fond of her as a friend that was all; but he loved Judy. How could any man help loving Judy?'
 The last sentence was so true that Dumont laughed, and Chummy did not know that it was the laughter of despair.
 But why did one never guess?'' | he asked.
 Because they didn't want any one to guess. Bastien," she said, still unable to keep anything back. They wanted to keep it from me. IL was Judy at first you know Judy; but afterward it was Alan, too. She made him see it that way
 How do you know?"
 Because l do knoW-I cant help f. It was just before we were go- ing to be married the first time saw them together, and I knew, They were saying goodby. Judy knew l loved Alan. She wouldn't take him from me. You know Judy. They didn't know I'd heard and seen"
 And then" said the young man, growing enlightened, you suddenly decided that you must put your work before Steyne?" 1 Chummy nodded. | Judy always thought you'd had a quarrel, you know" l Yes. I know. l don't think she guessed at the time; but afterward she knew that I knew.'
 Aren't you imagining things?"
 No, Bastien. I'm sure of it Then. you know, she made hel great success and Went away, and believe she took up with Mir. Gid con so that Alan shouldn't thiN about her any more. You know Judy" It was pathetic how she re peated those three words. "Sht would never marry him while I va! there-I know that"
 But then" put in Dumont, In tenselv puzzled, you were going to be married now
 "l know. Alan drifted bacl somehow. I expect it was becaus Judy had gone and there was al that talk about Mir Gideon. I don know, but there it was; and I wa persuaded against myself. Bastien ought to have known that h. hadn't forgotten her. l though perhaps he had; but on the nigh when we heard about the fire at tn theatcr the night when we wer al! at the cafe-then l knew ono and for all None of you notice him, l think; but I did. just say him die, Bastien,"
 Dumont looked at her and va moved to action, Telling ner 10 si