Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-30
DANCING JUDITH
AhltbA 81 CORAllE STANTON and HEATH WSkEN
VIZ a, COpYPlCHT $50 BY CHELSEA House

And Of course" she put In. Alan
loves her too much TO think"
That's right. Chummy," said
Dumont. Men don't think" Then
again he looked at her ~deprecating-
~. What do you say? Can you do
it?"
If you can, why shouldn't ~"
she asked. Her voice was deeper
than ever. II don't think you love
her more than I do. Bastien-only
differently. but It's not fair 70 yOu.'
"Whv not7" he asked b~elligerent-
". Aren't you a wife any man
would be lucky to get? I should say
you werel"
"Oh, I don't know. Bastien. I'm
rather funny. you know. Remem-
Der all those years. And then
when Alan did come back, / didn't
know him; and ! didn't know that
/ didn't know him, BaStien. !
might easily get queer again"
I'll take the risk" said DumC.1t
and his eyes met hers with an un-
flinching purpose behind which
lurked the humorous twinkle neces-
sary to leaven the situation, diff
cult as 1t was.
And then they both laughed.
my way out is better than
yours Dumont went on. In fact,
it's the only way. If I hadn't come
in tonight. Chummy, and you had
really done that supremely idiotic
thing, do you think Judy wouldn't
have known? Do you think for a
moment Judy would have married
Steyne then? Do you imagine Judy
would ever have been happy
again?"
Il believe Judy cares for you, in
a way. more than she cares for
anybody on earth. There's a place
in Judy's heart that nobody but
you can ever fill. It's q bargain,
then?"
IF you really think It's the best
way, BaStien."
You'll have to buck up and do
some acting" he said a trifle
n~ervously. You've got to be happy.
you know. We'd better get married
at once quite quietly. without let
ting them know, and 60 away.
They'll do some wondering. Then
We turn up again. an old married
couple. That way it won't give
Judy such a shock"
mo. Bastien."
Il think between us we can man
age it,"
"Oh. yes. Of course we can" She
smiled at him-that wonderful
young smile now tinged with the
maturity Of pain. Il believe you're
right, BaStien. It's perhaps the
only way. You know Judy"
We won't come back too soon"
he said. Wen 20 abroad some
where. After all. ClariSsa, we have
our work" His voice and face were
very grave. He looked at her as II
he was asking too much OF her;
and then. suddenly. he became his
usual bright self. And now. Chum-
my, don't you think you ought to
see a doctor?"
"Oh. no." she answered. vigor-
ously I'm quite all right. II don't
think I did 1t very thoroughly.
BaStien."
They shook hands on their act,
and Chummy washed and changed
her dress, and they went down.
stairs together and around the cor
ner and across the road to indulge.
this being a special occasion. in
Ginori's special table d'hote dinner.
A month later. it was the first
week OF November. that was soft
with lingering sunshine Of a sum-
mer loath to depart.
Judy left the nursing home and
back to her old lodgings. The
landlady of the place and her
daughter were Judy's bond slaves.
and a nurse from the nursing home
came every day to attend to her
remaining bandages.
Madame de ToroS. too. was most
kind. Judy liked her more and
more; but she would not meet her
brother-which seemed really a
ungrateful. as he had brought
her home in his yacht.
Its no good" she said to his
sister. Its really no good. He
won't be just friends. even If /
could forgive him. But there. what's
the good Of talking about him? He's