The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
JUDTTH Ass3 M CORALE STANTON and HEATH HOSE[EN
 NY COPYRIGHT Io5O kN CHELSEA HOUSE

"Ah, see! It's funny you should only just have found 1t out. You've know me a long time-months and months-more than a year."
 Judy, don't be cruel!" he plead ed. T know I've been a fool-an utter fool; but now I've come to my senses, and know there's only one thing in this world l want to make you my wife"
 Her head was a little on one side. as she surveyed him. In the back of her eyes the light of keen enjoyment glowed brightly.
 "Mr Punch," she said sweetly, 1T wasn't good enough to marry you when you and Mir Stornaway were talking about me. Why am I now? Is it because I've done some thing? Because Pm a dancer? I'm not any different myself, truly I'm not. I'm still little Judy Grant"
 Tt isn't because of anything. Judy" he said thickly. ''1t's be- cause I can't live without you that I want you to be my wife"
 Then there came the great mo- ment, the completion of Judys plan and purpose, the accomplish ment of her revenge for the slight this man had put upon her and upon all women of her class.
 There was before her eyes the vision of a big motor car, with a handsome, dissipated- looking man sitting in it beside 8 young woman -a pale girl, with yellow-brown, fantastic curls and turquoise eyes-a girl who wore pearls of fabulous size-a girl who looked cool on a very hot day-Gertie Clarendon, once chorus girl. Judy remembered that hot day vividly and what Clara Jenks, her companion. had said.
 And now she leaned forward, her little hand upraised, as If she were teaching this big man a lesson, her face white and a little strained in this moment of her triumph, but her eyes laughing and her voice sweet and pleasant.
 "No, Mir Punch," she said. You mean it's because you can't get me any other way!"
 Gideon looked at her, his face suffused, his mouth open. He breathed snoringly. She thought he was going to have a fit.
 "And, Mir Punch," she went on, with all the laughter in the world in her voice, "I'm very much hon. ored, but I don't want to be your wife, thank you all the same"
 Gideon stared at Judy.
 "But why-why?"
 He was recovering control of himself.
 "Ever since I was quite a kid," Judy replied, "I've vowed that I would never marry until I fell in love. I've always thought 1t took a lot to make marriage worth while"
 But you don't know what you're talking about" he insisted. You don't know what you're throwing away! You shall have everything everything you could possibly want in the world. No living wo- man has anything like what I'll give you. You don't know how rich I am."
 "Money doesn't tempt me one bit" Judy answered. "I can earn all I want, or am likely to want. If people get sick of my dancing, I can be a model again."
 You talk of falling in love-" he said. "Why haven't you fallen in love yet? You must have done 50. Every man is after you"
 "Well, perhaps I have" she an- swered, with a laugh.
 "Then why haven't you married him?"
 "Oh, secrets, secrets!' she chided him. . "You can't mean it!" he said again.
 "I do mean it, truly, Mir Punch."
 The red came back into his eyes. His voice grew thick. He looked as ugly as a man we'll could look.
 "What did you lead me on for? Why did you make a fool of me?"
 (TO be Continued)