The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-25
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 JUDITH GRANT, beautiful art Agt's model, shares her Greenwich Village apartment with CHUHfnkX MORLEX, . lovely girl whOso mimd has been . blank since ALAN SIEXNE, her lover, disappeared seven years ago. Eteyme returns, Chufni1ly fails tO recOglaise him. and he and Judith fall in love. He tells Judith that he never loved Chummy and never knew Chuma. my loved him; but when Chummy's memory euddenly returns and che recognizes him, he feels bound by Q tic of honor tO ask her to maK- IT him. Judith accepts the offer of BRUCE GIDEON, wealthy 1innucier, to star her in Q musical show, and begins studying daiaciug. Steyne objects, dopbting Gide0n's ten 10 him. The four meet one an- other at a theater party, and Eteyne insist that Judith leave Gideon and go home with Chunanay and himself.
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 CHAPTER XIX
 Judy turned her head slightly and smiled at Gideon, who reached her side, his smile turning to Q frown as he saw her companion.
 Miss Grant is coming with us," said Steyne. quietly be1ligerent. We have arranged little gather ing for her."
 Judy laughted nervously and. ale most against her will, walked be- side the young man toward the door. Gideon followed, his bull neck and large ears very red. his face 1ivid with rage.
 T am under the impression that Miss Grant is coming to have . little supper with me.' he said.
 T think not" Alan replied. X
 They had reached Chummy and in surprise. Chummy, a moment later, shrank back as she became aware of the passions let loose. That first, original quarrel of man. hood hurt hef-the quarrel of two men about a woman. Of course, she did not understand it. She sim- ply saw that Alan was put out, and that Gideon had an ugly look on his face.
 Judy, always apt to lose her head under excitement, was laugh ing uncontrollably.
 "Oh, what fussi" she managed to say. between two almost hys- terical attacks.
 Come. Clarissa!" said Alan sternly.
 His face indicated what he ex- pected her to do. Still at sea, she linked her arm in her friends.
 Come along. Judy dear! We're going to the cafe"
 "No. really!" laughed Judy. "oh, you do make such Q fuss about things! I'm going out t 0 supper with Mir Gideon. He asked me long ago."
 allowed to decide for herself" sug- gested Gideon with elephentine sar-
 .i'm going with MT Gideon" Judy said.
 She was near to tears now tears of furious indignation at be- ing treated like a kid," as she would have said.
 You are coming with us." Steyne said.
 He also was beside himself. but white as a ghost and quiet as Q deep stream. Judy stamped her
 "I'm not, then! I'm not!"
 That finished it. The two men measured glances, and the younger knew himself beaten.
 Judy and Gideon went out to his waiting car. Clarissa, crimson with shame, hurried out into the lobby. Clara Jenks. secretly highly amused. waddled after her.
 Clara was in wonderful spirits that night. She had just se- cured her first really promising engagement oh the stage, to play in a dialogue with famous com edian at an uptown theater. Her part was that of a drunken but was going to revel in 1t.
 Personally quick 6s lightning in her powers of observation. Clara had taken in e good deal more of the meaning of the little scene than had Chummy. She sided with Judy, and thought Mir Steyne had been quite ridicuiously overbearing. As if Judy didn't know her way about If she wanted good sup per and ride in q comfortable motor car, who was to blame her?
 Chummy and Alan were just a little way ahead.
 "Oh, Alan, was it necessary to be quite so cross with poor Judy?" the girl asked.
 "You thought was wrong. Cla- rissa ?"
 "It made me feel uncomfortable. After all,~ Judy can take care of herself, and MT Gideon had asked her first"
 "TIe's not fit man for her to be with" said Alan curtly. T don't want to talk to you about 1t, but 1t is e fact. I wish you would do everything you can to prevent her going about with him."
 His tone was so earnest that