The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-28
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NUUkEM NkkANVe UktA8Gb mDUchp loves ALAN STEYNE, as docs CHUArNY MORLEY her best friend. Chunamy had loved steyne when he went away; 50, though must marry Chummy, who regains her memory when he returns. Jt- dith studies dancing and becomes star in musical show backed by rich BRUCE GIDEON, who is in- fatuatcd with her. Meanwhile, Chummy learns that steyne and Judith love each other, and breaks her engagement; but Judith re- fuses to marry steyne, telling him Inc belongs to ChumKny. Judith plans to marry Gideon 30 that Hteyne will forget her and marry Chulnmy; but she finds she can- not do it, and rejects 0idcOn's proposals. Steyne and Chumnfy are about to be married when Ju- dith is badly hurt i'm theatcr Are. She goes to . hospital and it Is doubted if she can ever dance again. Chummy, realizing that, Steyne loves Judith, tries to cOln- nit suicide by inhaling gas, but is found and revived by BAsTTEN DUMONT, Q young artist who also loves Judith. shch tells Bastien why she had tried to kill herself. NOW 60 ON WITH THE STORY
 "Its no good," she said to his sister. "It's really no good. He won't be just friends, even if I could forgive him. But there. what's the good of talking about him? He's going to be married, and he'll soon forget all about me-"
 T don't think he will" Thisxa do Toros replied. DO you mind telling mo why you refused to marry him?"
 "Aow do you know ho asked me?"
 "IIe told me so."
 'T didn't want to---that's all."
 sYou rather led him on, didn't you?"
 "That's my business--an his. He knows why"
 His sister said no more; but Q few days later she brought e ines- sage from Gideon to Judy's lodg- ings. He was going aboard and he implored Judy to see him once more to say goodby.
 Judy relented sufficiently to say that he might come to tea the next day.
 When he came, he was shown Into her sitting room. Presently Judy hobbled into the room on her two sticks, a regular little shadow. dressed in black and with quiet glow in her eyes that the man had never seen before.
 ''0ood gracious, what a wreck you looki" she exclaimed. "What on earth have you been doing? Haven't you been to bed for U month, and have you had too much to drink every night?"
 "something like it," he answered.
 .Td be ashamed of myself. MT Punoh."
  gan, but she interrupted him.
 "Now drop thati Be civil, please. I Mought you'd come to say good- by."
 "so have. unless you've changed your mind."
 "I shall never do that. silly! Be- alA n n RY ing your bcauteous princess after air"
 "You know perfectly woll I'd chuck her tomorrow for you, as l did before." he said brutaily. He sat down heavily at some dis- tance and looked at her with sore, red eyes, great wreck of Q man.
 Tea was brought in, and Gideon made . pretense of taking some. Judy chattered away, and all tho time the man never took his eyes from her face.
 Presently she found nothing more to say. Into tho room there had crept an ominous atmosphere. To the girl 1t was as if somo mighty beast were thorc, very silent and invisible, holding its breath. q think you'd better go now" she said little faintly. oideon rose and came toward her.
 "You drive me mad!" he said. It was e whisper, but 1t went raging through the room, He was shaking from head to foot. Mad ness had entered Into him. He could not have her. and he wanted to kill her.
 She was in actual physical dam ger. He put out his hands. The veins on hls forehead were big to bursting. He was like some pri- meval creature baked of his de- sire. He could not have her. SO he ! thirsted for her blood. Judy was not afraid. It was not like that other time. She was not I afraid of death. Of course, she I knew that he could kill her with & those great hands. She was very small and weak, and he could easi- { iy choke the life out of her; but she was not afraid.
 "oh. you great big bully!" she said. "Hit Q man of your own size, can't your"
 His jaw dropped. So did his
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