The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-01

hands. She would give everything she owned at this Instant to slip lher tlngling palm into the grip of his strong fingers. It would be something to remember. something to treasure. But now he had gone and she would not see him.
 What had happened was this. Denise and the Spanish youth had seen the play before an. Bob. who was raging in his heart at the con- versation touching Susan. was quiet ready to concur in their pro- | posai to go on some place and dance. He wanted overwhelmingly to hurt someone. Since he could not hurt Susan he turned the bat tery of his sarcastic fury upon his two companions.
 Denise ordered the taxi driver to stop.
 Look here, if you do..'t like us you know what you can do." she said crudely. Bobby's in beast of temper" she explained to the other man. T stepped on his pet corn and he doesn't like 1t. Rico and l want to go places and have fun. If you're going to crab the party you'd better get out" Bob bowed low to her. That's rately. That's fine." The door slammed after him.
 If didn't know he hadn't had a drop I'd say he was drunk" Denise muttered, peering after Dun bar as he sauntered down the street. She was not far from right The young man was drunk with fury and despair. Passers- by turned to stare at the tall. hatless youth in evening clothes. One or two timid women scuttled anxiousiy in the direction of policeman's booth after he passed. Ills eyes were wild and he was talking to himself.
 Without consciously directing his course he turned his steps toward the theater he had just left. The night was sharply cold but he was not aware of 1t. As he swung along he discovered that he was carrying an object in the curve of his arm. He examined 1t and found 1t was his opera hat. He laughed sudden ly and sailed the thing into the middle of the street where 1t lay on the car tracks.
 As he neared the building his | steps quickened. The pavement was deserted. Perhaps the play was over and Susan had gone. An, that was 1t! He knew now why he had come back. It was for q glimpse | of her, of the girl he had enshrin- ed.
 'Enshrined! That's good" he parked aloud. frightening m old | cleaning woman who> was trotting along homeward. He had thought Susan everything that was good and pure. In an age when young men scorned ideals he had built one about this girl. Manlike. he felt now that he hated her for having destroyed his dream. Nevertheless he had to see her. That glimpse of her pearl pale face through crowded aisles had been tantalizing. He did not mean to speak to her. He only wanted 10 stand close enough to see the | downward flicker of those long lashes, and perhaps to hear the sound of her voice. It was odd how well he remembered every thing about this girl. She had q l little trick of catching her lower lip in her teeth. He wanted to See l her do that. He wanted to look Into her eyes again and determine whether they were gray or black. It tormented him not to know. l
 l The play was over at last. An attendant came out and hooked the doors open and people drifted out in twos and threes. l Where was she? Had she. too. tired of the comedy and left before 1t was over? Dunbar's anger turned to apprehension now. He bowed absently to two or three dow agers waiting for their car. Where was she? He had searched for her for weeks and here she had been all the time, playing around with this older man--this man in whose employ she had been. Ills mouth twisted angrily.
 At last he caught n glimpse of her through the crowd. In that sumptuous wrap of petal soft fur Susan looked the veriest young princess.
 He might plunge through the crowd to seize her and carry her away as a bandit prince. He might do that-but he wouldn't If she preferred this sort of thing she could have 1t. Remembering that night in the lane and her appeal for Heath's protection. Dunbar's mind wandered along in dark nporasses. It was all so plain to him now. He had been wrong about her from the start.
 The girl looked cool and com posed as he watched her. Heath handed her into the car with de- cidedly proprietary air.
 Damn him" muttered the boy in the shadow.
 The car began to slide away and Dunbar woke to life. Tho pain throbbed in his. breast. He was losing her agaln--he might never see her.
 He began to run.
 Susan, Susan." he called.
 The policeman directing traffic took the young man by the arm. Bob began to laugh mirthlessly. "It's all right. c he told the officer. "It's all right" He shook of the detaining hand.
 "Too much bad gIn.' the police-