The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-09
AMBULANT TREATMENT FC
RECURRENT HERNIA

rive years ago a postal Clerk
submitted to the radical operation
for bi-lateral, indirect inguinal her
MIA. Skip all the funny words If
you like and call 1t just double
rupture or breach. The incision,
he says, drained for four months
and then stopped. A federal med
ical examiner pronounced 1t a sue
cessful job.
Later the young man happened
to go to his family physician for
a routine medical examination. The
runabout and helped Bret Paul in
after him.
"Wish I knew what this was all
about" muttered Tubby. IT sup
pose Well have to wait to see the
picture"
mot at ALL" said a voice behind
them, and they turned to see
Douglas Marsh. ,.....4.
'"I1l tell you," he smiled. I'm
the picture Miss Montez is sup
posed to fall from a fairly high
bluff, and Dram wants q closeup
shot as she hits the water. I heard
him telling her about it this morn
ing. He wants her to go down
and then drift up-as she would
If she'd fallen that way"
But she can't swim!" exclaime ed
10.
That's why Dram called Bret,
imagine. She can hold her
breath, strike the water, and then
come up. They'll pull her in,
then"
But where" asked Tubby, "does
Fragonet come in?"
They'll get that scene later. AS
he brings her along. Dram wants
to follow in the boat"
"Oh :" said Tubby in a Gu
rious tone.
Now the speedboat was bearing
off from the platform toward the
swim-fioat with it's diving tower.
Here it stopped long enough TO al
low Montez to debark, and with
out moments hesitation she
climbed to the first station on the
diving tower.
II could dive long before I
could SWIM" 10 told Tubby ner-
vously, but she certainly has
nerve to go into that depth with
those breeches and boots on"
There were some anxious mo-
ments while Montez stood like the
little soldier she was, and Dram
jockeyed for position in the boat.
It was difficult, for not only did
he have to select camera angle
which would not show the tower.
but he had to hold that position
fairly well until the wake of the
boat subsidized. At last 10 saw him
glance at the cameraman, saw the
cameraman nod--and then Dram
signaled to Lolita Montez.
She did not dive. She fell, just
as though her descent had been
sudden, unprotected. Bret .kneeled
low and alert at the bow of the
boat. out of range Of the camera,
waiting. 1t seemed to 10 that the
actress stayed beneath the surface
Tor minutes, and when she did APP
pear she flung one arm upward,
threshed the water with the other.
10 Almost screamed. Why didn't
Bret jump? And then it came to
10 that the relentless Dram want
ed that precious footage of film
which would show her instant of
helplessness. In another second
the boat slid forward. Bret reached
down and pulled her aboard with
one powerful movement.
"Whew!" breathed Marsh. "I'm
glad that's overt"
Tubby leaned weekly against 10.
"You know, 10, think that Mon
tez girl Is honey"
''She's more than that" said 10,
and Tubby never knew how sin
cere 10 was in her assent.
The boat sped back to a posi-
ton near the platform, for Dram
was working swiftly now before
his high-priced star should get a
chill. Near the platform the
crafts motor shut off again, and
Lolita was lowered into the water.
ciutching Bret's arm until Frag-
onet had Owed In and reached the
boat.
10 saw him reach under Lolita's
arms and start out with. her. Then,
with an awful, empty feeling. she
saw that Fragonet could not keep
both himself and Lolita aiioat. she
heard Fragonet yell at Dram. an
gritty and in panic. The two heads
sank below the surface of the lake,
and then appeared--only the head
OF FraRonet.
lie began swimming toward the