The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
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on a ship that left Denver the next evening. The rancher would take his guests to the early afternoon train for Denver. Final arrangements were completed before Millicent and Ronnie came back from their ride. Bonnie shook hands with every and and said goodby. Millicent was quiet. She went over to Bruce and slipped her arm through his.
 Night came, the last night, with dark blue backdrop of sky, paint e with large stars, almost too b. .-ant. Dinner was over. A cowboy was singing love ditty. Somebody, far away, laughed and the mirth came down the ravine.
 Judith looked at Bruce, talking to Millicent. Her eyes were quite and shining. She was smiling. Her last problem had been settled Her heart was at peace. The years would bring storms all good years did-but for the moment the sea was clear and the stars were out.
 Because they were leaving the next day, everyone went to bed early. Judith wakened in the morning, oddly refreshed, and put on the simple black sut in which she had arrived. She would pick up her baggage where it waited at the village inn. Nothing had been lost, she had been told.
 Bruce was at breakfast. Milli- cent had not appeared.
 "Ill call her." Judith said, and went back up the, wide, low stair case. Millicent didn't answer. She opened the door softly. A breeze stirred the curtains-and the bed had not been slept in. Millicent wasn't there. .
 Slowly Judith walked down. stairs. Had Millicent got up early and made her bed? Or had some thing happened to her? At that thought Judith began to run.
 Bruce" she said steadily when she reached the dining room. "Millicent hasn't been in her room."
 Not all night?" he asked quickly.
 Not all night"
 The rancher. entering the room, interrupted them. T was to give you this note this morning, Mrs. Irving"
 Miss Millicent?" Judith began DO you know where she is?"
 The rancher nodded. "She went off in a car last night, after you all went to bed, with that young feller that came yesterday. Nice sort of chap. They're right for each other, that boy and girl"
 Judith held cut the envelope to Bruce who slit it open. Aloud she read the brief note: Forgive me, darling, and make my peace with Bruce, if you can. It was Ronnie whom I loved all the time. knew 1t when the ship began to fall that terrible night. I've been praying for him to come ever since. Bruce was an infatuation, that was all. But a terrible one. never suf- fered over Bonnie as did over him for little while. And I wanted him to fall in love with me even when ne didn't want to, I never meant to hurt him. Wish me happiness, dear. Ronnie and T are being married tomorrow And find happiness for yourself, Judy dear. Remorsefully and hap oily, Millicent."
 Bruce was quiet during the rest of the day - the leaving of the ranch house, the ride by train to Denver and the airplane takeoff. Only once did he refer to the elopement. Then he said: our host sensed the truth - they're right for each other, Millicent and Bonnie. The same generation. Just as you and I were right for each other, Judy, and didn't know it"
 Bruce left the airp!ane at Chi cago. He was staying there for a week. Judith changed to the ship for Newark. It would not have been wise for Bruce to have come on with her, anyway, they both knew.
 At the Newark airport Judith faced a barrage of cameras and reporters, head up. eyes bright, cheeks flushed. Her poise did not fail her. She had dressed in her smartest clothes. If she could be nothing else, she could be the best dressed woman In the world!
 She went to the St. Regis be- cause 1t was old and quiet. Bruce's press agent found her there a little later. He handed her an evening paper. She read story which told of the marriage Of Ronnie and