The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
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|But Dwight, after his first surprise could only say, T thought you were still on the yacht"
 "The yachtl" Her lips twisted DO you think 1t was any fun, after what you'd said to me? Anc there's something else. Something IT didn't know before"
 Dwight said, Marvel, don't Jumr at conclusions. We-I-Judy and IT,"
 q suppose you were out here working out some problem in naval engineering!" Marvel said witt fine Scorn.
 Now Judy's voice returned. She said, You mustn't get the wrong idea" Her face burned. She tried to explain, but anything she could say would be cheap and untrue, and so she closed her mouth and let Marvels eyes flick her face. She didn't blame the other girl for be- ing angry. But she wanted passion ately for her to understand, and she knew she never would.
 Then Marvel said, T don't 1n- tend to stand out here and make scene. Get in my car, Dwight Drive to the house. Judy, follow us. I want to speak to you, too."
 Maybe I'd better go home"
 Marvel's eyes snapped. "No You're not going to sneak out of this. You wouldn't want me to broadcast it over the station that found you two together, would you? That wouldn't do you any good. Better follow us"
 She got into her own car, and Dwight silently followed her When he had started down the drive, Judy put her clutch in and shifted to first. What did Marvel want with her?
 In a few minutes the strange procession stopped in the driveway of the white house. Marvel fum- bled in her handbag for the key handed it to Dwight.
 Judy looked around the living room. The dust was thick on the glass tables, and curls of it rolled on the bare floors with their bold patterns. The blinds were drawn there was a closed, choking air. lessness about the house. As if nc one had lived in it long time Since Marvel had left for Bremen ton, it had been shut up.
 
 Judy sat down in one of the low angled chairs. Marvel lit 8 cig- aret. "Sit down, Dwight" she said
 Then she leaned forward, "We're going to get to the bottom of this thing. I'm not going to do any hysterical accusing, and Dwight you can just swallow anything you want to say about Gary Tennant could have married him long be- fore I ever saw you, and I didn't"
 Judy thought looking at her, that Marvel had never looked so weary. It was as if she were even too tired to put on her usual dis play of temper. She was simply hard, flint hard. She had a job to do, and she was doing it. For the first time Judy saw the determina- ton of Marvel's jaw, and realized hat the businessman who had millions had left his daughter more than money. He had left her an iron will.
 Judy thought of Jack, in the white hospital room. What if he could know what was going on here. Jack, who was so happy, SO steeped in contentment now that she had promised to marry him.
 Marvel was saying, Since I first came to California. Dwight, I knew that you had been carrying on with her. She knew that I knew 1t, because I told her. I tried to fight it. Maybe I lost. That's what I want to know. Are you going to marry her when divorce you?"
 Judy squirmed at the cold, mat question. She cried 4u4Ch1ys G4CdoCs M4os SdAAklOCA! You don't understand. I-I don't love Dwight. Oh, you're wrongl You're wrong" She pleaded for understanding, her eyes on Mar vel's still face. "I'll admit when you first came I was hurt. IT was foolish. I thought - thought I cared for Dwight. But now I know better. Oh, can't begin to tell you, it. all so plain now! There was never anything real be- tween us. It was hard to let go the dream I'd had, don't you see? But that's all it was. A dream"
 
 Suddenly, as she watched Mar vel's face, from some deep we'll of intuition inside her, Judy knew that Marvel wasn't as cold as she tried to appear. She was suffering. Her eyes filled with pain, and her hand, hold Ing the cigaret, trembled.
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