The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
PERFECT TEAMWORK
CHAPTER xxIv


 As Judy, escorted by two cheer full officers, entered the side gate to the prisoners docket, she drew back. She had not expected such an audience.
 The commissioner for the Fed eral Court was in charge today. Suddenly she was aware that her gray calico dress was wrinkled. One foot was enca;ed in an old house slipper, a marT house shoe, size l2, but 1t did not interfere with the bandages on her arch, She wore its companion on her other foot.
 She had neither lipstick, rouge, eyebrow shadow, or comb to untangle her knotted hair She looked, she admitted to herself, like Q housemaid who had en- joyed a good time somewhere.
 Her foot pained & little. There was blood on the bandage, She tried to sit on that foot, but an 2 officer saw the change of position, nlouoned to the court matron who ' led her into an inner room where !, the police doctors cleansed and { rebound the wound.
 Once more she faced the court room. Her eyes went from face to curious face. These people had come to see what an eX-deb, a girl who had made place for herself abong Manhattan's career l women, looked like. Some faces I were hostile, faces of little people ' whose streets never had travelled ! far. More faces were kind and 1 sympathetic, though their outward 1 paths had gone no farther
 When her name was called Judy walked swiftly, trying not to limp, to the witness chair At the edge of the second step her bandage caught in torn piece of carpet. Judy fell across the steps. If she cried she might make an im- precision on the commissioner. Men hated tears but they usually | did something about them. She couldn't cry, though.
 She could only laugh Laugh until she was assisted to the witt ness chair.
 After order had been established in the courtroom, she instinctively addressed the federal commis- ' sioner who acted as judge. After , all she had nothing to win, nothing ' to lose.
 yesterday I was In my stock inged foot-I lost one slipper when I jumped for freedom. My foot got tangled with nail, you see. And now your worn carpet upset me again. I'm sorry but I can't pay for sthe medical assistance until I have worked out my fine"
 She smiled straight into the eyes of the federal commissioner. She wasn't sure if he smiled or frowned. Life would be rather nice if people would take off their masks. Mo- 1t wouldn't. It would be horrible. Life's privacy would be gone. Now she could hate Sandy forever and no one would guess that she might-just might have liked him little.
 Her case proceeded calmly. She was required to pay fine of $l l,000 and costs. She couldn't. She was led back to her cell after & judicial lecture. Just as she left the court by the side door she thought she saw Sandy entering at the front. ! So he had come to see how low he had brought herl The door through which she was passing closed SO quickly she could not follow him.
 Judy was not returned to her cell. { Long distance wanted her. It was her father. He said all of the things that she had hoped he would say ! before. Now they sounded like stilt- l ed, tenpenny words. Three things she understood. Sandy had been trying to reach him without result. He had succeeded finally, would ac- cept charges of Kidnapping, and his rival was flying to Judy to pay her ] fine and bring her home. i So it had been Sandy whom she had seen in the courthouse. What did he want? Why had he come?
 She hung up She had to get to Sandy fast. Dear, brave, lov- able Sandy, who would risk everything for her, even go to I Jail If need bel Why that was < security! And 1t was love. Dear, crazy, transforming, loyal, stead I fast Sandy who was all the things that Phil never could bel He I wasn't afradi!
 Love wasn't something that you l kept in a house. It was thing that | lived in the heart. She knew now.
 MT. Zimmerman? Where is hep" she asked the attendant at the desk, near the telephone.
 '"He just went out. Turned to the right"
 She began to run, forgetful of the calico dress and the Hopping slippers. Far down the street she saw Sandy. She ran faster. Some [ body set up a chase.
 "Prisoner escaping! Stop her!" I'm not! My fines paid" she 1 called back, but she heard the thud of pursuing feet
 Sandy turned He StoDped. star