The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-14

When she opened her eyes, An- thony Bradley was holding her "0o away" she moaned. "Go away. Oh, my stomach ."
 "NOw you know how I felt" Anthony said crisply. Are you nll right?"
 She sat up. scowling at him she . saw Bruce Sheldrake and Morris fletcher. She noted their stupe- lied pale faces and their slack trembling mouths.
 Sheldrake came to life first.
 "Allow me, Miss Davenport" He helped her to her feet. The fat nan with the mink coat was tnurfnuring wretchedly, But I only wanted to show MT. shel- drake the coat. The police found t in . parcel locker. It had our label r."
 "0lve me my coatl" She snatched st out of his hands. Gall my car somebody I never saw such bunch of iinbeciles in my lifel What are you all standing around for? Do sofnethingl You, MT. Fletcher-call my guardian at once! Tell him I fred youl You, MT. Sheldrakel Get out of my sight,"
 What about me, Beep' An- thony asked meekly. Too meekly There was a suspicion of mockery in his brown eyes. His lean handsome face twitched under its conposure. "What shall I do, Your Majesty"
 "You-you can go to the devil!"
 For the second time she turned and fled down the corridor. But now the mink coat was clutched in her hands, and now wide-eyed employees got out of her way with gratifying alacrity. Through the street level selling floor she raced. No car at the main entrance. She lifted her hand. A cab slithered to halt. She got in.
 Fourteen forty Park Avenue"
 There'd be delirium in Mir. Weeming's office, consternation in Budget Fashions, Q crisis in news- paper city rooms. She didn't care.
 Tho doorman at her apartment siouse goggled.
 Pay this man his fare!'
 The elevator boy nearly tainted. Miss Davenport, ma lam, thought sou were kidnapedw
 Sh0 sailed into her own apart ment. "Gretal What do you mean by Edving information to report ers?'
 A dark man rushed out of the drawing room. ''Beatricel My ownl They have saved you!" He held out his arms, like an emo- tional Latin in a movie. You have been restored to me! My darlingi"
 Beatrice stood very still and re- garded Clarence distastefully, How did you get here?"
 Mir. Weeming phoned me five minutes ago. I rushed right over"
 Did he say what I'd been do- ing? Did he tell you I had never been kidnaped?' Her control snap ped. "Oh, Clarence, you fool! You messed everything all up! was enjoying myself for the first time in my lfel was living, working, amounting to something = feeling somethingp
 Aha" said Clarence, blinking his black eyes. Those emotions you so yearned for!" He pulled thoughtfully at his neat mustache. "What sort of emotion, explain me that To work -- bah! That is not romantic! It was something else. Tell me, Beatrice"
 "I'll tell you nothingp She ran to the white and gold bedroom into c corner of which Toby Masters whole apartment would have fitted snugly. She pulled out dresser drawers in a frenzy of haste. She found the antique sil- yer jewel case and extracted Clarence's emerald She ran back to the drawing room. Here! Here's your ring! don't want It."
 "But cara-Ifly SWeet-What has happened? I am not angry with you, Beatrice. It was an adven- ture, c whiT! It cannot come be- tween us. beloved. Surely you"
 Please, Clarence. There's no use talking about 1t any more." She pressed the ring into his hand. "I--I made a mistake, when I promised to marry you. didn't love you. I didn't know what love was. But now, can't 90 on with it."
 "So?" Clarence breathed softly. "So, now, all is changed? Now you know prefectly what love is, eh?" He grabbed her arm. Ills