The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-02
o. SERIAL STORY
noe PUZZLES yUDDY


For quite few minutes Juddy did
nothing but think. What hei
thought produced was this:
Loren divers all right oil
bourse. But what does a movie
star see In him?"
Meow, with whiskers," said
Don't be silly" she said. TITS
pothing TO me. But I don't I'M
derstand 1t. She's SO lovely"
you're pretty easy TO look at
yourself, particularly when you're
ecrc," said.
I'm not sore That came out
good and snappy.
He's male, white and twenty
one, isn't hep" l said. Maybe
leaned little on the male"
She looked up at me, quick. like
something had just struck her
that she hadn't thought of before.
Il suppose he is, at that" she
said.
l pretty near said, Keep it in
mind" but held in. Sometimes
Juddy takes 1t better at an angle
than down the alley.
After that, I'd notice her watch
ing him with a puzzled frown
Sometimes they'd walk around
together, taking Dolf along, or
without chaperone. But the only
crack she made was after dinner
one evening when she said, right
out of the clear:
He has got kind of queer
charm, Nom. III give you that"
Most OF her spare time, though,
she spent with Angel. She was
making him study, too. / asked
her If she'd told him about Hen
derson Kent, and sch said not
yet, she didn't want to distract his
mind until he'd cleaned up on his
studies.
He cleaned up all right; passed
his Am. Eth. test honestly this
time. All that was now left of
the hangover was his thesis on
the Wandos. Then he came hus-
Ting over to Tambay, all steamed
up.
II told you Oliver was a rat"
he said.
you've got to show me-" I said.
"And me-" Juddy said.
"I've got the proof all right.
He's been taking god out OF his
stockade right along. Your gold,
Judy"
How do you know"
THE best job you ever did for
Wanda diggings. Over In the IL
brary I got on the trail Of miss
ing report and followed 1t into
the departments private Office.
Maybe I didn't strictly have any
ripht there, but / smelled some
thing phony. And did l find It'll
There, sticking out Of the Tambay
ligeUn-hole, was heavy Manila
envelope marked, Estimated VAL
nc Of Gold; Tambay. Privatev
Before I could get it open"
Before you could what, An
gel?" Juddy said.
We'll, why not? 1t was in your
interest, honeybunch. Anyway,
Old Gracely, head of the Am. Eth.
deps rtment, wambled in and grab
bed st out Of my hand and gave
me the buns rush. SO what do you
think of that?"
II think Loren Oliver has some
explaining to do Juddy said.
I'll say he has. Let's go over
there"
Juddy thought for a minute.
mo, Angel. I'll handle this. Nom
and l."
hope never TO see colder eye
than hers when we stood Oliver
up il his enclosure. Let her crack
down; shell have to take 1t all
hack. That was my line of thought.
anyway 1t was my line of hope.
What about the gold you found
on my property, Loren?" was
what she said, but the general
effect was Prisoner-is- there-any-
reason why you should-not-be
hanged = by the-neck and-any-
God-have-mercy -on-your-s soul!
Docs face went deadpan. II shall
have to refer you to President Gill
christ"
I'm asking you, Loren Oliver"
You could see the sweat COM
ing out on his forehead and under
his eyes, but he only said, Il must
still refer you TO the President Of
the University"
That's the best you can do?"
she said.
This time he didn't answer Just
stood there, looking sunk.
And you had tht nevere TO try
and make me believe that Angel
isn't straight"
Il never said he wasn't straight
by his own standards. l think he
probably is. But his standards
might not be yours"
I'D hate to think they weren't
better than yours"
/ put in my oar. This isn't get
ting anybody anywhere"
NO" he said. 1T isn't"
Juddy wasn't through with him,
though. ] think she was trying TO
fortify her case for erself 1t was
hard to look at Doc and believe
he was a crook. She said:
Il suppose you'll claim it wasn't
for yourself but the University"
u claim nothing" he said.
~ wouldn't me any use. I've
xead the lease"