| Show I DANCING JEU PITH o IN CORALIE STANTON and I WAll I COPYRIGHT T lQ O AY hY CHELSEA Cl A HOUSE J nEm UJ-lt UJ TODAY Judith Grant artILa model modal l net u ulan lan Alan Sl Sten nc us 1111 alpo nUo dots doU Chummy Mor lay ley her beat beet friend Chummy lied had loved yeAr yer ago ao and lost her memory when h he went way eo eo 0 though he be loves o JudIt Judith Insists ii hI must mUIl marry nurry Chummy who ho regains her memory when hen henh she aha sea him again gain Judith studies dancing and becomes a t star tar In a show back backed d by Richard AV Won Wyon on later how ever she che learns learn Wyon on in 1 s Just an agent arent for tor rich Druce Bruce Gideon who l Is II In Infatuated Infatuated In In- with her Meanwhile Chummy Chumm learns learna Judith and Stene are In loAni love loic Ani and ail breaks her en engagement but Judith refuses to mamry bl ne telling him him ho lie belong belongs to Chummy After some somo months Judith believes believe Chummy and have renewed their eng engagement Gideon traps Judith In his house and tries trie to attack her liar but she escapes Then Thea he lie goes oes to h her r hot hotel 1 and ake ks her to marry him She refuses refuse and he asks aska her why hy aho eho ha hn I led him on If Ie ahe she did not care fox for him hini OW MV ow GO ON OS WITH TilE THE TOnY STORY CHAPTER PTER I Ive told you Judy told Gideon quietly to pay you ou back hack for tor what you ou said t to Mr lr ay about me me So youve you've been cherishing that all th the time Jve Ive carried it Jt In my mind You revengeful spiteful hateful little cat I Ho lie spluttered the tho words out He lIe lIeI I looked at her murderously but sh she was vas no longer afraid You can n call mo me hat you ou like sh she said That night when your sister came to supper at your flat Chit and sneak sneaked d away and auth left lort me alone with you o OL and you OU locked your our front door door did did you ou want to marry me then A sudden stillness fell in that cr very ordinary hot hotel l sitti sitting sitting- g r room rn m. It b became a theater r and a 1 silent drama was as played out in it H. H as tho the two to looked at each other Judy had lad risen n and they stood a a. few tew I feet apart Did you OU want to marry me me- me that night sh she asked again Those forces and feelings that lie dormant In the hearts of men were active a and d astir The h room quivered quivered ered with th them m. m It was an atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere as of oC battle The two measured measured meas meas- ur d each other a as adversaries ad and realized d that all along th they y had b been en en engaged in a a. fight And the man knew that he lie had lost host In tho those thoo o moments he looked Into the tho naked soul of oC little tittle Jud Judy Grant and h he knew that he had lost far tar far more mor than Just a girl whoso beauty and charm chann his covetous covetous covetous covet covet- ous yes CS had desired Ho lIo saw faW her pride and her strength and her purity and he TV was as awed He Ho had looked right Inside tho the sh shell of ot Jud Judy Grant w whom om ho he le had considered fair game gamo from his point of or view and he lie had seen something that made him turn his hise e eyes cs Da away So this is your revenge he said ald and his voice olce brokel broke l If you like t tb call it so He looked at her with som something piteous in his eyes ens I 1 suppose I 1 deserve it I shall suffer for tor it but I shall shaH try to tomake tomake tomake make you suffer too tob ts t's what I should has hav ex expected x- x of you Mr Ir Punch Perhaps you'll change your mind Its not lIk likely el Are you OU going to maIT marry man anybody else elso Not that I know of ot Are you lying r to me me Its a thing I dont don't often otton do She smiled d mockingly I tine find th truth serves me well Welt enough And now I think y you'd ud better go Ive I've got ot an appointment In a few rain min utes C C C He turned toward tho the door Rare Rage and hatred were yero in his soul and the tho mI madness of baffled desire which would companion him for many a 3 da day but ho controlled him him- self I shall ShaH try to make you ou change your mind I shall shaH live for or that ouli waste your ur time she she said sald much better beUer forget 11 all about me Im I'm sailing for Sweden next week I shall be away nil all tho the thol thorest l rest est of or the summer Bummer Im I'm planning to live abroad a a. good deal I shall follow you Well I don't dont advise you to I 1 shant shan't be able to help myself Judy Judy Her name came from his lips Ups It was was an an appeaL Even now he could not under understand but she made a little gesture of ot dis- dis and he lie had to go ShA Sho followed him to fo the door and watched him gO SO along atone the corridor HI His Hla great reat bulk hung forward ho shambled bowed at the shoulders She Sho thought ho he looked d like a 3 mountain moun moun- thin tain about to tumble down n Sh Shw She w was s not quite sure sur that th there re was was not a Do scrap of ot pity for tor or him in her not a Do scrap of ot pity for tor or him in her heart She went back to tho the couch an anat and sat fiat down her hands hanging spiritless spiritless spirit spirit- less beside lie her hel She had been false fals to 18 what t she had meant to do meant to n marry rry Gideon Gideon for for Chummy's sake flake She had meant to prove to Alan ste no once and for all that she sho was worthless and ready y to sell herself herself her her- self for Cor- gold That would havo have done time the trick sho she knew St would have loathed and ond despised h her r- r rand and would have 1111 t turned to Chummy But j ho she couldn't bring h herself to todo do it when it came camo to the point She Sho wa was a Q coward that coward that was wan lI the thc truth Her triumph was a o failure aCt after r all aU With a tremendous sigh he she w went nt and tidied her hair changed chang d her ber hat put on a n. light wrap and went downstairs asking the hall ball porter to tel call her a cab She Sho was J dU dUo at I one of oC the smaller concert halls at six Gregor eh was coming coining there to a a. room that the they had hired He lie was wa bringing a friend d to play over to her r certain parts of the Suite that ho had hod composed for her i Ho had not been satisfied with the finale the last time and she was vas as to dance it in Stockholm at an early arly date ate He could n nOt t play It himself because c of ot his broken wrist which however was war doing as as could be expected As she drove e to tho the hall her depre depression de de- de- de pre slon spread itself over the Wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- Scottish ballet baHet music of or the young youn master master and she the wished he had hod nev never r written it for tor her Through her closed lids she saw BaW that gray gray-gr green gray n scene of or mountain and fir trees and brawling streams with the palo pale sun illuminating it But for the Ingratitude of it she would have decided then and there thero not to give Ivo that dance She felt all cf ct a sudden that it would be unlucky unlucky un un- un- un lucky that It St would bring evil e In Its train By the tho tine time she reached her tier destination she dreaded the b beautiful Suite as ae those given Ilven to super superstition dread the tho evil eye I As it happened the Suite Ecos- Ecos salso set tho seal on Jud Judy's ca ca- ca I reer Tho The northern countries went mad about It There was something In that interpretation of or hers much elaborated since she had first danced it a isto in Bruce Gideon's Gideons ns music room that aroused a a. sp species cios of ot nervous enthusiasm In Inthe inthe the tho beholders went to Stockholm with her and to Copenhagen cn and to and to several oth other r towns town in the Scandinavian coun coun- tries He Re conducted his music The two were on terms of ot the clo closest esl friendship Judy warmed armed to tho the pianists pianist's genius for life Ufe as OB well as ast asto asto t to his art In many ways was she found a kindred so soul l in him Judy was very happy as an artist must bo be when h her r work not only satisfies herself but delights the public She knew that she sho ho had never done anything better hetter than the time Scott Scottish I 11 Ii dance She Sho knew it because it hurt her so much Each time she danced it it hurt hor her more whon when she closed her e eyes es and thought of oC Alan's little house among the Maine l hills and that was always alays the moment that brought the house down tod her one ono mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing that ho had heard from Gideon He lie had been ill and was at Alx Aix lea les Bains Quite suddenly one day Gideon It was as about abc lX weeks later and Judy was dancing In Ber Ber- gen Jen was leaving the I I party as ag ho be had news of oc tho the sen ferl- ous Illness of or his mother who lived In lit Rome He came camo In one morning morningto to 10 Judy's sitting room roon with his customary bunch of ot flowers and told her hem that Gideon was with a apart part party arty of ot yachtsmen who had put Into tho port for tor a few ew hours Hp He has haM offered to take me across to Hull HuH mademoIselle ho he ex ex- It win will be tho the quickest wa way for there thero 1 Is no boat until to tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow and they are aro leaving this evening e I 1 shall shan mis you monsieur she shean an answered warmly And I do hope bope you ou will find your our mother better She She- Shedid did not even mention Gideon FO CO o the pianist returned to the subJect sub sub- Mr 1 Gideon hopes you will an allow ow him to see you OUt mademoiselle I She shrugged Ged her shoulders Oh all aU right she said care care- lessly lc If It you wo would like to ar arrange arrange ar- ar range ranSa It It monsieur When hen the time Lime came she round found that she had no feeling at all aH about meeting Gideon They out to the little cafe caCe- in the woods where Judy ordered coffee coUle and arid the tho men drank beer Gideon looked more like Uke late nights and self than like liko a cure at Alx Aix H He never took his nis eyes 0 ocr off J Judy took his nis eyes 0 ocr off J Judy h went In to pay the tho bill and Jud Judy and Gideon were left len alone alono in the creeper clad veranda You are not looking well Mr Punch tho the girl said Its Ils your fault ault he answered crossl crossly I Oh la ha la Ia I hear youre you're to be b married after arter all aU I may moy I The same lady Yes I Jud Judy laughed I think youre you're very wise And Antl you said you had to pay tp get ct out of it That was your our fault h he said I His Hll voice W was S sharp with ern- ern I And here hero you ou are it with to make love c loveto loveto to you ou Reali Really I think youre you're vcr very coarse the girl returned fiercely I You Judge e other men by yourself I 1 shant shan't marry her het now Ive I've seen you again ln Jud Judy Gideon said ridiculous You ought to marry her hero Theres always alwa's a a. chance Thoro Isn't the ghost of ot one Mr Ir Punch take take m my word for It He leaned across the table As much h genuine passion as he was ever er likely to feel teel G glowed owed in his CM Jud Judy your our name will always be written 1 on on on-my on my heart he be said sald Only Onh Mr Punch Punch only only because ou couldn't get me mc Ho pushed back baek his iron chair chair- The he f fe t of or it It ground d on tho the stone floor loor and r set t her het teeth on edge She Sho aros arose e too came caine out They went to tho the car cor and hc headed Jed back to Bergen Just Juat before she sho started for Cor the theater heater a note noto was brought to her hery u 1 y hand hanl It had bad been sent before tile he the yacht sailed and amid was from Gideon Gid Gid- eon con He r reproached her for her he- he baylor to him and said ho hu would ho o In Paris for foi her autumn season He lIe wrote oth other r foolish Coolish things s such uch is a a. man writes whose emotions are out of ot hand Jud Judy read them wl with wun h cu curling lips ups 1118 ils il's wl with wun h cu curling lips ups 1118 ils il's But the sting was In the tail tall al although ah- ah I though ho he wrote the postscript quite innocently Innocenti B By the WR way way write me ale that your our haired fair friend Miss t Iss Morley and her young man manare manare manore are ore getting married at last 1 I Iwonder wonder 1 If OU you didn't know You used to be so 60 much worried about her JutI Judy refused to dunco dunce the Suite that night Sho persisted per per- In her refusal although th they tried to persuade her to change her mind She was BO so 0 glad that Chummy was vas going to bo be happy happ It had all come out right but she wouldn't dance the Scottish h dance danco that night She IUd not danco dance the Scottish dance danee but she sho danced as she had never danced before beCore To be continued |
