New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1929, Page 19

THIS HAS HAPPENED Mildred Lawrence, stenographer at the Judson Hotel, has her {ox fur | he ig suspicious of Huck, but she snatched from her in a erowd, but|thinks ' he is merely jealous | clothes. ungrateful, she invites him to din- | Harold, to go. He admires Huck and | ner. Their evening is Pemela Judson, dred’'s employer, phones her to re- ! fers to give him tips. “Reep it quict, Duke. Tl bring the kid to you. He's your chump, see? in on it” turn to duty. Stephen escorts her | (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) to the hotel where Pamela recog- CHAPTER X | nizes him as the salesman who had | Huck entered an unpretentious 1 lier @ car. She snubs Mildred | door in a dark building and passed il tries to lure Stehen away by |down a long, narrow, uncarpeted | and trics to lure Stephen ¥ by | hall to a small elevator in the rear. ear from him, Then Pamela mieets | Up four flights of stairs he got Tiuck Connor, who tells her he is a | off and made his way down an- | broker from Chicago. other hall to a short flight that Steplien invites Mildred to the | which he pushed open with his theater with him, and when Pamela | Malacca cane and strode beyond learns that they are going she gets |until he came to the third door | 'k 1o take her, hoping to out- | on the right hand side. He was now | Mildred with her expensive | in a building twice removed from NEW BRITAIN'S LEADING (the one he had entered from the Stephen confides to Mildred that iflml» of | his destination. There was one more &tephen Armitage catches the thief | pamela. After the show Mildred re- | Passageway to be negotiated. But | and returns the scarf. He asks 10| fuses to go to a night club party. | this Was different. It was not silent | take her home. Not wishing to seem | And Pamela persuades her brother | OF darkened. ‘con(esscs that he loves to gamble |a low tenor came to Huck's ears as spoiled when | but has not been lucky. Huck sug- soon as Le had opened the door. daughter of Mil- | gests that he play the ponies and of- | Along one side of the passageway | !were other swinging doors that ob- But not yet had he arrived at i The buzz of excited voices held to I don't want it spilled that I'm structed but did not completely con- ceal the view to the long room be- | hind them. But Huck did not pause | to glance within. His stride was hur- | ried as he headed toward a door | marked private. On it he rapped | sharply—the prearranged signal— | and was admitted after a hidden eye ! had scrutinized his features. | “Hello, Huck," he was greeted by | a man at a gray steel desk. “How's the racket?” “I need your help, Duke,” Huck | answered frankly. “There's a young | FURRIERS CONNECTICUT F URRIERS lNCORPOR;)TED 70 WEST MAIN ST. CLOTH COATS for Spring These beautiful garments are just different from what you will find elsewhere. All the latest fabrics and weaves, including the popu- lar 100% Camel’s Hair and Llama Cloth. Come in and inspect our splendid selection—there are coats here to meet the requirements of every woman in this vicinity. $22.50 up to $50 _ A beautiful assort- ment in every desired fur at a wide price range. 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Don't go in i too deep. ,You touts.” | from the bulletin | announcer to get chap T know that's got to be al-‘[pefivle who ran the place. lowed to win @ few bets.” “Well, steer him in. On the make, huh?"* i | Duke let him play the first race | {on dope sheet information. Harold | |lost a few dollars; not enough to | tion. His gambling spirit had been | pression of how you had come to | plained. “Like to have you come in ; and meet the boys.” | Harold needed no second invita- | Perhaps we can adjust the mat- ter,” he said anxiously. “1 was un- deran . . . er . . . mistaken im- sid bet you'll have a smeking jacket and slippers for me.” | “Come early,” Mildred told him, Huck frowned. “Keep it quiet, will | discourage him. On the second race | fired by the betting on the races. He | know this Mr. Armitage who ap- @nd started putting her desk in final I'm in on it.” “All right. What's the lay o . Huck told him. And the next day when he introduced Harold to the place and turned him over to Duke because he himself “had an im- nt engagement with Mr, Raw- the boy was impressed with The latter took him aside for a Harold had been told beforehand that Duke was merely a patron of the place, the man who gave Huck his hiot tigs. 1 think this man Duke is on the level,” Huck said to him; “but he ting until the time can't trust these Harold nodded. He couldn't get in very deep; his allowance was per- petually overdrawn. But it was a clever stroke on Huck's part to que: tion Duke's honesty. It drew suspi- cion away from himself. When Duke took him in the crowd moiled beforc the gram charts on pro- boards to tel phone booths, crowded around the the telegraphed dope on the entries, feverishly con- sulted their dope sheets and finally | made their bets, Harold had shift- | ed what slight distrust of Huck he'd been entertaining to Duke and the LADIES’ < & i PR ASIEIR 52 where | the wall, rushed | |a hand. | He got Haurold into a room with | wait nervously for a return call. When it came it was the returns | on the fourth race, but to Harold. | judging from Duke's end of the con- | | versation, it purported to be a hot tip. | Duke declared he'd have to get |the bet down quickly, but Harold | was skeptical. “All right” Duke | | cried, “I'm: betting,” and hurried out the attention he received as a friend | of the room. i of Huck's. | Harold followed. {a man ! bumped knocke: but at the door cutting across his path | sharply into him and into the room. “Look going.” the | other snarled, and Harold told him | angrily to watch his own step. The | fellow wanted to fight and. so far as Harold knew, there might have been | trouble 1f Duke had not returned | nd put a stop 1o it o . Which little diversion prevented | | Harold from finding out that Duke | { had placed his bet after the race was | | won. And when he learned that the | Lorse he'd heen advised to het on | hud brought lome first money at heavy odds he felt he'd been cheated | out of a good thi His irritation as dirccted at Huck, who appeared shortly after- ward. 1f Huck had let him alone | he’'d have made a cleaning, Harold | thought re ully. | | Huck assured him he had an en- | | gagement at the hotel and couldn't | stay. “A lttle game with some | | triends from Chicago,” Huck ex- | COATS AND DRESSES the kid to his horse came in second. On the | wasn't ready to quit, but Duke had | pears called it a day and departed. “Let's 0. he said, his resentment vanish- | ing. i Mildred saw them come in to- | ing excitedly. And when he passed | her desk and gave her only a nervous nod she saw that he looked | flushed. i Well, she had troubles of her own | to worry about. S8he'd spent a| sleepless night anticipating Pa- mela’s first move of vengeance. As she had expected, it had come quickly. She'd been called to the manager's office a short while before and very plainly told that she wasn't in the employ of the hotel to make dates | with men who came to her on busi- ness, Her anger had flared up quic Iy. “If you mean Mr. Armitage,” retorted, “I did not meet him first in the hotel.” 3 | The manager had studied her in- | fore saying anything more. re you satisfied with your position, Miss Lawrence?” he asked quietly. Mildred nodded. *“If M .Thdson} would let me alone,” she said. The manager sighed. “Ah, dear,” he replied, “that's just it isn't going to let you alone. You're too pretty, and you've managed to get in her way. But I should hate to lose you. We very rarely have com- plaints against you,” le smiled “There are cranks, you know, who Y | would complain against perfection.” “I think T'd better Dazel,” Mildred said ten: The manager shook his head. | been up tc 10 be of the trouble.” “I know.” Mildred said wearily. “Miss Judson probably told you 1 picked him up. Well, I did, in a way. but not in a hotel.” “Well, well.” The manager seemed desirous of closing the interview. “It may be a choice for you between your place here and the young man I'd advise you to give the matter serious thought.” Mildred was giviug it serious thought. She forgot about Harold and her concern over seeing him with Huck Connor until h= came to her desk just before closing time and begged her for a date € had a lucky day.” he bos ed. “Don't spoil it, Mildred. rather take you out than any gir know.” the cause ra 11 rowned. “What have you she questioned, dis- turbed over the flush on t face and the nervous, fi tures of his slim hands. W Haroid Ad ne quiet how muct and some boy ng ges “Drinking?” wered. here I love you th place to | dance finis susp: T'd lose job," Mildred him wouldn't vas trying to man- ng doing, firebrand. I was out last night. B if you can Lring yourself to spend a quict eve- ning at my fireside vou're welcome to sit i the radio and the hot chocolate, 1 miother and sister?"” wnie's going out and T'll mother fo bed.” Harold moa my on put “My God happy. | | order. { I don't suppose you would eeme up to dinner.” she added a little shys Iy. She hated to let him go now. He had been drinking; there was ne mistaking that. “I'd be tickled to death,” he dee clared. “Wait for me.” And while he was gone for his topcoat Mildred closed and locked her desk. She was just turning away | to get her own wraps when she looked up and saw Stephen ap- proaching. 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