New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1929, Page 17

THIS HAS HAPPENED Mildred Lawrence meets Stephen Armitage when he reacues her fox fur from a thief. Their friendship grows until Pamela Judson, daugh- ter of Mildred's employer, tries to iure him away from her. Huck Con- ner becomes infatuated with Pa- mela and she plays with .both men. Her brother, Harold, is in love with Mildred, who tries to keep him from sambling with Huck's crowd. When Stephen continues seeing Mildred, Pamels hag her discharged and also turns Stephen against her by saying that she is trying to marry Hareld for his money. Bitter at Mil- dred, Stephen permits Pamela to maneuver him into an engagement when she tells him that is the only way she can break with Huck. Huck commands Harold to pre- vent Pamela’s marriage under fear of exposure concerning a forged check. Harold says he can't force Pamela so Huck plans to dispose of Stephen. He has one of his gang frame him for stealing a firm car, and the detective arrests him after finding a roll of bills, a gun, and the auto keys which have been planted in his room. Stephen calls Harold and asks him to bring Pamela to his cell. 8he re- fuses to go or even send a word of sympathy and Stephen is in despair. But as soon as Mildred reads of his arrest she goes to see him anl promises to try and free him but will not say how. She begs Harold to tell her what hold Huck has over him and to help her clear Stephen but he dares not. 8oon she has other worry when a threat comes to her over the phone. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXXI “Listen, sister,” -Miidred heard, “this is a friendly tip to lay off try. in’ to make young Judson epill his insides, see? It ain't healthy to know too much. Get me? An’ there ain’t gonna be no second warnin'.” The strange voice clipped off erisply | and before Mildred could collect her startled wits to form an answer she heard a bang that told her the wire connection \as broken. Her head was in a whirl as she turned back to her work. She was not fool enough to underestimate the danger that threatened her. Whoever had put Stephen in jail would not stop at anything to pro- tect himself, she knew. Her fingers recfused to type the correct business letter she eought to finish. She could not work until she had calmed herself. “I'm not afraid,” she told herself courageously, but the echo of that cold. brutal voice mocked her. “Anyway, Harold is giving in.” she reasoned. “He must be if they're afraid I'll make him talk.” She wondered if Haro!d had ‘old of her attempts to coerce him into a_ confession. hardly seemed likely. Bending her mind back over the past week, Mildred recalled that on several occasions she had received &an impression of being followed when she was with Harold. Th~ impression had been too vague to disturb her. 8he had put it down to nervousness and an overworked imagination. But now she was convinced that someone hud been spying upon her. Her fingers trembled as she slid a new sheet of paper in her type- writer and began the letter afresh. | | It She realized that matters had come to a crims. The cowardly threat she had just received meant that she must give Harold on: more ehbance to confess before she went to Stephen with what she knew. After that, whatever Harold did, she must take the consequences. The thought of what they might be terrified her, for Mildred had heard enough of underworld meth- ods to know that she might pay with her life for her interference. For a moment she was tempted to save herself, but then she re- membered that she had been urg- ing Harold to face a danger he seemed to fear as much as death itself for the sake of justice. What right had she, who had prated of courage, to shrink when the samc demand was made of her? But to pit her courage against ut- | ter ruthlesaness and villainy? Sud-| denly she put her head down on ! her typewriter, shaken and over- come. Her employer came out of his office a short while later, observed that she appeared greatly upset and inquired what was wrong. Be- ing denied an explanation, he de- cided she was {ll and advised her to go home for the rest of the day. Mildred was glad to go. She wanted to be near her mother—the eonly protector she had. But as soon as she reached home she telephoned from place to place trying to get in touch with Har- old. She had to content herself with leaving a memsage for him at the Juison Hotel. Her mother hovered about anx- foustly while she sat at the tele- phone, not satisfied with Mildred's excuse for leaving her work. The girl's white face and dilated eyes alarmed her. In spite of the “head- ache” Mildred claimed, she did not sppear to her mother to be ill. It was 6 o'clock betore Haroli called her up. “] want to see you. IUs terribly fmportant,” she said breathlessly. fter dinner?” Harold suggested. He had just returned from West- chester, where he'd been dragged by some friends who told him he looked as i he'd been grown in a mushroom cellr and wouldn't let him off, though they later regretted their insistence. Never had anyone played a poorer game of goif thin Harold played that afternoon. ‘an’t you come immediately Mildred urged. “I've just come off the links.” Tlarold explained “but I'll enly stop for a bite after I've changed.” I He turned away from the tele- phone and hastily removed his iweed golfing coat and sweater he'd worn under it. Mildred’s anxious tones had warned him that she was deeply troublel. He could guess that the matter had to do with Ste- phen. Bomathing liiie a feeling of doom 9 eame ever him as he realized that NEW RRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929 he was going to her, that he wasn’t going to flunk it, that he even was making haste. A knock came on his door as he tore off his tie and he called out to come in, thinking it was his valet. In the mirror of his dresser ke saw his visitor. It was Huck Connor. Harold wheeled defensively and braced himself. Huck stepped room, pulled out and extracted a cigaret swering. “Just a friendly visit,” he said insolently, “to advise you not to go near your meddlesome little girl friend uptown for a while." Harold glared at him. “I'll do as 1 damn please,” he said defiantly. “Take it easy,” Huck advised. “It won't be for long.” His assuraunce brought a sus- picious query from the boy. “What are you up to now, Connor?”’ he asked. “I'll tell you if you'll keep quiet,"‘ Huck surprised him by saying. Harold nodded. “I know this girl, Mildred Law- rence, is interested in Stephen Ar- mitage,” Huck began, eyeing Har- old closely. “And know that you're chasing her. Don’t forget you told me yourself she is sus- picious of me. Assuming that she might have guessed that you know something, T made it a point o/ find out. Now and then a word or two of your conversation with her has been overheard.” He pausea and allowed a sneer to distort his cruel mouth. “She's got you going.” he went on as Harold stared at him wildly “but you're not going to talk.” Harold swallowed hard. “You're a fool to let yourself get trapped by a girl who is out to save another guy.” Huck continued witheringly. “But if you're so &et on helping her get him just keep off for a while. If you don’t. you're the guy who will take the rap, but it doesn't suit my purpose to give it to you. I'm ready to meet you kalf way.” Famela not even looking at you?” he taunted lightly, but hid knuckles gleamed white where he gripped the dresser's edge. “Putting Armitage out of the ruaning didn’t get you a thing even 1if Pam did break her engagement to hun.” He wanted to bring Huck out in the open, to learn, if possible, whether the man intended to have Pamela against her will. Huck frowned. “Well,” he :id unpleasantly, *“she’ll look at me when I'm ready.” “You can't blackmail her as y: have me,” Harold retorted, lcading him on. *“She's through with you Connor. You were just a novelty to her. You couldn't interest her now any more than an old shoe.” “Is that s0?" real wself cracking through his ve- neer. “Get this. I'll make her whine just as you ~nave. Taming her will be . . .* He did not farther into the his cigaret case efore an- finish the sentence, Like springs uncoiling Harold's hands let go of the dresser and doubled into shaking knots. He sprang at Huck in a fury of rage. Huck’s change from a stance of case 10 a defensive position was lightning quick. He met Harold's attack with a stiff uppercut that sent the boy reeling backward. stagger- ing to keep his feet “You're through, I tell you,” Har- old shrilled at him sobbingly when he found his voice and came on again. “You're through.” Huck stood off and stopped him with well-aimed but not crushing blows. He was cursing himself for having overplayed his hand. You fool.” he gritted, “do want to go to prison 1 you Harold, screamed back at him. “I'll go anywhere before I'll let you | 8¢t your hands on Pamela! She's my sister! You'll never get her! I'll tell her what a crook you are! T'll tell Armitage who framed him!" His words were now coming in broken gasps as he tore in, trying | to reach Huck with onc of his pow- crless blows. “You're through.” he repeated again and again as Huck held him loff. The words gave him a feeling |of victory. He was using them as the magic passwords that unlocke the dark prison where his spirit had dwelt in fear znd self-contempt. “No more of your crooked gam- bling in this hotel!” he exulted, los- | ing his head entirely from his sense right with the girl and make it an |of escape from mental degradation even rivalry, if he fecls likc going | Huck swore under his breaths atter her.” | He'a have to seftle the kid once and “And in the Harold | for all now, he told himself. He said tensely, you be |realized that Harold was beyond doing 2" fearing him any longer. His power Huck flickcd the ash off his cig | over the boy was at an end. Huck aret and smiled. “Well” he s i limself was now the one who slowly, “if you don't force my hand | fezred. He had no armor to with- by compelling me to cable your |stand the onslaught of a turning father, T expet to occupy my time | worm. 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