▁one ▁night ▁after ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁her ▁a partment , ▁she ▁runs ▁off ▁with ▁Dick ▁to ▁get ▁married . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁Jud y ' s ▁mother ▁at ▁the ▁a partment , ▁who , ▁not ▁real izing ▁they ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁married , ▁ins ists ▁that ▁Jud y ▁return ▁with ▁her ▁to ▁their ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Dick ▁remains ▁behind ▁in ▁Jud y ' s ▁a partment . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁country , ▁Jud y ▁is ▁being ▁court ed ▁by ▁Tom ▁St rib bling , ▁who ▁has ▁ins inu ated ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁close ▁to ▁Jud y , ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁all ▁other ▁suit ors . ▁ ▁Dick ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Jud y ' s ▁parents ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁away , ▁and ▁vis its ▁Jud y ▁at ▁her ▁parents ' ▁estate . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁words ▁with ▁St rib bling , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁makes ▁plans ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Jud y ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁days ▁at ▁her ▁a partment . ▁ ▁When ▁Tom ▁lear ns ▁of ▁the ▁meeting , ▁he ▁sends ▁a ▁tele gram ▁to ▁Dick , ▁for ging ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁from ▁Jud y , ▁can cell ing ▁the ▁rende z vous . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁appointed ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁meeting , ▁St rib bling ▁shows ▁up , ▁instead ▁of ▁Dick . ▁ ▁When ▁Jud y ▁makes ▁it ▁clear ▁she ▁wants ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁him , ▁St rib bling ▁attempts ▁to ▁force ▁himself ▁on ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁struggle ,