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SYNOPSIS
PART ONE
•CHAPTER l^-At a merry party in
the etudlo apartment of Carter Blake,
in New York, Jerry Hermer, Prudence’e
daughter, meete Duane Allerton,
Wealthy Idler. He becomes slightly In
toxicated, and Jerry, resenting his as
sumption of familiarity, leaves the
party abruptly.
« CHAPTE^l II—The etory turna to
Jerry’s childhood and youth at her
home la Dee Moines. Only child of a
wealthy father, when she Is twenty she
feels the call of Art, and her parents,
with some misgivings, agree to her go
ing to New York to study.
CHAPTER III.—In New York Jerry
makes her home with a Mrs. Delaney
("Mlmi'*), an actress, who, with The
resa, a painter, occupies the house.
Jerry takes an Immediate liking to
Theresa, and the two become fast
friends.
CHAPTER IV—The friendship be
tween Jerry and Theresa, who Is ec-
sentrto but talented, grows. Jerry
poses for Theresa's masterpiece, "The
Ocean Rider." Allerton calls on Jerry.
The girl, recalling his conduct at the
studio party, refuses to see him. •
CHAPTER V.—At a hotel dinner
Jerry sees Duane and Is conscious of
his admiration but refuses to change
her attitude toward him. Jerry be-
comee convinced she has not the ability
to become an artist and offers her ex
pensive painting equipment to an al
most penniless girl student, (Ireta Val,
who cannot understand her generosity.
A painful scene results.
(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
CHAPTER VI
Jerry Adrift
For a long time Jerry stood, breath-
leas, bewildered, in the center of ber
room, a rigid, lovely figure in her
amasement, while Thereaa rolled on
the conch with choking laughter.
“D-dld you see whst—that creature
—did to me?" she gasped at last.
"Oh, Jerry I** cried Thereaa, strug
gling up to a sitting posture, wiping
her eyes with the sleeve of her paint-
stained smock. “Did I see It I—I can
see It now!” Thereaa flung herself
Joyously among the cushions again.
“The ingolent—lmpudent—”
“I’ll bet you never got one like that*
before." interrupted Theresa. “The
little spitfire! Were you ever slapped
before, Jerry?"
Jerry shook her head; she was still
•wed, still breathless with the unex
pectedness of It. "Never I I was
never deliberately hurt—by anybody—
in my life. P-Prudeoce doesn't do
■nch things.”
Theresa sobered suddenly. "It's a
shame," she said sympathetically.
"The poor kid! She was so happy
■he didn't know what—"
“Happy! Do you call that hnppl-
BeMt Well, If that's the way a genius
feelc happy, thank God I'm common
place. I'm glad the was happy 1 If
she had been a little peeved, she
would doubtless have killed me out
right!"
Jerry's eyes were flashing with re
sentment, her fine lips twitching.
Tears came Into her eyes.
“I—I thought she would be pleased,"
•he stammered. “I thought she would
like It.”
Theresa reached for her hand, ca
ressed it with unusual gentleness.
"Don’t take it that .way, Jerry, v ’ site
urged. "You don’t understand. Think
what a barren, bitter life the poor
little tramp leads. She was amazed
beyond reason, she couldn't believe
It—you were so bright and so Joyous—
of bourse she thought you were mak
ing fun. It was too good to be true.
These things don’t happen once in a
lifetime. She'll be sick about this,
jrou'll see. Why, she didn't know
what she was doing, she's an awfully
nice little thing—I—I hope you aren't
going to hold It against her, and—"
“Oh, she can have the stuff, If that’s
What you mean. But keep her out of
ay sight! I never want to see her
again I 1 hate her!"
Oh, eery well Theresa knew the
temper of Ihle Ufed . of human flint
with which they bed to 4eal. She
knew no kindly meesenger could
bridge the gap Greta had so dramat
ically created between herself and the
Who wished to help her—that she
w*«id accept of no second-hand boun-
itg after her stormy passion. No use
jte aetd a word of forglranae*, f 9 r
Orota would not believe.
4*1 no Theresa, knowing that Jerry
■oat reach ecroas the breach,
ever-increasing disregard for every gambling furiously Tor pennies, ferry
natural safeguard of health. waa very quiet, her hands like Ice; but
When she went up to the studio at the kept a steady eye upon her cards,
"ten o'clock one morning with tbo sad after two hours was s winner by
breakfast tray for Thereaa, she was 42 cents. She said she knew It was
surprised to find Mlznl there before playing a wicked poker to win nod
her. Mlmi aeldom Intruded and was leave, hot she had an appointment
trust U»e •ad' to Jerry's inherent
sweetness, and the two girts pet out
together, at once. In aeerch of Jerry's
spitfire. She did not answer their ring
at the Gtiller studios, adfl after per
sistent pressing on tho bptton one of
the artiste on the second floor looked
out from tbo window, and, recognls-'
fng Tbfresa, agreed to press bis buzzer
to gfvi them admittance.
'"We want Grata Val," said Theresa.
“Where tt: her room?"
“In the basement," be called cheer
fully. “And dark as the deuce, so
watch your step as you go down. The
door on the right, clear at the end."
Very gingerly they made their way,
hand In band, down the dark stairs,
and through the dark basement corri
dor to the door at the end, on the
right.
“Listen," Theresa whispered. "Didnt
I tell you?"
The sound of passionate, strangled
sobbing came out to them from behind
the door. Theresa knocked smartly,
but received no answer. She turned
the knob, hut the door was locked
from within. She pounded heavily,
Incessantly, and presently the stran
gled sobbing ceased, and Intense si
lence prevailed.
“Greta, come here and open this
door,” ordered Theresa.
“Go away," was the muffled re
joinder.
“Open the door, you little simple
ton," said Theresa. “Right away. It
Is Theresa Brady."
“Go away, I tell -yon!"
“Greta, you ought to be ashumed of
yourself! Now you come and open
this door ns fust as ever you can, or
I’ll bung it down!"
The sternness of her voice had its
effect at last. Greta shuffled across
the room and opened the door. A
pitiful flgurf, she stood before them,
her thin hair stringing about her face,
her cheap blouse twisted and pulled
awry,' her unlovely face swollen with
weeping and stained with tears. When
she realized that it was Jeqyy who
stood with Theresa in the dark hall
way, she cried out faintly and covered
her face with her hands. Thereea
stood hack, made way for Jerry. She
had done her part. She knew that Jerry
now could he given a free, loose rein.,
Jerry ran Into the dingy basement
room at nnre, and put both arms
about the wretched, cowering figure.
"Don’t cry," she said, “don’t cry. 1
don't mind a bit, honestly I don’t. We
all do silly things when we’re excited."
Sire pulled her softly, aeross the
room toward the cot, and sat beside
her, holding her In her arms, calling
her soft caresslve names, “silly little
goose," and “foolish child," while The
resa watched them soberly, her un
fathomable eyed not on Greta, who by
rights should have been the center of
the acene, but on Jerry'* tender, sorry
face. After a little, when Greta lay
quiet In her arm, except for an or-ca-
slonal racking shudder of her thin
shoulders, Jerry explained;
“You ree, I thought perhaps I could
paint a little npself, hut I can't really,
and I don't want to he bothered. But
it would be wicked to throw those
lovely things away, and when Theresa
told me about you 1 was so happy I
could hardly wait to get hold of you.
It was very stupid, the way 1 told
you. I do things so quickly, nil In a j
flash, on the spur of the moment, and i
I don’t wonder you thought I was I
crazy. But l really do not want the j
things, and It will make me so happy !
if you will Just take them off my
hands, you know."
Greta did not speak, but pressed her
thin, unlovely, fervent lips upon
Jerry’s fur-wrapped shoulder. A few
minutes later, when Greta waa
straightened and washed and brushed,
they returned, the three of them to
gether, to Jerry's room, and Joyously
carried down to the street the boxes,
the easel, the blocks of canvas. Jerry
called a taxi, and they drove away
to Greta’s room with her priceless
treasures-.
When Theresa and Jerry wera turn
ing at last to leave her alone with her I
riches, suddenly the power of speech
returned. She caught Jerry’s hand.
"Miss Harmer," she stammered, the
I words tripping each other up on her ;
eagee tongue, "the first picture I get I
] hung at the academy—you shall have !
it—for nothing!"
The air with which she said It waa
triumphant, and Jerry thanked' her
sweetly. But when they were on the
street alone she smiled about it.
Theresa turned upon her somberly.
I “Don’t laugh. It may he years from
now, but some day you’ll get that pic
ture. And one day, Jerry, you’ll be
proud and glad to remember you gave
the poor little fool her first chance.
You wait!"
The days passed slowly and Jerry
did not find an avenue for the active
expression of her personality she so
t# control tt-r* reason thsrs* for ber j "You are more beautiful tbax ever
effort But with Jerroid htmeeif la Jernr." >
such shrewd and successful dominance ‘Thank you." She did .not even
< hla own business, she saw no sneh flash beneath tho warmth oThU eyes,
occasion. And still aha believed that 8be would have returned to the
somewboro, somehow, she moat stMft*
pR s thing that would -command her
effort and hold her interest In tbo
meanwhile she devoted ber time to
catering sweetly to Thereto—Theresa,
who was working with a more conamn-
Ing passion than ever before, and with
table, but be retained her one Instant
longer. "Then you really prefer the
violent RusMan method to my mere
plebeian styler
"Yes* very much."
They abandoned bridge, then, and
played penny ante, the seven of them,
always curtly discouraged by Theresa
when she did. ^ ^
It .was Mlmi who spoke to Jerry
first “Come right In,*’ she said.
“We're having our dally battle, but—
you won’t mind." r~“
"Oh, please don't let me Interfere
with the war," said Jerry, laughing.
'Til run down and wait till the sign
ing of the treaty."
tt So, don’t go," said Theresa gloom
ily. “She may cut it short If you stay.
She’s bothering me frightfully.” |
t9 '
with Theresa at eleven, she -must
1 really go. fceontd also Insisted he had
an engagement uptown and* would
walk by Reilly’s alley with her on hla
way for a bus. . And they , went out
quickly, "the 'others barely pausing In
their play to say good-by, although
Duane’s ayes followed her to the doon-
She did not look back.
• • • • • • a
Theresa surprised her one morning
by asking abruptly :
“Whin are you going home, Jerryf
Jerry, do something with her," Jerry blnshed and marveled that she
pleaded Mlmi. “She’s a perfect fool, did so. She would have said she had
We’re invited—both of us—to Atlantic never thought of going home.
City for the week-end, all expenses i "I don’t know—perhaps not at all,"
paid and everything, and she won’t she said confusedly. * “I am not think-
even talk about It."
“I don’t want to go, and I can’t go,
and I won’t go. What Is there to say
about It?" Theresa disposed of the
subject bruskly.
"It would be lovely,” said Jerry.
“Perhaps it would do you* good, The
resa, you look so tired.”
Theresa said nothing.
ing of it—yet I’heresa, what do girls
do when—there is nothing to do—and
no reason for doing It?”
“God knows. I’ve often wondered,"
said Theresa tersely.
I She had tried to help Jerry come
intq her own. had offered countless
suggestions In that Impersonal way of
! hers which kept her Interest free from
“I’m getting sick of It,” said Mlmi •‘M Intrusiveness. But to every sug-
quite furiously. “I need a little com-1 gestlon Jerry had hut the one answer:
panlonshlp, I tell you. If you don’t
stop being so stingy and so piggish,
Theresa, III get married, and then—*
“Oh, good Lord! Again!" Theresa
burst Into scornful laughter. “Jerry,
witness this. I’ve stuck along here
through the last two husbands, but I’m
through. You get married again,
Mlmi, and I’m off. And that’s final.”
Mlmi laugher lightly. "Oh. you can’t
tell, I might have good luck anotner
time.”
“Not you. You don’t know how to
pick them."
"Oh, I think I’ll run on down—” In
terrupted Jerry In some confusion.
“You stay where you are,” said The
resa.
“Don’t go on my account," said
Mind. "I don’t mind Theresa. She’s
Just Jealous.”
“Jeajous! Not n hit of it. I’m Just
tired of supporting husbands, that’s
all."
“Well, the lust two were—a little—
nh—“ ~ '
"T should say they were. One stole
half the furniture to hock for booze,
and the other made love to everybody
In the house—Including me—so you
know he was crazy—and neither one
of them earned a cent during their—
their Incumbency, as you might say.
Well, suppose you go on down now,
Mlmi, you moke me wild.* I want to
work.”
“Isn’t she polite, Jerry? I don't see
how you can stand her. It makes me
furious. Just to look at her.”
Mlmi trailed out, In a fine hauteur,
and closed the door upon the two
girls.
“If you ever get mgrrled, Jerry,"
Theresa said, “don’t let Mlmi have
anything to do with picking him out.
Rhe has the rottenest luck with hus
bands."
Jerry professed her entire disincli
nation for a husband of any picking.
But her eyes were cloudy.
• *•••••
A few night* later ahe saw Duane
Allerton again. It was a studio din
ner at Almee Glorian’s. While the
other four of the little party played
bridge, Jerry and Leonid Koraev, one
of the new school of Russian actors,
with whom New York abounds, washed
and dried the dishes, and then turned
on the phonograph, and tagoed gayly
about the table In the center of the
room where the others were playing.
Leonid was obviously enchanted, Jerry
gay and not deterring. He held her
close in his arms, drawing her ardently
closer at frequent intervals. Jerry
laughed, thrust a bare white elbow
between them, crooking it Impudently
almost in his very face, holding him a
little away. Leonid kissed her arm.
Jerry was looking up, directly Into
his eves, teasing, laughing, as they
dancwl slowly about.
He shifted his arm suddenly, crush
ing her elbow away, holding her so
close “that she was obliged to tl|t back
her head to avoid his face touching
hers.
"I shall bite your chin If you do
that again," she warned him merrily.
That was when she saw Duane, who
hgd come iu quietly and was standing
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1925.
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have It yoar own
r , then," Jerry said at loot "I
r Pm fi weak-minded little donee,
M yon twlat; me around you*
m than. Let’s
ths wild little heathen, and
Z-* we think of her."
In regard to herself, she was an ordi
nary, midwestern girl, very charming,
very beautiful, but one who had not
been 'drawn upon the knees of the
gods. She could play nicely, sing very
sweetly, but could dd no more with
sauslc than amuse herself. Upon her
college work she could obtain a cor*
ttfleate for teaching school, but she
felt no such Inclination. She might
take a business course and become one
of the countless alert-eyed, trlm-dsd
kfliln— girls of the great city, girts
who stirred her warmest admiratioa
without cresting in ber t deatre to he*
come one of them. The grandear of
work, as work, did not impress her.
She required is motive.
If her fMhor hsd died
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Jerry
into hit great motor factory to
“But why, Theresa? . ..
For Jerry, still passionately In
search of a raison d’etre, saw no en
ticement In a hard manual work which
would wear her out mentally, phys
ically—for the sake of earning a few
dollars she did not need—depriving
some other girl who did need It of Just
that same amount. It seemed to Jerry
It,would be little more than a rob
bery.
Theresa watched her moodily during
those days, wondering what would
come of It, knowing that eventually
Jerry would go home. “When you go
home,” she would say—not “If,’’ and
Jerry always flushed and answered
stubbornly:
"But I do not know yet If I shall."
*•••»«»
| Theresa came to her door one night.
Jerry was Just ready to leave, going
uptown to a theater with Almee do
rian.
i “Theresa, you go to bed,” said Jerry
crossly. “You look so tired. I Just
wish my Prudence could get hold of
you for a few days. She’d make you
step around!"
“I step around too much as It Is,”
said Theresa, laughing faintly. “That’s
the trouble with me. But I am tired.
Jerry. I am really going to rest."
“I’ll believe that when I see It,"
jsald Jerry. “You’re flesh may ba
^tired, but It won’t rest.”
“You’ll see. one of these days. Jerry,
I have a present for you!"
Jerry whs girlishly excited. “A pres
ent for me. Theresa? Where Is It?
What—’’
“Leave your door unlocked. It will
he In your room when you come back.
I hope you are going to like It."
“Oh, Theresa, I know I shall love It
I ran t imagine what—oh, Theresa, I
hope—"
"You hope—what T’
* “Oh, I shall love anything you give
me. Theresa, you so seldom do things
’ like that. But I hope It is Just a,
little teeny scratch of yours—a splash
of paint on an Inch of canvas If no
more. I should love something of
yours. I’ve been wanting one so aw
fully much and—”
'“You’re very Inquisitive,” said The
resa. "But I shan't tell you a thing.
It will be here when you come back."
"I’ve a big notion not to go at all,"
declared Jerry. "I don’t care for ths
old show—I want to see my present."
“You go along.” Theresa tossed her
wrap from the chair across her ahonl-
' ders. She followed her out Into the
hall and leaned over the banister as
Jerry stood on the second step below,
smiling up at her. “Jerry, you wished
once that I might have been your sla
ter. Do you still?’’
"Yes, more than ever."
“I wish so, too,” Theresa acknowl
edged soberly. “But of epurae it
: couldn’t possibly be, not by any man
ner of means." She hesitated a little.
“The things that go into making a
Jerry, and those that go Into a The
resa — Oh, no, not by the wildest
stretch of Imagination." She laughed
a little, ruefully, and, leaning over,
kissed Jerry suddenly on the top of
her head. "Run along now, gad ha a
good girl.’’ »
(TO BE CONTINUED )
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to hear the argument Duane hurriedly
wound die phonograph and asked her
to dance. Jerry shook her heed.
"No, thanks. Not now. I’m ftfpd."
She even smfled a little, to deceive the
ethers In the room.
Duane turned hi* back upon them,
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forctog her to withdraw from them a
little and stand alone with hlin.
"Win you—after a little whea yeo
are restedr
She shook ber bead again, amiltof,
. A net looking at him. 1 fancy I shall
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