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SYNOPSIS *
PART ONE
CHAPTER I.—At ft merry party In
th« atudlo apartment of Carter Blake,
In New York, Jerry Harmer, Prudence’e
daughter, meeta Duane Allerton,
wealthy Idler, lie becomes slightly In
toxicated, and Jerry, resenting hts as
sumption of familiarity,-' leaves the
party abruptly.
CHAPTER II—The story turns to
Jerry’s childhood and youth at her
home In Des 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 HI.—In New York Jerry
makes her home with a Mrs. Delaney
("Mlml”), 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 eo-
eentrlo but talented, grows. Jerry
K ses for Theresa’s masterpiece, "The
ban Rider.” Allerton calls on Jerry.
The girl, recalling his conduct at the
atudlo party, refuses to see him.
CHAPTER At a hotel dinner
Jerry sees Duane and Is conscious of
his admiration but refuses to change
her attitude toward him. Jerry be
comes convinced she has not the ability
to become an artist and offers her ex
pensive painting equipment to an at-
who cannot understand her generosity.
A painful scene results. .
CHAPTER VI! —Returning from an
evening of gayety. Jerry Is shocked at
hearing from Mlm! that Theresa has
killed herself. Hlie also learns that
Mlm! is Theresas mother, and Is
pained at the seeming frivolousness of
the older woman in the face of the
tragedy The "present" Theresa had
promised Jerry proves to be her pic
ture, ’The Ocean Rider." Jerry le
deeply moved. After the funeral of
her friend the decide* to go home.
CHAPTER VI —Jerry, w ith Theresa e
help, convinces Greta of her good In-
ten tign a, and the two girls "make up"
At a party Jerry again sees Duane,
and will not recognise him Theresa
hints that Jerry should go home, and
promises bar a "present."
New York wllf wear what the '•Ponded with a frateful, unsmiling
plenaee—In New York," said ; Jerrold,
frowning with a great assumption of
disapproval, although hla eyes shone
with hla pride and pleasure In her
loveliness. "But if you ask me—
though nobody, did—I call that dress
a little—well, snappy for the old home
town." v
"It la teantlful,” said Prudence. “I
thought you did not like It, Jerry. Yon
."Any fool could see what’s In his
mind," Jerrold thought "The whole
town will be blitzing with It now."
When they went Into the ballroom
the orchestra was plnylog. They
found a pleasant place for-Prudence
PART TWO
CHAPTER I.—At horns Jarry is #n-
thuslastically welcomed by her ador-
lag parents She wins their sympa
thies with the pathetic etorles of Ths-
rssa and of Grata Val.
CHAPTER II—Unable to esttle Into
the routine of everyday life In hsr
horns city, Jesry Is dissatisfied
CHAPTER III —The "esmeness.' the
lack of Individuality In the houses In
the city, has shocked Jerry's artistic
instincts and given her an idea. She
determines to create a standard of
beauty In bouse building, borrowing
money from her father, Jerrold Har-
mer. to do It. and Incidentally deter
mining that the work shall ba her "ca-
rssr.” A letter from Uhoda l.a Kay*
Informs her that Duane Allerton has
lost his fortune tn Wall Street and la
practically destitute. In pity and sym
pathy she writes Allerton, offering him
a position In her father’s automobile
factory. *
CHAPTER IV.^-Allerton applies to
Jerry's father for a position, partly ex
plaining the situation, which Mr Har
mer, In a measure, understands He la
rather favorably Invircsaed with Aller
ton, and after a bilef interview tells
him to go and see "Prudence.”
CHAPTER V.—Mrs Harmer. under
standing much mote of the situation
than Al.’erton realise.*, akes nn In
stinctive nklng to tho young man.
CHAPTER VI—Mr. Harmer gives
Duane a position in his auto factory.
Jerry's business enterprise—ma king-
over ugly looking houses into tln’ngs
of beauty and selling them at a proft'.—
le not altogether a success, but she
perseveres. Despite her studied aloof
ness Allerton finds opportunity to as
sure Jerry of Jils love and bis deter-
aalngtlon to win her.
CHAPTER VII.—Jerry, with her
mother, goes to visit her aunts. Card?
and Lark, In a distant part of the stats
Jerrold Harmer Invites Allerton to stay
at the Harmer home while they are
away. Duane does so, and Jerrold
ggter Judging him closely, is willing
to accept him as a son-in-law.
CHAPTER VIII.—Jerry bogine tc
realise, and in a measure resent, the
popularity of Duane Allerton with the
younger set of Des Moines. The
Harmers are Invfted to the annual
Thanksgiving dinner dance at the club.
(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
. CHAPTER IX
j A Little for Remembrance
At a quarter to aeven Prudent*
tipped lightly on Jerry's door.
"111 be right down.” Jerry a volt*
from behind the closed door was very
low, a little atrained. She did not ask
her mother to come In, and Pradent*
made no such offer, but went directly
down and atood silently, anxiously bo
lide her husband In the lower hall and
•waited the coming of her daughter.
Jervy wore the flame-colored gown of
chiffon velvet, and as she stood above
them on the steps, smiling down at
them, involuntarily they exclaimed at
the fresh, bright revelation of her
Jarrold Carefully Placed the Great
Cloak About Hie Daughter'* Shoul
ders.
haven't worn it once since you came
home.”
Jerrold carefully placed (lie great
cloak about his daughter's shoulders.
"You have too much rouge on,” ho
objected.
"I know It" she assented. "But I
am a shocking color tonight In tho
nuturaj. 8o_ pale l om positively y>d-
low. Do you think perhaps I may he
getting thin-hlooded, mother? I never
uaed to hnik ho white."
"Perhaps you need u tonic,” Pru
dence aiiggestcd, though the knew in
her heart that Jerry needed no such
thing.
Jerrold carefully iiHaiMcd Prudence
anil Jerry Into the mr and sat tn tho
corner beside them, holding Jerry's
hand.
Jerry s llncer* were like Ice. But
there vh« nothing of drooping Hioiness
in her |M»He; rather with a strained
alortnos she reiuoineu si iIlly Upright,
her ejes hrtlliant, her elender chf*
tilted to an unwoatodly high degree.
They knew everyone at Ui« club
house. and aa they made their way to
ihe table reserved for them In a far
corner they were obliged to stop by
many chalra for a laughing word with
one and another. They saw Duane on
th» moment of their entrance. He
was at a latle with Irvin Wealherby
and his wife and Kdlth, the oldest of
hla three daughters. Happily, that
table wmh not directly on the aisle
they pas.eLl through. They lifted their
handa to Jerry ns she went by, nod
ding, laughing, and Jerry swept them
all In u quick, bright greeting, forming
the words, "I'll see you later,” with
her llpa as she passed.
Duane was amazed at the studied
perfection of her manner, the abso
lutely Impersonal friendliness of her
glance..
“Let me get someone to sit with us.”
Jervold suggested, as they reached
♦heir table. ‘Tin afraid we mny seem
dull. We should have made up a
party."
Jerry put a pleading hand on Ida
arm. “N6, father, please. I’d so much
rather he—Just hy ourselves."
"I don't want him to think you—we
—I don’t want anyone to think—any
thing."
Jerrold floundered for words. In his
partisanship of Jerry, he would have
no stranger, not Dunne Allerton nor
any other, have a chance to suspect
her of any loneliness or subject to any
slight.
Jerry smiled gratefully for his con
cern as slit slipped prettily Into her
chair. She shook her head.
"You certainly are n sweet old thing,
father. But I am not trying todmpresa
him. I don’t care to lualtt him Jealous,
1 don’t want to try nhy childish bluff
ing. I Just feel like having you and
mother. So why bother?”
For at least the thousandth time in
his life Jerrold told himself proudly
that Jerry was a little brick. Sha
looked about the great room with her
usual air of friendly Interest, nodded
to her friends here and there, chafted
a little with those near her, and dis
cussed the gowns, complexions and
coiffures of the other women with her
mother. She even made a brave pre
tense of eating her dinner as It was
placed before her. But when once In
a while her Angers touched her father’s
hand, the ley chill of them cut him
like a flash.
At first, in his loyalty to her, ht
would not even look across to ths
Weatherly table after that first greet
ing as they entered the room. But
finally, when he realised that Jerry
had herself perfectly In hand and
needed no anxiety of his, be turned
that way. Duane’s eyes, smoldering,
somber, wera fixed* upon her lovely
profile^ the cloddy blackness of her
dark hair, the creamy .whiteness of her
throat and the ahonlder half tamed 1 at heart they are children.
g -f-to sit, and Jerry danced With her
father. Then abr danced with young
Doctor Morse, and then with Newton
Mucklin, each time returning to her
place beside her mother. It was after
the third dance, when Duane had' per
formed hla duty as guest to his hostess
and to Edith and had sat out a stupid
dance with old Mr. Weatherby, that
he excused himself with stumbling
words, and with stubborn determina
tion, with trepidation in hla heart, he
turned his steps toward 'Jerry.
They saw him coming. Jerrold’a
pleasant smile froze upon his features,
and he toyed nervously with the nar
row chain at his watch. Prudence
held her breath. Only Jerry kept np
her light, bright chatter, although her
fingers shook. Duane continued dog
gedly toward her, hla eyes upon ths
cloudy blackness of her hair.
Jerrold spoke quickly as he drew
near, bolding out his band. Uls voles
was very friendly.
"Oh, hello, Duane. How do you Ilka
the Middle West at Us very wicked
est?"
•Oh very much, sir, thank you."
Duane clung to his hand like a man
drowning, but Jerrold passed him on,
perforce, to Prudence.
"You’ve met my wife, I know—"
"Oh, yes, Mrs. Harmer. But It seems
a very long time. It ,1a very good to
see you again."
Prudence lifted her han<T, lifted both
hands, greeted him, with a warm,
alnloat foolish effusiveness, but she
could not postpone the inevitable. He
looked teyond her to Jerry.
"0—good evening,” he said lamely,
and his eyes were riveted to the
haughty lift of her chin.
Jerry smiled. Mindful of the eye*
of the friendly, always interested home
town, she lifted u slender, Ice-cold
hand and dropped it for a moment In
hla. She caught her breath at the sud
den contact If he retained It If he
drew It wannlv Into bis, caressed It
as he had done In the studio that un
forgotten and unforgettable night, aha
knew ihe could not withstand the
tenderness of his touch. Duane held
It barely a second longer than la al
lowed by a strict convention, and re
leased It slowly.
"W—will you sit down?" she of
fered generously, In gratitude for bis
relinquishment
The way he dropped Into a chair
beside her gave somehow the Impres
sion of a ship tossed in u stormy sea,
suddenly and surprisingly finding that
its anchor held.
There was an awkward Interval.
"Will you dance, Mrs. Harmer7"
Prudence atood up at once ’ "I d
love to/’ she declared, quite as If she
meant It*
Then Jerry laughed. She touched
her hand to Duane’s arm. "I*et me
warn you! Mother cannot dance. She
le likely to do perfectly territde things
on the floor. Father and I have been
teaching her to dance for twenty
years, and she can’t do It yet! She’s
only trying to he polite to you."
"Oh, Jerry," protested Prudence,
blushing. ’’Sometimes 1 am sure I get
along qulle nicely." _
"I uni not a hlt^alarmed," Dunne
assured her. And then to Jerry, very
pleadingly, ‘Tleuse wait."
Prudence was In n Wt-sperate quan
dary. She so wanted to be pleasant
to the poor toy, but when she talked
she always lost the step. She danced
conscientiously half-way around the
room, before she s|>oke. .
‘4 am so glad to see you again, Mr.
Allerton. I—I wish things were a
little different. I know- we should be
very good friends—If we hud a
chance."
"Would you mind—I suppose you
would rather not call me—Duane,” he
said hopefully yet diffidently.
"I’d love to. It is a nice name,
Isn’t It? An<l Jerrold and I always
speak of you as Duane—when -we are
alone.”
Dunue smiled a little ruefully a at
that. "Your husband is wonderful to
me,” he said. "I never met anyone
like him before. He--he Is Just fine."
"Yes, Isn’t he? I knew- you would
like hint."
Duane patiently helped her back
Into the rhythm, and when they were
dancing smoothly again, unable to re
sist .his great desire to talk of Jerry,
he "aid:
"She Is so beautiful, Isn’t she? She
seems lovelier every time 1 see her.”
"Yes, she Is a beautiful girl. Every
one says sb." *-
"She always seems no—well poised—
•o sophisticated. She Is always sure
of herself, never perturbed. Sophis
ticated, that la the word for It TJuU
was whst deceived me about her at
first." , „
"Yes, she looks sophisticated, but
really she Is the most innocent and
artless thing imaginable. You’d be
surprised." .
"I don’t think the others are like
Jerry, though—such an air of assure
•ace, and snch artless Innocence te-
neeth It"
"Why, Duane, I’ve heard those girls,
Jerry and her friends, say things to
each other, discuss things, that hon
estly I should not dream of nsylag to
one jef my sisters—even to Jerrold I
they don’t know whet they're talking
about I tell you. They think It’s smart
to appear sophisticated and blase—
Oh,
When they returned to Jerrold and
Jerry, who werf watting for them,
Prudence said brightly: -
"Now, yon see, Jerry, 1 did Very
well, after all I 1 was only out of step
a time , or two, wasn't-1, Dus—Mr.
Allerton? And %re talked all the time,
and you know usually I can’t talk
when I’m dancing. I think I may learn
after all—In time, ,, .
Others came up, Joined the Httle
group, chatted a while and drifted on.
When the music began atfaln Duane
turned to Jerry. ^
“W—will you dance?"
"Yes,” she answered briefly.
Jerry and Duane had danced the full
length of the room without a word
between them.
"Jerry,”, be said at last, very softly,
"1 realize, of course, that you wore
thlft gown iqostly In defiance, but I
hope It was Just a little bit for remem
brance too."* 7 -
"Mr.'Allerton, please—’’
"Jerry 1 Was it a UttlO for remem-
trance T*
"Mr. ^Allerton, I ask you to help
me. ’ I am trying so hard to let things
go off—nicely—so no one will suspect
—anything. Don’t make It harder for
me than It is already."
"But, Jerry, If you would only let
me talk to you—Just once—let me tell
you—let me explain—”
"There Isn't a thing In the world to
tell me, a thing In the world, to ex
plain. T* understand you perfectly—
now. And I am not such a fool as to
think you don’t understand me as well.
I know you do." And then she added
Utterly, "With the experience you’ve
had."
His eyes contracted sharply at the
cruelty of her words “You didn't need
to turn the knife, Jerry. The first cut
was sharp enough."
Again they danced In silence.
I "Jerry, I love you. Doesn’t that
make any difference?”
“No. If you love me—it does not
make any difference."
* After a long Interval he said, very
•oftly: "Jerry, tell me, when you are
with me—like this—doesn’t It make
you think a little bit—of that night in
the studio? You were so sweet, Jerry.
You were the loveliest thing I ever
■aw. 1 shall never forget the~feeilng
1 had when you first looked up at me—
the flame-colored gown—your cloudy
black hair—and, most of all, that
brave, glad brightness in your eyis.
Oh, Jerry. U was a wonderful night—
you. can’t deny that—It was a beau-
! tlful night—you can’t—"
"Don't do that!" Jerry's voice was
very low. very Intense. "Dqn'tl I am
trying—so hard—to let things go—
When you talk to me—like that—Tva
Just got to he insulting to you to—
keep—’’
"To keep from loving me, Jerry," he
finished, when her voice faltered.
Jerry lifted her misty blue e\es un
der the shadowing fringe of thi dark
lashes, looked at him, directly, very
frankly, and answered lurprisipglyt
“Yes."
“Oh, Jerry,” he pleaded. “You Ifvn
me already. You can't put me off say
longer, you—" "
A slight, almost imperceptible move
ment, and Jerry was free of hls arm.
She called softly acroas to Newton
Macklln, standing near them:
“Oh, Newton, we have been looking
everywhere for you." When he had
Joined them she slipped her fingers In
hls arm. She looked at Duane with
Iceecold eyes, and smiled, with !<*-
cold Ups. "It waa a wonderful dance,
Mr. Allerton. Will you tell mother
I am going with Newton to find Rae
Forsythe, and that 1 Hiall stay with
the girls for a while? Thank you ao
much." * *
Duane merely tfbwed, said nothing,
and turned away,.
"Newton,” Jerry whispered faintly,
"I feel sick. Will you take me home?
Mother la having such n niee time I
don’t want to bother her. Will you
take me home, and then come beck
and tell her later onf’
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