Show WHEN P A GIRL LOVES LOVE fOR I I VI ii THIS HAS n Jerry Kay Hay a a. introduces Fats Fat b ho he Al AI ster Ca when to wealthy airplane Into the tho camp she Bhe Is crashes Ms lila Her lIer with her helt roommate Myrtle sharing Harvey to his pilot Dan Pan heart responds beauty uty and ml he her r Is by but Aleste r upon her A letter showers attentions poverty ami revealing from her mother Illness strengthens Jerrys Jerry's determination wealth to marry many for the gown new Unable Una-ble to buy 41 a. Alester ha has hag Invited her heT to Jerry Jeary party one from tram temptation to take Is to the tho It back next to slip the store Intending Leontine I Le- Le e- e morning At At the party who is Infatuated with Alester Aleater Baudy Baud ruined the tile dress being is responsible or or to Jerry Jerrry is in a a. panic panie Janie She confesses who discharges he her She the manager manage one surprised and is seeks another job he her r. r He lie calls on when n Dan evening tells him love IB Is a proposes and he he delusion and that she intends to marry to after ater trying for tor money lIe He leaves her warn Alester phones that he has a ft surprise little summer sum om- ommer to the and takes lie her for he her r he has a s servant vant spread me mer r camp wh where e and a a a. feat feast He lIe gives elves her hr orchids littie box CHAPTER Jerry leaned d forward a and asid d sta stared e with bate br th 3 h at at i the tho ring Alester h had disclosed She had never neverseen neverseen neverseen seen anything more more beautiful 1 ItI It emerald set In a was a square-cut square I band of carved jade jade green green jade Th The clear deep color of ot the stone stone- seemed even richer and darker In contrast with the tho de delicate opaqueness opaqueness opaqueness opaque opaque- ness of the setting To match your your our eyes AI Alester ester said holding it out to her on the tho palm of his hand Only your eyes eyes' are more beautiful Jerry with their golden lights that set my heart on fire Jerrys Jerry's fingers trembled as she ehe took the tile ring She Sho had been called caned yellow-eyed yellow green-eyed green eyed cat but never golden eyed d or emerald- emerald eyed She could not help thrilling to flattery so different from froni any she had ever received before Let me rae put it on with a wish Alester ster said coming round the table to her ler Jerry lifted her left leH hand a little ashamed that it had browned so during her vacation Alester seemed to find it satisfactory satisfactory tory for he raised it palm upward to ills his lips After a a lingering caress he lowered lowered lowered low low- ered it and picked up the tIle ring that Jerry had laid on the table If my wish comes true he said slipping sUpping it over her third finger get a bracelet to match It the jeweler is holding it until until I 1 know if you love e me me Jerry His words begun softly had risen in a swift crescendo until he reached dramatic utterance He seemed to be bo carried away oy bY y his own emotion for he swept Jerry Into his arms and crushed d her to him while he covered h her with kisses C C C She did not resist She felt as if she belonged to him A pang of dismay came to h her r with the realization realization reali reali- that his embrace left her cold But she he would not let her reaction tio lion tion 1 influence her Older wiser people had said th that t love comes after marriage Such fleeting joy joyas joyas as she had known In Dans Dan's arms was no more to be thought of as the foundation for a lasting marriage marriage marriage mar mar- than a rainbow as a guide to a ship or a fleecy white elo cloud cloudas d das as a roof root for your home Some such suc-h thoughts were Jerry Jerry's but she did not put them mt Int into words not eV even n to herself It wa not necessary All her adolescent thinking culminated at this moment moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment in a severe discipline of her soul that did not require words Jerry had come to the point where nothing but a love jove so great that it would completely overwhelm her could eradicate the effects of the falla fallacies ies she had had taken to herself her her- ler- ler self as truths Such a love she would not succumb to without a struggle Dan Harveys Harvey's image was was was' thrust resolutely out of her mind Jerry wont won't you ou kiss me wont won't you say you love me Alester was pleading Jerry stirred in an effort eUort to move and he relaxed his embrace Jerry we will be so happy he went on when she did not speak You will have everything you want Ill I'll put you where you be belong belong be- be long in a charming little apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment with nothing to do all day but think of or me Jerry dont don't hate me inc because I cant can't offer marriage to you Wed We'd be wretched trying to stand out against my family this wa way we can be toe happy without the whole looking on waiting waitIng waitIng wait- wait Ing for us isa to go on the rocks C C C nocks flocks The word came through th the fog in Jerrys Jerry's mind with an Impact impact im im- Im- Im pact that was almost of physical force Had he dashed her violently against a stone wall he could not have wounded her her lers more ore She felt bruised and battered Words came to toiler er now nov a yen veri table torrent of words but even as she parted to utter them thein Alester kissed her again He was fighting for fOl time for or time in which Jerry might from the shock ho he knew she had suffered When he ho lifted his liis face she was I white and still with horror Words Word I seemed to her suddenly usel useless ss f fu fuI fu- fu u tile things with which to attempt atte to flay as she wanted to flay this this' man who h had d so Sa cruelly led her Into a degrading position Ho IIo had known sll sh she was was' was not not to be bought this way waY that that she was not even even a cheap little le gold gold gold digger there was no excuse for him With th the strength h b born rn of I a fur K fury that followed lose close on her momentary momen- momen tary helplessness she sha flung l herself out of Alester's arms and staggered I swinging ham ham- ham barn bac back against the mock he cried Jerry face Her lIer She did not answer and Alester saw burled hurled in a cushion soundless soundless soundless sound sound- was convulsed with that she put He came ov over r and add less hands sobs sobS' on her should shoulders S. S but she his Instantly jerked upright anc and shook off bf them she trust you I a fool to I 1 was streaming down her said tears checks she smiled in self 1 have hav said that to of girls A lot she fellows like you I 1 suppose add added d. d Alester dropped down on theli the to li hammock beside her and tried take her iser hands when she made an No he said No listen lieten listen lis lie to Youve got effort to get up seeing Youre You're Jerry Jorry ten to me side of this thing and only your me unfairly irly And after despising this something just said rOU all aU you that wag out ot here evening on the way to believe led me Ive denied I 1 didn't Jerry right never given you any You spoke of the advantage my ho he interrupted wealth gives you I 1 thought perhaps you understood its responsibilities also Dear dont don't you see that the obstacles to a marriage mar mar- i between en us are arc insurmountable able And yet I 1 cant can't live without y you yau Jerry Ill Ill I'll devote devote my life to making you happy Why make such a fuss about a simple little ceremony What are might the few words a minister speak compared compari to the adoration and luxury I I 1 can give you your Ho stopped for breath and Jerry snatched h her r hands bands away from him C C C Why do you talk to rae me like that she cried You know I 1 wont won't listen en to you But since youve you've said so much let me tell you OU that a girl doesn't need to be a million years old to know what those thos few words you think so 50 little of mean to her Alester essayed a smile What a charming little little- sophisticate sophist sophist- cate you are he taunted her But if you know so much about life surely you know what a hell of a amess amesS amess mess some girls get get themselves into just through those few words Yes Jerry agreed I lOr know lenow Ive I've told you I 1 know That's why hy hyIm Im I'm not going to marry a poor man marl Oh you might as well wen know It she hurried on stung by his smile Td ld marry you if you ou asked me even now and Im I'm sure sura I 1 hate you ou But its it's a a. lot easier casier to tobe tobe tobe be unhappy with money than without without without with with- out it and no ones one's happy anyway I she stopped because her chin quivered alarmingly Youre adorable when you cry Alester assured her So few girls are Do you ou go around making makin them cry cY just to find that Jerry JerrY asked him caustically No just to kiss their tears away he answered and again Jerry found herself imprisoned in his arms This time she resisted And her resistance fired Alester to greater desire Real eal fear tear came to Jerry then Al Alester ster became deaf to her pleas abandoned himself utterly to primeval prime prime- val instincts She sought desperately desper desper- frantically to free herself herselt Breath reath was was too precious to waste in calling for help help no no on one was wi within hin hearing distance even if screamed at th the top of or her hershe voW volt she knew but she would try soon as a last resort before resort before 1 h hy strength failed her entirely C C C C She heard it before Alester Alaster did coming from down near the theand be bea b band and growing louder as it the house It was a cheerful tIe tic the tune tunc a vagabonds vagabond's d deviT Vif I may may- may bare care re air AI Jerry turned limp a dead we weIn in Alester's arms In the that accompanied Jis surprise ft too heard the intruders intruder's gay little tune And he reco recognized the thc wb tier He shook Jerry vigorously opened her eyes Come out of or it Jerr Jerry pleaded m She half raised her hand to brus bru away the hair that had fallen i ithem Ink them but it dropped back upon the hammock Alester left leethe j jand and dashed into the tho house to se seeR li Marsh had left anything In fri th the thc cocktail shaker J When he came camo back the em cm T shaker in his hand Jerry was siC elf sifting ting Ung erect Alester glanced ari aid down the path to the be bei beach H Ho He could see someone coming jy uj Jerrys Jerry's line of ot vision was r rby by the table He wondered If sS knew there there- was someone abo about about- t ti i if shed she'd heard the whistle 41 M Quickly he lie picked up UI a alas gla o water and took it over to her Jerr Jerr- sipped it thankfully Her was dry from gasping for breath breatt Fix your Jour hair hail and powder Y ir nose Alester Alaster said to her tj a a. falsely cheerful note wg W going to have unexpected company To be continued m |