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Show ' _ tv , iIii iIiiI I ( SYNOPSIS - ! ha ia Ria Herrcndccn errcndccn Herrendcen , a vivacious little little'ad little'ad littlead 'ad ad ' ' been too teo young to feel icel the the1hat theThat thethat 1hat That came when her father Calher , Keith Keithieen KeithGen Keithilcen ieen ! Gen . , , lost his bls fortune A gentle . , gentle.tsive gentletsive slve stye soul oul , ho hI he ! la is now employed employedtbscure employedlbscure employedjbscure tbscure lbscure chemist chemistSan chemlstJn chemlstJ-n chemlstJ n - San Francisco , eager .eager . sal salary 1ry < als s wife wile , Maeda Magda Magdaadjust , fadjust ( adjust herself hersell to the chan change c She Shen SheDutiful n ) ' .uWul uWul . uuful woman , fond ot of pleasuremagnet pleasure magnet for men s attention attentionand attentionand attentionand [ [ and Victoria VJctorJa have been down atfer ater at ater er resort and Keith joins them themweek themweek themweek week end Magda leaves for a aparty aparty alarty fer ! party , , excusing excustng herself for be- be bet be . - t . "runaw runaw "runaway runaway " 1Y < " . The Herrendeens Herrendeensto } ) to their mall small email San Francisco Francisco'tent Franciscolent FranciscoTent 'tent tent lent ' . . Keith does not approve of ofr ofs offs r { s . mad loclal social life 1iIe and they quare'quently quarquently quar- quar quare quarquently - quently 'quently ' Magda receives flowersl flowersI JIOers flowers JIO\\ JIO \ ers I . wealthy man from trom Argentina ArgentinaIbe ArgentinaIshe ArgentinaIthc Ishe ! Ibe had met less than a weekISanners week wcek weekLniTannort LniTannort -ISanners ISanners - Uann rs arrives rrlup < a few frw hnnril hours hourslagda hoursMagda hnnrilXieda Xieda lagda Magda takes Victoria VJctorla to Nevada to toroman toroman roman " , oman friend who has bas a daughterCatherine daughter daughterCatherine Catherine CatheX'lne CatheXlne ' There she he tells bcrOing hergoing her bcr herSoint going Oing to get a divorce dJvorce VJctoria Victoria VictoriaI Victoriatin I , Soint ID In boarding school v/lth v lth with / her her1atherJne heraherine herIbatherlne 1atherJne : aherine Magda marrlei marrJc marries . Man Man- Manthey Man-id Man id - . if } they spend two years In to Argen Argen- ArgenTtetoria Argen-.Victoria Argen.Victoria Argen .Victoria Victoria - . Nlctorla . Ttetoria has studied In to Europef Europeeighteen Europe Europeeighteen f eighteen the she visits vJslts her ber mothcr mother mothcrlerdy motherlcerdy mother1'crdy mother1crdy lerdy lcerdy ' rents rcnts a beautiful beautiIul homet1J homet'ts home homela t1J t'ts tts ' la unhappy over Ferdy's Ferdys ' drink drink- drinkI dririk-1 dririk 1 - . attentions I.ttentions Ittentions I . to other . women v.omen vomen ttomen Viei VJeI Vict VJe Vic I t him h1m When her mother and step stepreturn stepreturn stepreturn return to South America , VictoriaC Victoriaf Victoriato Victoria f to go with them because of Fer Per- Per Perunwelcome Per-towelcome Per towelcome - . nwelcome unwelcome attentions to her herl herreturns her\ her herreturns l \ returns and tells Vie VJe Vic the she and andhave andhave andhave have $ , separated eparated : Meanwhile Meanv.h1le Meanvh1le . Keith Keithmamed Keithmarried Keithroamed mamed married Victoria Is 1s now a stu stu- stu stuurse stu-ure stu ure - - . urse $ Magda has fallen In love lovel1CUS loveucius lovauclus l1CUS ucius ! Farmer , a married marrJcd artist artisthe artistihe ihe he and Vie VJe Vic prepare for a trip tripfPe triprope triprope rope , . Ferdy Fcrdy takes a suite In Intel Inotel fPe | btel tel . The night before belore Magdaare Magdaare Magda & are to tall san sail , . Magda elopes withfarmer with withFanner farmer Fanner armer . . While nursing the ch.l1 chl1 chil ch.l1tDr chilfDr chlltDr . tDr fDr ( ( andMrs and : Mrs Keats Vie Vic meets meetsitntin meetsibnUn meetsiteun itntin ibnUn Hardlsty Hardisty , , a brilliant physi physimuch physimuch physlmuch much sought after by women womena a . widower with a crippled crJpplcd daughi daughd daugha daugh d a a tete a tete at the Keats home hometel homesees homeKS tel sees Vie Vic Sc\eral Sc eral Se\eral Se Seteral \ days later he heiber hebier heIher iber bier with other othcr guests gucsts to te spend spc.nd spcnd . a aad astd aOd ad std at his bls cabin1IAPTEE cabin cabinER . ii lAPTER 1IAPTEE ER V-Contmued V Contmued V-Continued Continued V - - Continued VContmued6 VContinued6 -6-- 6 - 6o'clock - 6o'clock - - < : o'clock oclock ' came , . . Six o'clockous o'clock oclock o'clockrous ' rous ous , huh ? " Quentm Quentin Hariked Har Harked Harked ked , looking lookmg upery upery up upry ery ry , " the girl gll"l glll " smiled snuled , flushat flush flusht at t all alP"hen alPhen ? " ! then , not nervous at all all"laughing alllaughing " ' " , laughmg laughing "But But " there 1Sg isg is 1S g ; fundamentallyd1sturbbemg fundamentallydisturbbeing fundamentally-d1sturb fundamentally d1sturb fundamentally-disturb disturb fundamentally - - disturbbeing bemg being shut up in a lone lonecabm lonecabin loneIn cabin cabm with a handsomescmatmg handsomescinating handsome handsomescmatmg scmatmg scinating man , " she re re.hun re'him rehim .hun hun hurL . ' . . hurLwhy n , why do you rub in that thatg thatg thatng g , handsome handsome'stuff handsomestuff handsome.stuff . ' stuff ? That's Thats That'stune That'stime That's1 Thats1 ' time tune . " ( econd , I think "Been Been " een Gen you , " the man InSISt InSISten insisten insisten . en you were nothing nothmg short , " there's theres ' only one word for forb.ful forWuL forifuL " " ? b.ful bful WuL . c you Seriously SCrlously , there thereany therei&ny thereiny any & ny real beauties beauhes , and theknown theknown the > known have bad had a vilecoming vile vilecoming coming back to first flrst prm- prm prin prmDr prm-'Dr prm 'Dr Dr - . ' Dr . Hardisty Hardlsty Hardesty said , , "don't dont "don'tout "don'tout "don'tlout dontlout " ' out the Uphams ; they'll theyll ' get getif getif getid if they dIdn't dIdnt didn't didnt ' , , I assure assureyou'd assureyou'd assureyou'd assureyoud you'd youd ' be as safe s:1fe s1fe : as my myr r . " rl 1 looked across at him hime , and brov/n brov n bro\'m bro 'm m brown \ ' / , and quite qwte se- se sethe sethe se setae - tae the soft fire and lamplIght lamplightiicart , eart cart gave an odd twist , a aplunge aplunge aiplunge plunge of o emotion emotlon . , Her HerIckened Herickened Herickened Ickened suddenly , and sheland she'and she sheand land 'and and ' and confused But she sheign sheign shelign ign of o it , and b before before fore eIther eitherr ; r host spoke again agam the Up Up-nved Up nved - . Ived rived , ina in a gay flurry ofand of at ! , and after that everything everythingoth oth th sailing sailingii sailingiifo sailingo sailingwomen fo o o women were relegated relegateduth relegateduth relegatedllth uth alcove , drew their curproceeded curproceeded cur- cur curproceeded - ; proceeded with their un un- un unnd un-ynd un ynd - . nd changmg changing to a lIvely lIvelyot livelyof livelyl of ot gossip Dora was go gone go- go gove - . ve ne a baba bab in six months ; new ew it but Chase , but they theymcndously theymendously theysmendously mcndously mendously excited VIC VICs'Inpathetic Vicsympathetic Vie/sympathetic Vie sympathetic / ( s'Inpathetic sInpathetic sympathetic ) ' enthusIasm enthusIasmere enthusiasmnere ere might be some ques- ques queser queser ques-er ques er - er heart and mind mmd as tobut to tobut but motherhood was allma all a11 alli allira i ira ra ma , I envy you " ' " rnbly rlbly ribly happy about it " his is fun , being bemg over hpre here hprend hererid h re | nd rid 3ust Just ourselves ! " e this shack We had ourn ourn our ourin in n here And isn't isnt ' he aVic a Vic Ie - listen - " Dorat Dora Dorayit yit t up " ' " Vie VIC said , deny deny- denypeachment deny-npeachment deny npeachment - . peachment before it was : > > it t listen , don't dont ' Sou ; } ou thmhg thinkg think thmh thinktog tog g ? ? " ? brdlsty rdisty ? ' ' Yes , I do " ' iked Iced ed you you9 ? " isn't isnt ' the slightest shghtest chancep chanceIt chance if It you continue to broad broad-F broad F - . romantic suspicions all allValley allValley allValleyl ! Valley ! " Vie VIC began . . Dora Doravoice Doravoice : voice to a whisperl whispersameThey whispersameThey whisper whisper.vcr l same-They same They - can't cant ' hear hearcr hearet , .vcr vcr -cr cr /et et . . - / s going " Dora saIdsame saidsame said saidsame same you'd youd ' ' be an awful aful a awfulmarry \/ful ful \ / fulr fulmarry ) r t couldt marry him if 1f sou you } au couldEl could couldVcr El Elcr Vcr cr marry anyone : an In } one , " Vic Vietng Vic1ng Vicing 1ng ing on a blue apron , "un un " til ' I'm Im ' foaming toamlDg at the mouth about abouthIm abouthim abouthim hIm And I'll Ill ' never : foam 1:0am 10am at the themouth themouth themouth mouth about anyone , tor for before I Ireach Ireach Ireach reach that point pomt , , ' I'll Ill ' take my lIttle lIttleI lIttlethroat littlethroat httlethroat throat indoors and cut it . So don't dont don'tworry don'tworry don'tworry dontworry ' I worry about me " ' " , Trimly TrurJy equipped eqU1pped , they went out outto outto outto to the kitchen , where the younger youngerdoctor youngerdoctor youngerdoctor doctor was mixing mlXlng something hq- hq hqaid liq liquid . - uid wd aid in a small pail pall , and the olderone older olderone olderone one busy with a salad . They all worked together , gettmg getting gettmgin gettingIn gettingin in each other's others ' way , gettmg gettlDg getting more moreand moreand moreand and more hungry as the clock's clocks clock'shands clock'shands clock'shands clockshands ' hands slipped sl1pped from half haI ! past six to toseven toseven toseven seven , from seven to eight . . The Theboy Theboy Theboy boy carried the steaks into wto the shed shedwhere , where they were to broil on a char char- charcoal charcoal charcoal - coal fire Victoria VictOrla sampled the salad saladon saladon saladon on a bit of cracker . "That That " , " she said firmly flrm1y , "is is " themost the themost themost most delicious salad I ever tastedl tasted ! " It was a long gind 1nd and delightful meal mealPresently mealPresently mealPresently Presently they carried their cups cupsto cupsto cupsto to the fire , and Mock Suey clearedaway cleared clearedaway clearedaway away the table , and still nobody nobodymade nobodymade nobodymade made a move to go to bed , and the thelogs thelogs thelogs logs burned on , and the level levelbranches levelbranches levelbranches branches of ot the redwoods sv swept sweptacross sweptacross . ept eptacross across the low root roof in the restless restlessWInd restlesswind restlesswind WInd of ot the spring night"You night mght night"You . "You You " girls gU'ls gUls ' going to freeze ? " "Believe Believe " me , we have our hot hot- hotwater hot-water hot water - . water bottles , " Dora said firmly firmly.Victoria firmlyVictoria . VictorIa , raising ralslDg her eyes ' with 'wIth a asleepy asleepy asleepy sleepy smile , met Quentm Quentin Hardls Hardis- Hardis Hardisty's Hardis-ty's Hardis ty's tys - - . ty's tys ' steady look , and was disturbedto dlSturbcdto dlSturbcd disturbed to feel herself herseU flushing . . But when whenshe whenshe whenshe she and Dora finally did drag them them- themselves themselves themselves - selves off to the raised platform platformwhere platformwhere platformwhere where their beds were w were re , , and had haddrawn haddrawn haddrawn drawn the canvas curtain curtalD agamst against agamstthe againstthe againstthe the warm sitting SlttlDg room and the fire fireshe , she was conscious of a sort of ofdanc10g ofdancing ofdancing danc10g dancing e excitement cltement in her vems veins vemsThIS veinsThis vemsThis ThIS was all such fun funi funiThere ! There . was v.as vas a rattle rv.ttle rvttle . at the curtain curtainrmgs curtainrings curtainrings rmgs rings Victoria put her head through throughthem throughthem throughthem them and found Quentm QuentlD Quentin Hardlsty Hardisty Hardlstystand10g Hardistystanding Hardistystanding stand10g standing close to her at fhe he e other othersIde otherside otherside othersideVictoria's sIde sIdeVictoria's Victoria's Victorias ' hair had been gathered gatheredto to the top of ot her head in a mass of ofcareless ofcareless ofcareless careless , tavTiy tav'l1Y tavl1Y tawny ' curls ; her young youngface youngface youngface face v.as vas was v . . as rosy from heroic wash10g washing wash10gwIth washingwith washingwith wIth scented soap , her eyes danced"Here danced"Here danced danced"Here "Here Here " are two extra-thmgs extra thmgs extra-things things extra - things , " the thedoctor thedoctor thedoctor doctor said a little confusedly confusedly"They're confusedlyTheyre . , "They're Theyre " ' stone hot water bottles ; some people like 'cm cm 'em em ' . Anyway Anywaythey'll Anywaytheyll , they'll theyll ' keep hot unt until morning " "Oh Oh " , God bless you , nusteri nuster mister ! " Vic Vic- Victoria Victoria . - toria torla said , the curtains curtalDs parting as asshe asshe asshe she put out her arms to show her herslIm herslim herslim slIm body in square , blue striped stripedpaJamas stripedpajamas stripedpajamas paJamas open at the soft young youngthroat youngthroat youngthroat youngthroat"You throat . throat"You "You You " look like IIhe a doll dolls ' " the mansaid man mansaId mansaid saId in lD a whisper . Victoria stood still , her throat sud sud- suddenly sud- sud suddenly suddenly - - denly thick Uuck . . She smiled at hun him hunconfusedly himconfusedly bunconfusedly confusedly . "You're Youre " ' lovely 1 ! " Quentm Quentin said sald He Helaid Helaid Helaid laid his hand on her arm . . "Good Good "Good- "Goodmght "Goodnight "Goodnight " - night mght ! ! " be he said , and somehow theT theI ther thef ther the the"And T I r f * cr ' (4if 4if ( r 1t1i ( 1 1u u g ' _ _ . ' p Y.M YM I "And And " Isn't Isnt ' He lie a Darhn Darling ? " familiar little word was not a fare fare- farewell farewell . - well It was everything everythmg qU1vermg quivering quiveringthrilling , thr thrilling lmg , amazing mazlOg , breith bre'1th bre1th breath ' takmg taking takmgHardly takingHardly takingHardly Hardly knowing knowmg what she did , car car- carried carried . - ried away from her moormgs moorings by an animpulse animpulse animpulse impulse thousands of at years older olderthan olderthan than she was , Victoria stooped a alittle alittle little from trom her higher positIOn position.rested positionrested . , rested her face fare fa e against agamst his tor for one onesecond onesecond onesecond second of madness and vertigo , and andbreathed andbreathed andbreathed breathed an answering answermg "Good- "Good Good "GoodnighU "Good-nightl "Good Good nightl " - . nighU night ! " But in the morning she forgot forgoteverythmg forgoteverything forgoteverything everythmg everything c\ccpt c ccpt e\.ccpt e.ccpt e .ccpt e \ ' . ecpt that a ncdcli new nc\ nc \ ! deli dcli dcli- dclicious delicious . - cious day had da dawned wncd and had hadbrought hadbrought hadbrought brought complete happiness happmcss with ItB itEveryone it itEveryone Everyone Beryone B\ B \ eryone was in wild spirits onthis on onthIs onthis thIs ringing mgmg singing spring sprmg morning"How morning"How morning morning"How "How How " about a walk9 walk ? " Quentm Quentin Quentinsaid QuentmsaId Qucntmsaid saId then The Uphams declmed declined declmedChase declinedChase declinedChase Chase was sleepy slecpy , , . and Dora bred tired bredBut tiredBut tiredBut But VI Victona Victoria dOl la , . , in m an old , short skU't skUt skirt skirta ' , a ahlte \ white \-hlte hlte ' - cap , an nn enveloping envcopmg ] borrowed borrowedsc.lh.r borrowedsweater borrowedsweater s\/c.lh.r sclh.r s c.lh.r clhr sweater \ / . . of Quentin's Quentins |