Show BYE RUES SYNOPSIS PART ONE CHAPTER I 1 at a merry party in the studio apartment of carter blake in now new york jerry harmer Prude Pru dences noea daughter meets duane Al allerton lorton wealthy idler lie he becomes slightly intoxicated and lorry jorry resenting his assumption of familiarity leaves the party abruptly CHAPTER it II the story turns to jerrys childhood and youth at her home in des moines only child of a j wealthy other father when sho Is twenty she feels eels the call of art and her parents with some come misgivings agree to her going to new york to study charise CHAri Sn III in newyork New York jerry makes her home with a mrs delaney mimi Ml ml an actress who with the i re freaa A a painter occupies the house jerry takes an immediate liking to theresa There aa and the two become fast fact friends CHAPTER IV the friendship be tween jerry and theresa who Is oc ec c centric atric but talented grows jerry poses for theresaa The mastora masterpiece alece the ocean rider allerton Al lorton calls on jerry the girl recalling hla his don tion duct at the studio party refuses to see him As sho she wai was tripping almost almost hap almost as in the days before the studio party of such sorry memories j down the stairs to her own room she was stopped by mimi a radiant vision in a filmy gown of silk and silver lace who held a cautioning linger finger acrons her lips to insure silence sh ill she whispered go quick and get dolled up you have a caller the best looking thing you ever saw in your life I 1 i she turned expressive eyes toward the ceiling to wavey the extent of her rapture 1 I took him in my room to give you a chanco chance to fuss up a little after messing about with theresa shall I 1 mako make home teat tea jerrys eyes were no lunger longer starry but cold as tee ice who la Is it sit bh hell hear you duane allerton the stunning est thing ive seen in years I 1 CHAPTER V jerry meeta a genius jerrys slender hand upon the flimsy banister of tho stairway grew suddenly tenae temse so that the blue veins stood out ost clearly upon the delicate whiteness of her skin will you tell mr allerton she id gently but with firmness that I 1 A 40 not care to see bee him I 1 bh for heavens hen vens begged atrol willell Il lell hear you ill tell him youre out ill give him a cup of tea if you dont mind to put him in a good humor and then but im not out and im not busy and im not engaged im just not interested jerrys was perfect tho the hallway narrow the transom open slie she went into tier her room it and nd closed close the door theresa in it similar circumstance would have slammed it burlous ly but jerry was not given to furious slam as a means of espre expression she closed it softly hilal aft t alone distracted and bewildered wil dered i i tier lier predicament throw threw out both jeweled hands bands in it remonstrative atrat stra lve tive anxious gesture now what can you do with a girl like that she walled waited the answer came from the farther doorway doorway where dutine allerton stood and laughed but ruefully not il lucli im afraid not especially keen eliout seeing me Is she with n visible effort mimi pulled herself together oge her dimpled used the long lashes to the best possible effect 1 rhes tired poor thing she said sympathetically you yon must excuse tier her silo she works so hard you know oh site she does I 1 I 1 understood that she did not work nt at till nil 1 I mean she er ashes tired anyhow and nervous silos shob frightfully nervous dont hold it against her bant I 1 give you a cup of tea 1 oh no thanks I 1 feel I 1 pollute tier her atmosphere any longer than Is necessary awfully good of yoi thanks very much lie iio went downstairs at once and let himself out into the narrow street and menn knocked on jerrys door opening it herself without waiting for nn an answer jerry she began plaintively 4 you have hurt tits tila feelings just terribly poor boy ond arid so good looking now positively not nice 6 go and cheer him up it if you like said jerry hes easily comforted ite ile walt wait I 1 mean you m might ight at least 1 itt have introduced me the liest best looking tiling thing 0 0 0 jerry learned afterward that he had gono t 1 rhoda tor for tier her address and daj later lie went to her again V ft sk li tier or to for him to re monserato mon strato with tier disagreeable from the middle west ile iio asked rhodri rhoda if terry jerry was n flirt dirt A flirt echoed rhoda vaguely good hen heavens vens I 1 dont know what ts is n flirt they used to say in college that she alio we was but they mount meant it nicely every ono one was crazy about tier her flints lown iowa you know A girl who is quite wickedly awful in the middle west seems like an angel from heaven when to Oreen greenwich dont as ask ic me 1110 about tier her I 1 dont know sties a lovely tiling thing and I 1 thlik think a lot of her 0 it did not remotely occur to jerry that she was unhappy instead she felt that silo was quite joyous carefree sho she took n great deal of pleas uro tire in doin doing things for theresa thereon ranking making tier comfortable theresa who cared as little for comfort as a honey beo bee for snow sho she scoured the market for tempting delicacies and became very proficient lelent in preparing them nice ly on tier little grill one day theresa asked if she would mind rummaging through a couple of old boxes for tier her in of a particular bit of tinsel she particularly needed for a costume jerry flushed with pleasure oil oh will you let effiel me may I 1 go through the drawers dialers and everything and fold things up ill be very quiet theresa laughed fit at her go as far ua as you like site blip said generously funny tiling thing about you jerry you never bother me most people nag me to sixes and sevens over nothing f fit at nil all mimi especially I 1 feel she Is coming when she aho starts up tip the last light flight of stairs and I 1 begin to see cross eyed right away you tire lire the nicest kid after that jerry took entire charge of theresaa The room moin and theresaa The belongings sorting out soiled bits of silk for tho the laundry things theresa had overlooked for months and washing out especially fine pieces with her own hands oh theresa site she said one day 1 I wish you were my sister oil good heavens heaven sill I 1 yes I 1 do I 1 had a little brother but lie lied died I 1 cannot remember him oil I 1 to do wish you ou were my bister then I 1 should be satisfied just to live on tills this way and take care of you and do little things for you I 1 should feel I 1 was as very important indeed you do paint such exquisite things theresa I 1 should bo be so proud of you id probably take till all the credit for everything you do and brag about the way I 1 brought brou glit you up jerry laughed gleefully at this pic turo of herself but theresa did not join tier merriment funny thing jerry but you ire are the first person in the world the first woman who ever wanted me tor for anything friend fro fee or fellow citizen I 1 think I 1 must be quite getting on in the world to have somebody craving me for anything I 1 feel quite stuck up about it she phe put tier her brushes down abruptly and went out of the room without apology and jerry with that now new wisdom of tiers which was only intuition and not the least understanding went on with the papers she was waa lulng and paid no attention when site ahe went nor when she came again 0 0 jerry went about a great deal sometimes with she was not fond of mimi but enjoyed tier her immensely she was waa a constant source of guy delight do with tier pretty vanities and boasted conquests where theresa was like a brooding pain to tier her sho she laughed tit at allme but in her heart she wept aloud over soul and body worn theresa thercsa duane allerton sent bent her flowers flo were rhoda in such a case would have tossed them from tier her window in holy scorn theresa would hove have crushed them to crumpled petals between her bare hands the thorns of them pric ing tier lier skin to rrt ri tuson jerry looked 11 at t atheni gave them to lo MIMI lie ile wrote to tier lier jerra read the notes and tore them up she never thought of returning thein in n him unopened although slie silo knew from whom t thy hul Y cattle came that would have been too dramatic too ton for or tier her the waste basket served tier her purpose well enough one afternoon she saw him she vita dancing ill at ton tea at the BlIt more with mini mind unil and two friends of tiers boys fresh from col college leke one was us infatuated with jerry and slie she in hod had set herself to tantalize him to the limit of her charm lit in the midst of tier her pretty coquetry site she looked up suddenly and saw dunne duane allerton at a table across from them sitting with a woman very lovely very verv sophisticated very young jerry thought at once would have redoubled tier her attentions to the young admirer to whet Aller tong tona interest to stir tits ills jealousy jerry could nol oo do that tills she hid did not iii it even think of it slie she yielded to the natural hush that swept over tier her ut tit seeing him and sat a subdued and softened figure with tle the others at tho the table she know knew tits ills eyes remained steadily on her face she know knew he marveled that slie site permitted tho the silly exaggeration of ahls ardent boys do and yet repulsed hla his own more finished advances jerry herself did not know why she did when they arose to go she turned and looked squarely in his diree direction tion she could have answered the call of hta his sober eyes gone softly to him touched his hand are you ready she said to allma drawing up tho the folds of tier her clon cloak k Us aa the amorous youth placed it about her shoulders duanes eyes followed them as they passed out jerry would not turn her head to look away avny from him pretend she did not see him she would have been ashamed of subterfuge looked at him frankly and did not know him jerry theres your friend whispered mimi ho he the best looking thing you ever saw she turned the effective lashes upon nara brightly and duane nodded to tier and smiled airry berry said nothing 0 0 0 0 on the following morning theresa went down to jerrys room before the usual time for the dally daily breakfast tray arny this was an occurrence of such infrequency that jerry could no a flutter of nattered flattered pleasure when she ehe appeared in the doorway but theresa even in tier lier most formal moments wasted no time in idle talk she came camo fora purpose and went at it with sturdy directness se see 4 here jerry I 1 thought of something lost last night sho she began briskly are you sure you want to give up studying art absolutely sure sure you wont change your mind after a little and begin again absolutely sure what ore are you going to do with the lessons you paid a whole term la in advance youl are you going to get your money back 1 I dont think I 1 can ill just have to let it go see here jerry you waste such an opportunity now poor old mcdowell needs the money he teaches for his bread and butter you know dut but if you stop atop so soon he be may feel he has to make a partial refund anyhow why dont you transfer the lessons to some one who would like them but cant afford them to whom tor for instance you have someone in mind you theresa admitted that she had that she had just thought of it tho the one she had in mind was greta val tin unprepossessing country girl who had appeared suddenly from somewhere and was earning a hard existence by serving as chambermaid at the old griller studios on ninth street jerry jeril had bad seen her once when she went to one of the studios with for tea and remembered her as a stiffly rigid young person with whom one would more likely associate scrub buckets and brooms than delicate paints and brushes urn um ashes ugly said theresa but that kids a genius all the same she knows nothing has never had bad a lesson in her life and jod only knows what she come came here for without friends without money oh you know how bow people are jerry they think if they canonry con only squeeze into the village just naturally absorb art with the air they breathe well she do so badly tor for ell all that the fellows are all good to her give her scraps of paint and canvas and tell her little things that help her greta val may be ugly she may be green but chos got it jerry and boll over some time you mark my words jerry crry was almost childishly pleased oh theresa get her quick I 1 she can have all my things the easel ease the paint everything get her right away wont you boat rii feel so much better when its all out of my sight and while theresa went out to the jerry with her buoyant enthusiasm set to we work pulling out boxes of paint and cr ayone cali canvases vases brushes and books that all should be in readiness for the girl who had this thing that jerry herself had not she bho came at once greta vol val and therm theresa took tier down to tem jorry tema a slim straight girl an aa she had vaguely remembered with thin unsmiling lips and wide unsmiling eyes jerry caught her hand band and drew her impulsively into the room are you greta vau val listen I 1 I 1 have bove paid for a term of lesson with craves mcdowell and I 1 dont want them I 1 dont want to study art but bat they are all paid for and it Is a shame to waste them so eo I 1 want you to take them in my place and look she ran mn quickly to the table and lung flung nn all inclusive hand over tho the boxes and jarp burp alle alleo d I 1 h 1 I 1 timo all these wags things canvases brushes paints just going to waste tor for I 1 cant use them I 1 want to get rid of them I 1 dont even like to have them about and my easel it nearly fell down on rne me tn in the tub last and might have killed roe me will you take it iti and usa it and and the lessons and everything are you malting making fun of nie me demanded greta val in a passionate throaty uty strangled voice oil no how can you think jerry laughed nervously how can yon think of such fluch a thing I 1 just juet want to get rid of it it takes up such euch a lot of room it makes me a nervous 0 arvous to hav it piled about and illow how dare you make tun fun of mul greta val lifted a sharp resent resentful ful I 1 how daro dare you make fun of met hand and struck jerry angrily across the face and then with a cyclonic burst of tears whirled about and ran from the room the door reverberating rever berating loudly in tier her tempestuous wake jerry stood ns as one petrified a slen blender hand upraised and motionless her face allowing deathly white except for the bulish ofed latler gretah areto a h band 44 d had lier her eyes were UTO wide biffi horror borror tier lips ported parted tn in mute lell krimont krin deri ont nent while theresa nung flung herself upon the couch and screamed with liel pleAs laughter CHAPTER VI jerry adrift for a long time jerry jerri stood blood breathless bewildered bett in the center of tier glicr room n rigid lovely floure in tier theresa rolled on tho the couch couchi with ith choking laughter l ald you ou soo see what unit that creature did to ino inc silo capped gapped tit ht lost last oil oh Jor jerry ryll I 1 cried theresa gling up tip to a sitting posture wiping her eyes with tho of tier paint stained smock did I 1 see I 1 cin can see bee it theresa flung lit joyously among the cushions again the insolent Iny Ita impudent 11 ill bet you never got one like that before interrupted theresa the tittle little spitfire I 1 were you ever slapped before jerry jerry shook tier lier head bend she was still awed still breathless with the anex of it niever never I 1 I 1 wa never deliberately hurt by anybody in my lit life P do such auch things theresa sobered suddenly its a phallic she bhe suld eld sympathetically the poor kedl she was so su she bho know what vital happy I 1 do you cull call that auppl noss I 1 |