Show MEMEL but A ugia raff 11 1 SYNOPSIS PART ONE tats lat l I at a birry party in the cudio apartment ap artmont of carter blake la it now low york jerry harmer Pruden prudencio Prud ancee ceo daughter meeta s duane larton albarton Al wealthy idar tiller meat he t 0 b beckma 0 carnall slightly in sweated anil and jerry resenting his as I 1 1 t 1 0 n 0 ot f familiarity leaves the party c abruptly lb ru p tl y CHAPTER II 11 the torr story turns to J jerys arys childhood and youth at her harne home in des de moines only child of a wealthy fabber when she ehe ll IA twenty she boiu UK the call of 0 art and her bor parents with some oro caree to her tro go to now tark to study CHAPTER ILL in now mow jerry ahw her home with ft a mrs delaney mimi an actris who with thorna a a pointer painter occupies the ho houa use lorry arry takes an immediate liking to thess and the two become fast friends CHAPTER IV the tha b between jorre and thereto theresa who la Is ec centric but bat talented grows jerry poses f for ra theresaa thore esaa a the rhe ocean nedr rider Al allerton lorton cults calls on jerry tta the girt girl recalling his conduct at the studio varty rousa refuses to sea aaa him charter R tat T V at a hotel hotal dinner jerry sete duano duane and aad la its conscious cone cloua ot of lilt his admiration but ret teea to change her attitude toward him jerry be comes cotow convinced she sh e ban baa not the th ability to beceda an artist and offers her expensive painting equi Went to an a almost I 1 penniless girl student greta val who cannot her bar A painful seena ro VI jorry jerry with theresaa The reea help lp gretis greta of at bw bar good to lo toot tons mad the th two birlis malto up at a cartr jerry jarry csala seen duane agg aai wll will not loot re hip hap theresa hits that jerry should so gb home and promises her a present arii VII brorn botn an of fernety feRy ety jerry la in shocked at hearing from rom mimi that theresa haa alta herself her she also aleo learna learn that ulal la Is mottier mother and ana la Is pained at the tha seeming frivolousness of its th older in the face ace of the tragedy tr gedy the tha present theresa had jerry proven to be her picture the tha ocean nider jerry la Is deeply moved after tho the funeral of list br friend she decides to go home PART TWO cliAr CHAPTER TrIn rat r I at honis hobie jerry la Is sn n welcomed by her lynli aar r jair parents she anvina their myrnia t athlea with the pathetic stories of ti T 6 and nd of oreta val ta mr II 11 to settle into t tn routine of f everyday life in her horae city jerry 0 la Is dissatisfied CH ArTEIl the tb sarn eness the emt of individuality in the tha houses in abe ch city how shocked jerrys artistic and given biven heran her an idea she determines to creato create a standard of beruty in house building borrowing money from her father jerrold afar mr mor to so do S o it and incidentally deter that tho the work shall be her c ref A utter letter from rhoda la faye lit lalor forms roa her that duane anone allerton has laut hi his fortune in wall street and la Is destitute in pity and sympathy ah she writes allerton Aller tom offering lne him a position in her fathers fathera automobile factory CHAPTER IV albarton Al larton applies to jerrys father for a position partly ex the situation which mr liar met tn in a measure mes sure understands ile he la Is rather favorably impressed with aller allar tom toll and after a brief interview tells him to go BO and see prudence CHAPTER VI jerry calls for help jerrold returned to ills home that night in sin nn unnaturally depressed and frame of mind why should lie lie dem of prudence in a stern voice oce ho he an dIled ill ii n lir oteRO illie chilt ni lis MR big us as himself hini self and who nho by tits ills on know knew noti nothing ting of fictor curs cars beyond tile steering wheel prudence with him it wits perfectly reprehensible on the pirt p of their arid site 1 rould nl nt Inin gire what things were coming to tn will tills this new nev generation gale herself on oil the edge of the biliti llull he was slin slinging ving followed lilita til title into the boorn they illey d together tind stood ila skIP ill lalni nt fit the lie dressing lable viciously jerked n I 1 frosli I 1 res I 1 tie into its tin ibi wnm youve nilson her he said in i that cleared of III 11 wili for lorry jerry nt al least kilell aunno might rest wn ills his shoulders f 1 1 I enow it prudence agreed meekly j MI an alwn sho she told tier her husband that I 1 ln dimind lie would bo be very tactful tini luit 1119 lit when jirry jerry ji rry came cama home so bilings might work themselves out conclusion without interference to lit 11 tient on lit ills part what do you mean ta tact ct she lie to iiii indeL t aku know what tact Is dont 1 iyo urIt it menns say nothing and box bex belleve boileve bileve everything you henr hear she blie explained sweep sweepings ingi v it means dont say a word to jerry about out the 3 young annn dont so 80 antle much h aa breathe his numo and it if mentions ile nylons him of her wn own leilo 11 c 8 says even ir if in know anos mailing it nil ill mal wd tar for word us as silo goes along jerrold rold who laid always found tier her counsel good consented to follow tho the dictates of tact is site she it in ills his dealing with jerry and so nil all during dinner llanier llin ier they talked with pas slon concentration of a thousand things that on this night interested thein not in tile least of jerrys and tier her struggles with labor problems of jerrolds Jerro lils business and Pru dences innocent pursuits of polities politics wars and religion but not one of the three a voice on the subject of duano Al allerton lorton after dinner they town down for n practice grime of oliree handed bridge but ahel prudence playing spades revoked twice in hot succession without it 11 yord word of protest front from tier her appo clients silo she put pill tier her curds cards on the table youre not paying attention she licensed them illow how can you expect to tench trip ine to play piny bridge unless you yon watch moa mo I 1 trumped hearts twice anti hero here I 1 have two hearts in my hand anti now nov I 1 dont know knon alint to do with with them jerry lau laughed glied pretend trumps anything Is fair if you cnn ann get away with it silo she said anti and then tier father the of prudence and tho the guld atice of anet turned on tier her in des aeration perot pe ration lon set sep here jerry ill stand for a lot ti tind li heaven eriven knows ive had to hut tit when it comes come to bringing a strange young man out liere here from new york and dumping liim him down on me without warning arid washing your hands of bilm in cold blood welt all you cant do it jerry stood up she looked tier her father straight in ili the face but her voice X I 1 I 1 K I 1 1 1 A jerry stood up looked tier her father straight in the face her voice was very gentle why v hy cant 17 12 was all she said k was very gentle Rii itle why cant IT 17 was bit all she said jerrold nt at prudence for ns as prudence was na patiently the superfluous hearts after nil what wt was there to say why site obviously she had and that hint was ais tho ohp end or of it the next morning jerrold called bialle into the ollice do you want a position lie asked still hopeful for tile the best oil absolutely I 1 came on purpose jerrold sighed but lie told him to hang about and put in the time ns as best ho he could to try not to got get iri in peoples way und nd if lie he accidentally came across anything ho he could do to feel perfectly rree free to do it ile he gave him curds cards to the best clubs offered him the ill use of it cur car nt at any time ile he wished it and told him to got get its is much fun out of life as lie ho could illow how ducts salary do you want biow illow much can I 1 get well ell I 1 I 1 could got get men quite capable of doing what youre going to do for ialeen dollars a week rind and glad 0 of f the chance jerrold said isaid sn knilling illing faintly nut but it lends a sort of tone to the establishment tu have your clothes anti your accent in our employ so sa ans twenty five and you might gracefully about in the lie showroom as a much us as you can ann you tire are sure to attract attention nt to the house if not to the motor duano duane thanked him blin and said he would try to ile bo worthy of so much trust lie ile said lie had find other clothes tar far more comment creating thun than those he was wearing and that tits ida entire wardrobe was hen henceforth deforth at tit the 0 d als Is dosal of the harmer motor and then tie ho laid serious and studied ailsa S n alic stubborn bicart b ot of berrr |