Show BYE THEL HUES T wa tk aielt SYNOPSIS PART ONE cil I 1 at a warr blurry Y party in th the 0 8 studio t kllc E pertinent t parti nent it af carter make lunko 1 in N new w 0 r lc jerry Piu Pru dences daughter Allo allerton Al lorton Acin wealthy idler idler lie ire acome bc bi ome slightly intoxicated and jerry n neneng hu hie assumption of familiarity liy leaves leavea tho the party abruptly chapton II 11 th ohp wry tur curua turua to jerrys childhood and youth lit at her bar home in ufa des only child of a I 1 w wealthy althy fath father e r when alii iti u twenty she freis feels tile the call of art tuia and her parents with some misgiving ki to her going to now york to study atud ill III in now york jerry tl makes a lies tier lier home with a a ara Oela tiey Ml ml an actress who with theresa res I 1 a painter occupies tho houes jerry takes an immediato liking to theresa Thore aa and the two become fast friends IV the friendship between jerry and theresa Tue roga who Is so oc centric but talented talen td gr grows woj jerry po poses s es for There therenia Th ereBia sits the cc doean can rider Al lorton calls on jerry the girl recalling Us hlo nguot i at the studio party refuses to see him V at a hotel dinner je jerry try aspea os duano duane aad I 1 li 4 of his admiration I 1 ration but reft lison to geange her att attitude t ud t toward a ward kini him jerry jarry bb cam chomoa comoa t convinced 0 she has not tho the ability to beco become a an artist and hor bar expensive painting equips nut tit to an almost penniless girl stud student tnt grota val who cannot understand her gede generosity rosity A painful scene results CHAPTER VT VI jorry jerry with tharesa Thare Tharo sets aa help convinces greta grata ol of her good f intentions tent ions and tho the two girls make up at a party jorry jerry again sees duac du aa and will not recognize hlin theresa lh eresa hints that jerry should KO go home and promises liar her a present CHAPTER VII returning from an evening of gayety gaiety jerry Is at hearing from that theresa has it tiled killed herself she also alao learns that f Is theresaa The rosas mother and Is lint P pained a ne d at tho the seeming frivolousness of t the he older woman in tho the face of tho alo tragedy the present theresa had promised ased jerry proves to tb be liar her picture tits tho ocean rider nider jerry la Is deeply moved moed after the funeral of her friend she decides to go home PART TWO I 1 at homo home jerry to Is wi em welcomed welco mod by liar her adoring parents she wins their sympathies with the pathetic stories of theresa and of greta val CHAPTER IT II unable to settle into th the a to routine tine of everyday evor life in hot hor h homo oln city jerry ly ia dissatisfied CHAPTER ill III the BAin saino oness noss the th laok lack of individuality in tho the housoe la in the city ity has shocked jerrys artist art litlo lo instincts and div it n hor her an idea she sh determines es to croato create a standard of beauty in n houam lou 0 a borrowing money from her father jerrold liar biar rapt mpr to do it and incidentally detor dater mining that the work vork shall be b hot bar cs creer A letter from rhoda khoda ia rays fay informs her that Allert Al lerlon bu has ha lost tits his fortune in wall street and 1 practically in pity and sympathy she writes allerton All irton offering him EL a position in her fa fathers chers automobile factory actori CHAP TIn IV allerton Al lerlon applies to jerryc rather fil lur tor a position partly oz ex pla ining the which mr naf met in a mercure moa mer hure mure understands ile ha is i rather favorably impressed with ailor ton and after a brief interview talle him to go and see Prudo Pro denoo noo CHAPTER V mrs IT armer armar andr standing nt much moti of the he a situation tupi tion than allerton realizes takes an in liking to the young man inan VI W sir mr hardier glea gives a B position ln in his alg auto f factory artys busl business ness enterprise milta mil tj vor ugly looking houses hoinka into things b bialt auty and filing them at a profit not altogether a suc casi but slip she severs despite br bar studied aloof sAl s allerton hallerton lerton nna finds opportunity to a asi jerry of his lil and tits ills da dater t a r t tion to lizt tier or cpr aprie 1 11 VII jorry with liar her e ir r goes to visit hr h hi r aunts clarol carol ark in a distant parl odthe of the state d hornier in incites it es allerton to stay sta Hii nr irnie while they are im I ine does so and jerrold nt him closely clont ly la Is willing t him as a son in law 11 it II VIII V Jerry begins to nt nd ln in a ni mo acure resent the y of f dutine duane alerton allt arton with the set of des moines the are invited to the annual ang ving din dinner net dance nt at the club kit IX at the bonce duane opportunity of nf telling jerry and ts tier her to overlook ar t r in nen ne york site sho to ro his big explanations or hin i ept n ut of love illel lili 1 for ills con t 0 hill hll plied ped firetti tily lY into her shook hur lit lepni 11 tily ure nrc i 1 act old thins thing ihor bilut I 1 nm atit not I 1 in r ing to impress lat him jea loiiS mm I 1 t enre re tj t childish bluff w t 1 t ry y llev I 1 idon do i feel hil ag ing housand and in inga g gJ ii h lioi la 11 V ht hot r m mot of time in anath 1111 for lit fit I 1 it t it all toll il proudly H hi s bif if I ii aft a lattio brick site ahe ol 01 halb A t rom with tier her looked HM 1110 lB gr terest nodded f driendl W Ili bui tit r batted here 1 I there lre friends fr ns to her her find and ds te avith ll alle le and 1 p eowna f tho lir other women with her i le de a bra bravo 0 gro pt rf ilaug in her r dinner it ii it 11 was 1 v if e f ro her in r but when k lien once in 11 mille liti let fingers I 1 touched tier hiir fathers liand hall tle the ivy it i hill chill or of them cut liliu like it at fart fl rt lit in ills loyalty to tier her lip lie would nut not carn look across to the table after that first greeting is as they entered tile room hut but fin tilly when lie in realized that jerry had herself perfectly in hand and needed no anxiety of tits his lie lia turned that wui way Du duanes alies eyes ces somber were fixed upon her lovely profile the cloudy cloud blackness of liar her dark hair the creamy whiteness of liar her throat tin out and ill tilt half turned from him jerrold could not withhold a friend ly lii sympathetic hinl 1 and duana responded with a grateful unsmiling no nod any an fool could soo see chats in tits ills mind jerrold thought tile whole ton will 10 a buzzing with it now when taley tho went into tho the ballroom ill alie orchestra was playing placing they alie found it pleasant place for prudence to sit and jerry lanced danced with lier liar fattier father then she danced at with 11 young oung boet doctor or morse morie and then lien with newton macklin each time it turning returning to her hei place beside lier liar mother it avas aa after tile third dune dunce when lian dunne duane had per formed lily ills bilty ns as guest to tits hla hostess end and to edith and had sat out a stupid dance with alth old mr weatherby that lie ho exemer eam ed himself with stumbling words and mill stubborn doter determination inina with mth trepidation in ills his heart ile he turned tits ills steps toward jerry they saw hini him coming jerrolds nolda Je saut cicile froze upon ills feti tures and lie he toyed toul nervously with the nar row chain at ills watch 1 prudence lielie hi id her breath only jerry beir kept up tier her light bright chatter although liar her Il fingers ligers shook duano continued dog gedl toward tow ui d lier liar ills eyes upon the cloudy blackness of lier liar hair jerrold spoke quickly ns as he heil drow rov near holding out lila its hand ills ilia voice olce was wai very er friendly oil liello iloilo bualle how do you like the middle Nl iddle west lit at its very wicked est 1101 oil very er much sir thank you ou duino duane citing to its liand hand ahle a nian man drowning but jurold jerrold passed him on perfo pel four rev to prudence youve met inet mv lily wife I 1 know oil yes os mrs II Il aimer arnier but it seeing it a very ci long thile it Is very eai good to see you ou again 1 prudence lifted tier lier hand lifted both litin hands dt greeted him hill with n warm warin almost foolish but she could out not postpone tile alio inevitable lie ile looked beyond tier to jerry jeny a good evening lie he said lamely and ills hla eyes were riveted to the Illi haughty lighty lift of tier chin jorri erry sini smiled led mindful of the eyes of the friendly always alas interested home hoine town she lifted a slender slander tee ice cold hantl and dropped it for it a moment in ills 1119 9 slie site tier lier ahre ith at the sud den contact conflict if lie retained it if lie drew it warmly into ills carci sed ased it as lie lind had done one in the studio that un forgotten foi gotten and tint unforgettable night ali she knew she could coal not ai withstand Ith stand the lie of ills his touch duane hot bield it barely baiely 11 second longer than Is tit al iowa lowed by bj a strict convention and released it slowly W will you iou sit felt down silo she offered red generously in for tits ills aplin ment ahe wicy lie dropped into ft a chair lur her glive alp solli soine liow ellow tile hie linares imi res slim of 1 ali lovil in 0 9 stormy son udd nl iiii tin mi ii finding that thai an fn in I 1 i i i I 1 11 i i 1 1 i 1 prudence flood up tip at once id lo 10 lof e to she declared quite as it if slit meant it then jerry laughed silo sho touched tou cheri tier her hand to duanes iu ines inn arm lot let nil ML wil rn you MII mother cannot dunce dance slit she Is ethely to do perfectly terrible things on tit lie hoor floor father and I 1 liae have beon been 1114 cpr to dance for twenty years aind she cant to do it betl shoe only trying to ile bo polite to yo aou oil oh terry jerry protested prudence blushing blus lini I 1 nm am suro sure I 1 get along quite nicely ditl 1 I still am not noi it a bit alar ined duane assured lin hot and then to jerry jrr very r jellse wait prudence was in a desperate quin ilary dary slip she so wanted tinted to bo be pleasant to tile the poor toy to but when she talked she elie alvi s dinst the stop step slie she danced conscientiously halfway half way around the room before site she spoke 1 I nm fo EO glad to see sec you sou again mr allerton I 1 I 1 wish things were a little different I 1 know we should be very good friends friend sIf if we had a cliance chance would you mind I 1 suppose e i would rather not call mo dunno dunne said hopefully hopeful yet id love to it Is it pico nanu 0 it ad ami and na iiams v u y s speak spoil k of you ion us its dunno duano when lien vvo flo tire iro flonc duade smiled a little ruefully nt at that your husband la Is wonderful to mo ine lit lio said q 1 I noer never met anyone like him before lie e lia im is just line fine yes ii nt lie ho I 1 know you son wait would id like hill duane patiently helped tier her back into the rhy thin and when lion they veto oro dam inching ang smoothly smoot lily again unable to rodi alst tits his great deboro to tall talk of jerry lie ha said she Is so beautiful s alio tic silo aho sienis lovelier loell cr every time I 1 see tier her yes she la Is a beautiful girl livery every onu lie says bios lo bo silo always seems so wen poised so sophisticated silo alio Is always suro sure of he herself rall over perturbed sophai tien ted that Is tile tho word ord for it that was ns tint deceived tile mo about lier liar at first yea sho she looks really silo sho Is the most innocent find and artless tiling thing imaginable bo be sur surprised priced 1 I 1 dont think the others tire are like jerry though such nn an air of assurance and such artless innocence to te it why liy duane ive ie hourd those girls jerry jerri und tier friends say bay things to betich other discuss things that honestly I 1 should not dream of to ti one of my lily bisters t even to Jerrol jerrolds dl they dont know hilow what talking about I 1 toll tell you ou they think its ita ginart to appear sophisticated find and blase blasc and at heart they tire arc children oh lift after or it a while they learn but they yet it too bad that men dont understand them as their mothers do when they returned to jerrold tin and jerry beir who mho wore were waiting for foi them prudence said brightly now you ou see jerry I 1 did very ry well after hlll till I 1 I 1 was only out of stop step a time or two 1 I dun dua mr air allerton and we talked till all the time and you iou know usually I 1 cant talk w when ton pat ini dancing I 1 think I 1 may ma learn after all in time others canio came up joined tho the little group croul chatted it a whilo while and drifted on when tile begun began again duane turned to jerry INV hlll you iou dal dunce lec yes slie site answered briefly br lelly jerry and duane had danced tho the full length of tile tho room without a word between them jerry lie he said tit at last very softly 1 I realize of courie that you iou wore tills this gown gomi mostly in de defiance flance but I 1 hope it was as just a little bit for brance too loo mr allerton please jerry I 1 was it a little for I 1 r ranee n n cea sir mr allerton All citon I 1 ask you iou to help tile me I 1 am ain trying so po hard to let things go 90 off on so no one will suspect anything an tiling dont mako make it harder haider for ill ine than it Is all cadi but jerry if you would only let nip ile talk to you sou just once let me tull till ti ll boll ou et mo lile explain there n thing in the world to tell ine file a tiling thing in the world oili to explain I 1 understand you ou perfectly now and I 1 tint am not such a fool as to think you dont understand me ine as well I 1 know ion oil do and then site added bitterly with tile experience youve had ills eyes ees contracted sharply at the cruelty of tier her words you need to turn the knife jerry tho list first cut vas sharp enough again they danced lu in silence jerry jarr I 1 love loo you ou that wake make nuy any difference no if you ou love nic mc it does not make tiny difference after a long interval lie he said very softly jerry tell ell me when you are with nio like this it moke inake you sou think a little alt of that night I 1 t I 1 in n the lie studio you were so sweet jerry you were tile alip loveliest tiling filing I 1 over ever saw I 1 shall never forget the feeling I 1 had when you first looked up tit nt me lilt tile cinnic colored gown your our c cloudy I 1 0 a dy black hair and most of all that brue brave glad brightness in your eyes ees oil oh jerry it was it a wonderful night you ou cant deny that it was a beautiful night vou iou cant 11 dont ont do that jerrys jerris voice was wa very ery low very cry intense dont 1 I 1 am trying so hard to let filings go when you oil talk to me ille liko like hilt ive just got to be insulting to you iou to k keep call I 1 to keep from froin loving roe me jerry he finished when tier voice faltered leni jerry lifted tier her misty blue eyes under the shadowing fringe of the dark lashes looked ut at him directly vory ery frankly and answered surprisingly yes oil jerry he pleaded you love me already you cant put me of any longer you ou A slight almost imperceptible movement and jerry was free of his arm she called softly across to newton macklin standing near them oil oh newton we have been looking everywhere eel lere for you sou when lie he hall had joined them slie she slipped her bar fengers in ills his arin she looked nt at dunne duane with ICO ice cold eyes and sin smiled fled with ith ice fee cold lips it wis vas a wonderful dance mr allerton will you sou tell mother I 1 nm am going with newton to ond line itne Forsyt forstyhe Fors the hb ana that I 1 shall stay with the alio girls tor for a while thank you so inucci duane merely bowed said |