Show SUMMER KR BACHELORS Wan AC HAT HAT S lL LAS NED HAPPE-NED SO SOI I SAR Derry Thomas Thoma Thomas An nn attractive business girl S while shopping per per- per per- permits mIls mits Tony Landor a young oung whom hom she has not met to pay I for a dress drets fabric which she hc can can- cannot cannot not can not afford He H leaves her with without out learning her nan name Mr r Ostrander dealer In antiques her employer goes coca abroad leasing his business in her charge chare on her promise not to marry for tor three ira years ears Derry wins many admirers admirer erB ers er among them Beverly Green way Green way ay Preston Preiton Smith a New ew YorK alderman aderman Did DIlt Otley a a wealthy dilettAnte Martin Cole a a playwright playwright play- play wright and Prof Prot Walter Waller Blakely Blake lr Iy an expert In a 0 cousin of ot Greenway's Willow Willow- Willow dean dean French leading lending lady n Coles Cole's plays play turns out to be b n I girlhood friend of o Derry's Derry Green Green- Greenway way Green way offers to divorce his wife It if Derry will marry him dean becomes Interested In The They all meet frequent frequent- frequently frequently ly Iy at The a fashion fashion- fashionable fashionable able night nit club Derry Dorry sees tees Lando Lan Lan- Landor Lan Lan-dor do dor there ther but ho he h lives gives no sign ot of ever having met her Marlin Cole becomes Jealous of ot Blakely and Derry Dorry urges to togo togo toso go slow Landor calls at ot Derry's Derry on a matter of ot business end and takes take her to a a ball game ot- ot Ot-ley Ot She goes sailing alone with Icy They aro caught In In a 0 foci to and nd forced to spend the night on the moat The next morning Derry berry Is seen by a 0 swimmer off ott ottone oti one ot of the tho 1 shore h r clubs c bs Willow Willow- dean brings brines one on ot of globes and leaves it In hi Der- Der Derry's D rys ry's r- r rry's rys ry's room Martin Cole Colo Col gives elves a party and Implores IJ Derry rry to tp make mak Blakely come The swimmer Immer who recognised Derry on the th boat appears and Derry gets Tony Landor to take her to toa toa toa a secluded corner on the th roo root Tie ne Impulsively kisses hisses her then apologizes es Hidden from sIght they overhear confess her love lov to Blakely Blakely- Derry dis- dis discovers discovers dis discovers covers that Tony Is a bachelor Otley who has bas been masquerading ing under a R false name Is un- un unmasked unmasked un unmasked masked by the sudden appear appear- appearance appearance appear appear-anc ance o ot of his wife Claire Elway Mrs rs Elway tells Derry terry that her husband Is s In love lov with her D Perry rry NOW NO GO ON WITH THE STORY STORT CIL 23 3 Derry was amused Dont you nl mind nd your husband being In love Jove lov with me she asked the th calm MI Mrs s Elway Not Vot In the tho least But how could he ever IX ex- pct ex-pct pct t to get away with It It here hereIn herein hereIn In New Jl ew York objected Willow Willow-dran Willow dran He H was WaI sure to run Into somebody that knew him Not as likely as you'd suppose sup sup- suppose sup suppose pose returned returned the th wife He He spends most of ot his time Urn in Eu- Eu Europe Europe Eu Europe rope and the rest In the wilds Ild hunting so o he Isn't known to many New ew Yorkers Then Then Then- Then I I Ie ie le well hesitated hesitated will suppose owe you ou an explanation on behalf of the family he has a a sort of complex dating from his early eary south when he got cot Into a 0 scrape and nd was U held up tor for a stiff sum the timidity of ot the very er rich man who has Inherited his money flushed Hushed darkly Does he h take us for blackmail blackmail- blackmailers blackmailer ers era er Oh Oh no It Isn't lint that But under false colors has bw bl- become come a sort of mild mania manta wIth him whenever he h thinks he h can ean get Ket away with It Speaking of ot sailing- sailing DerrY felt an Inexplicable Inclination to tobe tobe tobe be quite quit frank trank with this strange and brilliant little creature we were almost beaded headed for Europe I even een considered marryIng your husband Claire Elway shook n R judicial head hrad d Its no good Ive I've given ghen It a fair trial You'd much bet bet- better better bet better ter marry Tony Landor Landon Its If very nice nic of o you to take such uch an Int rest retorted Der- Der Derry Derry Der Derry ry ry- turned sardonic Youre annoyed Tou You needn't be Id I'd have married him myself once probably If it hed he'd wanted me meto meto meto to He Ho didn't H lIes lIe's never want want- wanted wanted wanted ed anyone as far tar as u the th hl go BO except you My aol aol- advice ad advice vice Ice which you YO didn't ask and dont don't deserve Is to marry him while the marrying Is good Id now what about a little lunch lunch- lunch food food for tor the th three thre of us Cant said Derry Got Il a heavy beavy date BOY Bev she sh explained to Im lunching Ith him Dont Dont Don't forget your heavy data dat with me said fid Mrs Elway Sometime within the th next few weeks all the th week-end week we I can crowd In be bo there ther That means that Informed her as th they went out together torether Who Who Is this Bev Dev person peron Is he be Important I cant can't make mak out Hes He's mar mar- married mar married ried but wants ants to reverse revert the charges so o he can marry Derry It if we really men mean mento to brIng brine Tony lony and her to a clinch I 1 think a touch of ot ou jeal- jeal jealousy jealousy y would put a little pep Into the proceedings I dont don't know whether Derry has bas the tho capacity for tor jealousy Pooh And yet et again acain pooh pooh- pooh pooh-pooh pooh Any woman who has the capacity for tor love has the capacity for jealousy Watch my smoke Go Go ahead Its It's an open game Derry wallin waiting for tor Beverly Greena reread a week-old week let let- letter letter let letter ter from rom her employer now collecting col- col collecting col paintings from the ruined families of Austria He was s much pleased with Ith her conduct ot of the business and her broadening of the patronage hinted at t a part part- part when he h should return meantime had Instructed her to close office for tor a a few days at the end of o the th month and go BO to tn Montreal in search carch of some om val val- valuable valuable val valuable documents document contemporary lIh Ith the American revolution a anil amr nil mr don ilon Ion requirIng requirIng- no mall mall tl- tl r 1 r ie c e It gave eave D Derry Darry rr a real thrill after arter all was her en- en ca care J re r r She would make male a a bet better er p than she the ever would a If A partnership was when wIlen II is said SAlol and done a partner partner- hip hip but was for the thom n a n surrender ot of person person- dt ambition purpose e c ant n ni of or ht and anI act and motion minion mii on Not Kot for Perry Derry I Ith r I Inv In her deck deak 11 II k lt nd kv v She took It IL w UI lt II rii ru b I 1 it wis w from Al loir Ai-loir I loll J I 0 do wilting her to mr mpr- m r- r hl ir br 1 uv rand ind 1 in li II 11 Oni l d d 0 and passIon ot of lOnging Derry did not read it she the knew It word for 1 word ord Getting out a match she sho sh burn burn- burned burned burned ed the sIngle sheet heet holding it In her fingers until they were werd scorched and she sh could no DO longer loni bear the th hurt burt ended she sho said to herself as she sh licked the stinging skin But It doesn't hurt i a-i much as It would later Hardly was the th ceremonial completed when Greenway en- en entered entered en entered He looked haggard an and his voice olce had lost lest much of Its boyish vital overtone overton IlS as a he h sal said abruptly What Is 15 there In III this talk ab about ut you ou and ancl Tony Lander Derry flushed Do you realize I that you make mak a nol o a good de deal 1 like a tyrannical husband he h said wretched wretchedly ym lm m sorry But Dut Ive I've been almost crazy Derry At once one she softened I 1 wl you ou didn't take it ft so o hard dear r derbo boy bo she sh murmured Did anyone anyon ever ver not take you hard bard 1 he h said ald In a a tone ot of such savage despair that she ho did not have the th heart to smile It If you OU wont won't let me m get free tre and marry marr me she h shook her bead head then Im I'm going away I 1 cant can't stand It Derry A couple ot of o fellows I know are going colne to India to hunt tigers ers They want me to go so along alone India was vcr very far away An And tigers she the had heard sometimes s do the tho hunting themselves on a 9 tiger hunt i irA Dont r A go o Dev Bev sho aho ho murmured die He tH wriggled pettishly In his chair What good rood am I dOI doing to here to myself or anyone else I r kinds kinda like to have ha you here But go eo ahead It If you ou prefer the tigers Of course there arent aren't an any tigers in Montreal but but- but ale paused smiling tl flushed shed provocative Montreal got sot to do with it he le demanded Ive Iv got sot to go co up there for a afew afew few tew days on business Well 1 I I 1 hate hote hat railroad travel In sum sum- summer summer summer mer It If you wanted to run me m up In In the Wheelbarrow thus Wheelbarrow Bev's regal car was dubbed aft after r that first day I day I think It would ouM I be nice And we w might find time for or a little golf colt on the side You mean mean- mean he saId hoarsely Anything you ou want me m to mean Bev I r I want you to mean everything every every- everythIng everything thing I want you to mean that If I take you you'll marry me methe methe methe the very day I 1 can get ret free tree we w got cot the th part reversed re- re reversed re reversed versed she sh rallied him In Inthe the stories its it's th the gIrl cirl not theman the theman theman man that finally yields and says recklessly Ill go co If it you'll prom pron- promise ise Iso to to marry me He had no answering smile for her You know how terribly I 1 want you OU Derry Now ow she sho ho became grave Brave Ill tell you this much Dev Bov Green Green- Greenway Greenway Greenway way It if ever I 1 did c consider mar mar- marrying marrying mar Id I'd never neer marry In the dark darle without knowing whether whether- whether well well- whether well well whether hether it was going to be bea bea boa a success You think because you OU want me mo now that you'll al- al always al always ways was want me I 1 know I 1 would Perhaps you wouldn't at all later Or perhaps I 1 wouldn't How can we know that wed we'd be bc really mated How does docs anJi anyone ne know They dont don't Hence you ou sum sum- summer summer summer mer bachelors That's why m mar mar- marriage mar r Is such a a flop for tor most women Well It its it's s your choice Dev Which Is It India or Canada The Th lady or the tiger When do we leave he said decisively Turning the leaves of o her de dealt t calender Derry ry was surprised and Annoyed to notice that her fIn fIn- fIngers fingers fin B gers were ere trembling Three Three weeks from Saturday she said He H fetched a a deep shaky breath All right richt Derry Der Per Derry Derry ry reflected violently violently-I violently I guess that'll settle tetti things Lets forget torget it sate tie Instruct instruct- Instructed ed him and not think or o It agaIn until its it's If time to pack up Now take me out and feed me mc Im I'm starved It always alwan makes maltes me hungry to take mental exercise Ball game gamo amo afterward No Not Well you needn't raid me for tor suggesting It It he retorted star star- Ing staring star Im Im I'm not the guy uy that or- or organized organized or baseball TEn CHAPTER 21 1 Try as she h would Miss eria eria Thomas could not get Bet at th the new clients client's business She hall had come in just before noon thIs softly rounded delicately colored eyed wistful eyed woman who looked hardly more mor than a gIrl fir and Impregnated the tho th place with het hel own personal aura aura of ot subtle per per- perfume per fume and lazy At first she ho asked vaguely about stitch cross coverIngs of which she sh knew little then shift shifted ed to queries concerning Lon Long Island bland real estate records or of whIch timeto she he knew less lea From time to time she the cast a a veiled glance glanc at French who was walS waiting for tor Derry Dorry to go co out to luncheon with her thIs dean dean said to her Is your our business with Miss lUss Thomas private A childlike smile manifested It Itself self upon the tb dainty features of othe the visitor How How good ot of you she h answered In a voice vole which had an Instinctive droop of ap- ap appeal ap appeal peal In It It It Is rather Im oft off Derry Meet you at atthe atthe atthe the Corinthian I I shant shan't Ieee keep her long the stronger stranger gave cave assurance n I As soon oon BJ M as the door had I closed she the turned the topaz brightness of her eyes yc upon Der Per Derry Perry Derry ry Are you In love lov with my hus bus husband band Tho amazing query query was put ut 0 o gently in such a II matter of matter ot way that It seemed not even startling With equal quiet Per Per- Derry Perry ry put out her question Who Is your husband Derry appraised her care carefully tully She was delightfully pretty but butI not by any me means mean so young oung as aR I she had looked at ht Thu I nash flash came pame to Perry Derry that thin I was Tony Landor Landor's wife ife that Tony rony Sobe had befooled her 0 o be before promptly dismissed even b be- be fore the stranger added addel I am Mrs Mr Preston Smith Yes Yea tills this tilt was jut just ju t thi the hi kind that he woul would fall tall for h hf hp must mURt mu it have been berm 1 v r mw mu murli h In Io lo with wilh her hir r T r I did not know knon what you were back In n town lown Derry said ald ald Then you did know that I 1 have bave bc been n owa away Arent you away most of th ha hatime time returned Derry pointedly I 1 suppose Mr Smith keeps you up to date dat on my move move- movements movements ments I 1 dont don't know that he has eve evenso even II so 80 o much as mentioned your exist exist- existence existence ence said Id Derry calmly Perhaps he wouldn't to you Then you are art livIng with him she Ir said mournfully I It If I 1 were what would you do Divorce him So that ho h could marry you 1 Oh no nol rather keep hold of him in spite of believing that he really belongs to another wom- wom woman wom woman an on There Ther wasI was a I disdain In Derry's Derrs heart that she took no paIns to 10 keep out of her face tace Hes lies my husband said the other with simplicity of owner owner- ownership ownership thip ship Then why dont don't you OU look d- d atter af after ter him I have hav looked after him ever since we were married For how much of or the year Are you OU after him this summer A look c of Gf hurt puzzlement dim dim- dimmed dim dimmed med the baby stare You wouldn't expect me to sta stay In lit New York In Inthe Inthe Inthe the summer said eald ald Preston Smith Smiths Smith's wIfe Incredulously Why hy not nobody Why Why nobody does docs Nobody that Is anybody I mean Your husband does dols Oh men our course cours They have ha to It It I 1 were married to a I Iman f man manlike manlike manlik like Preston Smith Id I'd think It t was worth while to stay Said the he other with maternal l I r have my roy children to consider Th Theres There res re's a nurse the thc dreo I 1 suppose e TAro vo said Mrs Mr Irs Smith Derry Derry Dorry was WI suddenly an Toil who nave a I license think that hat you OU have hav no no- oth- oth other oth other er responsibilities You leave leav your jUr 1 alc alone ne ind lonely and then think thI k Its It's if it If to they I turn turn turn-to to other women The wife not unnaturally mis tooK ml took her hc That sounds like it ii confession Does it 1 Why dont don't you ask 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