Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-02

/ carried down to the street the DoAes
the easel, the blocks of canvas. Jerry
called taxi, and they drove away
to Greta's room with her priceless
| treasures.
When Theresa and Jerry were turn
| ing at last to leave her alone with her
riches, suddenly the power of speech
returned. She caught Jerry's hand.
Miss Harmer," she stammered, the
words tripping each other up on her
eager tongue, "the first picture l get
hung at the academy-you shall have
it-for nothingl"
The air with which she said it was
triumphant, and Jerry thanked her
sweetly. But when they were on the
street alone she smiled about it.
Theresa turned upon her somberly.
Don't laugh. 1t may be years from
now, but some day you'll get that pic
ture. And one day, Jerry, you'll be
proud and glad to remember you gave
the poor little fool her first chance.
You wait y
The days passed slowly and Jerry
did not find an avenue for the active
expression of her personality she so
ardently desired. She had no illusions
in regard to herself, she was an ordi-
nary, midwestern girl, very charming,
very beautiful, but one who had not
been drawn upon the knees of the
rods Che cn,Ild Y1Iov nioalv c;p0 vow,
sweetly, but could do no more with
music than amuse herself. Upon her
college work she could obtain GER
tifcate for teaching school, but she
felt no such inclination. She might
take business course and become one
of the countless alert-eyed, trim-clad
business girls of the great city, girls
who stirred her warmest admiration
without creating in her desire to be-
come one of them. The grandeur of
work, as work, did not impress her.
She required a motive
If her father had died suddenly
Jerry would have swept courageously
into his great motor factory in Iowa,
studied 1t, struggled with 1t, learned
to control TIA reason there for her
effort. But with Jerrold himself in
such shrewd and successful dominance
of his own business, she saw no such
occasion. And still she believed that
somewhere, somehow, she must strike
on thing that would command her
effort and hold her interest. In the
meanwhile she devoted her time to
catering sweetly to Theresa-Theresa,
who was working with more consum-
Ing passion than ever before, and with
ever-lncreasing disregard for every
natural safeguard of health.
When she went up to the studio at
ten o'clock one morning with the
breakfast tray for Theresa, she was
surprised to find Mimi there before
her. Mimi seldom intruded and was
always CURLY discouraged by Theresa
when she did.
It was Mimi who spoke to Jerry
first. Come right in," she said.
We're having our daily battle, but
you won't mind"
"Oh, please don't let me interfere
with the war;" said Jerry, laughing.
"I'll run down and wait till the sign
ing of the treaty"
mo, don't co." said Theresa gloom
lily. "She may cut it short if you stay.
She's botherlng me frightfully."
"Jerry, do something with her."
pleaded Mimi. "She's a perfect fool.
We're invited-both of us-to Atlantic
City for the weekend, all expenses
paid and everything, and she won't
even talk about it."
Il don't want to CO. and l can't go,
and won't go. What is there to say
about it," Theresa disposed of the
subject bruskly.
at would be lovely" said Jerry.
Perhaps it would do you good, The
resa, you look so tired"
Theresa said nothing.
I'm getting sick of It," said Mimi
quite furiously. II need little COM
partnership, tell you. If you don't
stop being so stingy and so piggish,
Theresa, I'll get married, and then"
ooh, good Lordl Again." Theresa
burst into scornful laughter. "Jerry,
witness this I've stuck along here
through the last two husbands, but Tn
through. You get married again.
Mimi, and I'm off. And that's final"
Mimi Laughter lightly. ooh, you can't
tell, might have good luck another
time"
"Not you. You don't know how to
pick them"
"Oh. think F]i run on down" in
terrupted Jerry in some confusion.
you stay where you are" said The
resa.
"Don't go on my account" said
Mimi 81 don't mind Theresa. She's
inst ipaIol1S +"