The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
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 radio career will help her forget her hopeless love for TOMMY WILL SON who Is engaged to her half sister, IRENE. She goes about with PRENTISS GAYLORD until Irene learns that he is rich and manages to win him away from Beryl. After nasty marriage they depart for Gaylord's western home. Tommy drinks heavily, loses his job and joins evil companions. Beryl catch- es cold while trying to find him to urge him to give up his unwholc- SOme associates. Her throat Is af- fected and her singing days arc end- ed. When Tommy realizes the sac- rifice she has made for him, he reforms and goes back to college.
 Irene quarrels with Prentiss over an affair with DERRY MEADE and comes home. She sees that Tommy has changed and seeks to regain his love. Irene plans secret meeting with Derry but one of Prentiss' friends recognizes her and telephones to Prentiss who drives to the rendezvous just as Derry de- nOunccS Irene as heartlesS gold digger. The men fight and Irene tries to flee in Derry's car. There Is an accident. Irene Is injured and is taken to a hospital.
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 CHAPTER XLVI
 Beryl started with surprise, spill ing a few drops of the chocolate on her party dress. The accident did not distress her. Beryil felt she would be glad when all the things the Velvetan Girl had bought were gone. They reminded obscure Beryl too painfully of past glories.
 Her nervousness was a different matter. She was distressed over it for it was growing so noticeable people were beginning to comment. Beryl felt she could not stand the prying eyes that followed her.
 Tommy hadn't seemed to notice. He was too startled at the peremp- tory summons.
 Beryl went to answer the door bell and her hand shook visibly when she took the telegram that was delivered to her by young man who said he'd wait to see if there might be an answer.
 Beryl asked him to come in out of the bitter wind that was bowling across the porch. The telegram was for her mother. It would be from Irene, of course, and in all proba- bility 1t was a commonplace mes sage but who could receive a wire in the middle of a stormy night and not have premonitions of evil?
 Beryl told herself she was silly to feel this way about it. Never &loJo,e relCctant tO take the message to her mother who was calling down the stairs to Know what the matetr was.
 Its a telegram" Beryl said and handed the envelope over unopened. Her mother, leaning down the stairs, took it eagerly.
 Beryl went up the few remaining steps and waited. Her mother had good eyes and it was not necessary for her to put on glasses before she could read the message. She was not filled with foreboding, as was Beryl, but neither was she on the verge of nervous prostration. Be- sides she had reason to suppose the telegram might be the fulfillment of her greatest wish-word of Irenes reconciliation with Gaylord.
 She read 1t hastily. Suddenly Mrs Everett shrieked.
 Everyone came running even to the messenger boy. Beryl caught her mother in her arms as she col lapsed but she could not have sup ported her for long had not MT Everett come to her aid.
 Tommy halted near the head or the stairs, just behind the messen- ger boy, and stood waiting until Mir Everett and Beryl had got the woman into her room.
 Gee, do you suppose somebody's dead?" the messenger boy whis- pered. "I knew it was bad news was told to wait for an answer but, gee, hate deliverin' them death notices!"
 Tommy did not answer. Present. ly Beryl reappeared to pick up the telegram. Her mothers outcries had not made clear what news 1t contained. Beryl read the message aloud to Tommy, and then she wanted to laugh.
 The impulse mortified her. How could she laugh when her sister was hurt?
 "Beryl, don't" Tommy said SharDlN. f1e COulu AioI oNo'u ~''> sounds of her crying-cryinG that was prompted by a desire to laugh. To Tommy who had never wit messed real hysteria-only 1rene's raging imitation of it--this was horrible thing.
 "They sometimes give 'em a good slap." the messenger boy advised him but Tommy was deaf to such advice.
 He took Beryl by the arms and shook her-not because he thought it was the best thing to do but be- cause he wanted to make her listen to him. His action was instinctive, the force it is natural to exert in n moment of desperation.
 It quieted Beryl. After a minute or two she said, gasping. I'm sorry. Get me a glass of water"
 Tommy got the water. Beryl drank it in sips, as though her throat were choked.
 "You nearly scared me to death. Tommy told her. What made you do that?"
 { BerM bit her tongue to keep