The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06
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BERYL BORDEN hopes that q
radio career win help her forget
her hopeless love for TOMMY
WILSON, who IL engaged to her
hah-sister, IRENE EVERETT.
Young PRENTISS GAYLORD pays
attention to Beryl until Irene
)learns that he is rich and tries to
win him. Finally she succeeds,
After a hasty marriage they depart
Tor GaylOrd's western home. In
despair Tommy drinks heavily, los.
es his job and joins evil companions
Beryl develops throat trouble
which Is aggravated when she goes
to seek Tommy to persuade him to
leave the bootlegging gang. Hel
throat becomes worse and the
doctor says her singing days are
over. When Tommy realizes that
Beryl has made this sacrifice to
save him he reforms, gets another
job, and starts night courses to
finish college.
Beryl is happy until Irene quar-
rels with Prentiss over her affair
with DERRY MEADE and comes
home to wait for a divorce. Slowly
fear grows in Beryps heart as she
realizes Irene is trying to win back
Tommy's love. MRS EVERETT
questions Irene about the daily let
tiers she is receiving from Derry.
Irene decides to dispose Of Derry.
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CHAPTER XII
Irene had consumed two mullins
before she decided she might as
well begin Immediately with her
plan for getting rid of Derry Meade.
"Will you press my green silk
dress?" she asked her mother. IT
want to wear it on the train"
ION the train?"
Eyes. I'm leaving this afternoon
for Oakdale. I've some business
Importantly.
Her mother was worried. There's
nothing wrong is there?" she in
quired anxiously. &"
Irene shrugged. "No, it's just
something I want to see Gaylord
about"
Her mothers face cleared and
Irene guessed that she hoped there
was to be reconciliation. Irene
had intended her to hope this,
thereby making her own departure
easier.
Mrs Everett did not question her
further. "Please don't say any
thing to Beryl and Dad until I'm
gone," Irene asked. II don't care
to talk about my plans"
Her mother agreed with her that
silence was best. Irene left with
out saying goodby to Tommy. and
since her mother would naturally
lead him to suppose she had gone
to remain Irene hoped he would
realize his loss.
All the way to Oakdale she occu-
pied herself with thoughts of her
return to Tommy, making plans for
thsir future together and even
planning their wedding. Shed
wear a gown of delicate pink with
just the softest tint Of yellow in it.
A satin with deeper rose slippers,
hat to match and an armful of pink
and yellow roses.
Really it wasn't so far to Oak
dale-not half the distance it had
seemed when she left the town.
She must watch out for that
little station they called Old Town,
moved up the hill. She would get
off the train there and telephone.
Surely there would be a telephone
in the station. 1t would be too
great q risk to go on to the Oakdale
station where she would be sure to
encounter some acquaintances.
Irene had written home about
the beautiful Oakdale station once,
to boast that Mr. Prentiss, her
father-in-law, had given the park
adjoining it to the town and placed
a handsome drinking fountain in
the middle of the park in honor Of
the memory of his deceased wife.
Gaylord's mother.
She thought of this now, as the
train bearing her back to the scene
of her brief married life. 1t was
an express but all trains stopped at
Old Town. You could get off the