The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13

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same you couldn't amount to much.
They let you know what they
thought. too.
Worst of all had been the ma
irons who must have heard from
the debutantes that Irene never had
attended finishing school. They
tried patronizingly TO induct her
into their society for Gaylord's sake.
These and the "stuffy old family
! friends" had driven her into a
Irritation with Derry Meade, nice
looking boy who could. dance circles
around anyone else the girls in Oak
dale had to play with.
Derry hadn't much social back
ground to boast of. He was in
fact the only member Of his family
"a nice enough family too who'd
ever seen the inside Of the country
club. He was welcomed becau- -
girls liked him. Every one liz.
him.
He wasn't very earnest about any
! thing, though maybe he might set
the world on fire if he knew how,
but he didn't know how. And Derry
was a fine dancer. He loved
dancing.
Irene dazzled him. She was a
newcomer as well as pretty and her
clothes were rayishing.
The last day Irene and Prentiss
spent in New York when she had
| shopped furiously had been delight
1 full. The next day when they started
for Oakdale it rained.
Driving was difficult and Gaylord
was preoccupied puzzling over the
best way to tell his father of his
hasty marriage.
Irene, tired and cross. showed her
irritation, and their day was spoiled.
THINKING back over the short
4 period Of her marriage, Irene
blamed Gaylord for every difficulty.
He hadn't cared whether she en-
joyed herself in his old home or
not. All he could think Of was the
soap factory, and hunting.
He left her whole days and nights
at time and came back with moth
ing but couple of wild ducks to
show for his time.
What men could see in sitting
for hours in boat hidden in a
bunch of seaweeds, Irene couldn't
understand.
Irene" her mother called up to
her, I've made some mullins. You'd
better hurry down if you want them
hot"
Irene put dainty foot on the
soft rug by her bed and sat with
one knee swung across the other.
She was still engrossed in the hard
ships Of her life with Gaylord.
Of course her Irritation with
Derry had been a mistake, but it
wouldn't have amounted to any,
thing if Gaylord hadn't found out
about it.
Irene hadn't forgotten what he
said to her, his face white and
furious. She continued to smart
over his refusal to forgive her after
she had "humbled" herself to ask
him to do it.
She argued with him until seized
with the conviction that he really
wanted to be rid of her. Shed
tainted him with this accusation
and Gaylor had answered scath-
ingly.
Then the conditions Gaylord had
laid down. Irene wondered that
she had agreed to them, but she
had only to call to mind the vision
of her husbands countenance as
he declared himself to understand
why she had done so.
She would marry Derry. Gaylord
had done her the honor to take that
for granted. 1t was tough on
Derry, he unflatteringly admitted,
but the boy had let himself in
for it.
She would marry Derry but she
must not see the young man again
until her separation from Gaylord
was legal On this condition alone
would the young husband agree to
get his divorce without scandal in
volving Derry's name.
Irene, shrinking from the thought
of exposure before Oakdale society,
consented to 60 away and allow
Gaylord to divorce her without con-
! test.
There was promised to her rea-
sonable sum of money. Derry was
required to remain in Oakdale.
where Gaylord could keep an eye
on him.
For this last stipulation Irene now
was thankful. And it would be 50
bad marrying Tommy now and hav-
] ing to wait for him to get some
where. They could live with her