The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-09
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BERYL BORDEN hopes that q
radio career will help her forge
her hopeless love for TOMMY
WILSON who is engaged to hcI
half-sister, IRENE. She goes
about with PRENTISS GAYLORI
until Irene learns that he is ricl
and manages to win him away from
Beryl. After a hasty marriage they
depart for Gaylord's western home
In despair Tommy drinks heavil!
and Joins evil companions. Berry
catches cold while trying to FIND
him to break with the bootleggine
gang. Her throat is affected and
the doctor tells her her singing days
are over. When Tommy realizes
that Beryl has made this sacrifice
to save him he reforms, gets an.
other job, and starts night courses
to finish college. Beryl feels repaid
for her sacrifice.
Irene guarrels with Prentiss
over an affair with DERRY MEADE
and comes home. She seeks to win
back Tommy's love. Because she
thinks Derry is poor, she decides to
break with him and makes triT
to Oakdale. Derry meets her but
she is recognized by friend OF
Prentiss who telephones to him
Irene tells Derry she can never
marry him, and he denounces her
as heartless just as Prentiss arrives
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xiv
"Gaylord!' The name, as Irene
uttered it, rang out with a terror
that was the most genuine emotion
Derry had ever heard her voice.
As Gaylord's car neared them
Irene not only feared him physi-
cally but saw all chance of a recon-
Citation with him fading forever.
Derry sat quite still beside her
and If she thought about him at
all 1t was to assume that he was
frozen with fear.
On the contrary the young man
sat still because he was not afraid
and because he did not know what
to do.
Gaylord drew up alongside them
and damned the cars brakes with
a. force that sent him skidding into
the banked snow at the side of the
road. Before the car had come to
a stop he had flung open the door
at his side and sprang out.
Derry did not wait for him. Sud-
denly he found inaction in the face
of this wild man not at all to his
liking. He too stepped out into
the road. He was directly in front
of Gaylord and in another instant
they stood face to face.
"I'm going to knock you into the
90
you and who else?" Derry re-
torted.
Gaylord drew back his fist and
then suddenly dropped it. He
looked past Derry to Irene. then
again to Derry.
"who's responsible for this?" he
asked CURLY.
Derry was tired of being thrust
into the role of a home breaker and
was in no mood to listen to a repe-
tition of Gaylords remarks on a
former occasion.
"What about it - he challenged.
you're getting Irene back. That
ought to satisfy you"
Gaylord's gaze snapped back to
Irene's blanched countenance. She
could not look away and under her
husbands scornful scrutiny she be-
gan to flush.
He turned back to Derry. you're
mistaken Gaylord said coolly.
"You may keep what you took"
Sorry I can't oblige you." Derry
said wickedly. THE young lady
prefers a man with money!
Gaylord showed his surprise.
what do you mean?" he asked.
ho
"I was about to tell her when you
came along" Derry explained.
Gaylord whirled to Irene. as
that true?" he demanded.
"Is what true?" the girl asked.
Didn't you know Derry was in
with the people who struck Oil
this morning."
vaguely.
Gaylord laughed. II see you
didn't know" he said witheringly.
"Your future husband is a budding
millionaire"
"Never mind that future husband
business" Derry cut in. Il wouldn't
have her if"
"Why you contemplate sneak"
Gaylord cried and this time his fist
shot forward to a glancing mark on
the side of Derry's blond head.
"You think you can get off like
that, do you?" Gaylord ragged.
You're going to take your medi-
cine and I'll see that you get 1t
tool"
why, damn you!' Derry. half
crying with rage struck back. Til
see you both in hell before I'll
marry her"
Come on and fight" Gaylord
urged although Derry was fighting
and fighting we'll too. give been
waiting for chance to knock you
off the earth. Come on and take
It'll"
They tore at each other while
Irene sat watching. But it was not
the spectacle of the two men fight
ing that filled her with horror.
1t was the thought of her own posi-
ton.
Now she'd lost both Gaylord and
Derry, and both of them were rich.
All that remained to her was
Tommy. She wouldn't even have
the money Gaylord had promised
as a settlement and If he wanted to
Gaylord could disgrace her forever.
Maybe if he gave Derry a good
beating that would satisfy him and
he wouldn't want to bring his name
into the divorce.
She searched her mind for some
encouraging word to throw to Gay
lord chow Derry was fightingD to
show that in a crisis 1t was he she