The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-03

family friends" had driven her into
a Irritation with Derry Meade, a
nice-looking boy who could dance
circles around anyone else the girls
in Oakdale 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 because the
girls liked him. Everyone liked
him. He wasn't very earnest about
anything, thought maybe he might
set the world on fire II he knew
how. but he didn't know how. And
Derry was q fine dancer. He loved
dancing.
Irene dazzled him. She was a
| newcomer as we'll as pretty and her
clothes were ravishing.
The last day Irene and Prentiss
spent in New York when she had
shopped furiously had been de-
lightful. The next day when they
started for Oakdale it rained. Driv-
ing 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
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 a
time and came back with nothing
but a couple of wild ducks to show
for his time. What men could see
in sitting for hours in a boat hid
den in bunch of seaweeds, Irene
couldn't understand.
Irene" her mother called up to
her, 1--WE made some mullins.
You'd better hurry down II 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 filtration 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' her
self to ask him to do 1t.
She argued with him until seized
with the conviction that he really
wanted to be rid of her. She'd
tainted him with this accusation
and Gaylord 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 go away and allow
Gaylord to divorce her without con-
test. There was promised to her a
reasonable sum OF money. Derry
was required to remain in Oakdale
where Gaylord could keep an eye
on him.
For this last stipulation Irene
was now thankful. And 1t wouldn't
be so bad marrying Tommy now