The daily independent., 1936-10-10
CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XIX
Myrtle insulted me-" said Ver-
non, her lips tightening. "She told
me she'd make lots of trouble for
me if it wasn't strictly hands-off." "
Terry gave a long low whistle.
But it wasn't your fault. Didn't
you tell her Nan had arranged the
luncheon?"
mo. I didn't want to give Nan
away. That would only have made
bad considerably worse"
He thought: she's a sport,
sticking up for that harum-
scarum little cousin of hers. "
Aloud he said, ruminatively: Its
perfectly true that Myrtle has
quite a bit of influence in this
town. Her family's very well
known. If you get on the wrong
side of her, she might harm you
socially"
Vernon flushed angrily. What
do care? 1 haven't done anything
wrong. I don't care if never see
any of those people again. /
loathe the very word Society"
His dark blue eyes Widened.
But I thought you and your
mother were crazy about social
things. I thought you came to
New York to meet people-the
right kind of people - your
mother told me so herself. was
up in your apartment only the
other day, hoping to take you out
to dinner, and she told me you
were heavily booked with Prince
Karinoff."
You're laughing at us. You're
hateful, 1 wish we'd never met
YOU" Tears of modification were
near the surface now.
My dear little girl, that's the
last thing I'd want to do. was
only tipping you off for your own
good. I know Myrtle Sarrail and
the set she travels with"
well, hope I never see any OF
them again!'
Terry said shortly: That does
not include me, does it? If 1
really thought so. I wouldn't
bother you, no matter how I felt" d"
She seized on those last words
like a drowning person. mo mat
ter how I felt :" Did he, then,
really care for her?
She said, little wildly: mo.
No. I don't mean you, Terry"
Then you'll dine with me to-
night? I have two tickets for the
opening of Mad Marriage that
new show at the Lyric. After
wards we'll 60 on somewhere
anywhere you like"
Oh, grab this chance! Don't let
it slip away! Vernon said quickly,
as the car pulled up outside the
Hotel Splendide: THAT would be
lovely, Terry. I'll meet you at
seven o'clock tonight by the cigar
stand in the lobby"
She remembered afterwards
and dismissed the thought at once
that that was where Sugar Sar-
rail had said he would wait for
her!
What would her mother say
about her meeting Terry? She
didn't care. She didn't care that
Terry had returned to the Goldfish
Tavern to lunch with hateful Myr-
tie Sarrail and her sister, Alma
Fairbanks. Nothing mattered, in
view of tonight's wonderful ap-
pointment ;!
Maggie Tyson, I do declare
could spank you! Don't you know
that Prince Karinoff is to dine
with us tonight and then were
going to see that Russian film
with him, and then we're taking
him somewhere to supper after?"
Il don't care, Mother. Tell the
Prince I'm sick. Tell him anything
YOU can think of. Be as clever in
putting him off as you were in
putting Terry Shannon off, those
times he telephoned me, and again
when he came to call on me in
this apartment"
Under her daughters level gaze.
fat little Sadie Tyson flushed a
little.
80 Mans been telling you?
There's ingratitude for you. I did
it for your own best interest, Mag
gle"
Il don't care what you did. It's
all right now. I've seen him and
it's been explained. I tell you I'm
dining tonight with Mr.. Shannon