Evening star., 1939-04-09

ad spoken so proudly weren't worth
ne gilt on the edges, that she had
bout two thousand dollars to her
anne - even after that, she still felt
uperlor.
She was twenty then, and consider
hg how it would feel to be baroness.
ne baron was young, German,
. lond and had d great estate in Ba-
aria. He skied with her almost every
ay. and was laying the foundation
pr a proposal by those ponderously
evlous means which Europeans con-
der subtle.
She was twenty, and once Redwing,
he painter. whom she met in Paris,
ad said Wish you could find time
pose for me. You've got an i'm
erlous something that I'd like to set
own on canvas" And once kinsel-
ian, the movie man, whom she met
ght here in the Harden House at
pcktall party, had told her. "If you
yer feel like working in the films,
t me know Id like to see you screen
ested - if you're really serious"
She was twenty, and Gerry Darnley.
hom she married one foolish night
hen she was eighteen, was memory.
he hadn't realized how foolish it was
ht,l she saw her mothers tace and
he newspaper headline: "Aladcap
leiress Weds Lifeguard." She hadn't
bought of Gerry as a lfeguard OF
purse he was bronzed and wore
ded blue swimming suit with LIFE
lard on it in white letters. and he
on stand on the exclusive beach
Cape Cod, watching bathers
rough smoked glasses But it was
ly a summer job during vacations
pm Harvard. and a dozen girls were
Id over him. She was thrilled when
noticed her
She hadn't stopped to think how it
build look In the headlines. She only
ought of his sunbIeached. careless
ond hair. Of his magnificent body,
the way other girls looked at HIM,
his grave. steady way of talking.
nd they slipped away and were
arried, that foolish. mad August
[ght and Gerry gave the Justice of
he Peace five dollars not to say any
hing about It, But the Justice of the
eace did say something about 1t;
ext day everybody knew about It.
1t was Gerry's day off duty. and he
ht squlrmlng in the living room, while
We wept upstairs and told her mothe
he was sure, oh, very sure. she loved
Inn and would love him forever And
er mother had been very wise and
hd about IT. She reminded Eve of the
me she wept and stamped. went into
tantrum because she couldn't have a
by automobile that really ran under
S own power She explained that Eve
|as only eighteen, and how was Gerry
ping to support her? And when Eve
bid Gerry was gong to get job and
|nlsh his law studies at night. she
|nlled sadly. pitylngly. 1t wound up
nth Mrs. Darrow making the falrest
# fair offers.
Don't see each other for a year"
he sald. you say you're sure of your
minds Well. If at the end of year
you're still sure, fine BY that time
;erry will be out of law school Then
II have no objection.
They both admitted this was fair.
nd Eve went off to Europe with her
bother. after one long. heart broken
half hour alone with Gerry in that
living room on Cape Cod. A year.
Eve, that won't be long. he said. A
kcar. Gerry. and I'll be back. she said.
J In six months she saw how foolish 1t
had been. how incredibly childish and
lilly she was. Only her mother had
prevented her from making wreck
bf her life Gerry was something like
(he motorized toy automobile - nice,
but unlmportant In eight months she
wrote home to him. She didn't want
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