human
Mr. Kennedy, the actor exclaimed,
gpt
I've been a fool, a fool!
human
How do you mean?
gpt
I mean that I allowed Stella to flatter my vanity and lead me into a flirtation which meant nothing at all to her. God!
human
You are responsible for the trouble between Miss Lamar and Gordon, then?
gpt
Never! Shirley indicated the body of the star with a quick, passionate sweep of his hand. Now I could not tell whether he was acting or in earnest.
human
She's responsible! he exclaimed.
gpt
She's responsible for everything!
human
Her death--
gpt
No! Shirley sobered suddenly, as if he had forgotten the mystery altogether.
human
I don't know anything at all about that, nor have I any idea unless--
gpt
Just what do you mean, then?
human
She made a fool of me, and--and I was engaged to Marilyn Loring--
gpt
Were engaged? The engagement--
human
Marilyn broke it off last night and wouldn't listen to me, even though I came to my senses and saw what a fool I had been.
gpt
Was --Kennedy framed his question carefully--
human
Just a few weeks. I--I took her out to dinner and to the theater and--and that was all.
gpt
I see!
human
Will you have Miss Loring next?