the self-indulgence and although he disapproved he nev
er took it very seriously.
“I hadn’t realized it, Mother.”
‘Then, obviously, rm wrong and we’ll drop the subject. I really am far
removed from the times.”
Elizabeth smiled, and for the first time in a long time she gave her oldest
son an affectionate kiss. Yet something was bothering Janet Saxon and
Elizabeth Scarlatti knew it.
The wedding ceremony of Janet Saxon and Ulster Stewart Scarlett was a
triumph. Chancellor Drew was, naturally, his brother’s best man and
following the brides train were Chancenoes five children. Chancellor’s
wife, Allison Demerest Scarlett, was unable to attend the wedding as she
was in labor at Presbyterian Hospital.
The fact that it was an April wedding was a source of contention between
Janet Saxon and her parents. They would have preferred June or, at least
May, but Janet was adamant. Her fianck insisted that they be in Europe by
the middle of April and that’s how it would be.
Besides, she had her own very valid reason for a short engagement.
She was pregnant.
Janet knew her mother suspected. She also knew that her mother was
delighted, even admired her for what she believed was the proper use of the
ultimate feminine ploy.
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The prospect of this particular bridegroom entrapped, cased, irrefutably
cornered, was enough for Mar= Sayan to give in quickly to the April
ceremony. Manan Saxon would have let her daughter be married in a synagogne
on Good Friday N that ensured the Scariatti hm
Ulster Scarlett took a leave of absence from his seaslow at the Waterman
Trust Company. It was understood that following an extended honeymoon on
the Continent he would plunge back into the world of finance with increased
vigor It positively touchad-and amazed -4eGerson Cartwright that Ulster
took with him–~on his sacred journey of love,” as do Virginia cavalier put
it,–& large number of papers to study. He had gathered together literally
hundreds of reports concerning the myriad interests of the Scarlatti
Industries and promised Cartwright that he would inaster the complexities
of the inexhaustible diversiflcation by the time he whirned.
Jefferson Cartwright was so moved by Ulster’s earnest-
ness that he presented hhn with a hand-tooled leather
brief case.
The first leg of the newlywedie trip was marred by what appeared to be a
severe case of seasickness on Janet’s part. By a mildly amused ship’s
doctor, however. it was ascertained to be a miscaniage and as a result the
bride spent the entire voyage to Southampton confined to her cabin.
In England they discovered that the English aristocracy was becoming quite
tolerant of their invading Amencan counterparts. it was all a question of
degree. The cmde but nch colonists war rips for the taking and tRken dity
were. The more shcceoftbk~-~ this category inchuted Ulster Scarlett and his
wifD–were absorbed without question,
Evm the owners of Blenheim had to be with someone who could wager the price
of their best hunter on the turn of a single card. Especially when this
particular gambler could tell at a glance which was the best hunter.
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At about this time-the second month of their trip-the rumors began
filtering back to New York. Brought mainly by returning members in good
standing of the Four Hundred. It seemed Ulster Stewart was behaving very
badly. He had taken to disappearing for days at a time and on one occasion
was known to have been gone for the better part of two weeks, leaving his
bride in a state of embarrassed anger.
However, even these extremes of gossip were not dwelled upon, for Ulster
Stewart had done the same thing while a single man, and Janet Saxon, after
all, had hooked herself Manhattan’s most eligible bachelor. She should
complainl A thousand girls would have settled for the ring and the ceremony
and let him do as he pleased. All those millions and some said a titled
family thrown into the bargairil No one had much sympathy for Janet Saxon.
And then the rumors took another turn.
The Scarletts uprooted themselves from London soew ty and began what could
only be described as an insanely planned itinerary throughout the
Continent. From the frozen lakes of Scandinavia to the warm shores of the
Mediterranean. From the afill-cold streets of Berlin to the hot pavements
of Madrid. From the mountain ranges of Bavaria to the flat, dirty ghettos
of Cairo. From Paris in summer to the Scottish islands in autumn. One never
know where Ulster Scarlett and his wife would be. next. It didn’t make
sense. Them was no logic in their destinations.
Jefferson Cartwright was more concerned than anyone else. Alarmed. He was
unsure of what to do and so he decided to do nothing but send carefully
worded memorandums to Chancellor Draw Scarlett.
For Waterman Trust was sending thousands upon thousands of dollars in bank
drafts to every conceivable and some mconcervable exchanges in Europe Each
letter of request from Ulster Scarlett was precisely worded and the
instrtictions absolute. The demand for confidence, for silence, in the
transactions was emphatic. The breaking of this confidence to be penalized
by the immediate withdrawal of his interests from Waterman…. One-third of
the Scarleft trusts. One-half of the Scarlatti inheritance,
There was no question about it. Ulster Scarlett had benefited from his
unions at the bank. He knew exactly how to expedite his financial demands
and did it in the
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language of the banking profession. Still, Jefferson Cartwright was uneasy.
He could be subject to criticism at a later date. There still remained
two-thirds of the trusts and the second half of the inheritance. He solved
his insoluble dilemma by sending the following-then variations of it-to
Ulster Scarlett’s brother.
Dear Chancellor:
Just to keep you up-to-date-as we so successfully established during your
brother’s sessions here at Waterman-Ulster is transferring considerable
sums to European banks to cover what must be the finest honeymoon in the
history of marriage. Nothing is too good for his beautiful wifel You!ll be
happy to learn that his correspondence is most businesslike.
A number of such notes were received by Chancellor Drew, who smiled
indulgently at his reformed younger brOther`3 devotion to his wife. And to
think he was corresponding like a businessman. Progress bad been made.
What Jefferson Cartwright did not explain was that Waterman Trust also
received endless bills and charges validated by Ulster’s signatures from
countless hotels, railroads, stores, and lending institutions throughout
Europe. What disturbed Cartwright was that the flexibility he had
authorized during the dirigible incident would have to be employed again.
it was inconceivable but there it wasl Ulster Scarlett’s expenses were
going to exceed the income from the trust fund. In the space of several
months-when one added the charges to the transferals-Ulster Stewart
Scarleft was reaching the eight-hundred-thousand-dollar mark.
Inconceivablel
Yet there it was.
And Waterman was subject to losing one-third of the Scarlatti interest if
he divulged the information.
In August Ulster Stewart Scarlett sent word back to his mother and brother
that Janet was pregnant. They would remain in Europe for a minimum of three
more months as the doctors deemed it best that she do as little traveling
as possible until the baby was Well along.
Janet would remain in London. while Ulster traveled with friends to do some
hunting in southern Germany.
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He’d be gone for a month. Possibly a month and a half.
He’d cable when they7decided to Come home-
in mid-December the cable arrived. Ulster and Janet would be home for the
holidays. Janet was to remain fairly inactive as the pregnancy was a
difficult one, but Ulster hoped Chancellor had checked on the decorators
and that his brownstone on Fifty-fourth Street would be comfortable for
her.
He instructed Chancellor Drew to have someone meet a prior ship to escort
a new housekeeper Ulster had found on the Continent. She had been highly
recommended and Ulster wanted her to feel at home. Her n
was Hannah.
Language would be no problem
She spoke both English and German.
During the remaining three months of Janet’s pregnancy Ulster resumed his
sessions at Waterman Trust and his mere presence had a calming effect on
Jefferson Cartwright. Although he never spent more than two hours at the
bank, he seemed somewhat more subdued, less given to fits of irritation
than he had been before his honeymoon.
He even began taking work home in the hand-tooled leather briefcase.
in reply to Cartwright’s confidential and offhand questions about the large
sums of money forwarded by the bank to Ulster in Europe, the Scarlatti heir
reminded Waterman~s third vice-president that it was he who had made it
clear that nothing prohibited him from using the income from his trust fund
for investments. He reiterated his request that a his European transactions
remain confidential between the two of them.
“Of course. I understand completely. But you must realize that in the event
we transfer funds from the second trust to cover your expenses–as surely