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(8) Dexter wants to get out of Minnesota.
The United States enters World War I,
and Dexter joins the Army.
(1917)(9) Once the war ends, Dexter stays on the East Coast
to make tons of money on Wall Street.(10) Seven years after leaving Minnesota,
Dexter hears in passing that
Judy Jones has gotten married.(11) His life as a business tycoon has gone so far
that he has lost the romantic ideals of his boyhood.
Now, Dexter is a moneymaking machine,
without any of his youthful illusions.(7) Judy leaves Dexter after a month.(6) b. She knows that Dexter is in a relationship with Irene Scheerer,
but she cannot imagine that Dexter loves Irene more than he loves Judy.
After a month, she breaks off their engagement.
And Dexter leaves Minnesota, never to see Judy again.(1) At 14, Dexter Green is working
as a caddy at the Sherry Island Golf Club
when he sees pretty little Judy Jones for the first time.
He quits his job as a caddy the same day he meets Judy,
and dedicates himself to
joining the upper class so that he can woo this girl.
(1906)Calculated birth of Dexter GreenCalculated birth of Judy Jones(2) Dexter goes to college at an elite school on the East Coast.(3) Dexter returns to Minnesota in his early 20s
to start his life as a businessman.(4) Dexter meets Judy Jones for the second time at
a party at the Sherry Island Golf Club.
Judy invites Dexter over for dinner,
and they begin a relationship.(5) Finally, after several seasons,
Dexter realizes that he will never have Judy completely,
so he leaves her and takes up with Irene Scheerer.(6) Though Dexter and Irene are engaged,
as soon as Judy Jones comes to Dexter one night in tears,
he drops Irene Scheerer and takes Judy back.(10) b. Judy Jones is now Judy Simms.
Her husband, Lud Simms, cheats on her regularly and drinks too much.
Judy also has children who she stays home to look after.
Her beauty has faded, and she has settled down to an unhappy life.Periods
Roaring 20s
(1920-1929)
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