Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-11
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Soft mauve walls with old tapes
tries. Low windows with brilliant
draperies Of bright-colored birds;
gay prints, a w~ide--open fireplace.
There were comfortable chairs, a
large day bed piled high with
cushions, and knick-knacks of old
vases and ashtrays strewn about
Beyond was a rather rickety-look-
ing bath and a hole-in-the-wall
kitchenette, built in a sort Of closet
Janet did like il. But it certainly
needed cleaning and treshening up.
Flavia buzzed around, lifting this
and that, and raving. Janet suddenly
remembered that it would cost
money, and tried to be Indifferent.
II wonder how much this ISL
"Only SIPS a month, honey. Isnt
II wonderful for that!
Janet gasped:
eyes, il is lovely"
She thought quickly. Yes, she
would take II for a little whlle-two
Of three months, anyway. IL would
give her a start, and she could meet
PEOPLE and not be ashamed to bring
them here. They would think she
was real prosperous. But what q
fortune for a dump. Why, n could
get the finest mansion imaginable
near home for that much. IL was
like buying the place! I'LL,
Janet went back TO the agent with
Flavia, and nervously signed q year ;
lease On the studio. she knew she
was being foolish, but what could one
do in a case like this? She couldn't
lust look Flavia in the face and say
She couldn't afford il. She had given
the impression that she was a girl
with plenty Of money and she would
have to keep il up. Sink or swim.
Jane was back az the hotel pack
ing. in the evening, when the tele-
phone rang. -.
That booming Hello, Princess!"
Her heart beat madly. IL was Bal
lard Riley. The night Of nights had
arrived-her first real date. Her
voice sang happily;
ooh. "a you didn't forget me. Doc
tor. | thought maybe you might get
busy and forget poor little me ever
existed"
Now. now, are you going 10 he .
bad little girl and get facetious? II
so, I'm going TO stay right at the
hospital"
But Janet kept on:
".That's good sensel I wasn't goine
TO get myself all keyed up for q
heavy date with a handsome mar
and have him forget all about me
and leave me flat, was i? I'm 4
cynic. young man
Ballard Riley roared. He liked hel
sense az humor. And the busy doctor
looked forward to his evening with
the little southern beauty as h'
hadn't looked forward to an evening
in months. Her keen wit and unso
phisticated manner that tried to b'
so wise amused him. She would b'
a clever playmate-if only she KEEP
her head.
He had had too much experience
with women to trust them. They go
sentimental and made such crazy de
mands. IL only they could pla!
around sensibly like men, withou.
wearing their hearts on sheir sleeves
But the doctor felt that Janet woult
be different from the average. Sh,
had an independent, fresh way Will
her. Thus he reasoned. as he WOUND
in and out Of the maddening evening
traffic and searched for q place q
park near the hotel.
Janet came down in the clinginl
rose satin dress, the big rose ha
framing her fsce-tall, and carrying
herself like q slim little princess
Ballard Riley caught his breath. Al
eyes in the lobby were upon the CIR
with the shining eyes, who walked Y
him and gave him both her hands II
unaffected pleasure. She beame'
with happiness and youth, and th'
joy Of living.
"A woman sitting nearby bit he
lip to keep it from trembling
| Memories To be like that again
But her millions could not buy ever
one day back. She wondered IL the
little girl realized her priceless gift
and what she would do with il
But, she told herself, Of course thu
girl could not realize-they never die
until it was too late. cynically. sh'
smiled 10 herself. Beautiful
girls on Broadway were all alike.
(TO BE CONTINUED