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1t played an aching. yearning.
broken-hearted tune, Il n d / a n
Blue" A weird tune, fun OF
minors, sensuous and heady. Over
all the Garden dusk lay, pune
tured with FREELY CLEANS, patterned
with shadows slowly spinning.
The faces of the dancers were big
white blossoms; the spotlight was
a stream of glistehing drops that
poured down on them.
Indian
Indian
BIu-u-u-ue
Pulse OF drums. Sob of Tlorns.
Little hushing "Hst! Hste' of feet.
oh" sighed Dolly Quinn, II
adore this piece!'
Does sort of get you, doesn't
it?" he answered.
Dancing with this man, she
thought, was like dancing alone; as
easy, as careless as that. And yet
you knew you were not alone.
There was the hand outspread be-
tween your shoulders. There was
the hand that held yours, the
thumb around which your fingers
curled.
There was the satin lapel that
caressed your cheek, and the cool,
just barely scratchy jaw that
grazed your temple sometimes.
There was the odor of shaving
cream and cigarettes and recent
highballs.
She speculated as to the number
of highballs; fixed it at two, posi-
bly, three. The faultless rhythm of
his foxtrot steps indicated that
(unless he was a superior drinkerD
it could hardly have been more.
Dolly Quinn knew all about
drinkers, superior and otherwise.
She had called one Father" for
almost 10 years.
She said aloud. You don't
like to talk when you're dancing,
do your"
depends. / don't with a mar
velous dancer like you"
"I don either. 1t spoils it,"
So they said nothing more at
all until the foxtrot
neared an end. Then Dolly said
suddenly, earnestly, Please, I
wish you wouldn't"
His face dropped over hers.
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lTTTIE SINS : By KATHERINE BRUSH

DolIy's single dimple presented
itself; big dimple. round and
deep. as ii some one had puckered
up lips and blown into her soft,
pink cheek. For the infants
wear department. does it,"
Good Lord. is that what you
sell?"
She nodded.
"But what hell Of thing TO
seIl.'
at isn't she protested. Its
a darling thing TO sell. Such wee
little tiny bits of clothes! ] love
EN-"
Jerry studied her for q silent
half minute, so intentIy that she
became confused and said at last.
''Don'tp
Don't what?"
"IIook at me like that"
''AlI right" he assented cheer
fully, ''I'll try not to. But you'll
have to promise not to do thar
again"
Which made 1t Dolly's turn
do what again2"
Get all sparkly like that. Smile
like that. Wave those just-can't-
believe-'em eyelashes at me. After
ALL" he reminded her, Tim only
a man. And somewhat more sub
ject to eyelashes than most"
Dolly informed herself sagely
that this was probably true.
TO BE Continued Tomorrow
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CONTINUED from Local Page,
ton that her features were
exquisite came second, and
seemed relatively unimpor-
tant.
It was, moreover, a deli
cate, a thoroughbred type of
astonishing, consid-
ering her ancestry. 1t was
not a beauty that belonged
in the Broadway Garden of
Jazz. 1t was not a beauty
that the Garden could ap-
preciate. Some people pre-
fer Autographs to water col
ors, drums to violins, gerani-
ums to small, sweet forget
me-nots.
She took her coat from its hook
and put it on, ref1ecting drearily
as she dld 80 that a payment
came due on 1t tomorrow. She
pulled diminutive black felt hat
low over one brow. Coat and hat
were undeniable inexpensive; but
they were not cheap. They had a
certain air, a certain artfulness.
Dolly Quinn bought few hats,
but the hats she did buy fitted
close in the crown. depended for
effect on line rather than trim.
ming, were never that fatal half
inch too long in tn e back Of the
neck. She bought one coat a
year. not a gay coat, or q fur
edged coat because the fur
couldn't be reaD but a slim coat
of dark cloth that might be held
around her little figure snugly
and that wore g. brave bright
flower on it's collar. Taste was
a gift OF hers, inherited heaven
knew where. Certainly not from
Amelia Quinn, her mother, who
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} ''Was that the end Of it?" she
asked, getting up and pulling on
q pair of too-tight kid gloves. Are
you sure?"
Lily fIushed--not bright scar
let flush Ike Sadye's but . soft
wild-rose pink, that died away
along her cheek, leaving her dead
white.
IT said that was the end of it!
she snapped and got up from her
chair to let Sadye know that, 81
TAR as she was concerned, this
was the end of the visit, too.
you and Pat will surely come
for supper tomorrow night, thenY
asked Sadye. taking the hint and
getting up. "I'm going to have
3, nice little crowd in for Welsh
rarebit and near-beer, and then
we're going to play a lot Of won.
derful new monograph records we
have-not jazz you know. but
classical stuff. And then i
wouldn't be surprised II Pat and
Roy cot out their saxophones.n
She laughed.
founded. "You don't mean to say
that Pat France plays a saxo-
phone! Why, he's never mentioned
'saxophone' to me. =
Sayde nodded. Yes. they prac--
tice in the garage mostly" she
said, and Lily smiled tenderly to
herself. 1t made Pat seem very
absurd and boyish and lovable to
her-the thought that he had
saxophone, played it and loved
it. but was ashamed OF It.
'tBut sometimes they play at
our house." Sadye added. when
Elizabeth Ertz is there to help
them out on the piano"
Instantly Lily froze II
Elizabeth Ertz! The very sound
of her name was hateful to her!
She could just picture her. sitting
at the piano in Sadye's house,
incoming over the keys and max
ing baby eyes at Pat as they
played together!
us Elizabeth Ertz going TO be
at your house tomorrow night,
Sadye?" she asked with surface
sweetness, and Sadye said she
was.
Then / won't be-and neithe,
will Patr Lily said firmly TO her
self, as she watched Sadye waddla
down the front walk and climb
into her car a moment later.
All her love for Pat-all her
1ealousyeame surging up into
her heart as she stood there be-
hind the net curtains OF her little
living room and thought of The
Ertz and Pat and the hours they
had spent together learning
music-sentimental, mushy music
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had lived and died in a calico
wrapper and a dotted Swiss
boudoir cap.
Seating herself once more at the
dressing table, she opened her
hand bag and checked over its
contents. There was a small plain
linen handkerchief; q vanity case
with double lid. red powder
cake In one side, white in the
other; her latchkey to Mrs. Nina
frees boarding house; a stub Of
pencil; notebook half full OF
hasty thumbnail sketches: and q
dollar and thirty-seven cents.
But" remarked Dolly Quinn.
''tomorroW's pay day
And then, because Of her stock.
taking reminded her of James
Gypl Macmahon. and because she
possessed a sense OF humor That
never let her be mournful long
over anything as fundamentally
ridiculous as he, she laughed.
Bubbly. carefree, eighteen-year.
old laughter.
''Fool!" she said. His verbal
epitaph.
In this mood OF restored cheer
fulness she left the dressing room
and went in search of the pro.
prietor.
The proprietor stood at the
main entrance. Monarch he was
of all he surveyed, and he sur.
veyed much, Tor from his van.
tage point he had a triple outlook.
On his left was the Garden of
Jazz in spreading tinsel glory.
On his right were the elevators
whence came. by ones and two,
his clientele. Directly in front
OF him was the cash box in which
they deposited dollar bills emit
Ting them TO enter and spend
other dollar bills
He stood with both hands on
the cash box, and when Dolly
halted at his elbow she fancied
she saw the hands instinctiVely
tighten their grip, as though he
feared an attempt might be made
to take it away from him.
There was no recognition In his
jet-button eyes, so she said: I'm
one OF the girls you hired this
afternoon"
The eyes crept over her face
like slow black beetles, chung for
an instant to the brim of her hat,
dropped to her coat, crawled up
again laboriously. II know. 1
been hearin' about you"
"Well--I suppose I'm fired?"
"I amt said so, said the pro.
prietor laconicatly.
He shifted his eyes, and focused
them, after a reap more cricket
like than beetIe-like, on the indi.
Gator above the door of one of
the elevators. 1t was rising.
What for" he queried aggriev-
eddy, still with averted gaze,
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We'll, I think IN turn In, " ne
said when he had finished 1t ana
wiped his hands on his handker-
chief. Lily had forgotten to bring
him q napkin.
He picked up his shoes and
rose from his chair.
Don't you want to know I'm
jealous?" Lily asked him coquet-
tishIy.
He only grinned at her fer
answer, and took b little ron Of
bills from his pockethis weeks
salary.
He counted out three S. bills
and handed them to her. Here's
your expense money" he said.
Make 1T 20 as far as you can,
will you? Another couple of
months and this piston ring Is
going to be selling, I'm pretty
sure. But in the meantime wan
have to 60 on living like couple
: OF Chinese coolies, honey"
Fifteen dollars. N Lily
looked at the three bills when he
was gone. Then her eyes lifted
to the great bunch OF roses on the
tabl They Represented
much more than SIS, she was
sure.
what was SIS? why. ii was
hardly the price Of a really good
hat.
And I'm expected to supply II
meals every week with it, and do
q lot of other things besides she
thought bitterly. 1T wouldn't be
20 bad, but hardly see my hus-
band. He comes home and goes
to bed at night, and that's all
do see Of him. practically"
She looked around the cream
colOred walls Of the little room
the picture OF The Hanging Of
the Crane" between the windows;
the smoking stand beside Pats
easy chair. And, looking at them.
her gray-green eyes hardened
until they were like pieces Of jade
She had looked at them for so
many months, day In and day out,
night in and night out. that the
very sight Of them made her feel
cold and unhappy.
What a dready life do have"
she thought, and she put her
head down on the arm Of Pats
easy chair and began to cry be-
cause she was lonely and poor
and blue and jealous.
Suddenly she jumped up. dashed
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all about June ard moon"
and spoon" no doubt. too!
"And then Sadye Jefferson has
the cheek to ask her to q party
with me and Pat!,' she said to
herself. And the brass to tell
me / ought not to see Staley whsn
she brings The Ertz and Pat to-
gether every time she cant"
She just wished she had thought
of that while Sadye was in the
house and ''bawled" her out for
it good and proper! She certainly
did
That night when Pat came
home at 10 o'clock, tired and
shabby and none too clean after
a day in the shop and the garage.
she was very loving and sweet to
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the tears out OF her eyes and
went back to the little bedroom.
'.Pat," she called. going down the
narrow hall, 'the Jettersons are
having some people to supper to-
morrow night, but we aren't go
going. patti Did You hear what
/ said?''
He did not answer, and stand
ing In the doorway she saw that
ne had fallen asleep without turn
ing out the bed lamp above his
dark, handsome head.
Pat knew about Sadye's SUN
day night supper.
It'll 60 straight from the
garage" he told Lily on Sunday
morning. told Roy Ia stay
there today. and may be late,
but he'll be over to get You to-
night about S. It's all arranged.
Lily said nothing. Go ahead
and arrange all you want to,
she thought, glazing at his limo
cent back as he ate his breakfast
in the tiny Kitchen But I'm
not going to that party. :
That night when Roy came for
her she told him she couldn't 20
with him. But she offered no ex-
cuse, and she closed the door OF
the flat IN his face while he was
still talking
When he was gone she sat
down and waited for Pat to come
home. She waited until 3 o'clock.
Then she went to bed. but she
could not sleep.
She heard the clock in the sit.
ting room strike 10 and then III.
Upon the stroke Of IL she
heard him open the front door
and she rushed IN to him, holding
her kimono tight around her. Her
face was white with anger, and
her eyes bIazed at him.
well. this Is q fine time TO
come home to me. after your eve
rings pIeasureE'' she said. II
thought you'd come home to ME
when you heard | was here.
Where have you been
until this hour? Playing the
saxaphone with that Ertz Gre
ature?''
Pat shook his head. ''No. got
there too late to play anything,
he said. 'But / took Elizabeth
Ertz home, il yon want to know.
hope you won't mind
/ couldn't very well escape. Roy
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him. She kissed him and chung
to him with her hands.
Darling" she said. Il never
I'm jealous of YOU
"Jealous?" asked Pat, too tired
to talk about jealousy or love VI
anything else. He sank into a
chair and began TO un1ace his
shoes, yawning az he did 1t.
Have you anything to eat in
the house?' he asked YEARLY
II didn't stop for supper tonight
Just anything win do.
Hurt, Lily went out into the
kitchen and made him q sandwich
out of rye bread and cold bacon
left over from breakfast. 1T was
not very good sandwich, but
Pat ate it .hungrily.
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In This Story Of Girl Torn BetwU Two Great Desires
Beatrice Burton Has Woven Vibrant Serial
PuIsating With Romance

asked me to. and It's only = cou-
pie OF blocks
Lily stared at him. She forgot
that she had been driving and
lunching with StaIey DrummOnd.
and that his roses were scenting
the little room where she and
Pat stood. She was frantic with
jealousy.
CHAPTER XII
There never vet was q woman
III love who was not actually be-
side herself with jealousy ct
times.
And Lily France was exactly
that as she stood facing Pat, her
husband, III the doorway Of the
flat that sunday night. She was
jealous to the point Of frenzy
Her face was white, and her eyes
looked black as they blazed IT
him. Her breath came uIlevenly.
DO you mean to say that
you've just left that Ertz creature
and then dared to come home
to me2p she asked him. putting
her hands to her throat. it felt
T
fluff; her heart beat suffOcatingiy.
Where else would / come but
home to you?" Pat asked, reason
ably enough. He was very calm.
This Is my home, isn't it, And
you're my wife, after all.
Lily gave 4 laugh that sounded
like i sob. YES" she said bit
terIy, .'but / don't know how
long this Is going to be your
honie-or how much longer I'm
going to be your wife. !"
She let that sink in, and then
she rushed on:
Don't fool yourself into think
ing that you're the only one OF
us who's sick and tired OF this
marriage, Pat F'rancel Don't
think that I'm not just as 1t
70 that Esrtz lemoni Don't think
that / haven't plenty Of chances
to step out, myself, because
haver
Pat frowned- mot angrily. but u
a thoughtful, puzzled way. He
closed the hall door behind him
and stood with his shoulders
against 1T. He took her by both
IA AAGA w AAt@Sk1 1hANk RstN~e1 ~-rfA
70 him. looking hard at her.
Now, what do you mean BY
that?'' he wanted to know.
Lily smiled at him scornfully.
THAT. my darling husband" she
said SIS some more Of my own
business!''
And, with q sudden twist Of her
shoulders, she wrenched herself
away from him and flew into the
bedroom, slamming and locking
the door behind her.
She threw herself down across
her bed, sobbing hysterically into
the pillows Above the sound OF
her own crying she heard Pat
knocking on the door and beg
ging her to let him come in.
Now and then she caught bits
or what he was saying AT least
throw me my pajamas and a
comforter sleep ON the couch.
but I've got to sleep somewhere
And then more knocking
no he Continued Tomorrow
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the whole story-or at least what
would seem like the whole story
to Sadye.
''Sadye, I'm going to tell you
something" she began. II have
seen Staley DrumInond since I
married Pat--but not until very
lately. 1t never would have turned
out this way except that had To
have some new clothes and
charged them to ray father-and
then when my family refused to
let me charge them. there was
no one for me to go to but Staley.
so / did. and that was the end
of it.
Sadye gave her narrow look.
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Love in a MiIIiOnaire's Mansion or In a
Poor Mans Flat Is Lily's
Problem of Future
Read This First:

CYRUS LEXINGTON6
STALEY DRUMMOND, rich bachelor She
wedding mothers
FRANCE
kind piston that he and his friend
Roy JEFFERSON intend to put the market Pat goes to work IN
Che piston He works oil day and late at night and LILY finds
next door to their little store Finally she qssrrels with Pats
furnished fiat where LILY learns to keep house IN htormss
Then day she meets her former cqm SUE CAIN down town.
clothes Ct AngOues smart shop t. wear to the party and when
check to for them Later Lily learns that Florence IL
Stays checks
paid for the clothes.
wonders
got them She tells him that she got them from AngOulemss
can't afford to- and with Lily her debts the neghbo
France family to Be friendly send along wedding present
However she learns 70 use One day she has letter from ssGy
would not have to him in her trouble about the clothes He
Jettersons wife. sADYE coming to the at
them. She cxs uD
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
IN OURVALLEY

Continued from page one1
one Of the most attractive business
structures in the city.
Extremely well lighted, well venti-
lated and roomy, il Is bound TO prove
a boon to the numerous employees.
Manager Charles Burton. who Wis
tied numerous laundry plants in
Texas and consulted experts before
laying out the structure, is TO be
congratulated.
The general public will have an
opportunity to express itself when
Mr.. Burton holds his "house-warm-
ing" which is 20 come as soon as
the plant is under normal operating
conditions
Removal of the plant from the old
location. over n mile away was a real
achievement. Forty tons Of machin-
cry changed location. without opera
tions being shut down.
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Trimmed GRAY
RANKSPARADE
AT 18th MEET
Annual Session Holds
Full Sway in Little
Rock; Wiles is Elect
ed AS Head

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May LIP,
Although times wide swaths into
the ranks Of the grand old men OF
Dixie" was strikingly in evidence.
thousands of enfeebled men in gray
today marched on paradc-the last
martial gesture of the 3sth annual re-
union of the United Confederate Vet
Grams.
Many old warriors. their bodies
bent with the years which have rolled
by since they fought for "A cause that
was lost, knew they could not march
and contented themselves 10 ride in
automobiles.
Others who better withstood the as
sault of time, looked on today as the
big day of their encampment. To
march again perhaps feebly-but still
to march. with the stirring tune to
push tired feet along was accepted BY
the veterans as the supreme hour
of their reunion.
Friends hands have been shaken.
Vicksburg has fallen a hundred
times, Forrest has again charged a
wavering line Of blue. Pickett has
ridden once more at the head of
those who tried and failed-all in
the minds of the story-loving sol
diers. And they were ready to 90
home-after the parade.
The parade was TO be headed BY
the United States marine band. made
up Of grandsons of both blue and
gray. Members CT other confederate
organizations, legionnaires of a
greater war. sponsors and the military
had places in the vari-colored line of
parade.
The veterans late yesterday elected
General A. r. Goodwin, Elmore. Ala.
their commander-in-chief 10 succeed
General j. Il. Foster. Houston, Tex,
and selected Charlotte, NJ. g., as their
next reunion city.
T.. r. Wiles, Little Rock. was elect
ed commander-in-chief OF the sons
Of confederate veterans TO succeed
DR.. S. l.. Lowry, Tampa. Department
commanders were elected rs follows:
l.. W. Stephens, Coushatta, La. de-
partment Of Tennessee: j. A. Year
ger. Tulsa, trans-Mississippi depart
ment; Homer Atkinson. Richmond,
department Of northern Virginia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
BUDGET ISSET
IN HARLINCEN
City Expenditures For
Fiscal Year To Be
S200,060
Especial to The Reraldl

HARLINGEN. May ia budget
of $200,O6O to run the city Of Har-
lingen during the Eext fiscal year
was adopted ut the meeting Of the
city commission here Wednesday
night, Of this total more than half
being appropriated for TIE water and
light department Of the city.
The budget calls for $l20,960 FOR
the water and light department, of
which about $4,000 will be spent for
new equipment, the remainder to be
used in paying interest and principal
on bonds issued for improvement OF
the plant. and for maintenance and
operation. Earnings OF the system
are turned into the city fund.
"A reduction in the tax rate from
$3.50 to $500 is considered likely
by the commission, this matter be-
ing scheduled to come up at a later
meeting.
The budget in detail follows:
Administration, $4,000; water and
light department, S120,960; police de-
partment. $4,000: street department,
$4,000; sewer department. $500;
park department. $1,000; fire depart
ment, $9,6C0; health department, S.
500; inspection department. 81, 100;
chamber Of commerce, $4,000; IL
brary, $1,000; city oand, $1,000.