Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12

arm; the touch OF him filled her with
hot little surges Of emotion.
Thank you, Tony" she said. sits
good To have such "a friend
"a friend-and more he whiH-
pered back, his eyes fixed steadily on
hers.
Jane allowed her own 10 droop.
This was almost q declaration. IN full
view Of the chattering group about
them. The others. however. were
paying no attention, being occupied
with their w affairs. Uncertain
how TO reply, cropping for suitable
words. Jane suddenly felt TonyfS
body, beside her, stiften, heard MIN
utter a gasp Of establishment as Inc
srranE "a his feet. She looked up.
Sam Spellman, the studio manager.
was coming toward them, a letter i'll
his hand, a curious expression oh his
fat, rosy face. Beside him walked "A
very beautiful woman girl. almost.
TO Judge from her simple dress, her
quiet. unxophisticated manner. She
headed straight for Tony, "A smile OF
welcome In her eyes.
"Nhy-you dear old dear,r she
murmured. in q smooth. lispinE voice.
Its perfectly heavenly 10 see you
again
Jane, with a catch in her breath,
glanced at Tony, IL was clear, from
his expression, that between these
two lay some deep and lasting e.
p-erience-some ommon emotional
ground. His face paled suddenly, his
eyes became narrow. watchful, his
lips a thin. hard line.
Hello. Irene" he said rudely.
what can / do for yougF
The girl turned. plucked from Abe
Spellman's fingers the letter he held
in them, offered II 70 Tony with q
triumphant smile.
why. Tony she said. brightly, "if
it, ali the same 70 YOU YOU can
make me a star. Here's "A letter
! about me from Mr.. Davidson"
Jane Dare felt the blood suddenly
drain from her cheeks. All her hopes
for the future, her dreams of taking
Alice Carroll's place, even her CON
fidence in Tony Hull, vanished In "A
quick fade-out-
Lew Davidson, on his journey hack
10 New York. from the coast had a
very enjoyable time. With every
hour Of the long trip he fell more
completely under the spell of Irene
Shirley's charms. I'm Hollywood.
surrounded by people whom he
knew, he had been Obliged to hide
his mounting interest In the girl, 40
pretend an indifference he did not
feel. Now. on u train containing no
one al all who knew him. he felt like
III schoolbay taking IN vacation.
The long, idle days were spent
listening to irene's ~artless chatter
about everything under the sun,
from the queer books she had read
and failed 20 understand, 10 the
beauties or her ancestral Maryland
home.
Both her artlcssness and the ances-
trial mansion were imaginary; Irene
had been born In Perth Amboy, Nv. u,
and her father was a tugboat captain
named joe Shevin. She had changed
her name to the more ~euphonious
Shipley IL the time she went 10 New
York 60 dance in "a seccnd-rate
cabaret; On her arrival Et Hollywood
ID had been again changed, to Shirley,
but she did not speak Of these things
10 Mr.. Davidson when he asked her
about her past
The romantic story ar the old
II &V4hA&ENW M4MfE was W1EE4 EAAA1GAE
upon IN visit she had once made 10
Maryland az one Of q very lively
party arranged BY a wealthy young
New Yorker who had n string OF
horses entered al Havre de Grace and
PimlicQ, During the course Of this
trip. which lasted several days, the
young ladies' OF the party had been
invited by "A sporting bachelor Of
Baltimore 10 take dinner al his
house, an old colonial mansion at
which a signer or the Declaration OF
independence had once entertained.
Irene had never forgotten the
glimpse thus obtained Of old-fash-
toned southern life; IN stood her In
good stead in her conversations with
Davidson, although she was obliged
10 shrink the details considerably ~
fit her somewhat more modest story.
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