Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-06
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are making up you mind to live.
you will also make up your mind
not 10 cut off the same piece Of
serge with every other woman IN
the world"
He got up and stood looking at
Janet. His eyes and his voice were
kind.
II assure you il isn't customary
for me 10 come and visit with pa
tients like this. But ! wanted a
word with you. You look interest
ing. III bet YOU have brains
Heaven forbid Janet replied
mock seriously. you wouldn't like
me then. would you? Mems don't
like brains, do they?'
Dr. Riley did not smile.
I'm not surprised to hear a girl
our age say that. But | hope YOU
don't mean IT, And ! also hope that
you will select friends from the sort
or men who will admire your Intelli-
gence and the fact that you are a
lady
Janet laughed spontaneously, and
Ballard Riley shook his head.
I'm not talking sentimental rot. \
mean a well-born lady. You have
breeding and intelligence. Too often
il is lost in the hustle and hustle Of
life in this town. The crowds seem
to sort Of knock it out Of you. 4
don't know what IL Is. You are a
beautiful girl, and you will find hun
dreds Of men who admire you for
your pretty face. But remember that
there are thousands walking up and
down Broadway and Fifth avenue
Just as pretty and just as attractive
physically. With nothing above the
ears!n
Does all this lecturing and advice
90 right in with the hospital bill,
or is il extra?" Janet inquired,
freshly.
Ballard Riley made a little tut-tut-
ing sound. and shook his head as he
would at a child.
Nov surely no one but a very,
very young one would say such a
thing. / certainly mean we'll, my
dear girl"
Janet's face flush. She knew she
had been rude, and hurried TO make
up for her faux pas.
"Oh, I'm just silly. doctor! You
Z hAAWN a AhA 4 lAAtdM ANMAs IL AE CHE
barassing TO be understood so we'll.
l just have to say things-because !
have to have something to say"-she
ended up in confusion.
Ballard Riley laughed and held out
his hand.
"All right. I'm forgiven and ~
are you. This il off the book and
also my first attempt al trying 10
date up a patient. But I want to
know you better. Miss James. How
about dinner with ME some night ?
There's a show | want 10 see very
badly, too, and maybe We might see
that"
Janet's heart skipped A beat. She
made no attempt 10 hide her pleas
ure.
"Oh, thank you. doctor. Really,
I'D love e 20. Call me al the Aston,
will your"
1T will be fun 10 take you To q
show. Ill bet you've never seen a
big production, have you7"
She admitted she had not-reluc-
tontly. 1t was hard to let Ballard
Riley know she was so inexperienced,
But, he knew it anyway.
Sleep was far from Janet until a
lew moments later, when a nurse en-
tered and gave her a green medicine
that tasted terribly, but soon put
her in dresmland.
Janet left the hospital the next
afternoon. There were no charges
made against the taxi driver. so thai
she had no further worry about her
accident. As a matter of fact. she
was delighted with the fact that she
had run in front Of a taxi, because
IT had thrown Ballard Riley across
her path.
The more she thought of il. the
stranger seemed the ways Of fate,
IL seemed like a tremendous expert
ence to the youngster. Half an hour
after h arrived at the hotel she was
bathed, had changed clothes. and
started out TO buy a costume befit.
ting her date with Ballard Riley.
~ must be the last woodland
there must be gown, hat and shoes
I everything complete. Something Il
suit her type.
Janet strolled up Broadway from
Forty-fifth, entranced BY the stun.
nlnE gowns bedecking the windows
Of the theatrical shops that line both
SIDES Of the White Way. They are
selected for the most particular and
D~est-dressed Crather the smartest.
dressed women in the world-wom.
en- Of the stage. And selecting one
from the hundreds Of pretty frnckJ
is about as easy rs looking for D
needle II q hay NOV.
But Janet had better luck. She
hesitated before a window showing