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 wide--open fireplace.
There were comfortable chairs, a
large day bed piled high with
cushions, and k~nick-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 IL certainly
needed cleaning and treshening up
Flavia buzzed around, lifting TINS
and that, and raving. Janet suddenly
remembered that 1t would cost
money, and tried TO be Indifferent.
II wonder how much this Isl!
"Only Sl25 a month. honey. Isn't
il wonderful for that?'
Janet gasped:
"Yes, il IL lovely.
She thought quickly. Yes she
would take it for a little while-two
or three months, anyway. II would
give her a start, and she could meet
people and not be ashamed 70 bring
them here. They would think she
was real prosperous. But what a
fortune for a dump! Why, p could
get the finest mansion Imaginable
near home for that much IL was
like buying the place.
Janet went back TO the agent with
Flavia, and nervously signed a years
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 ID. She had gwen
the impression that she was q girl
with plenty of money and she would
have to keep IL up. Sink or swim.
Jane was back at the hotel pack
ing, in the evening, when the tele-
phone rang. M.
That booming "Hello, Prircess!"
Her heart beat madly. IL was Bal
lard Riley. The night OF nights had
a~rrived-her first real date. Her
| voice sang happily:
"Oh, so you didn't forget me. Doc
tor. | thought maybe you might get
busy and forget poor little me ever
existed"
Nov. now. are you going to be 2
bad little girl and get facetious? II
So, I'm going to stay right At the
hospital"
But Janet kept on:
"'That's good sense! | wasn't going
TO get myself al keyed up for q
heavy date with a handsome man
and have him forget all about me
and leave me flat, was i? I'm q
cynic, young man."
Ballard Riley roared. He liked her
sense. Of humor. And the busy doctor
looked forward to his evening with
the little southern beauty as ne
hadn't looked forward 20 an evening
IN months. Her keen wit and unso-
phisticated manner that tried TO be
~ wise amused him. She would ne
a clever playmate-if only she kept
her head.
He had had too much experience
with women to trust them. They gol
sentimental and made such crazy de-
mands. II only they could play
around sensibly like men, without
wearing their hearts on their sleevesl
But the doctor felt that Janet woulc
Be different from the average she
had an independent, fresh way witt
her. Thus he reasoned, as he WOUND
in and out of the maddening evening
traffic and searched for a place e
park near the hotel.
Janet came down in the clInginl
rose satin dress, the big rose hat
framing her face-tall, and carrying
herself like a slim little princess
Ballard Riley caught his breath. Al
eyes in the lobby were upon the CIR
with the shining eyes, who walked e
him and gave him both her hands II
unaffected pleasure. She beamec
with happiness and youth, and the
JOY of living.
"A woman sitting nearby bit hel
lip to keep il from trembling
Memories To be like that again
But her millions could not buy even
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 the
girl could not realize-they never did
until il was too late. Cynically, she
smiled to herself. Beautiful
girls on Broadway were all alike.
(TO BE CONTINUED