Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-18

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Ackland Center. a little old town
In New England. is proud Of its beau.
ty and traditions. But the modern
world crowds in on It's peace and
quiet. Finally a notorious roadhouse
falkland. is opened by a gang OF
b~cotleggers. Liquor flows. Girls OF
the town are lured there. The edi-
tor of the Weekly Age" is murdered
for his editorial attacks. His broth
er, Homer Pew. takec up the fight
Homer is joined by Stella Bagot, one
Of the hometown girls who has made
good as a writer in New York. Stella
comes to write a story, and remains
to fight falkland. Homer is beaten
up in a mysterious midnight attack
Stella takes charge of rhe paper and
writes sizzling editorials. She also
tries to trace a telephone call. be-
lieving il TO come from the murder
ers. Stella finds her little sister
Martha. has been our on a lark to
falkland, and has been drinking. She
gives her a lecture and Martha com
plains that she is kept at home
while Stella has been allowed to 20
10 college and later take up her own
life in New York. Stella retires 10
her room, and leaves d note pinned on
her door. telling her mother TO awak-
en- her early the next morning.
Stella has made an appointment &c
phone Ernie Hallan, a New York ad-
mircr. who Is staying az Boston.
Ernie complains that Stella has
forgotten him. but she makes a date
10 meet him in a little town nearby
that night at six-thir.y. Ernie Is
very much in love with Stella.
Stella finds out Joe Harmer. Ack-
lands leading citizen and political
boss. has had a hand in leasing Jazz
land TO the gang.
Stella convinces Homer to keen
quiet about Joe Harmer until they
car get more evidence.
Stella tells Homer ABOUT her sister
Martha's escapades. Stella is begin
ming to fall in love with Homer. the
fighting young editor.
Homer is notified that the bank,
OF which Joe Harmer Is the head, has
called his loans.
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CHAPTER Is
Miss Curry blew her nose. Stella
saw that she was crying. "It's such
a dirty trick. ! don't doubt Homer
could take care of il, under normal
conditions. Ham had a way OF iur.
CLING his outside investments and
using the profits here and there in
the business. Ham was shrewd. He
carried every detail Of the property
n h estate in mis- head. The old
paper meant everything to him. you
see. He figured that he could carry
it along and gradually build IL ur
again. But I'm afraid Homer hasn'i
even looked over the investments vet
How could he, in all this trouble
= OF course everything Is tied uT
now. The will isn't even probated
All that takes time. They've caught
him at the meanest possible moment
It's a trick to ret hold Of thu
paper"
Il suppose so. But the worst o.
II Is, it's a perfectly reasonable thins
to do. A lot of people would sa,
it's what they ought to do. Protect
themselves. They know that we'v,
been running behind. And they know
tnat Homer is hardly mere than ,
boy, staggering under all that has
happened. Things don't look any toc
bright. and these notes have rur
quite a while. Ham paid one off II
the spring. He was planning TO pa,
another In September. What do yor
think ] ought 70 do? Shall / tel
him tonight?"
Stella sat Imply. She felt the
blow as IL 1t had been aimed AZ her,
self. Miss Curry was still quietly
crying.
Then I'll come. too" said Mis-,
Curry. Nothing can be done befors
Monday. anyway
No" said Stella. huskily. aLe,
him have one more nights sieep. HI
told me he'd be coming down her,
tomorrow"
II have to 90 along" remarked
Stella, after a silence.
The bus slowed down at the rail.
way station in Coventry. Throurl
the window she could see Haliam's
roadster waiting, on shc further sid,
Of the street, under the elms.N II.
sat at the wheel, smoking, a soft hat
pulled down over his eyes. Sh,
thought he looked moody. She fell
moody herself, and confused. Hel