Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-05

In her desire to make herself at
tractive to men, Betty Brown has
studied dancing, and dances several
times at amateur entertainments.
She finds men react instantly to
her physical lure. She becomes pop
ular, neglecting her next door neigh
Dor, George Harris, who is slow and
dull. She begins to doubt the adj
vantage Of physical chnrm when
ANDY Adair becomes too familiar on
an automobile ride. George Harris
warns her that her fathers health
H. failing rapidly. She " contrite
over her neglect OF George and her
father.
CNoW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
Three days after her conversation
with George Harris in the cigar
store. Betty's father died. He was
sitting in his easy chair and had
been smoking. His head dropped
forward. and he breathed heavily.
BettyS mother remarked. '.Shhhi
He is asleepl"
Almost as she spoke his breath
ing stopped. and he slept. indeed.
The long sleeD from which there IS
no awakening.
Bcttys mother went into histcr-
ios. shrieking for him TO come back
70 her. Betty vas unnaturally calm.
She tclcphoned for the doctor and
went next door fer George Harris.
remembering that he said 10 call on
him AZ anv time.
George came AZ once. Placing his
hand on Mr.. Browns chest. he said.
hsty, take your mother upstairs. I
Will send nv mother in AZ once"
Betty was unable 10 get her
mother 10 leave the room until Mrs.
Harris came in TO help her. Two
hours afterwards her mother was
ouieted 10 some extent. George had
received the doctors certificate Of
death and called the head Of her
fathers lodge and the undertaken
had removed the body.
Mr.. Brown had left no will. Tn
the small safe in the cigar store he
had a life insurance policy for five
thousand dollars. George took the
contents OF the safe and. in coniunc-
ton with tho head or Mr.. Browns
lodge, they arranged 70 sell the
cigar store for twelve hundred dol
lars, a low rrice. but the only offer
thew had. The store had -proxpered
only because Of the good will Of Mr..
Browns customers. and this died
with him.
Mrs. Brown nut the none for the
store in the bank and at once
bought herself an attractive outfit
Of mourning. She was highly indir-
nant at Betty's refusal to mt on
black. She said Betty had no re-
srect for her fathers memory.
In the course OF the next month
the insurance company received the
proofs they required. and had hand
ed Mrs Brown the five thousand
dollar check. When the doctor and
the undertaken were paid there was
little Of the five thousand left in
the bank. Betty realized she would
have 70 do something to bring in
money for the family. Her mother.
however. was strongly opposed to
this.
why try TO find anything 10 do.a
she asked. tearfully. Haven't /
enough 10 endure without your lcav-
ing me in the house alone where I
never take a step without being re-
minded o. our poor. dear. dead
father
But. mother. We have only five
thousand doliarsI That won't last
long
1T will last for wears, Before
that . will he married and leave
me all alone in the world She
closed the conversation with . flood
Of tears which effertually silenced
Betty.
She had another scsns when she
resumed her neglected dancing rrae-
tiee. Her mother came 70 her room
n morning and found her going
through her roptines.
Betty Brown. have you no heart"
she exclaimed. "Your poor father
not cold in his grave. and you do
ing those wicked dances again. IL
II like dancing on his coffinl" She
burst into her cver-ready tears
Mother. II was father who took
an interest Ia my dancing. lie
would not van me to neglect IL
and throw away al the money he