Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-04
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Betty Brown learned dancing to
make herself more attractive to
men On her return from a sum-
mer camp she goes TO her first wild
party, tastes her first gin in punch.
puts on a wild dance for the party
and leaves her escort, Andy Adair.
asleep from too much liquor. Harry
Ford drives her home. Later. as
sisted by Doc Alger, who plays for
her, she gives a dance al an enter
tainment given by her father )
lodge She Is A big success. pleas
Ing him very much. Dec kisses her
" the Park. Becoming frightened.
she makes him drive her home.
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CHAPTER XVI
Durin; the winter season which
followed Betty's first public dance
At her fathers lodge entertainment.
his health failed. As the cigar
stores small profits did not Justify
the employment Of a clerk. she was
ut The store with him much Ct the
time.
At first she did only his small
amount Of bookkeeping. brought his
lunch and ian crrsnds. SIZE did not
dislike the work. but as he began
Ia stay home a few DAYS out or the
week. the group II lodge brethren
who had made the cigar store a
meeting place began to drift away.
The profits fell Of u such a ex-
tent that she could not ask him for
money T. resume her dancing les
sons 1T Sclikoff's winter school.
Assisted BY Doc. she danced ~
three other entertainments. The re-
action of the Young men who at
tended vst instant. She vas crowd
ed with engagements. going every
night TO some party or dance with
Doe. the irrepressibls Harry Ford.
or ANDY Adsir. She had not intend
I'd 70 70 out with Andy again be-
cause hc had drank too much a. the
fraternity party. from which Harry
Ford had t. bring her home. But
Andv passed the matter over rs OF
small consequences. telling her any
man was apt 10 be taken unexpcct-
edlv tight.
One night he came in his big car
t. take her for . long ride in the
country. Making the excuse Of stop
ping 10 light : cigarette. be talked
to her about how pretty she had
necome.
"You are b~lossoming out like a
rose. BETTY" he said.
II wonder IL 7 am any different
from what I was. or do You Just
imagine it,"
II see 4 lot more II you since
you have been dancing" he laughed.
"You are seeing a lot more q me
because ] have been dancing" she
retorted.
"Oh. well. since you've been dane
inE you are not 50 pvissy."
n haven't changed particle
Betty defended. sriritedly. But
since I have been dancing dozens Of
bows want 70 make engagements
with ne who eve noticed me be-
fore
"Don't You know that girls who
dance in public are supposed 70 he
naughty. and that nsughty girls sp-
peal most 20 menr"
II don't want To Re thought
naughty. whatever that means"
"The word means different things
- different people He iaurhed az
he spoke.
what does II mean 70 you she
demanded
YOU'D r. surprised
"Then surprise me. n want 70
know
wonder II II would surprise YOU
IL 7 kissed you, I'm going to-
"No,- She pushed him away. Il
want t. know just how yoa think
Of ne"
"Ah, She wants 10 know that my
ihtenfisns are honorabls.s He
laughed again. "Aw. Betty. don't be
a crab. It's a rice nirht. with a
pretty noer I. arranged especially
for YOU We're out in the country
with nobcdy hu+ the criekets. and
you want 70 talk about serious
things. FORGET IL and be hanuy.-
He reached over 70 put his arm
around her. drawing her closer TO
Inn She pulled away NJ first. then
Welded herself n his arms. he
kirrad her gentle ard IHiA his cheek
against he~r. She rnarrlra happily
into his collar, feeling that rarhsrs
he wss right; happiness for the mo