Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06
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Vivian Matthews. shy and I'M
happy because she was a doorstep
baby. Is considered a fiat tire" by
the younger set Of Bender. Kan.
Kentwcrth Hillman johns III Of
fers her one hundred thousand
dollars and a divorce in Paris al
the end of the year if she will
marry him 50 he can get the for
tune wil'cd by his grandfather. In
New York. transformed with
clothes which her French maid Sc
lects. she attracts the attention or
Mann Barlow. the famous illus
traitor. and gees to dinner with him.
lie flies 70 Bender 70 paint her
portrait. and Patricia Sullivan
"Cuddles' Namara on Broadway.
consents 10 say that he has flown
to see her.
CNow CO On with the Story
CHAPTER XIII
Bender would nor hive been very
surprised III an earthquake had
opened the Jaws If the earth wide
and consumed it with one bic guln.
net after Vivian came back with
six trunks IF new clothes. tram
formirG the town meth into 2 gold
en- but.erfiv-and bringing =
French maid to rarnieh the picture.
These THINGS. with the added new
--cndcr cF Mann Par-ow's flirht 70
Gender n sae little Patricia SUlli-
vanl IT had. of a surety. begun IN
look rs though the old homo town
was Dickin~ to for q lively fall ard
winter saason. Cunid appeared to
&c running ramnant.
EarEow found a charming fur
nished cotta~e IN tie outskirts Of
the city. md after he had added
a few touches OF his own-Daint-
inEs and draDes and easel. il was
most desirable. II was the dav aft
er Vivian end Cuddles helped him
settle. adding feminine touches
here and there. that he asked Wv
ian II she would like to fly with
him that afternoon.
She was in golden brown. blend
ing beautifully with her auburn
hair. her green ewes burning with
eagerness. when she reached Bar
kow's cottage. Adjacent to his home
was a meadow that had made a
natural landing field. level as a
floor.
When Vivian took off her hat
10 put on the flying helmet Mann
handed her. the sun struck her hair
and il shone like a jewel. He
caught her hands.
"Ycu are autumn today. my dear
Golden autumn. Brown and gold
and green"
She checked him with a nervous
laugh.
You are Irish today. my dear.
Blarney and barney and some
more barney"
Before any Of her old friends. X
cept Cuddles. Vivian was helplessl-
tongue tied. She felt Just as in
fericr and Just as shv as Mrs. Johns
as she had felt as Vivian Matthews.
She cazed back at Barlow. as she
pulled her hand away. and wonder
cd why II was that she felt so much
freer with him. PERHAPS ii was be-
cause he knew nothing about her.
She hoped he would never learn
that she wss a doorstep baby. Did
net know her own parents. She
wondered If IL would make any
difference TO him.
She felt a slightly sinking sensa-
ton as he helped her in the plane.
II was a cabin ship with room for
four. She sat beside him. her
heart beating a tattoo. What would
Kent say? She hadn't told him she
was going up. Nor Cuddles either.
They should have taken her. But
il was nice-having her first ride
alone with Barlow.
She closed her ewes as he gave
the ship 1.-THE gun" Instinctively
she reached for something to hold
to as they took off from the field.
One hand clutched her seat. She
rapred her other arm around what
looked 10 her like a pipe running
through the plsne and held on.
1t was darn nice. having some
thing to hold to. A fairly brisk
Kansas breeze was blowing and. al