Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

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Vivian Matthews, shy and un-
happy because she was a doorstep
baby. has few friends. Wentworth
Hillman Johns, because he has been
Tilted by DOVE Jansen. who be-
comes the Counties Won Pepper. and
IN order 10 secure his grandfather's
fortune, marries Vivian with the
understanding that at the end OF
the year he will give her n hun
bred thousand dollars. In New
York she attracts Mann Barlow.
famous artist. and he flies to Ben
der, paints her and teaches her to
fly. "Dovie" returns. and in an at
tempt to get Kent into her net,
frames a New Years party to en-
harrass Vivian. Barlow Is furious
and hints that he knew the countess
IL Paris.
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CHAPTER XXVI
Kent had nothing TO say to Wv
ian when he took her home-or the
next morning. He maintained a
grim silence.
He asked Dovie If she had known
Mann Barlow in Paris and when
she looked shocked, and as il she
were going TO cry. he took her in
his arms and told her he would
never in the world doubt her again.
II was Vivian's last day Of pos
ing for Mann, and he asked her
10 come early so they could get
through and go for a flight. The
weather had warmed, and the sky
was blue again.
New Years day. The begin
ming Of a new year. "A year OF
what? she asked herself. She felt
ike walking, and told Kippy he
need not take her to Barkow's that
afternoon. Kent had not been
ZONE all day.
She passed several old friends OF
the street. and they called Happy
New Year" to her. She fancied
they looked at her strangely. and
had a feeling, where two passed
her together, they were talking
about her behind her back. Silly
notion, Of course, she told herself
again. Naturally they would stare
at her in her wonderful mink coat
the most expensive coat in Ben
der.
When she arrived at Mann's, her
cheeks we're pink from the cold
air. and the brisk walk. He had
never seen her with Sc much color
1t was extremely becoming.
Natures rouge, thank gawd." hi
touched her cheek dramatically
That's one Of them devilish city
ways Our Nell amt took TO-"
I'm a drinkin'. smokin'. tarna-
ton raisin'. bad, bad grill" She
ended the last in Dovie's COO again
stay way from me. I ruin little
BOYS"
Then she turned to him impul-
sively, and held out her hands.
Bark. you are a good friend
You saved me from God know:
what embarrassment last night
She was up to something.
He denied 1t.
MY dear. you saved yourself
You were wonderful. I don't think
she'll eve try anything again"
But Vivian was not SO sure. Al
Of a sudden she sank into a chair
and Bark could see that she was
weighed down with her trouble
They would not work for a little
while. he thought. She looked Sc
tired. He pulled a stool beside her
chair and sat at her feet.
"You-knew Dovie Jansen Iii
Paris. Bark?" Vivian asked him.
He heSitated to tell what was or
his mind. But he thought it might
be valuable to Vivian.
Everybody who knows anything
about the art colony of Paris has
heard Of Aurelia Jansen" he adj
mitted. slowly. "She Is. I might say.
a rather notorious young lady"
Bark You don't mean it?" Wv
ian stared at him unbelievably,
Why is she so notoriouS2"
"Well-She used TO be a model
before she got too stout No one
will hire her now. She has q little