Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
THIS FIRST:

Vivian Matthews. 20, Is looked
upon as a fiat tire III the younger
set Of Bender, Kan. Found on the
ooorsteps Of Martha Matthews. All
old maid. when q small baby. she
knows nothing of her parents. This
has made her shy ana bitter. She
feels no one even likes her because
she Is a nobody" Wentworth Hill
man Johns III. scion OF the towns
leading family. home after gradual
ing from Kansas university. passes
by the Matthews cottage and leases
Vivian about being the same little
Sally Sad Eye Sit by the Fire" He
~prescribes marriage for her and tells
her Aurelia DOVE" Jansen and her
mother are returning from Paris in
two weeks and that they are to BE-
married Later the thud OF the
Times Democrat" on the porch
brings the startling headline: "Lo-
cal Belle WEEDS Rich Count"
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Dovie Jansen-marriedl And half
an hour before she had talked with
Kent and he had not known. Sure
ly-there must be some mistake.
But as Vivian read on. her heart
seeming 10 pound one moment and
stop the next, she knew this story
was not just a rumor. That Doyie
had not troubled TO cable Kent. But
that the hungry newswires had lick
ed UP the story OF the unknown
American girl who had acquired u
title and cabled it TO Bender. Vivian
read on:
The wedding Of Count Won Pop
per and the pretty American heir
eSs came as a complete surprise
to everyone-even themselves. II
was love at first sight. Friends de-
clare that the couple could not
have met more than "A week ago.
Vivian. aching with sympathy TOR
Kent, read the last Of the story
through tears:
This Il indeed a surprise To Zen
d1rieS as the engagement OF Miss
Jansen. now the Countess Won Pop
per. and Wentworth Hillman Johns,
scion OF our oldest family. was an
nounced but a few weeks ago. Miss
Jansen and her mother we're to re
turn to Bender in a few weeks. at
which time the wedding was To take
place. Mr.. Johns could not be
reached at his home this afternoon.
where 10 was said he was gone away
for the day"
He had been on his way home.
then. when he stopped al the gaze
to talk with her. Happy and care
free-sO sure of himself and his flu
ture. Like a big. overgrown boy.
What would he do now? 1t seemed
utterly impossible to Vivian that
any woman In the world could help
loving Kent Johns. That Dovie jan
sen would place a title before Kent
and his love
It must have been half an hour
that Vivian had laid with her head
buried in her pillow. crying softly.
when she heard a strange noise.
Rattle, scrape-high. lowl There
Is no description but IL was a hui
man voice-singing. Or trying to.
She ran to the window and leaned
out. II came TO her now quite clear
":
"A gypsy has no address-hello.
hello. hello"
Then gratingIy, high, low, squeak
squawkI
Fish don't perspIre, hello, hello.
hello"
Pat SullivanI Patricia Sullivan
was home. Vivian leaned far out
the window. her tears forgotten.
and her voice taking up the silly
little doggeerel.
You can't milk an oyster-hellc,
hello. hello"
Then with leaps and bounds she
was down the stairs and half way
across the lot that separated the
two cottages. With silly. girlish
screams the two girls threw them
selves into each others arms.
Pat Sullivan you little divil."
"Vivian Matthews you little divil
yourselfl"
Vivian. almost a head taller than
Pat. swung her around and held her
at arms length:
Pat Sullivan why didn't you let
a fellow know you were coming
homeI Shocking me like this after
four years"
Pet with her arm around Vivian
led her 10 the porch swing
Wanted to surprise you. Why