Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-23
By o F~ULKERSON

READ THIS FIRST:
Betty Brown dances for a living
after the death OF per parents. she
is annoyed by the unwelcome atten-
tons OF many men. eliminating III a
fist fight in the street between two
Of them. This is published by a
weekly scandal sheet, and estranges
many Of her friends. She is asked
10 vacate her room, IS discharged
from the night club where she
dances, and is altogether hopeless
when Andy Adair. a rich mans son.
offers TO take are of her. She is
debating this easiest way when the
automobile in which they are riding
is wrecked. and she awekens in a
hospital. Someone has arranged for
a doctor. nurse and private room.
and Betty supposes IL is Andy. but
finds out that George Harris, a
school friend who disapproved of
her dancing career. is her bene-
factor.
NOW GO ON WITH THE sToRY)
CHAPTER XXxIII
Now. Betty. stop worrying about
Andy Adair and about everything
else until you get we'll" said George
Harris. "Dr. Black tells me you will
be here for ten days. Forget all
about expenses. Leave everything
70 mel"
But, George. I have saved less
than two hundred dollars from the
money / earned. All this must cost
a dreadful iot!" Betty protested.
Never mind how much you have.
or how much it COSTS II will ali be
paid. and you will be looked after. I
am no fair-weather friend. 7 told
you when you gave up dancing I
would help YOU in any way i could.
The doctor says your dancing days
are over.
But / must 60 now. as the visit
ing hours Of the hospital end az
nine. III try to see you IN the
morning"
He shook her hand formally and
said Good night!'
Betty was so filled with conflict
ing emotions that she could only
squeeze his hand hard and let him
20. She knew IL she spoke she
would CRY. and cry she did. bitterly,
when he left.
His formal hand-shake was so dif-
ferent from the kisses she had eH-
pected from Andy! She had been SO
confident of Andy, and that he had
done the things which George had
done for her: she felt an ~unreason-
able anger at George for stepping IN
so calmly and taking charge OF hcr
life.
Perhaps Andy was hurt Perhaps
he. too. was in a hospitall This
thought startled her: she had not
asked anyone about him. The day
nurse had told her that If she want
ed anything in the night, TO ring the
bell at the head of her bed and the
night nurse would come, so she rang
In a few minutes a tired-lookinl
UNDERGRADUATE came to her bedside
Betty asked her eagerly Ii she had
read the account of the accident In
the newspapers. The girl asked hei
what accident she meant.
The automobile accident in which
I hurt my legsl" exclaimed Betty
lmpatiently.
THE ambulance brings In people
every hour OF the dav who have
been hurt IN automobile ACCIDENTS
said tire nurse. duly. They dom
mean anything but work for me. ]
never read about them. You
wouldn't. either. II YOU had to tro'
/. 10 and down these halls. answering
bells and carrying them water"
Il am sorry / bothered you" saic
Betty, coldly.
ooh. that's all right. II 1t hadn'
been YOU il would have been some
one else. Want anything while In
here? I can get YOU some water OF
something. Maybe II will save me
coming back later"
mo. thank you, I don't want any
thing"
Betty would get the dav nurse Il
find out for her the next day! She
turned her head away until the cir
had left the DON
George Harris said her dancinr
DAYS were overl what would she
10 for a living7 Perhaps Andy hac
found this out. ANDY had never no.
ticed her before she learned Il
dance. Now that she could never
dance again. he had probably
dropped her. lust es he did wher
he~ parents died.
Here was an idea she must NEE
fairly and ~souarelyf The men <ht
had met while dancing all seemed Il