Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
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Charlotte Chatterton, nicknamed
Chatty. Is a born gossip. Her moth
er, q widowed dreSsmaker, has one
wealthy customer, Mrs. Van Mugs,
and through her Chatty gets O job
as switchboard operator In the Van
Nuys bond house. There she meets
and falls in love with David Jordan.
handsome young bond salesman,
and become jealous Of his friend
ship with Agnes HeTford, MI. Van
Mugs secretary.
Billie Langenau, who works in
the office, comes TO live in the flat
across the hall from where Chatty
lives. Chatty's brother, Pud, goes
to high school and works evenings
In Ben TomlinSon'S drug store.
Chatty learns that he delivers gin
for Ben. and begs him to stop be-
fore he is arrested, but Pud &c
fuses to do it.
One day Chatty sees David hand
a note to Agnes Herford. Jealous,
she goes through Agnes desk 70
look for 1t. 1t is a simple message
about some bonds, but in hunting
for 1t Chatty finds Agnes diary,
filled with the story Of her love
for her employer. Chatty tears
some Of the pages out, and sends
them TO Mrs. Van, and Agnes is dis
charged. Dave Jordan, alone,
knows that Chatty is responsible.
and he drops her. Winnie Talcott,
the office 'vamp" gets Agnes posi-
ton. Winnie gets quite chummy
with Chatty, and at a party Chatty
meets Bryant Dunning, q new bond
salesman. Winnie shows Chatty
how to paint her face and doll up"
Bryant Is married, but tells Chatty
he has left his wife.
Agnes calls at Chatty's house and
tells Chatty that Mr.. Van had never
suspected she was in love with him
until the diary turned up. Agnes
saws she has seen Mr.. Van at his
office. and Chaty promises not to
tell a soul. Chatty decides to tell
Mrs. Van about Agnes. Mrs. Van
tells Chatty's mother that she is
going away for a while. Chatty
Ruesses II is because Of the note
about Agnes she mailed q few days
before.
A girl phones David at the office,
and Chatty listens in" He catches
her. Chatty, who has been on sew
eral parties with Bryant Dunning,
goes over to his house this evening,
after returning from a ride.
Nov Go On With the Story
CHAPTER xxx
They stopped for lemons and
sugar at the store on the way back
To town. And SO 1t was after ten
o'clock when they reached Bryant's
apartment.
The little place looked eve more
cheerful and coy to Chatty than
II had the first time she visited 1t.
There we're some new magazines
on the table in the middle Of the
| room, and a big weekend box OF
cigarettes stood beside them. Ev-
erything was as clean and bright as
q new pin.
"You make the lemonade, Bry-
ant" Chatty said, closing the door
DGIllLlQ LlCI. a always AAA0AC ~ W.
| sweet. Is there such q thing as a
looking glass around this placer j
wan to powder my nose"
IN show you where to so In just
a minute" Bryant answered, nod
ding. But first"
He came up to her and put his
| arms around her. First, kiss me,
! Chatty," he said, his voice low and
| shaken, as 1t always va when ne
began to make love to her.
They chung together for q long
moment in the middle Of the little
| room, surrounded by the things
that Bryant's wife had bought and
put there. The lowered silk cur
tains and sofa cushions. The ivory
silk shaded lamps. The empty bird
cage and the pink glass tulips.
Chatty closed her eyes to shut out
the sight Of them.
She didn't want to think OF
Bryant's wife now, while she was in
Bryant's arms. She wanted TO for
get everything but just herself and
him-here, together, with the moon
light making silver squares Of tn