Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-12
READ THIS FIRST:

Charlotte Chatterton. nicknamed
Chatty, is a born gossip and busy
body. She loses her Job in Mrs.
Mayberry's millinery shop because
she talks too much.
Her mother, a dreSsmaker, has
one wealthy customer. Mrs. Van
Mugs. an old friend. Through her
Chatty gets q job in the filing de-
partment Of Mr.. Van Mugs bond
house, down town. There she fails
in I've with David Jordan. a young
bond salesman whom she cnce saw
buying flowers for a pretty girl IL
O shop near Mrs. Mayberry'S.
Billie Langenau, In charge OF the
files. tells Chatty that Dave never
pays any attention TO any girls in
the office except Agnes Herford,
Mr.. Vans secretary. When Chatty
repeats what Billie said TO Agnes.
she adds a lie to it-and tells Agnes
that Billie said she and Dave were
in love with each other.
Billie and her sister. Sara, come
TO live across the hall from the
Chattertons. Chatty learns that
Billie IS separated from her hus-
bands. However. no at the Of
flee knows she has ever been mar
ried, including George Mayhem,
who is in love with her.
Billie brings Chatty and Dave to-
eether outside the office. and Is
very friendly and kind to Chatty,
lending her clothes, showing her
how TO do her hair. etc. Jordan
begins to make love to Chatty, and
finally comes TO call at her house
Chatty Is ashamed Of her poverty
and OF her young brother, Pud,
who works evenings in a drug
store. where he helps the owner sell
alcohol fer drinking purposes.
Chatty steals Agnes Herford's
keys IN order to search through her
desk for a note that she sees Jor-
dan give her. The note Is a harm
less one, but Chatty also finds Ag-
nes' diary, filled with notes on
Agnes mild love affair with MIR.
Van Mugs. She sends the pages
OF the diary to Mrs. Van Nuys,
hoping that Agnes will be discharg-
cd before she has a chance to 90
TO Mr.. Van Mugs with Chatty's
falSehood about Billie Langenau.
Chatty, answering the telephone
the next day in the absence of the
regular operator, giggles when she
a Agnes telephoning her home
about the keys which Chatty her
self has dropped into a sewer.
Dave Jordan comes upon her
when she is laughing to herself
about 1t, to ask her about going out
with him that night.
Now Go On With the Story)
CHAPTER XIV
Very little nonsense and love
making went on in the busy Of
fices Of the Van Mugs company.
Mr.. Van might take Agnes Her.
ford out to lunch. George Nav
hew might drive Billie Laneensu
home from work every night in thu
week. Winnie Talcott might ~
making dinner and dance "dates'
with Jim Bowen every Saturday
night. as everyone suspected her of
doing.
But all Of these things went on
outside the office. During the work
day everything was strictly bus
lness-as 1t Is in most offices.
And so Dave did not lineer for
very long at Chatty's switchboard
that noon.
what do you want to do to-
night?" he asked her. He was lean
ing over the back of her chair as
ne spoke. and one of his hands
Just touched her shoulder.
Anything" Chatty answered. her
breath coming thick ana fast in
her throat IS 1t always did when
ne stood close TO her. so long AZ
I'm with you'll don't care what Ee
DO or where we 60"
she was ashamed Of herself when
she said things like that to him
when she showed him SO plainly
how much he meant to her. But
she couldn't help saying them. They
Just slipped out. somehow or other,
! wear my heart on my sleeve,
don't II" she asked him, fitting her
mead back to look I'D at him. Il
should pretend ! don't care whether