Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09

Mrs. Jansen had always felt old
Johns wealth was uncertain. She
had never been too keen about en-
couraging Dovie to marry him. So
that when her daughter announced
Count Won Pepper had proposed.
she had scarcely been able to con-
ceal her anxiety to get the wedding
over before sentiment overcame
Dovie and she changed her mind
and went back to her girlhood lover.
She knew she should not have
consented to the elopement within
"a hours after they met. But bus
mess is businessi
She gazed at herself in the mir
ror and decided that II was time to
give her hair another going over
with that expensive stuff she had
bought in Paris. II "a showing
very gray at the roots and the brown
was streaked with gray a little in
front. Some of these days. when
Dovie was settled. she was going TO
let it 'go hang" and grow old grace
fully. Her flesh sagged where she
had once been round and plump
the image OF DOVle-tO-De.
Finally Mother Jansen decided
there was no time like the present to
talk to Dovie. She picked up a
lively French magazine and tripped
into her daughters boudoir.
Here. sweet" her smile was par
ticularly coy and sugarish, this will
hand you a laugh. It's a little
naughty. You'll like IT,"
Dovie laid the magazine down and
her expression did not change.
We'll. 90 on. Say Il! What is the
campaign? I know you've got some
thing on your mind when you act
and look like you do"
Mrs. Jansen was taken back. The
chit But she appeared all moth
erly and smiling.
Now. darlingl You never under
stand me when / try to amuse YOU
or be friendly with you. What
should I have on my mind?"
1T should be something about
Kent Johns"
OH" Suddenly Mrs. Jansen's tx
preston turned TO her hard and cal
culating one. She made little pre-
tense TO mask.
"Yosi know" she snapped out at
her daughter. you are quite as anx-
ious to do something about that lit
tie matter as I am. Why pretend?
You've been stungi We're worse off
than We were beforehand you know
darn well we must have money.
Kent will be as easy as picking a
plum off a tree If you handle him
right"
Dovie's look matched her mothers.
No one would have doubted they
we're mother and daughter in that
moment.
"Yeah-I've messed up the pa
rade. all right! But you didn't make
any effort TO stop me"
Well. now Dovie." her mother
was all sweet again. and used her
prettieSt manner. there Is no use
in our going all over that again.
We simply must get down to bust
ness. I'm sure as I'm sure there Is
a sun above that Kent never mar
ried that little Matthews fool be-
cause ne cared anything about her.
He married TO get his grandfather's
money, and TO spite you. You've
simply got to see him and get him
back. He'll divorce her in q minute
II you go about 1t right and con-
vince him that you care for him.
He always was like putty in your
hands.
IF he does care for her-then
what2" Dovie snapped. What II he
won't eat dirt any more?"
Care for herl That homely lit
tie nobody! Why. she doesn't even
know who she is. A Johnsl And
you are the daughter of the late
Judge Jansen. She can't fill her
position properly. He will tire Of
her ard be ashamed Of her in no
time when he sees her with his
friends and tries TO make n silk
purse out Of a sow's ear
Aurelia shrugged again.
1T may sound easy to you 10 face
the music ! wish you had it TO do.
Where shall I begin? You're the
brains OF the family. old thingl"
All, that was better. She was get
ting down TO sense. Mrs. Jansen
seemed 70 be studying.
We'll. the first thing you must do,
dearest, is to 60 and call on Vivian.
Just drop v e like II was nothing
al all, and make her think you are