Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-17

Vivian Matthews. shy and unhap-
by because she was q doorstep baby,
marries Wentworth Hillman Johns
III, whom she secretly loves, on a
business basis. AT the end Of a
year he Is to give her $1,000 o and
a divorce in Paris. They have Just
returned from their platonic honey
moon in New York when Aurelia
DOVE" Jansen. who Tilted Kent to
marry the Count Won Pepper, re-
turns with her mother and c~ontrives
TO get Kent into her net again.
Mann Barlow, famous illustrator,
whom Vivian met in New York, flies
to Bender to paint her-and she
buys his small airship and is learn
ing to fly. Vivian knows Kent and
DOVE" have renewed their love af-
fair. She sees them together at q
new roadhouse. the "Whoopee.'
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CHAPTER XXI
"Dovie will be over about tomor-
row with a good explanation" Cud-
dies assured Vivian, when they
started home from the r~oadhouse.
Swallow it hook, line and sinker.
/ think you won a pretty good game
tonight
Vivian felt she had given Kent a
shock, too. But the spoils of victory
we're not so sweet. 1t was unhe-
lievable TO her that he would 20
quite that far with Dovie-take her
openly to a place as public as THE
Whcopee."
Kent lay awake far into the night
"a thoughtful young man. He had
laughed at Dovie before when she
had told him that Vivian was seen
a lot with Barlow and other strange
men-thinking 1t idle gossip. But
this-this was too muchl
Before he went TO sleep he decided
to tell her in the morning that she
better watch her step. After all. he
was a Johns-and the name meant
something. He couldn't let anyone
disgrace him. Even if he had taken
her from poverty and obscurity and
made such a feel contract with her
as to make her his wife for a yeari
Such were his thoughts long into
the night.
The next morning he stopped Ce-
leste in the hallway.
"Will you tell Vivian I want to
e her before I 60 to the office"
Madame is having her breakfast
in her boudoir now. / ask her"
Vivian's heart thumped. But she
lay back in bed. her negligee float
ing like a cloud around her. and as
sumed an indifferent air. When
Kent strobe in she saw that he had
suffered a restless night. This de-
lighted her.
Listen here. Wv" he broke out
like a school boy. Il don't like what
you did last night"
She interrupted him with a raise
Of her hrows and and angry laugh.
You don't like what ! did, So
it Is all right what you do. But I
must be careful"
Not at ALL wanted-I-er,
Dovie and I had some things to
talk over"
obi" Vivian laughed. She laugh
ed until the bed shook. But it was
not a pleasant laugh, and Kent
watched her, Ill at ease
"Oh-so that vas it, You had a
few things to talk over-your divorce
and your future when you would
patch up all your past mistakes and
live happily after-iust you two.
That is different Then, my dear
boy, all is forgiven"
Her eyes narrowed. She was a
tiger now. 1t was becoming. He
never had seen her angry. Fasci-
mated. he watched her grow whittier
and whittier. and her green eyes
greener and greener. She had the
upper hand and he knew IL.
"Listenl" She measured her words
coldly. II don't give two boots
what you think about what 7 do.
Not after what you have done and
said. Not after the fool and the
laughing stock you have made of
yourself. I'll go anywhere I please
with whom I please. I have done
nothing TO be criticized for-not
yeti ! went last night for a little
dance with my oldest girl friend