Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-15
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Charlotte Chatterton, nicknamec
Chatty, is a born gossip. She loses
her job in Mrs. Nayberry'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 a job in the files de-
partment Of Mr.. Van Mugs bond
house down town. There she falls
in love with Dave Jordan. a young
bond salesman. and he begins tc
pay her a great deal Of attention.
Billie Langenau, in charge Of the
files, tells Chatty that Dave never
pays any attention to any Of the
girls in the office except Agnes Her
ford. Mr.. Vans secretary. When
Chatty repeats what Billie said she
adds q lie Of her own TO it-and says
that Billie told her that Dave and
Agnes were in love with each her.
Agnes threatens 10 tell MI. Van that
Billie has been gossiping about her
and Chatty determines to stop her
if she can.
Finally she steals Agnes desk
keys and goes through her desk. try
ing 10 find a note she has seen Dave
hand to her. The note Is innocent
enough, but Chatty finds Agnes
diary while she is hunting for it
and in the diary is the whole story
Of Agnes love for Mr.. Van. Chatty
tears out the pages at home that
night, and sends them to Mrs. Van
Agnes does not discover the theft a.
once.
Billie and her sister. Sara. come
to live across the hall from the
ChattertonS, and C,letty learns that
she is separated, but still married to
a man named Brewster. However,
no one knows this, including George
Mayhem, a bond salesman. VINO Is
in love with Billie. Billie insists
that she feels only friendship for
George but one night when Chatty
reports that she has seen him out
with another girl Billie bursts into
tears.
Chatty has a "date" for that same
evening with Dave Jordan. Chatty
Is about to destroy what is left OF
Agnes diary when Dave calls sud-
denly and she hastily stuffs 1t into
her handbag. Next morning she re-
members that she left the handbag
in Dawes roadster. Later that
morning Agnes comes to Chatty
with the diary in her hand and asks
II Chatty saw anyone go into her
room the night that she stayed late.
She has found 1t on her desk. Chat
ty calmly shakes her head. While
they are discussing Dave comes with
Chatty's handbag. and she realizes
that Dave knows all. That same day
Mrs. Van Mugs phones Chatty to
ask her to stop at the house on her
way home.
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CHAPTER XVIII
Chatty knew perfectly well why
Mrs. Van wanted to see her.
She knew that she was going to
try to find out from her all that she
could about the mild affair that Mr..
Van was having with Agnes Her
ford.
And she spent the rest Of the aft
ernoon trying to make up her mind
how much-if anything-she would
tell her.
IF I say anything against Mr..
Van I'll probably lose my job here"
she decided at last. 80 / won't do
that-and I'll NEVER confess to
stealing that diary. NEVER"
She was pretty sure that the theft
OF the diary lever would be traced
to her.
For the only person who knew
that she had taken it was Dave Jor-
dan-and Dave had told her he
never would tell a living soul what
he knew.
80 I'm SAFE" thought Chatty,
comfortably, figuring it all out
through the slow. sleepy hours Of
the afternoon. And Dave will get
over his peeve pretty soon-and
everything viii be just rs 1t was
yesterday"