Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
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Charlotte Chatterton, nicknamed
ChGtty, Is a born gossip. She loses
her job in a hat shop because she
talks too much. Her mother. a wild
owed dressmaker. has one wealthy
customer, Mrs. Van Mugs. an old
friend. Through her Chatty gets c
position at the telephone switch
board in Mr.. Van Nuys' bond house.
There she meets Lave Jordan, O
young bond salesman, and falls in
love with him.
Billie Langenau. who works in the
office. and her sister. Sara. come tc
live in the flat across the hall from
the flat where Chatty lives with her
mother and her brother. Pud. Pud
attends high school, and works eve
nings in Ben Tomlinson's drug
store. Chatty learns that he sells
gin for Ben. and that one Of his
customers Is Winnie Talcott. a Ste
nographer in Mr.. Vans" office.
She begs Pud to leave Tomlinson
DuL ne cruises 70.
Dave Jordan falls in love with
Chatty. and the two have several
pleasant parties and picnics with
Billie and George Mayhem. another
bond salesman. Then Sara tells
Chatty that Billie has been married
to a man named Brewster. but never
divorced from him. Billie has not
told this TO George because she in
sists that they are matter-of-fact
friends and that there is no need
to bare her past life to him. But
when Chatty sees George with an
other girl, and tells her about 1t
Billie bursts into tears. admits she
Is in love with him, and stops see
ing him.
One day Chatty sees Dave hand a
note to Agnes Herford. Mr.. Vans =
secretary. Jealous, she goes through
Agnes desk that night to find the
note. 1t Is a harmless message
about some bonds. but Chatty also
finds Agnes diary. which tells the
whole story Of Agnes love for Mr..
Van" She sends some Of the pages
OF II TO Mrs. Ian" and later adj
vises Mrs. Van" to make her hus-
band discharge Agnes. He does. and
Agnes is given two weeks notice.
Her job Is promised to Winnie Tai
colt. who Is jubilant over il. Dave
Jordan Is the only person In the
office who knows why Agnes was
fired, for he found the torn diary
in Chatty's handbag when she left
It in his a one night. He tells
her what he thinks Of her. and
throws her ever. Chatty Is heart
broken, and one morning. when
Winnie tells hel that a handsome
new bond salesman Is starting to
work that day, she Is not even mild
iy interested.
NOW GO ON WITH THE sToRY)
Many a heart is caught on the
rebound" says the old proverb.
And something like that happen
ed to Chatty's ri and aching
heart on that warm. sunny Monday
morning in June, when she stepped
into the big main office.
She stood still. just outside the
door Of the cloak room. for a mo-
ment, looking around the room for
Dave Jordan. For weeks and weeks
ne had been the first person she
had looked for when she set foot
in the office in the morning and 1t
was second nature for hcr to do
It now. eve though she knew that
he was through with her forever.
He was nowhere in sight. and an
other man was sitting in his desk
chair, looking over the morning pa
per.
As Chatty stood. looking at him
he turned his head. His eyes met
hers and held them fast.
This must be the man Winnie
was just telling me about" she
thought, and she i-new that nc
matter how much Winnie had raved
over him and his good looks, she
had not said lie half OF 1t.
For this man was be er looking
than any ohter man Chatty ever
had seen In t>r life. He was hand