Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-22
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After the death OF her parents.
Betty Brown is compelled to make
her living at what had formerly been
her amusement. dancing. she at
tracts men. TO her sorrow. She loses
one position after another because
OF the unwelcome attentions OF
men. At last she is ordered out of
her rooming house and away from
a restaurant owned by George Har-
riS, Ter Oldest friend, because Of
publicity over two men fighting
about her. Her morale Is broken.
Andy Adair, son OF rich parents,
wild but not bad, suggests that he
rent her an apartment, where he
can come and c her. She half
consents while out for a ride with
him. On their way home the car
sEids into a tree, leaving her I'M
conscious.
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Chapter XXI.
out Of a hazy, fuzzy nowhere a
child cried fretfully: Mother!
Motheri l want my motherl"
IL sounded through Betty's dazed
brain; she. too cried through dry.
parched lips: Mother! Motherl /
want my motherl"
A cool. damp cloth passed over
her face and dry lips. She sucked
at the moisture. A tube was push
ed into her mounth, and she drank
eagerly Of the cold orange Juice
which came through It. then she
drifted into dreamland again.
She returned to consciousness
with someone rubbing her arms
and shoulders. The pungent smell
Of alcohol was in her nostrils. As
she opened her eyes n white-cap-
ped nurse smiled down into her
face. Hello! How do you feel7"
Where? What? How" muir
INJURED Betty.
I'm the hospital. with no bones
broken. Go hack to sleep, dear,
you are all right"
Oh. yesi She recalled the sick
ening skidding Of the car. and rails
ed her hand to brush her eyes. 1t
was bandaged from wrist to ell
bow. Her legs felt heavy; she
could not move them. She turned
her head to see two long rows Of
white beds. with nurses fitting
here and there.
She closed her ewes and drifted
back into a half sleep. When she
awoke only a few dim night lights
burned here and there in the big
ward. She raised her arm to look
at the bandage, and experimental
with her legs. They were still
heavy as lead: she could not move
them. AS she made an effort, a
sharp pain ran up to her hip. In
Voluntarily she gave a shrill cry.
"A nurse hurried to her side. Can
] do anything for you?" she ask
ed.
II would like a drink. please"
replied Betty. Instead Of giving
Betty a drink. the nurse placed a
small piece of ice in her mouth.
which melted refreshingly on her
tongue.
You better not talk" said the
girl. You aren't much hurt. ex-
cept some scratches on your wrist.
Your legs were dislocated at the
knees. but you will be all right in
a week or so. A gentleman was
here today: you are to be moved
into a room to yourself in the morn
ing. We did not think it wise to
move you today. You are to have
a cast on your left leg in the morn
ing; then we will move you. Go
TO sleep now IL you can"
So Andy had been to see herl She
was glad. When her parents died.
Andy had stayed away. She had
resented it then. but Andy was
standing by her now She was
glad he was not hurt. and wonder
ed what had happened to his beau
tiful car.
She recalled her conversation
with Andy; this accident vas her
punishment for having even
thought of doing what he asked
She tossed restlessly, and the nurse
came back to tire bedside.
Il think I'll give YOU a hypoder-
mic" she said. You ere better
off asleep" She rubbed Betty's
arm with alcohol and administered
the opiae. In a few minutes she
lapsed into Inconsistencies.
1t was broad daylight when she
awoke. The day nurse and an or
derly transferred her to a wheeled
cot, the nurse explaining that they