Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-22
CHAPTER LVI

CHAPTER LVI
The next day was another warm
spring one. While Betty took die
tation from Andy he quite solemnly
gave her one letter addressed to
Miss Betty Brown. Present. 1t
said: Mr. Andy Adair would like
the pleasure Of your company to
dance this evening at Six-thirty.
r. S. v. r."
She took the notes in her book
With her Transcribed letters she
put a reply on his desk. Miss
Brown is pleased to accept Mr..
Adair's kind invitation to dance
and dine. Call at her residence
and ask for Hogan"
They both laughed as he read the
note. He said: Fine and dandy,
Miss Brown. III be on hand at
six-thirty."
Betty put on her incest dress, and
after a half hours spin they went
back to the same roof garden to
which they had been before.
Let's eat the table d'hote dim
ner," suggested Andy. Then We
can dance between courses and
won't have to think about what we
are going to eat"
That's splendid" agreed Betty.
Tell the waiter to select the dinner
he would eat if he were dining
here and we'll take a chance. I
could eat anything.
Andy instructed the waiter, and
they danced before the first course
came. They went round the floor,
oblivious to everything, lost IN the
swing of the music and the rhythm
of the dance. When they stopped to
applaud the orchestra to an encore,
Betty, looking past Andy'S Shout
der, saw a white-haired man with
a topknot sticking straight up in
the air which reminded her OF
Andy'S father. When the dance be-
gan, and they went toward that
side of the room, she watched COW
ertly and saw it was really he.
Opposite him was a re~gal-lOoking
elderly lady. AS Betty glanced
through her lasheS, with lids half
closed, she saw the lady was watch
ing them. Then she tried to at
tract Andy'S attention and then de-
cided she would say nothing. Andy
would discover them for himself
and she was curious to see how he
would act under the circumstances.
Andy did not see them during the
encore. They went back to their
table and ate the cold consomme.
Betty talked nonsense to Andy, al
though in a turmoil inside. Would
Andy introduce her? Would he
pretend not to notice his parents?
Somehow, she felt that a lot de-
pended on the incident.
The conSomme finished, they
danced around the room and passed
the table where the elder Adairs
sat. Andy said nothing. Suddenly
he whirled her back toward the
table. circling to the edge Of the
dance floor, said: There Is some
one w here ! want you to meet
He led her to the table and said:
Miss Brown, I want you to meet
my mother and father
How do you do, Miss Brown"
said the mother. Il believe you are
the paragon secretary of whom
Andy has told us so much"
Damned good one, tool" put in
the elder Adair. Nice girl. She
doesn't interrupt you. Isn't afraid
Of people"
What do you know about it?"
laughed Andy.
Huh! Think you are the only
person in the business who ever had
Miss Brown as secretary. She work.
ed for me one day. Laughed at my
hair, by gad!"
Don't get stuck up because Of
that. dear" smiled Mrs. Adair.
Everyone laughs at your hair. But
we mustn't keep the young folks
standing"
Bring your food over here and
eat with u.s." commanded Mr.. Adair.
Il would be glad if you would
added Mrs. Adair, smiling up at
Betty. But I fear Andy wouldn't
be as happy. He's entitled to you
all by himself"
Mother, you're a wonderful wom-
an" Andy patted her shoulder.
miss Brown, let Andy bring you
up to dinner some night. I like
young people around"