Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
!" By ROE
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Betty Brown, dancer, goes riding
with a friend of her dancing career
and has her leg dislocated in an &C
cident. Andy Adair, who drives her,
does not come to the hospital to see
her, but George Harris, who disap-
proves of her dancing, pays her hos
pital bills, and makes her cashier in
his restaurant. Later she has an
operation which cures the limp
which resulted from the accident.
While working for George Harris
she takes a business course. In her
first position as a secretary she and
her employer dance with glee over a
contract secured; but his wife ar
rlveS on this scene and has her dis
charged.
Now Go On With The Story)
CHAPTER XLVII
A discouraged and weary Betty
went back to the restaurant the
morning after she had received her
letter Of recommendation from the
kindly Mr.. Smith. She was eating
her breakfast when George Harris
arrived. She motioned him to Join
her.
Il have lost my nice position.
George!" she announced.
What was the matter? I thought
you were delightfully."- situated"
I was, but something came I'D
which made it impossible for Mr..
smith to keep me. Look what q nice
letter of recommendation he gave
me-" She handed it across the table
for him to read.
THAT Is wonderful" agreed
George, diverted from his INQUIRY as
to why she left. you can have your
position back if you like. I am al
ways for you. Betty. you know. Our
lives are linked for always, I be-
lieve."
Yes, George, you are the kindest
person in the world. But I would
like to try one more. Let me lust
go on as I have, attending to the
cash at dinner time. That will leave
me the entire day to hunt another
position. 1t should not be hard with
this letter to recommend me-"
Just as you prefer" he said.
Betty was glad when some minor
matter took him away from the
table and ended the conversation.
After breakfast she walked to a
nearby park and sat down to think
seriously over her affairs. She was
much discouraged and almost ready
to tell George Harris she would
marry him whenever he wanted.
She smiled in spite Of her trouble;
George had never proposed to her
in SO many wordsl But she felt she
knew George and his ways so we'll;
he was just waiting for the oppor-
tunity. All he needed was a little
announcement.
On at least three occasions he had
approached the subject. She had
diverted him, knowing she could not
refuse him, but wanting to put off
the time as long as she could.
George had certainly stood staunch-
~ by on etverv occasion when she
had needed a friendl
She imagined she could sense the
workings of that slow. methodical
mind. He was waiting for her to
exhaust this desire for secretarial
work just as he had waited for her
to see the folly of dancing. Per-
haps he thought if she had expert
ence with other PEOPLE, she would
be more able to appreciate him and
his life.
The inevitableness Of it made
Betty impatient. She felt to some
degree at fault for dancing In Mr..
Smiths office. but justified her
self: any other girl would have done
the anne thing under the circum-
stances. Mr.. Smith had not thought
she was wrong.
She determined to make good at
the rev work. She had pleased MI.
Smith: there were other nice men in
business To whom she could make
herself necessary. She arose to go
to the corner. buy a paper and hunt
another position.
The Help Wanted column showed
cnlv one advertisement which look
ed like a good prospect. It was for
a st~enographer and typist In an