Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS F1RSI
Charlotte ~Chatterton, nicknamed
Chatty, is a born gossip. she loses
Ter JOB in q hat store because she
talks too much.
Her mother, a widowed dress
maker, has one wealthy customer,
Mrs. Lowell Van Mugs, ar old
friend. Through her Chatty gets a
JOB in the files department Of Mr..
Van Nuys' bond house, Gown town.
There she meets David Jordan, a
young bond salesman, and falls in
love with him.
Billie Langenau, who's in charge
Of the files, and her sister, Sara
come to live zero the hall from
the C~hattertons. Billie gives q par
ty for the office force, and that
night Dave Jordan makes love to
Chatty for the first time. After
that they see much of each other,
| going around with Billie and George
Mayhem, II of the bond statesmen,
sometimes. finally Dave comes to
the flat and -leets Mrs. Chatterton.
But Chatty won't let Pud. her young
brother, meet him, for she has
found out that Pud and Ben Tom
linson, who owns the corner drug
store, are b~ootlegging. Pud admits
selling alcohol to Winnie Talcott,
who works in MIR. IAN Mugs office,
helping Agnes.
Chatty unearths come office scan
dial. She finds cut that Billie Lam
genau has be a married but never
divorced, and that George Mayhem
does not know this. Billie insists
that since George isn't in love with
her, or she with him. this doesn't
matter. But when Chatty seet
George with another girl, and tells
Billie about it, she bursts into tears
Sometimes MIR. Van Mugs and
Agnes Herford, his secretary. 20 to
lunch together. Chatty promises her
mother never to speak Of this to
Mrs. Van" But when she becomes
jealous because Agnes Is too friend
ly with Dave, she steals Agnes
diary from her desk and sends some
of it to Mrs. "Van'-enough to show
Mrs. Van that Agnes is in love
with her husband.
Chatty leaves the torn diary in
Dawes roadster. He returns it to
Agnes desk. and no one but himse-
knows that Chatty stole it. He
scolds her for taking it and says he
cannot understand her doing such
a thing. That night MRS. Van senss
for Chatty. ;hows her the torn
pages Of the diary. and asks her
whose handwriting is on them.
NOW GO ON WI II THE STORY)
CHAPTER XIX
Chatty did a wonderful Job of
acting, as she picked up the torn
pages of the diary.
She looked at them as II she new
er had seen them before. Her eyes
popped open with make-believe sur
prise. She frowned at Agnes neat
handwriting. and began to read the
first entry aloud.
April IL Today MFR. v. and
I had lunch together" Agnes had
written. After ard we picked out
a present for his wife. Her birth
day Is tomorrow. and he bought her
a pair Of diamond cuff pins. 1t
seems odd that I should help him
choose a gift for her when I am
SO jealous Of her"
Chatty had read 1t all the night
before in the kitchen Of the Upton
street flat.
But now sh- raised her eyebrows
until they all but vanished under
her yellow hair, and gave a little
gasp.
Why, Mrs. Vani / can't believe
It'll" she cried. Mr.. Van and Agnes
Herfordi oh. hC terriblel How
simply awful"
Mrs. Van nodded, and dabbed al
her china-blue eyes with a damp
blue handker thief.
at is awful" she agreed. "And
you're sure it's Miss Herford's writ
Ing. aren't you?"
Chatty nodded, still managing tt
look fl~abberga1ted.
Il knew 1t was either hers Or Mis-