Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-05

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In her desire 70 make herself at
tractive 10 men, Betty Brown has
studied dancing, and dances several
times at amateur entertainments.
She finds men react instantly to
her physical lure. She becomes pop-
ular, neFlecting her next door neigh
Dor, George Harris, who il slow and
dull. She begins to doubt the adj
vantage of physical charm when
ANDY Adair becomes too familiar on
an automobile ride. George Harris
warns her that her fathers health
Is failing rapidly. She il contrite
over her neglect or George and her
father.
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CHAPTER XVII
Three days after her conversation
with George Harris In the cigar
store, Betty's father died. He was
sitting IN his easy chair and had
been smoking. His head dropped
forward. and he breathed heavily.
Betty's mother remarked. .Shhh!
He IL asleep!"
Almost a. she spoke his breath
ing stopped. and he slept, indeed,
the long sleep from which there Is
no awakening.
Betty's mother went into hister-
ics. shrieking for him to come back
70 her Betty vss unnsturslly calm.
She telephoned for the doctor and
went next door for George Harris.
remembering that he said 70 call On
him ~ any time.
GsorEe came at once. Placing his
hand On Mr.. Browns chest. he Eaid.
bety, take yeur neither urstairs. I
Will send my mother In as once"
bsttv was unable 70 ret her
mother 20 leave the room until Mrs.
Harris came in TO help her. Tive
hours afterwards her mother VS.
ouieted 70 some extent. George had
received the doctors certificate or
death and called the head Of her
fathers lodge and the undertaken
had removed the body.
Mr.. Brown had left no will. In
the small safe in the cigar store he
a y life insurance policy for five
thousand dollars. George took the
contents OF the safe and. in coniunr-
ton with tho head or Mr.. Browns
lodge. they arranged to sell the
cigar store for twelve hundred dol
lars. "a low price. but the only offer
they had. The store had -prospered
only because Of the good will OF Mr..
Browns customers. and this died
with him.
Mrs. Brown nut the money for the
store IN the bank and a. cnce
bought herself an attractive outfit
Of mourning. She was highly indig-
nant ct Betty's refusal 10 nut On
black. She said Betty had no re-
srect for her fathers memory.
IN the course Of the next month
the insurance company received the
Proofs they required, and had hand
ed Mrs. Brown the five thousand
dollar check. When the doctor and
the undertaken were maid there was
little Of the five thousand left In
the bank. Betty realized she woufd
have 70 do something 70 bring in
money for the family. Her mother.
hcwever, was strongly opposed To
this.
why try 10 find anything to do =
she asked, tesrfuIly. Haven't I
enough 20 endure without your lsav-
inE me In the house alone where I
take q step without being Re-
minded Of your poor. dear. dead
father.F-
But, mother. ve hsve cnly fiv.
thousand dollars. That rcn't last
long."
1T will last for Years, Before
that you will be married and leave
ne all alene in the VERDI Shs
closed the conversation with q feed
q tsa-s which effectually silsacsd
Betty.
She bad another scene when shs
resumed her neglected dancing prac-
tice. Her mother came 70 her room
cne morning and found her going
through her routines.
Betty Brown. have you no hearth
she exclaimed. -Yonr poor father
not cold In his grave, and you do
ing thcSe wicked dances again. III
In like dancing on his ccffinss She
burst into her ever-rendv tears.
Neither. IL was father who tn1k
sr interest in ny dancing. He
~oule not want me to neglect IL
and throw Away all the money h