Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
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Charlotte Chatterton, nicknamed
Chatty. is a born gossip. She loses
her job in a hat shop because she
talks too much. Her mother, a Wild
owed dressmaker. has one wealthy
customer. Mrs. Van Mugs. an old
friend. Through her Chatty gets a
job working at the telephone switch
board Of Mr.. Van Nuye' bond house.
There she meets and falls in love
with a young bond salesman named
David Jordan. and becomes jealous
Of his friendship with Agnes Her
ford. Mr. Van Nuys' secretary.
Billie Langenau. who works in the
office. and her sister. Sara. come TO
live in the flat across the hall from
the flat where Chattv lives with fc.r
mother and her brother. Pud. Pud
goes TO high school and works even
ings in Ben Tomlinson's drug store.
Chatty learns that he delivers gin
for Ben and becs him 20 ston before
he Is arrested. But Pud refuses 70
Dave Jordan falls in love with
Chatty, and the two Of them have
several pleasant outings with Billie
and George Mayhem. another bond
salesman in the office. Billie has
never told George of her secret mar
rage to a man named Brewster,
whom she never has divorced. She
insists that her friendship with
George is SO matter of fact that
there is no need to bare her past
life to him; but when Chatty sees
George in a movie with another girl,
and tells Billie about it. Billie bursts
into tears and admits she Is in love
with him. She stops seeing him.
One day Chattv sees Dave hand q
note to Agnes Herford.
Jealous. she goes through Agnes
desk to look for II. 1t is a simple
message about some bonds. but in
hunting for 1t Chatty finds Agnes
diary. filled with the story Of her
love for her employer. Chatty tears
some Of the pages out and mails
them to Mrs. Van" and later adj
vises Mrs. Van" TO make her hus-
band discharge Agnes. He does. and
the girl Is given two weeks notice.
Dave Jordan. alone. knows that
Chatty is RESPONSIBLE for this, and
he drops her like a hot cake.
Winnie Talcott is promised Agnes
position. Winnie is the office "vamp."
end Chattv knows that she is one OF
Tomlinson's best customers. for Pud
admits delivering gin to her. One
night Winnie gives q party at her
flat. She invites Bryant Dunning. a
new bond salesman and a very hand
some man. for Chatty. Bryant has
been out Of town. and is coming late
so Chatty leaves the office that
night with Winnie who shows her
how to paint her face and doll"
herself all up for Bryant, who "likes
fast steppers." according to Winnie.
Thew have a big party that night.
(Now 90 on with the story
CHAPTER XIII
While thev stood there talking.
the door Of Billie's room opened and
she came out into the main office,
dressed for the street.
Her blue eyes widened when she
saw Chattv at her place at the
switchboard.
what are you planning 70 do?
Work all afternoon?" she asked.
Don't you realize that this is Sat-
urdav afternoon.
Until that moment. Chatty. still
dazed and "dopey" from the first
liquor in quantity that she had ever
had. hadn't realized that IL was Sat-
urday afternoon and that the weeks
work WINS over.
She flushed rs Billie and Bryant
burst out laughing.
II must have what Winnie calls a
Hangover" she said. as c~arelessly
as she could. and got up from the
desk.
I'll say you havel" And Winnie
herself. came up to the three. "You
we're so sound asleep when I left
this morning that I couldn't make
YOU open even an eve. And you look
like n boiled owl. deariel"
Then she lowered her voice and
spoke to Billie.
did YOU get the present for Az
nes?" she asked. "And did you
speak to Chattv about it?"
Rnl'e opened her handbag. and
took from II a small tissue paper
package. In Il vas q bag made OF