Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
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Vivian Matthews, shy and I'M
happy because she was a doorstep
baby. has few friends. Wentworth
Hillman Johns. because he has
been Tilted by DOVE" Jansen. who
becomes the Countess Won Pepper,
and in order to secure his grand
fathers fortune, marries Vivian
with the understanding that at the
end OF the year they are 20 be d.
vorced and he will give her one
hundred thousand dollars. IN New
York she attracts Mann Barlow.
famous artist. and he flies 10 Ben
der, paints her and teaches her to
fly. "Dovie' returns, and In an
attempt 20 ret Kent into her net.
frames 2 New Years party 10 en-
barraSs Vivian. Barlow Is furious.
and hints that he knew the coun-
tess In Paris. re admits he knew
her as a notorious member or the
art colony the next dav. and when
Vivian tells him te truth about her
marriage beEs her % marry him
when she is free. She asks him 10
wait. Vivian makes her first solo
flight. and decides To celebrate with
party. AT the party she "vamps"
Kent into kissing her. and "Dovie"
leaves angrily. Later he knocks on
her boudoir and she sends him
away. The next morning he
breakfasts with her. and tells her
how "Dovie" had been wronged BY
the count.
Now 60 On With the Story
CHAPTER xxx
Vivian wanted very much ID tell
Kent what Barlow had told her
about Dovie and her wild escapades
tn Paris. But she knew she couldn't
do this without involving Mann in
an UNPLEASANT situation.
Besides. there was little use IN
telling a man anything who was
rs blinded rs h. seemed ~ 81. If
Dovie could make him believe the
wild story OF her marriage 10 Count
Won Popper. she could make him
believe the earth was square.
She lay In bed, her thoughts IN
2 jurnble-almost praying for some
way 70 help him. There was little
doubt In her mind but that Mrs.
Jansen and her daughter had come
straight TO Bender as soon rs they
heard Kent had inherited q million
dollars-purely for the purpose OF
getting a large rart ar IL. They
would stop az nothing.
10 amazed her that they had no
money. She had always thought
~ Aurelia Jansen as the heiress
tn the Jansen millions. Where had
their money gene? Squandered
III hig living abroad. probably.
They must have hit the hiEh spots!
Kent hadn't mentioned tn. Gene
DoTie had created when she ran
from the room the night before be-
cause he had kissed her. WHY had
he come to her room ard Knocked
on her door? Could II be possible
that he was beginning 10 Be a lit
tie interested in her?
But. she told herself. I led him
on. I made him kiss nc. I threw
myself al him. No wonder he tried
n come 70 me. Any man would.
Suddenly she felt she had chean-
enEd herself. and burned with en-
b~arrassfnent. And what would
Mann think OF her kissing Kent
like that before other people? IL
vulgar.
She lay In bed 80 long that Ce-
leste tip-t0ed In quietly to see II
she was asleep.
oh, madame, I was worry about
you. You are not seek?" Celeste
asked her when she saw she was
awake.
Sick at heart Vivian smiled
crookedly III at her.
He always make you unhappy
ze, " grass skipperl WIZ he not
stay away"
Celeste STAMPED her little foot
and her eyes bIazed. Vivian laugh
ed at the funny little maid. The
worst thing she could think OF was
n ErBsshcpper. Kent was certainly
not tn favor. She had hated the
way Trey turned lib a. every corner
oE1e several inches long jumped I'm