Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-04
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Vivian Matthews, shy and unhap-
py because she was a doorstep baby,
is considered a flat tire" by the
younger set of Bender. Kan. Kent
worth Hillman Johns, lifted and
through with women offers vi
Wan 100000 and a divorce in Paris
at the end Of a year to marry him
so he can get a fortune willed by his
grandfather. On their platonic
honeymoon In New York Vivian Sc
cures a French maid. Celeste, who
transforms the plain Vivian with
her art. Vivian attracts the atten-
ton Of the famous illustrator, Mann
Barlow, who takes her 10 dinner
and asks her If he may fly to Kan
sas and paint her. She is amazed
but, neglected by Kent. consents.
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CHAPTER XII
When Vivian told Kent she want
ed to take Celeste back home with
her he was amused with the idea.
IL certainly would be a blow TO
the little home town. Mrs. Johns
coming back with a French maid.
But he was the soul of generosity
and wanted 10 make up in every
way for what he felt must be a
narrowing experience to Vivian
her new and strange life-so he con-
sented readily.
Celeste was devoted to Vivian. and
so charmed with her role OF fashion
expert that she was childishly de-
lighted when Vivian asked her II
she would 60. She had become a
real anchor, and Vivian felt that
between Celeste and Cuddles she was
pretty well fixed for buffers against
the cruel world. Alone. she would
have been quite sunk. Helpless and
tongue tied.
Just what Bender would have
thought and said If II had known
Kent Johns and the towns flat
tire" had honeymooned in New
York without spending one solitary
evening together Is not hard to
imagine. But If they had known that
he hadn't ever noticed the startling
transformation that had taken place
in his brides looks and wardrobe
they would have been stunned
Speechless.
Hopefully, all during their time in
New York, Vivian had waited for
him to say something about the
success OF her effort to make her.
self attractive. But 1t fell on stony
ground. She came TO believe II she
had dyed her hair coal black he
would not have noticed.
Celeste knew this. too. but waited
patiently, smiling a little to her
self now and then, when she pic
tured Barlow sitting with Vivian
In the soft light Of the Tangerine
cafe. and having tea with her at
the Ming Toy. Her only regret was
that Monsieur could not have seen
for himself how his very attractive
wife had commanded the attention
Of so great a connoiSseur OF beauty
as Monsieur Mann Barlow, the
celebrated illustrator.
When, on the way from New
York to Kansas. the wheat and corn
fields stretched for miles and miles
level as a table-far as the eye
could see. Celeste jumped and ex-
claimed constantly. She was highly
amusing with her dainty little man
nerisms and her broken English.
Their drawing room was not the
morgue it had been on the trip to
New York. She kept Kent and vi
Wan laughing constantly.
Celeste noticed that Kent Johns
looked at her a great deal more
than he did his young wife. And
she could see that there vas admir-
ation-and perhaps a little too much
Of something else in his eyes. True.
he was a wonderfully handsome
man. and II things were different
she could find him thrilingly at
tractive. But-poor madame.
"Beeg blind ole-what you call IL?
Mules-stubborn ole mules. He 10
not want to see how lovely madame
look" she said to herself. fo~rcefully,
as she laid out dainty lingerie that
should have tempted asaint. May
be he love someone else"
Kent and Vivian were IN the din
er-dining late-and she knew vi
Wan was tired from the trip and