Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

making stuff around, the very first
time he comes here. He's not used
to girls whose mothers have TO work
for a liying-and I don't want him
to know that mine does until he's
been friends with me for a long
time"
Mrs. Chatterton had been bend
ing over the cutting table, gathering
UP some scraps of white cloth. But
now she turned and gave Chatty a
wounded. unhappy look from her
gentle. blue eyes.
You make me feel as II you'd
rather I didn't meet your young
man." she said. gravely. Its a mis-
take to be ashamed Of your own
family, Chatty."
I'm not ashamed Of you" Chat
ty rushed to her and put her Slen-
der young arms tight around her.
"But-well, mother, Dave Jordan
knows one girl who has so much
money that she wouldn't think OF
trying to get along on less than ten
thousand a year when she gets mar
ried, for instance. That's the kind
Of girls he's been going around with,
I guess-and this place Is sure TO
look awfully shabby and little and
poor to him, isn't 1t? And that's
why I want you 10 look particularly
nice tonight. So that he'll know
that my family is better than the
place where we live. See?"
Whatever Mrs. Chatterton saw,
she said very little more. Well fix
up the old room as well as we can"
she said. Wen do our best-and
angels can do no more!'
When everything was in order the
little place looked pretty, after all,
Chatty thought.
The evening was chilly, and so, as
a last touch, she struck a match 20
the fire that wa laid in the CRATE.
The flicker Of the flames and the
glow Of the lamp IN the table in the
middle Of the room made everything
look warm and glowing and coy.
Il almost forgot that "Dressmak-
ing sign in the window, thought"
Chatty cried. and flew across the
room to take 1t down. She hid IL on
the shelf in the hall closet.
II think you're making a mistake
by doing that" her mother told her,
as they went into their bedroom %
dress. 1T would be better to let this
young man know from the start
everything there Is to know about
us He probably isn't thinking
seriously of you, anyway, Chatty. A
man who comes from a wealthy
family. and knows wealthy girls. is
very likely to marry a rich wife
not a poor nobody like you. my
dear"
Chatty did not enjoy hearing
herself called "a poor nobody" so
she changed the subject. How did
Mrs. Van seem this afternoon?
Happy and cheerful" she asked,
sitting on the floor to pull on a pair
Of silk stockings that had been
washed so many times that they
had to be handled with extreme
care.
What a queer question: Now,
why on earth wouldn't she be happy
and cheerful. Chatty2" There was
surprise In Mrs. C~hatterton's voice.
IF there's any woman anywhere
who has everything in life to make
her happy and cheerful, that wom-
an is Kate Van NuysI She was
saying just today that it didn't seem
fair for me to have so little-altd
for her to have so much. Plenty OF
money and a wonderful husband!
Everything!"
Then she hasn't seen Agnes
diary yeti" Chatty thought, Be
cause she won't be around shaking
hands with herself after she reads
that-and finds out how many
times Wonder Husband has taken
his private secretary out to lunch
the last few months"
But it never entered her head to
be sorry for Mrs. Van.
1t never occurred TO her that Mrs.
Van might be in love with her hus-
band just IS much as she. herself.
was in love with Dave Jordan-and
thar 1t might break Mrs. Vans heart
to know that he ever noticed any
woman but herself.
She whistled light-heartedly as
she went about Nth her dressing
brushing back her hair into a