Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08


Celia Mitchell. II, faces a new life
when she leaves the home in Bal
tlmore where she has lived with her
widowed mother, Margaret Rogers,
TO join her father, John Mitchell
and her grandmother in a stately
New York dwelling.
The girl had not even known
her father was living until the day
he came 10 the Baltimore apart
ment. Celia had supposed Bob Rog-
ers, her mothers second husband.
TO be her father. Mitchell offers
the girl a life Of wealth and imme-
diately everything changes. She
leaves her mother, unaware that
Mrs. Rogers is seriously Ill. and she
leaves Barney Shields, ambitious
young newspaper photographer, who
swearS that some day he and Celia
will be married.
The girl is lonely and III at ease
in her new home. Mitchell finds
her in tears one evening and is
worried. He appeals to Mrs. Evelyn
Parsons, beautiful widow whose
husband had been Mitchell's close
friend. Mrs. Parsons agrees to in
troduce Celia TO the right set OF
young people though it is obvious
she regards the girl as a means 70
gain Mitchell's affections.
To this end she invites Celia "a
spend a weekend at her Long
Island home and makes every ef-
fort TO seem charming. Among the
other guests is a young man who
attracts Celia's interest.
Now Go On With The story
CHAPTER XVIII
II was characteristic Of Evelyn
Parsons that she should seek to
win her way by pleasant means
first. These failing. she was quick to
change her tactics.
Evelyn was engaged in such
pleasant plotting when she invit-
ed Tod Jordan TO join her weekend
house party. Jordan was exactly the
type to fascinate an unsophiSticated
girl like Celia.
They stood near the doorway.
Evelyn stunning in a gown of sea
green stuff which contrasted bril-
liantly with her hair. and the
young nan bending toward her at
tentively.
Must you always be more in
terested in other women?" she child
ed archly.
Jordan's quick answer deepened
Mrs. Parsons smile. She had all
ways been sensitive to flattery.
The girl you're to be particu-
larly nice TO is the little one IN
pink" she went on.
Celia was designated. Without APP
parently shifting his gaze Jordan
made a hasty appraisal. missing few
details of Celia's appearance. one
eyebrow rose the merest trifle.
Otherwise he offered no comment.
Who else Is there YOU don't
know?' Evelyn asked.
There's only one I have met
Eve Brooks
"Comel III introduce you"
Celia Mitchell. who had been
watching this tableau from the di-
van across the room. turned her
head and began talking 70 Lisi Dun
can. She was curious about the
newcomer. Who was he? Evelyn
had mentioned the names of all her
other guests. And this man looked
Ike someone important. She tried
10 conceal her interest.
Celia" Evelyn Parsons was say
Ing. this Is Tod Jordan. one OF my
shipmates on the boat this last
trip. He's violently preiudiced about
brown eyes. so I brought him {,
YOU
She looked up 10 encounter Tod
Jordan's cool. quizzical smile. Jor-
dan was Just under six feet in
Insight. He was slender. but we'll
built. with a touch OF militarism in
the way he carried his shoulders.
lis face was bronzed. not ruddily
sunburned, as we're the other men.
He had dark hair and eyes which
seemed family challenging.
Perhaps Jordan was IS. Perhaps