Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-28

KNOW, she nodded, and
stretched her short, slender body to
pull down the heavy volumes he re-
CURED.
Without a by-your-leave, Special
Investigator Dundee resumed his
comfortable seat, and laid the first
OF the volumes open upon his knees.
But he did not seem to take a great
deal OF interest in the impaneling
OF jurors in the case of one Rufus
Magnify, who had won the tempo
rary triumph Of a hung jury I'M
der the handling of the states ease
by the deposed attorney, Sherwood.
Rather. his eyes follow the small.
brisk figure Of Miss Penelope Grain
as 1t moved about the room. and
his ears listened to the tapping OF
her French heels. French heelsl
Hadn't she been wcarlng sensible.
Cubanheeled oxfords all other DAYS
Of this first week of his attach
ment" to the district attorneys Of
fice?.... Cunning little thing, for
all her thorniness and her sharp
ness with him, which he nov saw
that he had deserved. Pretty. too
-Darned prettyi..- What color
was that dress Of hers?. Chart
reuse, didn't they call it? Chart
reuse with big brown dots in It. Bet
IL was sleeveless under that short
little jacket OF goldep-brown chif-
fon velvet. BY Jove-and Dundee
lapsed into n Of the English isms
he had picked up during his six
months work in England as a tyre
in the records department Of Scot
land Yard. before he had come 10
Hamilton TO make a humble begin
ming as a cub detective on the homi-
eide squad-yes, by Jove. she was
all dressed up, for some reason or
other.
"Of course! Because it's Saturday
and you have the afternoon OFF,
Dundee finished his reverie aloud,
to the establishment of the small
person trying TO reach a file drawer
just a little too high for her. L
mean he fastened to explain,
that I've just noticed how beautiful
your costume Is, and found a reason
for it."
There was sudden color in the
creamy face. made the more inter-
esting-to Dundee. at least-by a
sprinkling Of golden brown freck-
les across her nose. The French heels
tapped an angry progress across
tne big office. and Penny sat down
abruptly in her swivel chair, reached
across the immaculate-desk snatch
ed up a morning paper and tossed
IT. without a glance, in her tor
mentors general direction.
Page three column two first
item." she informed him ungrac-
iouSly, and then began to search
with a funny sort OF desperation
for more work to occupy her insati-
able fingers and her extraordinary
energy.
Bonnie Dundee grinned indulg-
entity as he opened The Hamilton
Morning News and turned TO the
specified page and column.
"Ah, my old friend, the society
editress,' in her very best style" he
commented, as he began to reao
aloud:
Mrs. Juanita Selim, new anc
charming member. IS entertaining
the Forsyte Alumni Bridge Club
this afternoon, luncheon to be serv-
ed at the exclusive new Broadway
Inn on Sheridan Road"
I've read it-and I'm busy. SO
shut upi" Penny commanded, as She
gathered up pencils to sharpen.
Quite meekly, Bonnie Dundee
subsidized into a silent perusal of ar
item he was sure could have no pos
slole interest for himself. IN enher
a personal or professional capacity
unless Penny's name was in it some
where:
after which the Jolly party OF
young matronS and maids will adj
Journ to Mrs. Selim's delightful
home In the Primrose Meadow Ad-
dltion.' He chuckled, and dared "a
interrupt the high Importance OF
pointing-up pencils. Il say. that's
funny. isn't it?... Primrose Mea-
COWS Addition'l"
i don't think It's funny" PEN
ny retorted coldly. TT 50 happens
that my mother named it. that my
iatner went into bankruptcy try
ing TO make a go Of IL. and that
Mrs. Selim's delightful home was
built TO be our home, and in which
we were fortunate enough 10 live
only two months before the crash
came"
obi" Dundee groaned. Penny
Penny I'm dread,uiIy sorry"
Shut upl" she ordered, but her
voice was huskier than ever with
tears.
Dundee's now thoroughly inter-
ested eyes raced down the absurdly
written paragraph:
although not an alumna of that
famous and select school for girls,
Forsyte-on-the-Hudso graduation
from which places any Hamilton
girl IN the very inner circles OF
Hamilton society. Mrs. Selim has
been closely identified with the
school. having for the past two years
directed and staged Forsyte's an
nual play which ushers in the East
c. vacation.
e u was Mrs. Se.im's re-
markable success with this years
play which caused Mrs. Peter Dun
lap. long interested in a Little
Theater for Hamilton. to induce the
beautiful and charming young di-
rectress to return TO Hamilton with
her. Plans for the Little Theater
are growing apace. and ii is safe to
conjecture that not all the con-
versation flying thick and fast about
Nita's bridge tables this afternoon
VIII be concerned with contract
conventions illnesses which failed
and scores.
Lovely Mia was elected ia
membership a fortnight ago. when
a vacancy occurred. due to the re-
signation OF Miss Alice Humphrey,
who has gone abroad for a years
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