Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
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he was 80 There was a hard, pol
ished surface TO his manner which
impressed Celia. she labeled ~
-sophistication."
The man bowed formally.
Il am delighted" he said. taking
her hand. May l sit here?"
"Of course"
There was plenty Of room on the
d.van, but Celia moved a little 10
one side. Lisi Duncan, who sat az
Celia's left. evidently felt sighted
and turned her back. Mrs. Parsons
had joinol another group.
Our hostess is very brave" Jor-
dan remarked casually.
"Oh, I think Mrs. Parsons Is
wonderful" Celia told him
Beautiful. the young man cor
rected her. land very brave"
I don't believe I understand.
mo? But it's so obvious. When
a woman of Evelyn's age dares TO
invite into her home such compe-
tition-l" A meaningful wave Of
the hand completed the sentence.
Cedia blushed. She was embar-
raised and yet pleased. While
Jordan was speaking there was not
a trace emotion in his face. but
his voice had an exciting quality.
She knew too that the pink net
party dress was becoming.
Lisi Duncan turned. evidently 70
make a demand on Jordan's >.ten-
ton. She wanted TO know If he
had seen a certain night club
tertainer. Lisi was an amusing
girl. not at all like her sister Kate.
who was beautiful and dignified.
Lisi was boyish. awkward. and
wore her red hair cropped short.
Her little freckled face tsunburned,
too would have looked more at
home on a tennis court than at a
dinner party, but she appeared TO
go everywhere and know everyone.
She had a way Of drawing original
slang which vas highly humorous.
Now she launched into extrava-
CANT praise Of the new s xophone
player. Celia felt that she liked
Lisi better than the others.
Young Mrs. Brooks. whom no one
called anything but Eve, was
blond and pretty In a more fragile
way than Evelyn Parsons. Eve wore
q gown Of lemon yellow and looked
like a slender daffodil. There was
a young man on either side OF her.
but Celia noticed Mrs. Brooks dar..
ing frequent looks at Tod Jordan.
His working hours, she decided
were those he spent at cards. Was
MS name really Jordan? Evelyn
doubted this. but OF course there
was no proof. He seemed to know
the right people. and he was e.
mendouSly effective on a romantic
deck at night.
The widows reasoning was SIM
pie. At present Celia Mitchell was
useful to her. but that usefulness
would end soon. Jordan was ex-
actly the aide she needed. Evelyn
Parsons was playing her cards well
The dinner that evening was
very gay. The table with its flow
ers and silver and crystal was
more festive than anything Celia
had ever seen. The colcrs OF the
women's gowns added glamour to
the scene. No in the room re-
allied that this was the first party
Celia Mitchell had ever attended.
Jordan talked OF the races. poo
and a recent aerial trip he had
made which ended in excitement.
"Butsyou haven't told me any,
thing about yourselfl" he remind
ed her.
Courtney Brooks was explaining
something to Kate Duncan and
Mrs. Parsons. Hates gown was
%glittering white with trailing skirt
and a bodice which had shocked
Celia. The dress was undoubtedly
becoming 10 its brunei wearer Al
most anything. Celia thought
would look handsome on Kate Dun
can. but her bored manner was .
little frightening.
Dinner was announced. Cello
thrilled secretly when she found