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

Begin Here Today
Celia Mitchell, II, faces a new life
when she leaves the home in Bal
timore 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 i'll. 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 Ill 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 10 the right set Of
young people though 1t Is obviou:
she regards the girl as a ear tc
gain Mitchell'S affections.
To this end she invites Celia Il
| spend a weekend at her Ions
Island home and makes every eff
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
1t vas characteristic of Evelyn
Parsons that she should seek tc
win her way by pleasant mean:
first. These falling. she was quick tc
change her tactics.
Evelyn was engaged in such
pleasant" plotting when she invit-
ed Tod Jordan TO Join hersweek-end
house party. Jordan was exactly the
type to fascinate an unsophisticateo
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 mar 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 al
ways been sensitive to flattery.
The girl you're to be particu-
larry nice to Is the little one in
pink" she went on.
Celia was designated. without ap-
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"
Gomez Ill introduce you"
Celia Mitchell. who had been
watching this tableau from the di-
van across the room. turned her
head and began talking to 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
to 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. 50 I brought him {,
you"
She looked up TO encounter TOD
Jordan's cool. quizzical smile. Jor-
dan was just under six feet in
height. He was slender. but vel
built. with a touch OF militarism In
the way he carried his shoulders
lis face was bronzed. not ruddily
S~unburned. as were the other men
He had dark hair and ewes which
seemed family challenging.
Perhaps Jordan was Is. Perhap: