Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-24
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Celia Mitchell, II, leaves Balti-
more where she has lived with her
seamstress mother. Margaret Rogers
to join her wealthy father. John
Mitchell, in New York. The parents
are divorced and Mrs. Rogers is a
widow following q second marriage.
Barney Shields, young newspaper
photographer. is in love with the
girl Mitchell asks Evelyn Parsons
a beautiful widow. to introduce his
daughter to other young people. Mrs.
Parsons agrees, considering Celia a
mean TO win Mitchell's affections.
She schemes to get rid of the girl
BIZ encouraging a match between
Celia and Tod Jordan, fascinating
but Of dubious reputation. Mitchell
has forbidden his daughter TO see
Jordan.
Shields comes to New York to
work and meets Celia. She tells
him she cares for Jordan but later
realizes il is Shields whom she
loves. Mrs. Parsons arouses Mitch
ellis antagonism toward Shields and
the father and daughter quarrel.
Celia departs for Baltimore only TO
find that her mother has disappear
ed, leaving no clews TO her where
abouts. Mitchell arrives, affects q
reconciliation and takes Celia back
to New York.
Meanwhile Mrs. Parsons has told
Shields that Celia is 10 marry Jor-
dan When Celia meets the young
man each misunderstands the other
and the interview ends with the al
fair between them broken off. Mrs,
Parsons tells Celia she is going TO
marry Mitchell. No word comes OF
Celia's mother. The girl Is miserable
and lonely and when Jordan begs
her to elope she goes away with him,
1t is midnight when Mrs. Parsons
notifies Mitchell the girl Is missing
The dstrauglt father appenS TO
Shields and together they call on
Jordan, who denies knowing where
Celia is. Next morning Mitchell and
Shields are at Mrs. Parsons apart
ment when Shields mentions the
fact that Mrs. Parsons told him
Celia was to marry Jordan.
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CHAPTER LVII
Only Evelyn Parsons nervous
honds betrayed her. She clutched
at her handkerchief b { not a
muscle Of her face moved nor did
the pitch Of her voice change as she
faced Mitchell and replied:
Il didn't say IL! or course it's
not true"
But. Mrs. Parsons" Barney cut
III. " were right here IN this room
The night I came TO dinner and
Celia was away. Why-you must
remember. You told me she was
going TO marry Jordan. You were
sitting in that very chair and I was
here"
you certainly must have misun-
derstood me. I couldn't possibly
have said such a thing"
John Mitchell interrupted. I'D
Ike to hear more about this he
said. suppose you tel me the whole
story"
For the first time Evelyn Parsons
looked startled. She flung her head
back. But John-dearestl Surely
YOU wouldn't doubt my word I tell
you it's not true. Why. l didn't
ever mention Jordan's namel'
The man and woman eyed each
other. For the moment Shields was
forgotten.
There are several things I am
beginning to doubt" Mitchell said
slowly. so you didn't ven mention
Jordan's namel Shields must have
misunderstood Why didn't you tell
me he had been here for dinner?
You assured me last night you'd
never eel this young man"
He turned toward Barney. when
did YOU first meet Mrs. Parsons?"
1T was the day after I broke my
Lab shrdul nu NJ
arm. I came here to see Celia"
And when was that?"