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

an opportunist. She's awfully sweet
and deterential and frank with
women, but with men-well. she
simply tucks her head so that her
black curls fall forward enchant-
ingly, gives them one wisttul smile
out Of her big eyes that are like
black panSieS and-the clink OF
slave chains!. Now 60 on and
think I'm catty, which 7 suppose
I ami"
Bonnie Dundee grinned at her
ressuringly. Not for him to ex-
plain that practically all women
and many men found themselves
"goSsiping' when he led them on
adroitly. for reasons OF his own.
Which helped make him the excel
lent detective he was. OF course.
80 all the men in your crowd
have fallen for Nita Selim. have
they?"
Practically all. in varying
degrees. except Peter Dunlap. who
has never looked at another woman
since he was lucky enough TO get
Lois, and Give Hammond. who's
engaged TO Polly Beale." Penny
answered reluctantly, her color
high.
Including your young MANI"
Il haven't a young man. in the
sense of being engaged" Penny
retorted. then added honestly: II
have been letting Ralph Hammond
that's Gives brother. YOU know
take me about a good deal. ....
Ralph and Give have plenty Of
money" She defended herself
hastily. They are architects. Give
being the head Of the firm and
Ralph. who hasn't been ont Of coll
lege 50 long. a junior partner. II
was the Hammond firm that drew
up the plans for NV fathers Prim-
rose Meadows Addition houses. He
had our house built as a sort OF
s~how-place. YOU know. SO that
prospective builders out there could
see how artistic a home could be
put up for a moderate sum az
money. But he didn't quite finish
even that-left half the gabled tor
story unfinished. and Mia has been
teasing HUGO 10 finish X I'D for
her. IL looks she added with a
shrug. "as IL Mia will get what
she wants-as usual"
And Ralph has ACQUIRED a ret Of
slave chains?" Dundee suggested.
with lust the slightest note OF
sympathy.
And how" Penny assured him
grimly. "A simile as out Of date
as my clothes are going 70 be II
] don't get some new ones soon.
Not that the crowd minds what ]
wear" she added Loyalty. II could
dress up In a window drape-"
And be just as charming as YOU
arc in that grand new party dress
0 have on now" Dundee finished
fcr her CALAMITY.
Newt" Penny snorted and turn
ed back 70 her desk in a futile e.
fort 70 find something left undone
Dundee IGNORED the rebuff. How
manv sucEers-I mean. how many
gentlemen with moderate incomes
ar+ually built in Primrose Mead
ovs?r
"You are ir1uisitive. aren't vou'
.... Nonel Our house. or rather TIN
one Nita Selim Is living in now. i
the only house on what used to bt
q big farm. Why?"
II was Just wondering" Dundee
said softly. almost absent-mind-
edly. why the lovely Nita' chose
so isolated. a place in which to live
when Hamilton has rather a larZ,
number Of For Rent SIGNS out Jus
now. BY the way. know what
time II is now2. Twenty 70 one
Get your hat on. young woman
I'm going 70 drive you out to Break
away Inn"
And Just as firmly Dundee
escorted her out Of the almOs
deserted. rather dirty old court
house to where his brand ne-
sports roadster was awaiting then
III the parking space devoted 10 TIL
motors of those who officially serv
ed Hamilton county.
Il know why you want to drivI
me out to the Inn" Penny tol.
him suddenly. az the proud oTne
Unanswered his a through Sat.
urday noon traffic. you want U
see Nita Selim. Clankl Clanki
can hear the padlocks swapping OF
the slave chains right now"
Meow" Dundee retorted. the'
f-inned down at her with as mucs
comradely affection as IL they hat