Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-06

Celia Mitchell, II. faces a new
life when she leaves the home in
Baltimore where she has lived with
her seamstress mother. Margaret
Rogers. to join her father. John
Mitchell, and her grandmother In
a stately New York dwelling.
The girl had not even kno n
her father was living until the
day he came TO the Baltimore
apartment. Celia had supposed
Bob Rogers, her mothers second
husband, to be her father, Mitchell
offered Celia a life OF wealth and
Immediately everything changed
She left her mother, unaware that
Margaret Rogers was seriously H.
and she left Barney Shields. young
newspaper photographer, who
swore that some day he and Celia
would be married.
She Is lonely and III at ease In
the new home. Mrs. Thomas Mitch
ell, her aristocratic grandmother.
c~riticizes the girl. and outlines
training for her social career
Mitchell finds Celia in tears. Later
that evening he calls a telephone
number and says, Evelyn. l must
see you"
Now Go on With The Story
CHAPTER XIV
Evelyn Parsons boudoir was like
a turqoise jewel box in which the
owners ivory and golden beauty
was set off as crafty as the jewel
er designs settings for rare gems.
Mrs. Parsons was sitting at the
dressing table inspecting the CLASP
OF a strand If pearls.
Here. Rose, viii you faster
these?"
The maid fastened the pearls
about a throat which. under lamT
light. failed to show a trace Of are.
The jewels hung half way to Eve
lyn Parsons waist. They were per
feet. evenly matched pearls. and
as Mrs. Parsons was well aware
harmnized with her blond color
ing and added delicacy TO h--
mature charms.
That's all now. Rose
The maid disappeared. Evelyr
Parsons drew the stopper from &
heavy vial Of perfume. III was
heavy perfume. too-spicy. exotic
and sophisticated. Mrs. Parsonr
touched her ear lcbes. her lips and
finger tips with the scent.
Then she stood and surveyed
herself in the mirror. she smiled
at the familiar reflection. apprais.
ing and evidently satisfied with
each detail.
Evelyn Parsons was ~ years old
No n would have guessed he
over 30.
She was a rather small woman
She had a rounded prettiness OF
face and figure. and no ore ex-
cept Evelyn herself knew what If
cost TO keep down that fatal hin
line 10 the measurement II which
It stayed. Constant diet. exercises
expensive massage.
II vas her golden hair. though
that was always mentioned wher
acplaintances spoke Of that pref
~ Mrs. Parsons"
Tonight the cleaning tresscr
which defied time were drawn back
into a lew knot. Her shoulders
and arms were creamy white
There were chin lines and tiny
criss-croSs wrinkles about her blue
eyes which worried Mrs. Parsons
but the electric glow concealed
them.
EVELYN Parsons. who had been
beautiful at IL, could still turn
heads IN any public gathering
place.
Her smile persisted. n was 7
shrewd smile reserved for those
strictly private occasions wher
Evelyn ard the reflection IN her
mirror communed together. Gen
orally at such times there was /.
man in the offine.
.
She waS dressed FRI black chiffon
II was a simple frock 50 far a.
ornamentation goes. Judged by line
and effect II was pure Paris. The
skirt. appearing 10 be the Slimmesi
possible covering about the hips
flared 70 mysterious, bell-like pro-
portions before 1t reached the
floor. The bodice. seemingly M
lower than other evening gowns
conveyed implications all the more
marked because Of the frock's de-
mure design.
Evelyn had bought the dress n
the French capital. nor had she