Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-14

Adventure enters the life Of Celia
Mitchell, II, when she learns the
father she had supposed dead Is
alive and wealthy. She leaves her
unpretentiOus home in Baltimore
for a home in New York with her
father. John Mitchell. and her aris-
tocratic grandmother.
Margaret Rogers, her mother. di-
vorced from Mitchell and remarked.
Is now d widow. Barney Shields,
young newspaper photographer, Is In
love with the girl and before she
leaves Celia promises TO be loyal to
his love.
She Is lonely in her new home.
Mitchell asks Evelyn Parsons, beauti-
full widow to introduce the girl TO
young people. Mrs. Parsons consid-
ers Celia a means 70 win Mitchells
affections and agrees. She invites
the girl TO her Long Island estate
for a weekend. Tod Jordan. fasci-
mating but with a dubious reputa-
ticn, Is attentive TO Celia. Mitchell
joins the house party on Sunday.
Mrs. Parsons, seeing the father
and daughter together. becomes leal-
Gus. She tells Mitchell her pearls
are missing ant casts suspicion on
Celia. but the scheme Is unsucceS-
full. Ii is arranged for Celia 10 con-
tinue her Visitor several days. She
goes 10 her room and IS awakened
by a knock at the door.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
Evelyn Parsons entered the room.
She wore a f%luttering turquoise neg
ligee- ..
~Oh. my dearl I didn't think you
were asleep-I wouldn't have wax
ened you"
Celia propped herself LID on one
rounded elbow and rubbed her eyes.
She smiled.
Guess I Just dropped off the
first thing. Has anything happen
.ed?r
No. ! only came in for a bedtime
chat. Shut your eyes lgainl I'm
going right away"
Don't 60. Anyhow I'm awake
now My-you look lovely in that
shade OF blue
Mrs. Parsons wrapped the fragile
garment about her and sat down
on the opposite side OF Celia's bed.
Have a good time this evening"
she asked c~arelessly.
Yes. / did And I enjoyed the
tennis this afternoon. too. Isis a
wonderful tennis player. isn't she?"
Isis good at all sports Mrs.
Parsons agreed. except the rather
important one OF attracting men.
/ noticed that a certain little young
lady had more dancing partners
than she knew what TO do with to-
night"
oh. Mrs. Parsons"
mo need 10 blush. I saw II all
right. And WHY not? All men like
TO dance with such a pretty girl as
you are. Celia. I must have you
here often. Youu make all my par
ties successes
I'd was the sort OF talk to which a
girl OF Celia's age is susceptible.
Mrs. Parsons casually brought Tod
Jordan's name into the CONVERSE
ton.
He was ever SO popular on ship
board Evelyn said. MY dear,
there were women and girls who
actually logged his footsteps. He
didn't pay the slightest attention
10 any Of them. I guess that's why
! couldn't help but notice how at
tentive he was from the minute he
met you. OF course. he's that dark
type that usually does attract"
"Oh. but you're mistaken, Mrs.
Parsons. He was just being polite
TO me. And anyhow I only danced
with him once"
Celia said these things because
she wanted to hear Mrs. Parsons
deny them. Perhaps If Evelyn
thought Jordan had been impressed
IL might be true
only once? Why that's impoS-
sible. I know ne came 10 me half
a dozen times this evening asking
where he could find you. Celia
Mitchell, ! do believe you've been
coquetting!'
Celia laughed.
I couldn't. she said. 4 don't
know how to-
Tell that to someone else. my
dearl Someone who's younger than
Evelyn Parsons. Well. ! only hope