Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-16

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Elanda Lee. 20. after four years
singing over a small Atlanta radio
station, goes TO New York and, after
a struggle. becomes la Paloma' in
the La Paloma Soap Hour. Suwan-
ee Collier, ukulele player. loves her,
but she scorns his jazz singing. Greg
Du Pont wants TO marry her. He Is
the son of the owner of the studio.
Carmel Provost is jealous, and hires
a man to pose as Lord Dusenberry
to get Elanda away from Greg. The
lord" proposes. Then Elanda over
hears him plotting TO steal the Pre-
vost jewels with the maid, and
learns the truth. For revenge. she
gives no warning. Carmel locks her
up because she will not tell where
the crooks have gone. and Mamie,
the maid. calls Greg. Greg brings
a detective. Elanda becomes en-
gagged to spite Carmel. The papers
are full OF the scandal.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER 80
Elanda gave a little cry and fell
back on the bed. "Oh, Dixie, I can't
see i'll You read it to me-"
Dixie read. her face white and her
hands shaking so that she could
hardly hold the paper:
Miss Elanda Lee, staff radio art
ist. was spending the weekend
with Miss Provost when the robbery
occurred. Miss Lee, according 70
Mics Provost was secretly engaged
to the bogus Lord Dusenberry. II
was said to be a real love match
on the part of the singer. The
shock has Frustrated Miss Lee"
There was a great deal more.
Elanda began to cry weakly. the
tears trickling between her white
fingers. When Dixie finished she
sat for a moment, aching with SYM
pathy for Elanda.
Poor. silly Elandal She had
brought 1t all on herself with her
desire to show off ard climb in So
ciety. She had been warned and
she had become angry and had said
bitter things to the ones who were
her real friends. That, however, did
not make 1t any easier for her to
bear. Dixie might have said Il
told you So" But she wasn't the
type.
The doorbell reused her from her
reverie.
You lie still and don't cry, honey"
Dixie bent over her and put her
cool hand on Elanda's hot face. III
60 see who it Is"
II was Suwanee. She held both
her hands out TO him and motioned
him TO not make any noise.
You've seen the paper?" she
questioned him in a whisper.
He nodded.
rs Elanda at home2"
Yes, she's in ON the bed, crying
her eyes out"
Go IN and ask her II she'll let me
see her" SuWanee sat down on the
edge Of the piano bench. y want
70 talk with her about it."
Dixie came back IN q second grin
ming.
She says II you wont look at her
you can come in. She thinks her
nose IS red. III stay out here. You
see whether you can cheer her up
a bit"
Suwanee went in and sat down
on the edge Of the bed.
"Elanda, SIT up and dry your eyes,
honey. This won't help any. I came
down to see what I could do as soon
as / saw the paper. You must not
take IL too seriously. People will
forget all about IL in a day or two.
Then it won't make any difference"
"Oh, no they won't" Elanda walled
Not the people around the studio
and the people I know
You weren't engaged to him, were
you?"
II certainly wasn't. But Carmel
was going to pay him $1,000 to get
engaged to me and humiliate me-
She saw that Suwanee looked in.
credulous and told him the story
from beginning to end.
He shook his head slowly.
Il wanted to warn you. Elanda
But I was afraid you would Just get
mad at me. ! knew that birds face
looked familiar and ! couldn't think
where Id zen 1t. ! remembered
toninght when ! saw his picture In
the paper. It was more than a year
ago.
Il went down to police headquar-
ters-a friend Of mine Is n Of the