Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-20

Adventure enters the lie OF
Celia Mitchell. IL. when she
leaves her unpretentious home In
Baltimore for a home in New York
with her father, John Mitchell, and
her aristocratic grandmother.
Margaret Rogers. her mother,
divorced Mitchell and remarked
and IS now a widow. Barney Shields,
young newspaper photographer. Is
in love with the girl anu before
leaving Baltimore Celia promised
to be loyal to his love. She Is lone
~ in her new home.
Mitchell asks Evelyn Parsons.
beautiful widow. to introduce the
girl to young people. Mrs. Parsons
considers Celia a means TO win
Mitchell's affections and agrees.
She invites the girl to her Long
Island home for a weekend and
there Celia meets Tod Jordan. s.
cinating but OF dubious character
Mrs. Parsons encourages the
match. Celia treats Jordan coolly
at first but is won by his roman
tic love making after he has res
cued her from drowning.
Lisi Duncan. socially prominent
becomes Celia's loyal friend. At a
charity bazaar a gypsy fortune tell
er reads Celia's palm and warns
her Of impending danger. Mitchell
| arranges an elaborate party IT
honor az Celia's 18th birthday and
Mrs. Parsons assists in the plans
The evening Of the party CeliF
gives her father q message from
her mother. but Mrs Parsons des-
trovs 1t before Mitchell has read u
Now Go On With The Story
CHAPTER XVII
Celia. holding the velvet wrap
about her tightly. re-entered thr
drawing room. Her eyes were
bright.
Ready" she called.
EVELYN Parsons was standing
with her back toward the girl. She
toyed with a tiny enameled auto
matte lighter. At the sound Of Ce
las voice she slipped the lighter
into her evening bag. then turned
I'm ready. too" Evelyn said
She wore a satin coat which
matched her evening gown. Both
were turquoise. Evelyn's softly
waving hair cleaned like spun
gold. Her satin slippers. which
were the same bright shade as her
gown. had high rhinestone heels
that twinkled with every move
ment. About her throat was =
chain from which hung a blazing
diamond pendant. and on her arm
were two diamond bracelets. NJ
wonder John Mitchell could scarce
" keep his eyes from herl
Perhaps the Jewels logged hi
memory. He drew a small box from
his coat pocket.
"Oh. Celia. he said. Il almost
forroti~ He handed the object r
the girl.
she took the box in her hand
RI was a tiny white square
open it, the father urged.
Mrs. Parsons leaned forward Gu
riouslv. Celia snrunr the lid hack
Al perfect ruby famed Tn All them
IT was set in r ring hand, a small
diamond on either side.
OH"
III was as much a. Celia could
utter. She stared Al the dazzlinr
stone. then 1T her father Student
she turned and threw her arm
around him. She declared this
was the most beautiful rirr in thr
world. the loveliest BIRTHDAY viff
that she never could thank him
enough.
Mitchell looked pleased He toIS
celia "a mt the ring m her finrer
was n the right size7 Yes. exartlv
Neither n them noticed Mrs
PARSONS. She had been irving YER
hard 70 look as though she share
The others enthusiasm. Now she
tanned one foot %nervouslv.
Its a mos' beautiful rirol" she
said sweetlv. What a lucky rir'
vcu are. Celia. n have slI~h a f.
fher-s0 generous ard With sucf
eXcellen' tastei You're - he en-
We'd She paused a moment anf
then added. "but we mustn't forget
your guests"
Mitchell looked At his watch
mo. MOI Time TO be on u way.
We'd better start az once"
They went out to the car where
Thompson was waiting. and a mo-