Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

READ THIS FIRST:
Elanda Lee, 20. after four years
singing over q small Atlanta radio
station, goe sto New York and. after
a struggle, becomes La Paloma'
In the La Paloma Soap Hour. Su-
vance 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 10 get Elanda away
from Greg. The lord proposes.
Then Elanda overhears him plotting
to steal the Provost jewels with the
maid, and learns the truth. For
revenge Elanda 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. Elan
da becomes engaged to spite Carmel.
The papers are full of the scandal.
Dixie and Suwanee are stunned
when she admits TO a reporter her
engagement to Gregory Du Pont.
Suwanee scorns her and calls her a
gold digger.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER 38
Elanda lay awake most OF the
night-weeping and crashing her
teeth. Half of the time she was
like a little lost child wondering
where to turn. The other half she
was furious with Dixie and Suwanee
and the whole world.
Dixie had passed a sleepless night
Part Of the time she was sorry she
had talked the way she had to Elan
da-and the remainder Of the time
she believed she hadn't said enough
She didn't want Elanda 70 leave
And that was what she was afraid
Of.
Elanda slept late the following
morning. and Bang had gone when
she arose. She dressed completely
and went out without breakfast.
Dixie heard her and stayed in the
kitchen until she perceived the noise
Of the door closing behind her.
Elanda bought the morning paper:
and went to Washington Square
Park TO sit down and read them
There was her engagement TO Greg
DRY Du Pont plastered all over the
front page. Pictures of herself and
Carmel Provost. Pictures of Hand
some Connie Darrow and Dizzy Mil
Ter. Every paper seemed to have
outdone itself to see which n could
give 1t the biggest play.
Only her engagement TO Gregory
Dupont gave Elanda the courage
TO face the world again. She knew
people would be compelled to respect
her for that outstanding successful
coup. at least. They might laugh
UP their sleeves at the bogus lord.
But there wasn't n woman IN
New York City or the rest of the
world, for that matter. she thought
who wouldn't sigh and wish she were
fortunate enough to be engaged x
a man with all his millions. In The
night she had convinced herself o.
that. IL o~vertopped all the remain.
der of her worries.
Suddenly IL dawned upon her that
she had a rehearsal. IL was in a
little over an hour. She decided x
walk part OF the way. then take q
bus. The sun was high and hot
and she did not walk far. When SHE
got or the bus several people in j
were reading the story. She turned
her face close to the window il
fear Of being recognized.
Nelson Connell had left word a
| the desk for her to see him immedi'
ately-before her rehearsal. Wher
she knocked on his door he bounded
to meet her.
well, Ill be my grandmother
favorite grandsonl II I ever opened
my eyes in my life and let out q
whoop Of Joy IL was when ! got III
this morning. Such publicity I neveI
hope 70 see again as long as thi'
old shack stands
Elanda sat down YEARLY. She coulC
not enter into this gaety:
"A little too much-I should say
Things have been happening a littl'
too fast TO suit me. Nelson"
He sat on his desk. and for q min.
ute studied her face.
Il can understand how YOU fee
about Whoopee trying to make
sap out OF you. But you are In lovt
with Greg Du Pont. aren't you2"
Elanda turned her head from hi
gaze.
IL guess SO. OF corrsel Any.