Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

REAL This FIRST.
Elanda Lee, 20, has secured q job
singing over wwBC, a big radio
hook-up in New York after four
years in Atlanta. She IS from Jar
don, Ga. She lives with her girl
friend, Dixie Durkin, and her hus-
band and baby. There are three
men IN her life. Suwanee Collier q
ukulele player and singer. whom she
high hats. Gregory Du Pont, son
Of the owner of WWBC. and Lord
Percival Dusenberry. who has been
introduced to her by her bitter rival
Carmel PevoSt, who wants both Greg
and Elanda's job. Elanda has just
been made Miss La Paloma in the
La Paloma Soap hour. Greg takes
her TO his summer home at Great
Neck and proposes. Uncertain. she
asks him to wait. Mertie Peckin-
paugh, from Jardon. zones 10 town
and reveals Elanda's poverty-trick-
en- past to Carmel.
NOW GO ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER 20
At luncheon time a few days later
Elanda met Suwanee and Mertie
in the elevator as she was leaving
WWBC after a rehearsal.
Mertie was all smiles and noise.
Come out and put on the feed bag
with us, Elandal Don't you want to
hear the dirt from the home town."
Elanda would much rather have
snubbed him and refused. but Su-
vance took her by the arm. He was
lonely TO talk with her.
Give the poor boy a treat. He
hasn't had much luck with the
women IN New York-and ! know he
would like TO be seen with one beauty
before he leaves"
Mertie waved him aside with a fat
hand.
Il haven't. haven't I? / been call
ing every afternoon on one OF the
richest girls in New York. Say,
Elanda. l thought you were coming
in to her cocktail shindig the first
day I went. She said she'd invited
you"
"Who?" Elanda stopped short.
What are you talking about?"
why. your girl friend, Whoopee
Provost! She invited me TO her
apartment the evening I met her
here-and said you'd blow in, too"
Elanda puzzled:
She hasn't said anything TO me
about It. I wasn't invited"
Can you blame her for wanting
you all TO herself" Suwanee tried to
turn 1t off. as they were being shown
TO their table.
Elanda felt cold with premonition.
What had that blatherS1ite Of a
Mertie Peckinpaugh said? He might
have ruined her with his blabbing.
She didn't want TO show her worry
and curiosity-but Suwanee could
see that she was upset.
He tried TO make conversation
but Suwanee sat back and looked at
her with a glitter of indulgence III
his eyes.
BY golly. you're certainly hitting
the high spots. Elandal I never did
see a girl come up in the world like
you have. That just goes TO show
4 s0Gt AACAACe hOAl y LOLAAI II nv oily
more. "A little nerve and a pretty
face goes a darn sight farther"
Mertie honestly meant no harm.
Suwanee knew it. But he felt like
swatting him. Elanda paled.
Its nice Of you to flatter me so,
Mertie. How is everybody in Jar
don?'
"Oh. bout as usual. Your Aunt
Amelia hasn't any more kids" He
laughed loudly at his own joke. Il
guess she can't afford to have any
more since you're not there to take
care Of EN-"
Elanda tried 10 smile but her
throat was dry and hot.
Why, Suwanee. I knew that kid
when she was a little frecklod face
tike with nothing but a Bingham
dress to her back Nobody is glad
der than 1 am TO see the way you
went out and showed EN-. Elanda.
Ill sure have a lot 10 tell mother
and the folks when / get home. Wish
you'd give me your picture in one
Of those swell rigs OF yours-and I'd
make EN- sit up and open their eyes.
They wouldn't believe It'll Be good
for EN-. too. after the way some of
'em used to snub you because your
folks didn't have any money