Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-14

Elanda Lee. 20, auburn haired,
gray eyed, and very pretty, leaves
her small home town OF Jardon,
Georgia, at l6 and goes TO Atlanta
to Get q Job singing IN the radio.
She succeeds and studies voice. At
ter four years she les TO New York
to live with her old girl friend Dix
lie Durkin, her husband, Bang, and
the baby, Andree. 2. She gets a job
singing owe WWBC, a big hook-up
and that day meets Suwanee Col
lier, ukulele player. In the office
of the owner Gregory Du Pont. the
second, she meets his son Gregory,
the third, and he invites her TO
have dinner with the publicity man
and himself. There they meet Car
mel Provost, millionaireSS would-be
singer who has offered thousands
OF dollars in brides for Elanda's
job. She is furiously jealous.
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CHAPTER 8
Are you Miss Lee Of the Robert
Z. LeeS?" Greg leaned over and
patted her hand. IF you are I'm
going to join the old boys army the
very next time we have a war"
Elanda did not want to show that
she knew Carmel Provost was being
catty. She wanted to wait until she
knew what Miss Provost disliked
about her-so she said almost too
sugarly:
Il don't know whether he was one
Of our ancestors or not. My people
are in cotton"
"Oh, Mine are In clover" Whoop-
ee Provost laughed shrilly at her
own joke. I'm one Of the -Four Leaf
Clovers."
MY people are in shoes-boot-
leggers," Nelson joined in TO break
the icy spell. What r we going
to drink"
Elanda felt a little self-conscious.
But for no one, nor at the price OF
being tainted by anyone even as
d~isagreeable as the strange blonde
had proved to be would she break
her iron-clad rule.
I'm sorry, I don't drink" she re-
GREETED. 1T is bad for my voice"
Carmel laughed an amused, cool
laugh.
"Gani-Curci is a pretty good sing
err, too. 1 wonder If you've ever
heard Of her?"
Gregory urged Elanda to have
Just one high ball or cocktail but
she shook her head determinedly.
NaIcnr chamni0nad her.
Let the kid alone. Maybe she
signed the pledge"
i've never needed to-" Elanda
said proudly. MY voice has always
meant more to me than liquor and
cigarettes. I don't believe they're
good for singers.
A light suddenly dawned upon
Elanda during the course OF the
meal. Carmel Provost was crazy
about Greg Du Pontl She did not
know yet Of her ambitions TO be
a prima donna.
Well, that being the case, the only
way to get back at her for her OBJ
vious dislike was to play up to Greg
Du Pont. Elanda had made up her
mind she would know him a great
deal better-and that he was to help
her know other people worth while
She was getting just a little taste
OF what the gay and interesting lie
in New York might be. And n de-
cided she liked 1t and wanted a great
deal more. wv.
1t wasn't every day that a girl
walked right into such a chance.
Handsome Greg Du Pont with ms
millions-and his gorgeous q and
his celebrated name. It was q lar
cry from the little home down along
the Suwanee river. She haont
hoped TO know such people without
a great deal more effort and time.
The table was along the wall and
Greg sat beside her. When he lean
ed over 50 that his shoulder toucn-
ed hers. she smiled at him slowly
and tantalizingly. 1t was for Whoo-
PEGS benefit. And Whoopee dlo
not miss It,
She felt her heart pounding cold
Iy. Woman-like she senseo tna'
Elanda knew OF her interest in Greg
Du Pont and was deliberately taunt-
ing her. She knew then she hao
over-played her hand. Her nasty
temper againl If only sts would
learn to use her head. She would
have to correct it. Maybe. she coulo
later give the impression that she
had been a little tight when they
came into the restaurant. That
would excuse her. Perhaps tney
would think she was trying 70 DC
funny and OVERRIDING 1t because OF
her condition. -
She decided then was the time
to start making amends. II she
wanted to defeat the new girl VINO
had taken two things she wanted
very badly. she would have to be
friends with her. Keep her enemy