Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
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READ THIS FIRST:
Elanda Lee, 20. after four years
singing over a small Atlanta radio
station. zoe sto New York and, after
a struggle, becomes La Paloma"
in the La Paloma Soap Hour SUI
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 q man TO pose as Lord
Dusenberry TO 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 nave
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
nieht-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 to leave
And that was what she was afraic
Of.
Elanda slept late the following
morning. and Bang had gone wher
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 papers
and went to Washington Square
Park 70 sit down and read them
There was her engagement to Greg.
DRY Du Pont plastered all over the
front page. Pictures Of herself anc
Carmel Provost. Pictures of Hand.
| some Connie Darrow and Dizzy Mil.
Ter. Every paper seemed TO have
outdone itself 10 see which coulc
give IL the biggest play.
Only her engagement to Gregory
Dupont gave Elanda the courage
10 face the world again. She knew
people would be compelled TO reSpec'
her for that outstanding successful
coup, at least. They might laugh
up their sleeves at the bogus lord.
But there wasn't one woman II
New York City or the rest Of tht
world, for that matter. she thought
who wouldn't sigh and wish she werV
fortunate enough 10 be engaged X
a nan with all his millions. In thu
night she had convinced herself o
that. IL overt0pped all the remain
der Of her worries.
Suddenly IL dawned upon her tina
she had a rehearsal. II was in
little over an hour. She decided 4
walk part or the way. then take I
bus. The sun was high and hot
and she did not walk far. When slit
got on the bus several people in i
we're reading the story. She turned
her face close TO the window II
fear OF being recognized.
Nelson Connell had left word a
the desk for her to see him immedi
ately-before her rehearsal. Whei
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 I
whoop of JOY it was when I got NJ
this morning. Such publicity / neve
hope TO see again as long as thi
old shack stands
Elanda sat down YEARLY. She couli
not enter into this gaety.
"A little too much should say
Things have been happening a littl
too fast 10 suit me. Nelson
He sat On his desk, and for a min
ute studied her face.
4 can understand how you fee
about Whoopee trying TO make
sap out of you. But you are in low
with Greg Du Pont. aren't your"
Elanda turned her head from hi
gaze.
II guess SO. OF coursel Any.
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