Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
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FFtANy VA hANAs @N-NFuf-
old secretary in n law Office. sees
MARK TRANERs for the hrst
time when together they rescue N
puppy from downtown trHffic in
Marlboro. middle-weKtern metrop-
oils. Norma declines % tell Trnv-
ers her name or where he can see
her again.
asks Norma 10 marry him and she
~efuxe though she il fond of him
rs n friend. Norma takes the
puppy 20 the shabby apartment
b shares with CHRISTINE
SAUNDERS. She fears Chris a.
falling In love with her married
employer, BRADLEY HART. pro-
prictor Of m ADVERTISING
Next day when Norma inserts nm
advertisement nbuut the puppy In
the lost and found column of the
Marlboro Press. the FIRST person
to answer IN Mark TraverS. He
tries to make n date hut Norma
declines his invitafionR.
r small hoy comes "a claim the
puppy and takes "a home. Norma
receives telephone calls from
Travers hut ignores them. She
goes for n drive with Bob Farrell
ard he tells her ne is leaving
marlboro. TWO days later she
meets Travers on the street and
goes 20 lunch with him. This g.
the beginning of n whirlvvind
courtship. Norma finds herself
head-over-heegx in love but thinks
\ must send Trnvcrs away be-
cnuse of some secret Of the past
Chris knows this secret. declares
that IL Norma loves Travers all
else IS unimportant.
Mark ~ Invited To dinner ne the
apartment and Norma a. alone
there making preparations when
n caller arrives. lie tells her he
g. Marks father md demands her
affair with his son shall end. In
the midst of n heated speech Mark
appears.
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CHAPTER nj
At the sound OF his sons voice
= Travers whirled. 80 it's come
to thisl" he snorted. Love nest!"
The mans face was livid and ter
rible. Gone 10 the gutter, have
your he roared at tho youth.
You'd leave a decent home and
parents who've given you every
thing in tile world for 2 cheap in
trigue with a COMMON"
With one bound Mark Travers
was in the room. slammed the door
behind him. stop it. fatheri" he
demanded. Have you gone crazy?
And don't you say one word against
Normal She's the sweetest. finest
girl I've ever known. You'd better
apologize for that remark"
"Apologizel" The elder T~ravers'
voice fairly sparkled. Apologize.
DO you know what you're saying,
you young fool?'
Mark came nearer. eyes blazing.
al do" he said with alarming calm.
II do know and l demand an apol-
ogy 10 Miss Kent. Well" lie went
on as the older mans cheeks took
on an ap0plectic tlnge. ARE YOU 90
ing to begin?"
The older man broke in violent
~. Are you trying to make an
out Of me? Trying to pre-
tend something hasn't been going
on that I've seen with my own
eyes? The girl and I understand
each other. She'll listen 10 reason
all right. Now. Mark. you get out
OF here"
II was Norma who came forward.
'Just a minute" she said III a
voice that struggled TO steady IT,
self. "Mr. T~ravers. I'm berlin
ming to see what you think Of me.
It's not true though. It's not true,
never even been IN this room
He came tonight because
he was invited to dinner. I live
here with another girl. Oh, you
mustn't believe there's been any
thing wrong. l tell you it's not
AND now 1t was the younger man
whose voice rose. Color ebbed
from Marks cheeks. For Gods
sake, Father." he cried. haven't
rou done enough here? You'd bet
.er lClvei don't know what your
.dea was in coming here but I wish
rou'd stayed away. ! was going 10
ell you in a day or two but you
night as well know now. I'm going
marry Normal She and I love