Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-07
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Pretty NORMA KENT. 2o-yenr-
old secretary, marries Mark
Trnvers, millionaire's son, I'm
spite of the opposition Of Marks
father. n. VI. TRAvERs.
The story opens I'm Marlboro.
middlc-vestern metropolis After
nm extravngnnt honeymoon nc
fashionable Blue Springs the
couple return 20 Marlboro, soon
they face poverty mud hard times.
Mark n job. loses u, and
then becomes n fi00rwnlker In n
department store. The young
couple are Just beginning 20 mas
ter their problems he Mark'n
father sends for him and Offers
him n place I'm his own business
organization ~ the son will prove
he can make good. Marks first
assignment involves u business
trip 10 France. Norma must e
main ne home.
Norma. rudely treated mt her
father-In-law's home after Mark
ts gone, slips away, leaving no
nj her whereabouts. CHRIS
SAUNDERS, Norma's former
roommate, helps her find a Job.
Marks father employees detec-
lives 20 trail the girl. They un-
earth records showing that Nor
mn three years before had been
NDnNAGNgu UM ~ VICE GmMHkGa Am
spite Of evidence that the charge
was framed Travers sends his
lawyer to Paris 20 engineer q d.
vorce. Weeks later Norma re-
ceives n letter telling her the de-
eree hns been granted.
En- August Normn's SON o. born.
When the baby a. six months old
Norma turns Co her former Job.
One sunday Marks mother e e
her with the baby. A few days
later she IL called home from h
ONCE. The baby In gone.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
NORMA leaned helplessly against
~ the door. "Gone?" she repeated
as though she had not heard cor
rectly. why. what do you mean?'
Mrs. Carey nodded. ''The baby'E
gone," she said. Il couldn't stoT
them. l did everything I could but
the woman came back with a 20
liceman-"
White. wild-eyed. Norma seemed
suddenly to clutch at the other
woman's meaning. where's ht
gomez" she shrieked. where 4:
Mark! Oh. what's happened?" She
grasped Mrs. Carey's arm and
would have shaken her.
The other woman stepped back
Mercy. Mrs. Travers. you mustn't
carry on like thisl It's terrible !
Know. but I couldn't stop them
You've got to get hold OF yourself
III tell you just what happened Il
you'll listen"
Norma a to Marks bed. The
little blanket was rumpled and
brown back but the bed was empty
Norma whirled.
where is he?" she cried. "why
ion't you tell me what's happened.
Oh, Mark. Markl-my little baby
where is he?"
II was all OF FIVE minutes before
Mrs. Carey could get the story out
rhe woman was pathetic In bel
a~elplessness. Mrs. Carey said she
vas washing dishes from her noon
lay lunch when there was a knock
1t the door. She opened II to face
4 woman who said she came from
.he city welfare department. She
wanted to know II Mrs. Norma
rravers lived in the apartment and
hen asked to see the baby.
Il thought II was queer" Mrs
Carey said. hut I let her come In
Mark was in his bed. not asleep
but Just lying there with those bis
eyes vide open. The woman looked
az him and asked how old he was
Then she said there'd been n com.
plant about q six-monhs-old baby
being neglected and that she'd
come to take the child. l told her
she'd do no such thingi / said
was taking care Of the baby and