Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13


Pretty NORMA KENT. 2o-year-
old secretary I'm n law Office. mar
eics MARK TRANERS. o OF n. vi.
fRANER<. millionaire real estate
Healer, after the father has sworn
10 cut Mark OF without n penny
Il n marriage takes place. Nor
ma has known Mark ONLY n lew
weeks. did not know during the
rourfship that he was n mill
lionnfre's son.
The story opens On Marlboro,
middle western metropolis.
CHRISTINE SAUNDERS. with
whom Norma shares mn npnrf-
ment, and BRADLEY HART. Chris
employer. nre witnesses nj the
wedding. Before this Norma has
refused 20 marry non FARRELL,
fond rs n friend.
Mark sells his expensive road
sfer 20 get money for the honey
moon. He and Norma 60 10
fashionable Blue Springs. where
III young man takes delight I'm
surrounding his bride with ex-
penssve iuxurIes. He introduces
her 10 HOLLIS STONE. nm old
friend. md u ~ evident from the
girls dixconaposure that she has
known stone before.
One night Mark loses heavily
In n card game. The young couple
face the problem of getting
enough money 20 q their hotel
bill and buy railroad tickets.
MARK wires his mother but when
the answer comes 10 fs n curt re-
fusal from his father. Mark bor-
rows $500 from Hollis Stone and
ne and Norma return 90 Marlboro.
There Mark insists ON stopping
mt an expensive hotel. He spends
more time with his wealthy
friends than he does hunting N
Job. As their money dwIndIes the
couple nov 20 a furnished apart
mcnt. One evening Mark meets
NATALIE PRICE. n debutanfe
who has long hoped 10 marry him.
She processes admiration for his
independence In breaking with
his fnther. A little later Natalie
telephones Marks mother 20 con-
d "something Important,
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
NORMA poured the steaming,
fragrant coffee into a yellow
cup. She held II across the break
fast table toward Mark. you'll
feel better after you've eaten some
thing" she said brightly. Norma's
tone was a little too cheerful: she
was so obviously trying to be en-
couraging.
Without reply Mark took the cup
and put Il down. He was coatless.
He had shaved and brushed his
hair. He wore a fresh shirt but no
necktie. and his collar was open.
Mark frowned at his plate-the
perfect picture Of a young man who
has undertaken to prove sleep an
unnecessary evil.
Cream" Norma offered fhe
pitcher. She was still determinedly
CHEEKY.
Don't want any"
That was definite enough. The
three words implied utter disgust
with the breakfast. the clear bright
morning. the world In general. even
Norma.
Good Lord. Normal" The ex-
clamation was sudden and violent.
DO | have TO face a soft-boiled egg
every morning OF my life? Is there
some kind OF law or something that
II a guy doesn't eat seven soft
boiled eggs a week."
But I thought you liked them!
I-oh. I'm sorry, The other day
when we had sausages you said
you'd rather have eggs. why didn't
you tell me you we're tired OF
"Anybody'd be tired OF them II
they never saw anything elsei"
You don't have to eat II. There's
.atmeal-I can fix that"
Never mind! As long as It's
here III eat L. Don't fix anything
slsei Just because a person likes
something once in a while doesn't
mean they want the same thing