Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-12
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Pretty NORMA KENT. 20-year-
TRAvERS, mIIlI0nnire's SON, I'm
spite Of the opposition OF Marks
father.
The story takes place On MARI
boro, middle-wesfern metropolis.
After nm extravaEant honeymoon
the couple soon face poverty.
Mark n job, loses Ia and
pnrtment store. The young couple
are beginning 10 master their
problems when Marks father
sends for him and offers him n
place In his own business organ
ixntion ~ the son will prove he
can make good. Marks first as
signment involves N business trip
60 France. He goes. leaving Nor
ma at home.
she e. rudeIy n at her
father-in-law's home and runs
away. leaving no trace OF her
whereabouts. CHRIS SAUNDERS,
Norma's former roommate, helps
her n n Jon. Mark's father
employs detectives who unearth
records showing that three years
before Norma had been convicted
on q vice charge. In spite OF evil
dence that the charge was framed,
Trayers sends his lawyer to Paris
60 engineer n divorce. Weeks later
Norma learns the decree has been
granted.
In August NOrma's son n born.
when the baby Is six Months old
Norma returns 60 her former Job.
Marks mother sees her with the
child and n few days later a pub
lie health nurse comes while Nor-
mn In away md takes the baby.
mEnunHnaa1 an-nwnfwe 49, han
made that he In neglected. BOB
FARRELL, young lawyer. dis
cover that MIR. n Mrs. Trnvers
ARE seeking 90 get custody OF the
child. Farrell persundcs Norma
90 20 20 LAFAYETTE FLYNN.
district attorney. md tell how the
charges against her were framed
Flynn exposes these facts and an
investigation ~ ordered. Norma
receives a threatening letter and
IL sent 20 stay with MRS. EVER
EFT. employc I'm the district mt
torney's Office, until after the
trial. Farrell calls 20 G her.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XLvII
NORMA and Mrs. Everett hat
~ Just left the table when Bol
Farrell arrived. He came in smil
ing.
"Did you think you'd been kid
naped. Normal" he asked. Il Jus
dropped In to assure you that yol
haven't. WE'LL should say your
going to be very comfortable herel'
His glance took in the pleasant!
furnished living room.
Mrs. Everett held forward al
open box or cigarets. "Oh, I thinl
well DO comfortable" she said
Norma and I've been discoverIn;
that we have several interests Il
common. We both like Kathleen
Norris books and ! have her newes
one. I'm going to send down 70
some more books tomorrow 50 vel
have plenty Of reading material
Then Norma's offered TO help III,
with some curtains"
Her voice trailed on. Mrs. Ever
EFT evidently enjoyed talking.
cheerful. comfortable person her
self. she was anxious that other
should feel the same. She stayet
with the young couple for Is min
utes. suddenly remembered som,
task and disappeared.
Norma sat on the davenport, tn,
glow Of the lamp light turning he
hair to pure gold. Her face was ii
shadow and the care-worn look. TIL
lines that had appeared in tina
young face during recent months
seemed to disappear almost b.
magic.
Bob watched her for a moment
crossed the room and dropped to I
seat beside her. When he spoke tht
young mans eyes were leveled al
rectly ahead.
Norma" he said, there's some
thing I've been wanting to talk L