Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
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LANE JARRETT. IS and beau
ttful, lives I'm N crnmped New
York apartment with her mother.
CASs BARRETT, n rather faded
actress. One ROT night Lame goes
to dinner with MOLLY CRONIN,
n H~eiEhbor. and two OF MolIy's
men friends. The two men quar-
rel and one 10 shot. Lame. frantic.
for e mother who arrives
and ~convinees SHANE McDER-
MIN. h young policeman I'm
charge. that the girl IL Innocent
of wrongdOing. That night nc the
theater where Cnss appears Lame
encounters a handsome stranger
who speaks her name.
Cnss receives mn Offer 60 play
summer stock at n Long Island
shenter ~ which wealthy MRS.
CLEEsPAUGH f& N patron. Lame
IL 20 work In the box once. shnr-
Ing duties with TURIEL LADD.
pretty society girl. ELSIE MN
TER. fnRenue. introduces Lame
20 Give CLEESPAUGH. son Of
the n patron. shane Me-
Drrmtd comes 60 tell Lame the
man wounded I'm the sun IRE will
Muriel Ladd invite. Lane %
her HON md there the girl again
meets the handsome stranger. His
name IL VAN ROBARD. lie takes
Lame home. when Cnss Ienrns
this size In excited and makes
Lame promise 10 have nothing
more 60 do with him. Mrs. Cices-
Faugh asks Cnss 20 let Lame spend
the winter with her and Cas-.
promises 20 consider this. CHUCK
DESMOND, newspaper man and
admirer OF MurieI, call. NJ the
a and be and MurIel drive
nwny. n Rob0rd declares they
have eioped. ard starts after
couple. taking Lame with him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER vi
ssWHERE'S that girl? Where Il
she?" ragged Mrs. Ladd
storming up and down the little
Louis XVI sitting room. migrate,
wretch"
The words tumbled from her
twisted scarlet mouth. Her long.
teweled fingers wove in and out OF
the chain Of glittering stones she
wore. t%orturing ii. threatening tc
tear II asunder. LANE stood IN the
doorway with Van Robard behind
her. watching Mrs. Ladd with a
dread sort OF fascination. Up and
down she stormed. the petals OF her
i~eaf-green frock billowing out be.
fore her. her auburn hair. curled
and crinkling like Baechus locks
topping her tall figure a~bsurdly.
Van Robard advanced. We've
secured the shore road" he told
her. We've been everywhere. No
trace OF the car"
Mrs. Ladd drummed on a marble
topped table with vermilion-tipped
fingers. The emeralds on her bosom
flashed balefully as her breath
came and went. "And it's-what?
Half-past one?"
Nearly that" Van corroborated
solemnly. consulting his wrist
watch.
"Oh, do something. DO some.
thing." the woman walled. collaps.
ing suddenly. There must be
something. Why can't / think what
10 do?"
The papers1l have II tomor-
row." she muttered, lifting her
head again. mice, Shiny mess they
will make OF II. And what's her
father doing? That's what Id like
to know. Oh, yes. IL he'd spend a
bit OF his time at home, instead Of
trailing chorus girls. II mightn't
have happened. lie was supposed
TO be looking after the child"
VAN looked uncomfortable. Lame
ventured 10 say timldly in the
pause. Would you mind taking me
home now? My mother will BE-
terribly worried. / didn't have time
10 leave her a message. We rushed
of SO quickly"
Yes. yes. 60. all OF you. OF
course. The sinking ship" cried
the woman in the gold chair, wild.
ly. You, Van. run along and for.
get me and my troubles" She lifted
streaming eyes 10 his concerned
face.
II had no business. Adele. IN the
frst place, 10 drag this poor child
into it." he began uncomfortably