Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
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WEWAN mEs&M kUnA
LANE nARRETT. NJ and beau
tffui. ives I'm n ped New York
apartment with her mother. CAss
BARRETT. % rather faded actress
On n hot night Lame e % din
ncr with MOLLY CRONfN. m neigh
Dor. and two OF Molly. men
friends. There fs a shooting and
N Eiri ~ held M u Witness. she
scnes n note 20 her mother who
arrives and p~erxHndem SHAME
McDERMfD. ne vounE policeman.
wv charge. TINT rfnrr " ~fnnnrrnt
81 v~rongdnin<. Tanf Night NJ the
theafer where Cs@s ~ nIn5InE
It-n~ encounters = " n
sfrnnGer who meal her name.
a few DAYS later rrEs rmd LANE
ro 60 Willow Stream. Y. T.. whrr~
trns hrs nm rnrn=rm~nf wv m small
summer fhrnter a~nnrrrrrH nv
wealthy YRS rrEESPArCU. n
widow with nur @cr- Give.
shrrIrE duties with mrRfFL
IADD pretty society rFrf. AZ
Wurief's fome Lfnne ngafn meets
y handsome stranger who smoke
20 her ~ the thentrr. We a. VAN
HOBARn. but when she spenka of
him O. rnss her mother makes
Lame never 20 hnve any
thing more 10 do with him.
Mrs. C-feeEpnuEh asks Cnss fo
let Lame stay with her during
y winter. NurIei frnvr~ enc
thrnfer evening with CHICK
DESMOND. newspaper mmn. md
MHrtet'x mother. believing the two
have efonrd. asks Bohnrd 20 nnd
them Van rnfista Lanes mtd.
Thc gsrt ~ hcarthrokrn later when
Elsie tells her Robnrd In mmfd 60
- Mr.- Lndd.s lover *furfcs teIe-
phones next DAY from n View York
hatel w-h~re = hrs spent the
night d~IsrrecteIy. TInn~ tries 81
forget Rohar6. Murfef nIrfm with
tIRTf~ HUE. stage Hfnr. Lame
dimes with Desmond md finds him
interesting
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
CHUCK DESMOND could be an
- entertaining dinner companion.
Having summoned a taxi he
handed Lane IN with q flourish
and demanded 10 be driven 70 Wish
waters. the sea-food palace down
on the shore. He promised Cass ne
would have her daughter home in
good time for her evening appear
ance az the theater.
"Muriel wiil-well, she'll crown
for this" Lame said. laughing.
as they sat over their coffee.
Desmond lifted an interrogative
eyebrow. "Says which7"
-Oh. all thisl" Lame indicated
the dancing floor. mirrored and
smooth. on which a few early cou.
pies YER even nov executing slow.
snaiLlike steps. The tented top
sparkled with lights. Cars were
beginning 10 buzz into the drive.
their wheels crunching on the
gravel outside.
Desmond regarded his cup indIf-
.ferently. Mice girl. Muriel. but
thoughtless." he observed drily.
you were pretty sweet 10 come
with me on a last minute bid"
Il was delighted" Lame told
him She meant IT,
We'll. IL was my luck. No fool
ing. | do hate 20 hang on the nose
bag when I'm alone. There's genius
for youl"
Hes not bad looking really"
Lane summed up her companion.
Entirely she overlooked the charms
of this deyil-may-care young man IN
the rather noisy suit.
I'll be seeing you" Chuck Des
mond said. patting her hand as the
taxi drew I'D at the theater.
Desmond told the driver 10 not.
foot IL for the station. He would
Just have time 70 make the first
act OF The Frolic.- Well. hts eve
ming hadn't been wasted entirely.
ELSIE wanted to know. Who's
- the new boy friend7"
Lane said demurely. My mother
used TO know ms mother"
"Oh. that bologneyl" Elsie lost
interest She went on. Dye know.
I'm kind or sorry we're checking
out OF here next month I've got
used to the smell or new-mown nay
mixed with my carbon monoxide
and III miss IL Still. there's moth
ing like September 1 I'm Times
Square. There's q feeling In the