Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-25
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a part-time job in a New York
department store. On one OF the
hottest days Of early summer when
the theater in which Cas- Is play
ing Is about 10 close she receives
an offer 10 join a summer stock
company az Willow Stream. Long
Island. Elsie Minter. ingenue, also
Is asked to come. The offer is made
by Mrs. CleeSpaugh. wealthy patron
Of the Willow Stream theater.
Cass rushss home 10 tell Lame
! the news. She finds the girl has
gone 70 dinner with Molly Cronin.
a neighbor. and two OF Molly's men
friends. CasS disapproves Of Molly
CrOnin. soon a note ome from
Lame which reads, please come at
I once to-24th street. I need you"
CasS. terrified. rushes there and
! learns from Shane McDermid. young
| policeman in charge. that Lane
is held as a witness In a shooting
which has occurred. The mothers
pleading wins Lanes release. Back
at the theater. shaken by this ex-
perience, LANE looks into the ewes
OF a strange. handsome man who
/ speaks her name. She believes she
feels love at first sight for this
| stranger.
Now Go On with The Story
CHAPTER II
Willow Stream was a sleepy sea-
side village of narrow. elm shaded
streets slipping off into a country
side Of surprising loneliness. The
taxi which carried Cass and Lame
I up from the station on that hot
June day ratified through lanes
/ smelling OF honeysuckle. Peonies
.oomed IN the dooryards and there
re great clumps OF purple iris
l q vWhcre.
Tho cab drew up at 20 Dogwood
1e. Here was a low. white house
KID n farberry and evergreen.
Tn7 knocker was heavy. old and
rusted. Everything about the place
looked slightly rundown. The
porch sagged and the shingles
needed paint. But To Cas- and
Lame with eyes accustomed 10 the
brick and mortar Of the smoldering
city the place had an Gir Of ease
and even beauty
Mrs. SmitherS answered the clan
For Of their knock and showed them
10 their rooms. Cass said. looking
about the low-eaved third story
apartment, "I wonder II this won't
be terribly hot" Mrs. Smithers as
sured them il was amazingly cool
under the roof. The two had 10
take her word for Il. Mrs. Smithers
Z wr~w d UwruFf ~vvEIw~ uraVrrun - nina
Bingham. Her hair was white and
her blue eyes had a gentle mel
an"holy as did her voice.
me place smelled Of gingerbread
and aDDlesauce. Lame loved that
a. well as the white iron bed with
its honeycOmb counteruane. She
Z loved the uneven. painted flc0r with
the rae rugs the washstand with
IFS quaint bowl and pitcher. There
was n bathroom on the Secons>
floor. their landlady explained. with
4 modest pride. She supposed city
folks would find y "kir OF in
convenient" Lame and CaSs tried
To look rs II they were used TO the
most lavish quarters 50 that she
MIGHT not be disillusioncd.
Thev left their bars AMI started
On walk 10 the thsater. The play
house was located or a corner %
the Clcespaugh estate on the shore.
There would be No trouble. said
Mrs. Smithcrs. IN finding n as or
anFe-nain+ed arrows marked tho
way NH along the road. The HI
low Stream Playhouse. n mile"
THROUGH the trees ahead thew
could glimpse thet %gravstOne pile
which was the ClessDaugh mansion.
r. was done quite IN the English
manner with ivy clambering over
the walls. with mulliNned windows
ard velvet terraces descending 10
2 dream Of a garden.
There's a place sighed Lame.
"vou wouldn't Ne ashamed 70 take
the boy friendl'
CaSS laughed. then looked shock
! ed. Where do YOU pick IN such
| Dreadful talk?" She wanted 70 knos-
Lame said. Elsie always Jokes
! about boy friends. III isn't consider
cd vulgar any more. mother. It's
whimsical. Elsie SAYS all our best
people use the phrase"
Cass shifted. Obviously she had
her own opinions about 'our best
people
The road led away now from the
house and IN a little glade beyond
they could see the red tiled roof Of
the playhouse. "A little group had
already assembled. Cas- could sec
Elsie. very animated. wearing a pink
sports dress and engaging a lean
young man IN conversation. Vernon
Wells vas experimenting the un-
loading OF a van. Mrs. Cleespaugh,
IN another Of her astonishing en-
broidered gowns or a past era lift
ed her ~lOrgnette to survey the
scene. Lame was suddenly over
wholmed BY maidenly snyness. She
did not know all these people and
those she did know seemed new and
strange, removed from the familiar
surroundings. She began 10 fee.
panic-stricken about her JOB.
Would she be clever enough 10 talk
10 people as briskly as she ought. TO
make change and take charge Of
all that money? She felt decided
qualms.
EisIe's greeting was reaSsuring.
Hello. kid. how're things?" Yes.
Elsie was nice and friendly. Lanes
heart warmed 10 her. True. she was
rather snoopy at times, liked 10
ask personal questions. and liked
to spy. But Lane felt that her
simple friendliness made up for all
that.
We don't begin until Thursday
night. Elsie volunteered. The old
man" tshe made a disrespeCtful
face at Vernon's back lis having
fits because the velvet curtains ar
rived two inches too long. The dec
orators have to dash out tomorrow
and take n tuck in them. And the
lighting system has gone bloOey