Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-06

LANE BARRETT. Is and bcnn
tifni. lives in a cramped New York
apartment with her mother. CASs
JARRETT. n rather faded actress.
On n hot night Lame goes TO din
ncr with MOLLNiCRONIN. n neigh
bor, u two 81 Muliy's men
friends. There a. y shooting and
the girl T. held n n witness. She
sends a note a her mother who
arrives and persundrs SHANE Me-
Dt.RNiD. the young policeman in
charge. Tint Lame IL innocent of
wr0nrd0inE. That niGht nc h
thcater waere Cass o. playing
Lame encounters n n n " a y o nm e
sfrnnErr who speaks her name.
A few days later Cass and Lame
go 80 willow STREAM. n. a.. where
tusE has nm engagement IN "a small
summer theatcr sponsored by
wealthy MRS. CLEEsPAUGH. n
widow with one son. Give. Lame
works in the box Office. sharing
dulles with uUREEL LAuD. pretty
Nrciefy Eiri. At Muriei'r home
Iiane again meet the handsome
stranger who spoke 60 her fn che
fheafer. He In VAN ROHARD. hut
when Lime mentions him her
mother makes Lianc promise 90
have nothing more 90 do with
him.
Mrs. cfcesparEh asks Chs. 90
frs Lame stay with her during
D winter Mariel Ladd gees
dancing one might with chuck
DESMOND debonair newspaper
man. and her mother dispatches
Van Roharu in search on them. ne
lirvinE they have ci0prd. lie takes
Lane with him. Elsie tells her
later that Van ~ said 60 DC Mrs.
Ladd's lever md the Eirl ~
crushed. Lame dInes with Des-
mond md fnds him interesting.
Iinnr thinks Van does not care
for her hut during a hnld-up ne
the fhcntcr one night ne shows
great concern for her. "a ~ de-
cidcd that Linnc VIII gpend the
winter with Mrs. Circxpauch. Cn~M
packs fO refarm 20 the city mt the
end ~ the season and LInnr. help
Ing her. comes ncraw nn old pic
ture IF Cnss's sister. LtTSA. cass
says Tulsa ~ dead and refuses 10
say mere about her,.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
THE room was long and l0w-ceil-
n inged and ii seemed TO Lame
to be packed with ugly, comfortable
mahogany furniture of the Victo.
rian age. Mrs. Cleesbaurh's big old
house proved to be a curious dwell
ing.
Mothers dining room IS pure
Borgia." Give told her that first
day. with ah~ectionate amusement
in his voice. Lame had had tc
agree. The great. black. worm
eaten oak table with its huge poly
chromed candlesticks and the dark,
red velvet curtains looped back
from the windows. seemed out "a
place 50 near 20 the hall with its
Chinese lacguers and gold tea bcx
paper on the walls Strange. strange
house. Yet Lame rather liked IL.
IL was ugly and rich and comforta-
BILE. Her own room pleased her
The great bed had a priceless lace
coverlet yer rose satin. There was
a puffy rose-colored down comforter.
Not at an the sort or thing the
young girl would have chosen bu,
luxurious In a heavy sort or way,
I'm dreaming" she said. sitting
up and blinking as she regarded the
breakfast tray which Nora, one oil
the def. w~ell-trained maids. had set
down on the inlaid table. Mrs.
Clecspaugh had i've maids, all Irish
girls.
The breakfast tray was very mod
crn. set with thin. sprigged china
dishes I'm pink and white. The COW
cred dish held golden toast. The
fat little pink jar had honey I'm II.
The tall. crystal glass was filed
with orange juice. The buIbous pot
poured out a thin. amber stream Or
inviting coffee.
Luxury" sighed the young girl.
throwing her cheap chaIlIs dressing
gown over her shoulders and slip
ping her narrow feet into well
worn br0caded mules. She dashed
10 the bathroom where she splashcd
and showered. returning quickly 10
that alluring morning repast. Nora
had drawn the shades. shutting out
the insistent September sun
Lame thought with a panK. How
Mother would have loved this." The