Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
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Pretty NORMA KENT. .O-yenr-
old secretary In n law Office. mar
siex MARK TRAyERs. son of n. VI.
rRAvERS, millionaire real estate
feafer, after the father has sworn
10 cut Mark of without n penny
n the marriage takes place. Nor
ma has known MARK ONLY n few
weeks. did not know during the
rourtship that he was n mill
uonaire's son.
The story opens I'm Marlboro.
middle w~estern metropolis.
CHRISTINE SAUNDERS. with
whom Norma shnres mn npnrt-
ment. and BRADLEY HART. Chris
employer. nre Witnesses at the
wedding. Before this Norma has
refused 20 marry BOB FARRELL,
yeurg lawyer Of whom she In
fond as n fricad.
Mark sells his expensive road
ster to get none for the honey
moon. lie and Norma ro 10
fashionable Blue Springs. where
n young man takes delight fn
surrounding kiS bride with cx-
pensfvc irxurtc~. TIE introduces
her 90 HOLLIS STONE. mn old
friend. md u ~ evident from the
girls diScomposure that has
Known stone before.
One night Marx loses heavily
I'm n card game. The young couple
face the problem of getting
enough money 10 pay taeir hotel
bill N buy railroad tickets.
Mark wires his mother but when
the answer comes 10 IL n curt re-
fusal from his father. Mark bor-
rows $500 from Hollis Stone and
he and Norma return 20 Marlboro.
There Mark insists On stopping
m ma aHnan.~ lns.f H. -~.-g-
more time with his wealthy
riends than he does hunting n
job. As their money duindirs the
couple move ca n furnished apart
ment- One evening Mark meets
NATALIE PRICE. n debutante
who has long hoped 20 marry him.
She processes admiration for his
independence in breaking with
his father. A little later Natalie
telephones Marks mother 20 con-
hde -somethinE Important
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
NORMA poured the steaming
- fragrant coffee into a yellow
cup. She held II across the break.
fast table toward Mark. you'll
feel better after you've eaten some.
thing" she said brightly. Norma's
tone was a little too cheerful: she
so obviously trying to be en-.
couraging.
Without reply Mark took the cur
and put II down. He was coatless
He had shaved and brushe.. his
hair. He wore a fresh shirt but nc
necktie. and his collar was open.
Mark frowned at his plate-the
perfect picture Of n young man who
has undertaken to prove sleep an
unnecessary evil.
Cream" Norma offered the
pitcher. She was still determinedly
CHEEKY.
Don't want any,"
That was definite enough. The
three words implied utter DISCUS,
the breakfast. the clear bright
morning. the world In general. even
Norma.
Good Lord. Normal" The ex.
was sudden and violent
DO | have to face a soft-boiled eye
every morning Of my life? Is there
some kind or law or something thar
Il a guy doesn't eat seven soft.
eggs a week.
But ! thought you liked them,
oh. I'm s, rryl The other day
when we had sausages you said
you'd rather have eggs. why didn't
you tell me you we're tired OF
"Anybody'd be tired OF them II
they never say anything else."
You don't have TO eat II. There's
'afmeal-I can fix that"
Never mind AS long as It's
here Ill eat It. Don't fix anything
'lse' Just because a person likes
something once In n while doesn't
mean they want the same thing