Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-28
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nAaGA GAaAEa LULA
NORMA KENT. pretty .O-year-
meets MARK TRANERS. nttrac-
tive and wealthy. when together
they rescue n frightened puppy
from the midst of downtown
traffic. Norma refuses To tell the
young man her name or where he
can see her again. Later she Joins
ROB FARRELL, young lawyer.
for n dinner engagement. Farrell
asks her 90 marry him and Nor
ma. for the third time. declines.
The scene OF the story f. Narl-
born. middic-weStern metropolis.
Norma takes the puppy a. the
shabby apartment Size shares with
Christine SAT NDERS. Norma
Tears Chris II falling in love with
her married employer, BRADLEY
HART. proprietor of m advertise
Ing agency. Next day Norma in
scrtE an advertisement about the
puppy in the Marlboro Press lost
and found column. The first per-
son TO answer this advertisement
j. Mark TraVcrS, who explains he
has made every effort 90 learn
Normn'S identity. He tries "a make
"a date but she declines his in
NitntionS. lruvcrs departs and
later goes with NATALIE PRICE,
dchutante. on "A gay round OF the
night clubs.
Next evening n small hoy comes
10 see Norma. claims the punpy
and takes q home. Chris goes to
hid MINNIE BAkER, nm impoVer-
ished friend whose 2-ycnr-old son
has been badly burned. Norma
receives telephone calls from
TraNers and iwrOres them. n
goes for a drive with Bob Far
rril md he tells her he ~ going
20 leave Marlboro. she il sorry
L.aw A. - III
mcnt seriously. Two days later
she meets Trnvcrs on the street
and goes tn lunch with him. This
II the beginning Of n week Of
Nhiriyyind courtShip. Then one
night Chris arrives home 20 find
Norma Ina tears. Its about Mark
Norma says.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
CHRIS SAUNDERS went down
~ On both knees beside the
other girl. She put a hand on
N0rma's shoulder. Tell me
about II. honey" she begged.
"You mustn't cry. Tell me what's
happened!'
There was no response from
tho blond head. Norma's face
was hidden. Her shoulders con-
tinued to rise and fan with great.
shaking sobs.
Norma" Chris voice was
sharply anxious. Norma
you've got n tell met"
The blond head raised for an
instant uncertainty. Then ~
dropped again. From among the
pillows came in muffled tones.
"It's-abOut Mark"
But what about him? What's
he done2"
For an instant the room was
tonsely silent. At last Norma
found her voice. She said weak
~, in tones that wavered INSTEAD
ily. "He's-oh. Chrisl-he's asked
me TO marry him."
Chris Saunders Strengthened
back. Blank amazcment was writ
ten across her face. Asked you
70 marry hint She repeated I'M
credulously.
The huddled figure on the dav-
export nodded. Norma's face was
concealed again but she went on
in choking syllables, MARK asked
me-to marry him tonight and I
oh, | love him! l love him
SOL"
GRADUALLY the torrent sub
= sided. Norma sat up and
Chris supplied the handkerchief
with which 10 dry her eyes. The
lovely face vas swollen and tear
marked. With a determined
effort Norma managed to control
her voice.
"oh. Christ" she whispered. 81
do love him so! II didn't have
any idea it was going TO end this
way. It's going 10 be so hard 10
Jet him 20, You'd understand w
you'd ever been in love.p
II she'd ever been in love, The
words struck on Chris Saunders
ears with curious impact.
IF you care for him 50 much.