Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
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BEGlN HERE
LANE BARRETT. rs and beau
tifuI. just out of h convent. goes
60 dinner with Molly CronIn. n
neIEhb,r. and two OF MoIIy's men
frIeads The men quarrel and one
In shot. Lame franticnlly sends n
mote 90 her mother. CAss BAR
RETT. asking her 90 come mt
/. pleading SHANE MeDERMID. the
young policeman I'm charge. re-
lease. Liane.
Casa is a rather faded actress
employed In n stock company.
She and Lame go 20 the thenter
md later that evening the Girl
encounters a handsome stranger
who calls her by name. A few
days later Cass md Lame leave
the hot city for Willow strenm.
L. a.. where Cnss has mn
uent I'm u kummer stock company.
sponsored by the wealthy MRS.
CIEEsPAUGH. ELSIE MFNTER.
f~nErnue. introduces Lane 90
Give CLEESPAUGH who seems
attracted 10 Elsie. Lame In em-
pioyed "a share box once duties
with MURIEL LADD. a society
Eirl. shane McDermfd comes 60
tell Lame that the man wounded
W ~ EAn ISL VIII I'VE AAAMG
In greatly relieved.
MurIel Ladd invites Lame 20 her
homc Ia u dinner party. The girl
goes and a. excited 90 see there
the mysterious stranger. His rame
IN VAN ROBARD and he prove
strangely fascinating.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Nv
MEANTIME Cass was engaged IN
Iva an interview with the great
Mrs. C~leesnaugh. Cass had been
resting after helping Lame with
the important business Of dressing.
She was summoned from her room
by a clustered Mrs. Smithers.
"Miz Cleespaugh's downstairs
asking for you" whispered the
landlady. round-eyed. at the door.
Outside the twilight OF late June
was deepening. The scent OF flow
ers which had burgeoned In the full
heat of the day came Up from the
little garden-the sweet. bracing
odor Of the evergreen trees which
banked Mrs. Smithers' front
veranda. Cass. feeling lanquid and
vaguely surprised. smoothed her
hair and went down TO the par.
lor." where on a horsehair sofa
with crocheted "tidies" spread
over its arms waited the imposing,
the redoubtable dowager. Mrs.
Cleespaugh.
so nice OF you to come down
stairs" said Mrs. Cleespaugh in
that clipped. assured voice Cass had
come TO associate with the New
York society woman. Such women
she had previously found immense
ly formidable. This was especially
true when they were about the age
OF the woman before her-old
enough to dare TO be frumpy, rich
enough TO be rude a. a queen, AFRO
CANT and Indifferent to the feelings
OF lesser mortals. Cass found IL
difficult now. as always, TO believe
that such a woman had actually
suffered the common ills, had borne
children. known heartbreak and
wept and endured. Ii scarcely
seemed credible. Now Mrs. Clees-
paugh. In a gracious mood, was
more believable as a human being
than usual.
You will be wondering what !
came to see you about no doubt
the great lady began. having lis
tened to Cass' murmured protesta.
tons Of pleasure al the visit Its
about your daughter"
About Liane?" Lines OF worry
deepcned between Cass' fine eyes.
rs it-nothing's the matter. /
hopei"
mo, no. Quite the contrary, in
deed. She's splendid. Such an in
teresting child. So artistic. I've
been watching her all this week.
She's marvellous with the patrons
at night She really plays hostess
at the theater. shows them 10 their
seats. So enterprising. Really
charming"
Mrs. Cleespaugh beamed.
"One can't help being attracted
by her noise. her manner Snch a