Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-12


when LANE BARRETT. Is and
convent bred. went O., dinner I'm
a New York apenkea~y -ith casual
nrqunintancen she uns helped cut
of m awkward srrape ~ SHAME
McDERNlD, young police officer.
There had been "a shooting. Later
when Lame went 20 Willow
Stream, ~ T. where her musher
was playing IN a thenter. Ecfser-
mid came 20 tell her the man was
recovering. At the home Of
~ 4 RI LADD. n debutante.
Lame meets N handsome stranger
whom she Ind encountered hrfnre
He - VAN ROBARD. CASS BAR
RETT, Lanes mother. asks her
not 20 have anything o 20 DO
with Rohnrd. Give CLEES-
PAUGH. good looking son III the
wealthy pafroneAs 0f fhr theatrr.
shows alterations to ELSIE MIN
TER. the inGrnue.
In the autumn Lame mcccpts
Mrs. Circepnunh'M Invitation 20
stag with her. She discovers olive
and his mother do not get along.
She hears gossip about Rohnrd
ard MRS. LADD and fs crushed.
Muriri seems 20 be- IN love with "a
young reporter. CHUCK DIES
EoNB. hut surprises everyone ny
announcing her en=lEemenf to
Ro5ard. Lame Is dlsfraughf.
realizing she loves Robard. Then
receives word that her mother
A. fl IN Philadelphia and goes 10
her. AZ the hospital she hears
GaSs MAJ not live. Ia her deliriuFn
Gass babhieA about her dead sis
ter. LJI$A. whom she hnp always
refused 60 all about. what Khe
says seems 20 have some refer
ence TO Lane.
60
wInx her hEhf for life. Mrs. CirrK-
rauEh insists on having her
brought hack 20 willow stream
for convafescence.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVI
ssGIT down." began Give Clees.
- paugh in a new. commanding
voice. II want 20 talk 10 you"
Lane obeyed abruptly. astounded
at the change IN his manner.
my mothers gone for a drive
Give said In preface. II made sure
or that-didn't want 70 be inter
rupted. Look here. the situation is
this. You probably don't know Il
but ! am tied 20 mothers apron
strings. Haven't a cent IN my owr
right because OF a fool will ms
father made. He left everythin1
70 mother. stipulating that / was tr
come into my own "a few million
only In the event OF my early mar
riage. He was nuts" (said this ir
reverent young man slangily) -or
the subject OF youthful marriages
Now I'm almost 25 and I don't seen
20 have found a wife. Oh, yes. !
forgot TO tell you that another i'm
portant fact IS that mother mus
approve the girl / choose. Well. Of
course. it's practically out or tht
question TO find such a paragon
That IS, l had thought it was. In
iii now"
The girl did not answer After
q moment he went on.
That's why / wanted to talk L
you" blurted out Give emhar
~rassedly. Il have q plan which
concerns you. D'you want 20 hear
about it?"
Lane nodded. her thouehtfu'
eyes on his lowering face.
Look. you'll probably think In
all sorts Of a fool but it's no harm
70 talk IL over. The thought 4!
this. how would IL be II you and
liked up some sort OF agreement
Never let my mother know about II
OF course II she knew the afail
was cut and dried she'd be dowr
on Us from the start. But she like.
you 50 much She wouldn't sus
pect anything II I went through tht
motions Of falling In love with vol
gradually. Little by little. Their
we could have a-what-d'-ye-call
it?-a marriage In name only. YOU