The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-13
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Pretty NORMA KENT. 2O-yenr-
old secretary, marries MARK
TRAVERS, milliOnnire's SON, In
spite Of the opposition OF Marks
father.
The story takes place In MARI
bOrO, middle-western metropolis.
After IN cxtravagnnt honeymoon
the couple face poverty. Mark
secures a job. loses 1t. and then
becomes h00rwnlker In . depart.
ment store. The young couple are
beginning to mnster their prob.
lens when. Marks father sends
for him and Offers him q place tn
his own h1:ineas organization II
tho son vii! prove be can mnke
good. Marks hrst assignment
involves a busines. trip 70 France.
Norma must remain at home..
,.ss;sk M:.k e:es Al. and Nesm:; .HSsay
home. slips :w.y; leavin. NC .e
SAUNDERS. Norma's former
MARKS rather employs detec-
tivea to trail the girl. They nm.
earth records showing TINT three
years before Norma was convicted
ON . vice charge. In spite of evi-
Travers sends his lawyer 70 Paris
- engineer a divorce. Weeks later
Norma learns the decree has been
granted.
In August Norma's son II born.
when the baby In six months old
Norma returns to her former Job.
Marks mother sees her with the
baby and a few days later q pub
lie health nurse comes while Nor
ma II AWAY ana takes the baby,
explaining a complaint has been
made that he II neglected.
BOB FARRELLs young lawyer
discovers that Mr.. and Mrs. Trav-
to get custody Of the child. Far
rell persuades Norma to go to
LAFAYETTE FLYNN, district at.
torney. and tell the story Of how
tho charges against her were
framed.
NOW GO ON WITH THE sT0R1
CHAPTER XIV
TCN;A cries of the newsboys rost
loud and shrill above noon.da,
cratic. "Wuxtra! Wuxtra! ALA
bouta Vice Charges! Wuxtra
Pretty Victim Tells Of Framing-!'
They barked the raucous, unin
telligible words and waved news
papers with headlines in three.incl
type. Screaming black banner line
that repeated the words the boy
were shouting. "Pretty Victim De
clares Charges Framed" "Beaut.
Tells Own Story" Girl Assert
Conviction Was Frameup!"
It was the second day afte
Norma's story had broken" In th
news. Lafayette Flynn. with th
dramatic instinct which had playe
so large a part In his political su.
cess. had staged events carefully
He had arranged the interview,
He had seen to It that Norma sal
Just enough and not too much ths
first day. Flynn had come out wit
a denunciation Of the system" ths
permitted such evils.
Two newspapers treated the stor
cautiously the first day. Two other
spread 1t across their front page
On the following day Norma Ira,
ers had become . headline heroin'
It was learned that she was Mar
Travers' former wife. Photograph
filed away since the honeymoon tri
to Blue Springs reappeared. B.
sides the running story Of the II
tsrview there were "pen pictures
Of Norma written by star featul
writer's. Lafayette Flynn issued
second and stronger attack on tt
"System." Members Of the opposiu
political organization came bac
With vitriolic counter attacks.
Norma did not go to the ofic
She stayed In the apartment. belle
Ing herself secure there becau.
none Of the newspapers had bee
given her address. BY 10 a. m. 81
learned her mistake. The telephol
rang constantly. Reporters were
tho front door and at the rear