Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
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NORMA KENT. pIsstty 2O-year-
old secretary In ~ law onice.
meets MARK TRANiERS, attrac-
tive and wealthy, when together
they rescue n frightened puppy
from the midst of downtown
traffic. Norma refuses 10 tell the
young man her name or where he
can sec her again. Latter she Joins
Rob FARRELL, voting lawyer,
for a dinner enEagertent. Farrell
asks her 10 marry HIN and Nor
ma says emo"
The scene OF the stury ~ Narl-
boro. middIe-western metropolis.
Norma takes the puppy 20 her
shabby apartment she shares with
CHRISTINE sAUNDEli =. general
~ called Chris SIne finds her
roommate In tears. Norma fears
Chris T. falling IN Iovse with her
married employer, BrE diey Hart.
proprietor OF nm advertising
agency. The older Ia'rI refuses
60 tell what II troubling
her. Mex day Norma Inserts
an advertisement Ebout the
column OF the MnrIb "a Press.
The hrst person 90 call .tl response
90 this advertisement a. Mark
Travers, who explains he has
made every effort to learn Nor
mas identity. lie tries 20 make
N uING UuN NAt uffANnfw nN@ IN
vitations. Travers departs. Later
he telephones NATALIE PRICE.
popular debutnnte. and goes with
her TO N gay party concluding
with n round Of the niE5It clubs.
The following evening. Norma
arrives nt the apartment and finds
chris gone. There II n. note on
the table.
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CHAPTER VII
NORMA dropped into the nearest
chair and read the note again
slowly. Chris had written in great
haste. The words were scrawled.
There was no salutation. The note
read:
Minnie Bakers baby's been hurt
in an accident. I've COMO 10 see
what l can do. Minnie's nearly
crazy. Ill telephone later Chris"
Poor Minnie Baker! She was the
bookkeeper AZ the Hart Advertising
Agency and OF course in time Of
trouble she would turn To- Chris.
Why. oh. why did grief and sorrow
40 often descend on those who had
already had their fill? Norma had
never seen Minnie Baker bIt had
heard Chris speak often Of her.
she knew Minnie's husband was In
a sanitarium fighting again SC tu-
berculosis. Chris Saunders had
helped them borrow the money to
send him there.
"If anything happens 70 that
0aby." Norma told herself. II don't
know how she can stand It,"
Twc-year-old Junior had been
everything OF Joy and Happiness in
the pinched. deprived life OF the
0ookkeeper.
Norma sighed. arose and put
away her hat and coat. She pre-
pared a frugal meal for harself.
The bad news had depressed her
and she was not hungry.
While she was drying the dishes
4 little later the bell rang. sum
moning her to the first floor. Norma
threw down the dish towel and ran
down the stairs. She supposed II
would be word from Chris.
But II was not Chris nor vas II q
telephone message which awaited
Der. Instead a small boy in not
particularly clean sweater and
knickers stood framed in the door
way.
Norma looked al him inQuirin ely.
where's the dog?" the young
visitor demanded.
"You mean" Norma began.
hesitating.
The boy fourished a folded news
paper. Here it is" he said, "in
The Press. IL says you've got q
puppy here Just like my Spot I've
come for him. Spot got away
last week when Dad and me we're
down town In the car. We parked
and when we came back SPOT was
gone. I'm a carrier for The Press.
I read your add last night but /
couldn't get owe here on account
Of getting somebody 10 carry my
route. But I'm sure it's spot
you've got. He's just like the ad
lays. gray and brown with a h'ack