Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

mNEANK NAAANh VIVA
LfANE JARRETT. M and beau-
sifui. lives In a erampcd New York
apartment with her mother. CAss
BARRETT. % rather faded actress
On n hot night Lame zoe. 20 din
ner with MOLLY CHONrN. n neigh
hor. nnd two OF Mofiy's mrn
friends. There ~ q shooting md
the Efrf ~ held mn m Witness. she
sends IN note On her mother WIN
arrives ind r~ersuades SHANE
MrDFRWfD. tire wnwnE policeman.
IN charge. that rfnne g. Ennncenf
81 wrcnEdoing. That night ne she
fhenfrr where Cnms o. rinyfng
Et7r~ encounters = b . - q o m e
who rprnk~ her rrrr.
few days later Crs~ and ffane
ro &C. willow stream r. r.. wher-
cars has nm commencement fn n small
summer sheater s~-arsor~d ~
wealthy WRs. rTEFSpArGH. u
LIanr WORKS On fhe bcr an~~.
sharing duties with MTRTFL
IADD pretty society girl. A.
Muriefs~ Fome Lime again meets
n handsome Stranger who smoke
- hrr " the thenter- We O. VAN
RoBARD. buf when she speaks ef
him co lass her mother makes
finne promise never "a have any
thing more 20 do with him.
Mrs G1er~pauEh risks Crsm 20
let Lame stay with her during
he Ufnter. MurIcI leave. ne
nne evening with CHICK
DESMOND. newspaper mnn. and
Murfrf'r mother. believing M two
have eioned. nsk~ Hohnrd 90 ind
them. Van enffsfs LInne's MD.
The girl ~ henrfhrakrn later whrn
Elsie tells her Robsrd n xnfd 20
he Mrs. Tndd-H tower. Murrrf frt~-
phones next dny from n S~w York
hotel where she nv. spent n
right d~fmrrrefefy Tfnn~ tries sn
FORGET Hohnrd. NurIeI nirf. with
CURTIS BErE. stnEr star. Lame
dimes With Desmond and linda him
interesting.
NOW GO ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER TX
CHUCK DESMOND could be an
= entertaining dinner companion.
Having summoned a taxi he
handed Lame IN with q flourish
and demanded TO be driven 10 Wish.
waters. the sea-food palace down
on the shore. He promised Cass he
would have her daughter home I'm
good time for her evening appear
ance AZ the theater.
"Muriel wiIl-weIl. she'll crown
me for this" Lane said. laughing.
as they sat over their coffee.
Desmond lifted an interrogative
eyebrow. Says which7"
-Oh. all thisl- Lane indicated
the dancing floor. mirrored and
smooth. on which a few early cou-
pies were even now executing slow.
snail-like steps. The tented top
sparkled with lights. Cars we're
beginning 10 buzz into the drive.
their wheels cruEching on the
gravel outside
Desmond regarded his cup indIf-
ferently. Nice girl. Muriel. but
thoughtless." he observed .drily.
you were pretty sweet Il come
with me on a last minute bid"
Il was delighted Lame told
him. She meant it.
We'll. II was my luck. No fool
ing. l do hate 70 hang on the nose
bag when I'm alone. There's genius
for you'll"
Hes not bad looking really
Lame summed up her companion.
Entirely she overlooked the charms
Of this devil-may-care young man In
the rather noisy suit.
"I1i be seeing you" Chuck Des
nond said. patting her hand as the
taxi drew up nc the theater.
Desmond told the driver 10 hot
foot IL for the station He would
just have time TO make the 1rst
act OF The Frolic." Well. bis eve
ming hadn't been wasted entirely.
ELSIE wanted TO know. who's
the new boy friendf-
Lane said demurely. MY mother
used to know his mother"
"Oh. that bologneyI" Elsie lost
interest. She went on. Dye know.
I'm kind or sorry we're checking
out Of here next month I've got
used 10 the smell OF new-mown hay
mixed with my carbon monoxide
and I'll miss t. Still. there's moth
ing like September 1 IN Times
Square. There's q feeling In the