Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-12
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Pretty NORMA KENT. 2O-year-
TRAvERs. millIonaire's aon, In
spite OF h opposition Of Marks
father.
The story takes place I'm MARI
boro. middle-western metropolis.
After mn extravagant honeymoon
the couple soon face poverty.
Mark a n job. loses a. and
then becomes noorwaIker In a de-
pnrtment store. The young couple
are beginning TO master their
problems when Marks father
sends for him and offers him n
place In his own business Organ-
iEntion IL the SON will prove he
signment Involves n business trip
20 France. He goes. leaving Nor
mn nj home.
She IL rudely treated nc her
father-in-law's home and runs
away. leaving no trace Of her
whereabouts. CHRIS SAUNDERS.
Normn's former roommate. helps
her nnd N JOB. Marks father
employs detectives who unearth
records showing that three years
before Norma had been convicted
on n vice charge. In spite Of evil
dence that n charge was framed,
Travers sends his lawyer 20 Paris
90 engineer n divorce. Weeks later
Norma learns h decree has been
granted.
In August Norma's SON f. born.
when the baby In Eix mOnth old
Norma returns 10 her former Job.
Marks mother sees her with the
child and N few days later n pub
lie health nurse nm while Nor
mn In away and takes the baby,
explaining n complaint n been
made that ne In neglected. BOB
FARRELL. young lawyer. dis
covers that MI. and Mrs. Travers
nre seeking tn get custody of the
child. Farrell persuades Norma
20 no to LAFAYETTE FLYNN
district attorney, and tell how the
charges against her we're framed.
Flynn exposes these facts and nm
investigation fs ordered. Norma
receives n threatening letter and
IL sent 20 tag with MRS. EVER
EFT, cmpl0ye In the district at
torney's Office, until after the
trial. Farrell calls TO see her.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XLVII
NORMA and Mrs. Everett hat
- just left the table when Boil
Farrell arrived. he came in smil
ing.
did you think you'd been kid
naped, Norman" he asked. Il JUS
dropped in to assure you that YOU
haven't. WE'LL should say you're
going to be very comfortable here,'
His glance took in the pleasantly
furnished living room.
Mrs. Everett held forward an
open box Of cigarets. "Oh. / thinl
we'll be comfortable" she said
Norma and I've been discovering
that we have several interests II
common. We both like Kathleen
Norris books and I have her newest
one. I'm going to send down FOL
some more books tomorrow so vel
have plenty OF reading material
Then Norma's offered to help me
with some curtains"
Her voice trailed on. Mrs. Ever
EFT evidently enjoyed talking. A
cheerful. comfortable person her
self. she was anxious that Others
should feel the same. She stayed
with the young couple for Is min
utes. suddenly remembered some
task and disappeared.
Norma sat on the davenport. the
glow OF the lamp light turning her
hair to pure gold Her face was In
shadow and the care-worn look. the
lines that had appeared in that
young face during recent months
seemed to disappear almost by
magic.
Bob watched her for q moment
crossed the room and dropped to q
seat beside her. When he spoke the
young mans eyes were leveled al,
rectly ahead.
Norma" he said. there's some
thing I've been wanting to talk tc