Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-26
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NORMA KENT. pretty 20-year-
old secretary in a law Once,
meets MARK TRANERs. nttrac-
tive and wealthy, when together
they rescue n frightened puppy
from the midst of downtown
traffic. Norma refuses 20 tell the
young man her name or where he
can see her ngnin. Later h Joins
ROB FARRELL. young lawyer.
for n dinner engagement. Farrell
asks her 20 marry him and Nor
ma says "no."
The scene Of the story f. MarI-
bnru. middIe-wextcrn metropolis.
Norma takes the puppy 10 the
shabby apartment she shares with
CHRISTINE SAUNDERS. Norma
fenrs Chris f. falling In love with
her married employer. BRADLEY
HART. proprietor Of an advrrtik-
Ing agency. Ncxt day Norma in
serts nm advertisement about she
p In the lost md found col
umn OF the Marlboro Press. The
hrxt person 60 answer this ndvcr-
tiscment In Mark Travers. who
explains he has made every effort
90 learn Normn's identity. SIC
tries 20 make n date but h de-
cttnes his invitations T~ravers
departs. Later he telephones
NATALIE PRICE. popular debu-
tnnte, and goes with her 20 "A gay
party concluding with n round o.
the night clubs.
The following evening Norma
arrives home and finds Chris nb-
sent. a note explains she has
gone 20 mid MINNIE BAKER,
bookkeeper mt the advertising
Office. whose 2~-year-oId son has
been seriously burned. A small
boy comes 10 claim the stray pup
by and X him home. HESS
HI FINNhNN NJ 81 N--N-
daughter. asks Norma ~ she re-
eeived nm important telephone call
that afternoon.
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
RESSIE'S eyes widened. Her
voice showed surprise. why
-" she went on. II gave the man
your telephone number at the office.
! supposed OF course he'd call you,
He said"
who did? Who was it?"
Il don't know" Bessie shook
her head. He didn't give any
name. II didn't think 70 ask. II
was about 2 o'clock the phone rang
and | was in the kitchen. IL rang
three times before l got there and
then a man asked for you. I told
him you were at the Office. He
seemed awfully anxious TO talk 10
you so l said I could give him the
number down there. AS soon as I
told him what II was he hung I'D.
Don't II seem funny he didn't try
TO call you? Maybe he did and you
didn't get the message"
THAT was about 2 o'clock?" Nor
ma asked.
The other girl nodded.
"Oh. yes" Norma said casually.
II did get that message only I'd
forgotten about H." She started
up the stairs. "Well. good night.
Bessie. l suppose youn be glad to
have your mother back?"
"Yes'm. Good night. Miss Kent"
Bessie looked disappointed not TO
learn what the important telephone
call had been about but there was
no way for her 10 prolong the con.
v~ersation. Norma was already
half way up the fight. Bessie re-
turned 70 the rear apartment.
Norma continued her climb 10
the third floor. She was BY no
means as u~nconcerned as her voice
had indicated. AS q matter OF fact
both cheeks were burning. The
was becoming and her eyes
bright. So that was how Mark
Travers had learned where 10 find
her.
CHE awoke To a morning OF
- streaming golden sunlight and
; certainty that something exciting
was about to happen.
As usual she wore the gray suit
but she put on her prettiest blouse.
She spent all OF five minutes coax
ng the taffy-colored waves into
heir most becoming outline. And
here was certainly an added dash.
! dehonaire tilt 10 the little black
lat when, 80 minutes after arising.
was on her way TO the a
inc.