Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-25
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Is Just out OF the convent. Her
mother. CaSs Barrett, a rather
faded actress. mOurns her inability
TO give the girl luxuries. Lane has
a part-time job in a New York
department store On n OF the
hottest days of early summer when
the theater In which Cas- Is play
ing Is about TO close she receives
an offer TO join a summer stock
company at Willow Stream, Long
Island. Elsie Minter. ingenue, also
Is asked TO CONE. The offer is made
by Mrs. Cleespaugh. wealthy patron
Of the Willow Stream theater.
CasS rushes home 10 tell Lane
the news. She finds the girl has
gone 10 dinner with Molly Cronin.
a neighbor. and two OF Molly's men
friends. Cass disapproves OF Molly
Cronin. soon a note comes from
Lame which reads. Please come at
once to-24th street. I need you"
Cass. terrified. rushes there and
learns from Shane McDermid. young
policeman in charge. that Lame
II held as a witness In a shooting
which has occurred. The mothers
pleading wins Lanes release. Back
at the theater. shaken BY this ex-
perience. Lame looks into the eyes
OF a strange. handsome man who
speaks her name. She believes she
feels love at first sight for this
stranger.
Now Go On With The Story
CHAPTER III
Willow Stream was a sleepy sea-
side village of narrow. elm shaded
streets slipping off into a country
side OF surprising loneliness. The
taxi which carried Cass and Lame
up from the station on that hot
June day ratified through lanes
smelling Of honeysuckle. PeonieS
loaned In the dooryards and there
ere great clumps Of purple iris
VI "rvwhere.
The cab drew up at 20 Dogwood
nc. Here was a low. white house
lied n farberry and evergreen.
Ii" knocker was heavy, old and
rusted. Everything about the place
looked slightly rundown. The
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needed paint. But to CaSS and
Lame with eyes accustomed n the
brick and mortar Of the smclderinE
city the place had an Gir Of ease
and even beauty
Mrs. Smithers answered the clan
Gor OF their knock and showed them
Il their rooms. Cass said. looking
about the low-eaved third story
apartment. Il wonder II this won't
b. terribly hot" Mrs. Smithers as
Sured them 1t was amazingly cool
under the roof. The two had to
take her word for IL. Mrs. Ssnithers
was a small. rudy woman IN blue
Bingham. Her hair was white and
her blue eyes had a gentle mel
an"holy as did her voice.
Inc place smelled OF gingerbread
end a~pplesauce. Lame loved that
as well as the white iron bed with
its honeycomb c-ounterDane. She
loved the uneven. painted floor with
the rag rugs. the Washstand with
its quaint bowl and pitcher. There
was a bathroom on the second
floor. their landladv explained. with
a modest pride. She supposed Getty
folks would find Il "kir OF in
convenient" Lame and Cass tried
70 look as IL they were used TO the
most lavish quarters 50 that she
MIGHT not be dislllusioncd.
Thew LEFT their bars an1 started
t7 walk TO the thrater. The plav-
house was located on a corner ~
the C~leesDaugh estate on the shore
There would be No trouble. said
Mrs. Smithers. in finding Il as or
ange-nainted arrows marked the
way All alone the road. The Hi
low Stream Playhouse. one mile
Through the trees ahead they
could GLIMPSE that eravst0ne nile
which was the ClesSDauGh mansion.
l. was done quite in the English
manner with wv clamberinR over
the walls. with mullioned windows
ami velvet terraces descending to
a dream or a garden.
There's a place" sighed Lame.
"vou wouldn't he ashamed 10 take
the boy friendi"
Cas- laughed. then looked shock
cd. Where do YOU pick ND such
Dreadful talk?" she wanted 20 kno,-
Lame said. Elsie always Jokes
about boy friends. II isn't consider
cd vulgar any more. mother. It's
whimsical. Elsie says all u best
people use the phrase"
CaSs shifted. Obviously she had
her own opinions about "our best
people,
The road led away now from the
house and In a little glade beyond
they could see the red tiled roof Of
the playhouse. A little group had
already assembled. Cas- could see
Elsie. very animated. wearing a pink
sports dress and engaging a lean
young man in conversation. Vernon
Wells was experimenting the un-
loading OF a van. Mrs. Cleespaugh.
in another Of her astonishing en-
broidered gowns OF a past era. lift
ed her lorgnette to survey the
scene. Lame was suddenly over
whelmed by maidenly snyncSs. She
did not know all these people and
those she did know seemed new and
strange. removed from the familiar
surroundings. She began 70 fee.
panic-stricken about her job.
Would she be clever enough TO talk
10 people as briSkly as she ought. to
make change and take charge OF
ali that money! She felt decided
qualms.
Elsie's greeting was r~eaSsuring.
Hello. kid. how're things?" Yes,
Elsie was nice and friendly. Lanes
heart warmed 10 her. True. she vas
rather snoopy al times. liked TO
ask personal questions. and liked
10 spy. But Lame felt that her
simple friendliness made up for all
that.
We don't begin until Thursday
night Elsie volunteered. The old
man" Cshe made a disrespectful
face at Vernon's back is having
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