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Old RackeU—And New
There has been much comment in the Valley the pasts
few months about the Drake Estate.
Many of the:* comments have concerned The
Brownsville Herald, which has printed many words about
this hundred-year-old swindle which has been worked on
Valley people.
We are told that “contributions” to the racket from
the Valley slowed down when The Herald started ex
posing it in detail, and that subsequent events have pi ac
tually stopped the flow of money from the \ alley to the
“big shots” working the swindle.
These facts make The Herald feel justified in what
might have been considered by some as a “persecution”
or a “crusade.”
The Brownsville Herald is not a “crusading” news
paper.
The Herald feels that the people of the Valley have
enough intelligence and ability to work out their problems.
But there are times when insidious, unscrupulous
forces from the outside work into a community and begin
to drain it of its life blood.
The Drake Estate racket was just such a force in
the Valley.
Because of the complication of the laws, and the in
ternational angle involved in this case, it was difficult to
persecute the racketeers, and stop it.
The Herald knew that $400,000 had been taken out
of the Valley—most of it from poor people w ho could not
afford to give.
So The Herald, practically alone among Valley news
papers, has thrown the light of publicity on the Drake
Estate swindle, taking a chance on the strict libel laws
of Texas, and has, it believes, helped to stop this racket.
What Uncle Sam is now doing, and will do, should
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completely wipe it out.
The profitable work of Drake Estate swindlers in
the Valley must have reached the ears of the racketeers
with other games.
For the Herald learns that new schemes are being
i worked. •
I ' •
With the aid of attorneys The Herald is investiga
ting these. Some of them seem to be rackets, may not be.
I Some undoubtly will be proved schemes pure and simple.
Some Valley people of unquestioned reputations are
associating themselves with these schemes, which are dis
guised by a great ma/.e of complicated terms.
The Herald is giving these other racketeers fair warn
ing, and is advising the honest Valley people who might
be associated with them to investigate before proceeding.
As stated before The Herald is not a “crusading”
newspaper. It does not propose to work up a lather, to
have our institutions worked up over periods of years sud
denly changed. The Herald does not propose to tell doc
tors how to cure patients, or engineers to build bridges,
or mayors how to run cities.
But The Herald is not going to sit quietly by and let
outside grafters come in and take away the community’s
money.
And it gives warning to the swindlers now.
Sunday Services in Churches
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
“The Church That Cannot Re
Discouraged**
9:30 a. m —Sunday school. W.
W. Underwood and E. A. Monsees
superintendents We nave classes
and groups for ail ages. A welcome
awaits you in our church school.
The Business Men's Bible class
meets in th eQueen theatre ,9:45 a.
m. J. B. Samuel, president. W. H.
Bowles, teacher. We especially
urge all guests of the city to at
tend this down town Bible class.
10:50—Morning worship.
Organ prelude: Prelude in B—
iFlagler)—Mr. Kennard
Call to Worship: Choir.
Hymn: "Amazing Grace’—Choir
and congregation.
Apostle s Creed.
Prayer.
Responsive reading: Psalm 116.
The Gloria PatxL
New Testament Scripture.
Offertory: •'Fughettrf'’ iLemai
grei—Mr. Kennard.
Anthem, O Taste and See”—
iMarston) Choir.
Sermon by the pastor: “Jesus,
the World's Only Hope.”
Hymn "O Happy Day”.
Postlude: Postlude in F”.—Mu
Kpnnard.
6:30—The Young People an</
the adult division of the church
will meet in their first "Fellow
ship Service” held in the league
rooms. The World Friendship club
meets in their regular devotional
program.
7:30— Evening worship.
Organ prelude: * Trees Rash
bach)- Mr. Kennard.
Hvmn: -Sweeter as the Years
Go By —No. 64
Hvmn: “That’s Why I Love
Him -No. 70
Hymn: ‘Love Found a Way”—
No 156.
Prayer.
Hvmn: “It's Just Like His Great
Love”—No. 246
Responsive reading: Psalm No. 1
Offertory: Trees”, with varia
tions—Mr Kennard.
Solo: -Trees” <Joyce Kilmer) —
Mrs. R W. Sutherland, contralto.
Sermon by James MacKrell —
“He shall be like a tree.”
Hymn: “Have Thine Own Wav.
Lord”.—No. 21.
Postlude: "Trees" — (Rasbach)
—Mr Kennard
Next Week’s Program
Monday: The W. M S. meets n.
its regular monthly meeting at the
church. 3:00 p. m. Wednesday at
7:30. mid-week prayer and mission
study period. This service led by
the assistant pastor. James Mac
Krell.
O. C. Crow, pastor.
SACRED HEART CHCRCH
Sixth and Elizabeth
7 a. m. Low M s$. short instruc
tion. Holy Communion.
9 a. m. Christian Doctrine classes
for all the children.
10 a m. High Mass, tort sermon,
special music.
7:30 p. r~. Eve*-'ng services:
Rasary and Bcnedicuon.
Mass each morning during the
week at seven.
Society Communion days: hirst
Sunday of month, Children of
Mary; second Sunday. Holy Name
Society; third Sunday, Altar So
ciety; to- th Sunday, Christ Cad
ets Be faithful and regular.
Special services FUst Friday of
Mass; 7:30 p. m. Holy Hour.
Confessions are heard Saturday
afternoon and evening from 4:30 to
6 and from ' 30 to 9, also every
morning before X iss.
A cordial welcome is extended by
pastor and conbregation to all
visitors and ■. vcomers to tb city,
both Catholic and non-Catholic.
You will not b? embarrassed ly an
effusive reception ormmittee. , ut
we will quietly endeavor to make
you feel at. home in your Father's
House.
Rev. Paul A. Lewis, O M I.p
Pastor.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHCRCH
Elizabeth at Palm Boulevard
Hours of worship—11:00 a. m.
and 7:45 p. m. Please note change
in evening hour. Morning theme,
"Saving the Lost"; evrnii % "Ad
venturing with Christ." Social
music. J a. Russell, musical di
rector: Mrs. A. B. Niven, organ
ist.
Sunday School—9:45 am. Cleve
Tandy, supt.
Young People and Intermediate
Leagues. 6:45 p. m.
Womans auxiliary study meeting
Monday. 3:30 p. m. Mrs. A. J.
Rose will be in charge of review
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lesson on the study book, "The
Story of Our Church.”
Junior League Tuesday, 4:00 p.
m . Mrs. Ava Prosser. Supt.
The Dr. Bell Mens Club will
meet Tuesday, 7:00 p. m. Circle
No. 2 of the woman's auxiliary will
serve the supper at thirty-five cents
per plate. Mr. Ralph Buell Is pro
gram chairman for the evening
and announces that Dr. Hugh Rob
ertson of San Benito will be the
guest speaker. This meeting has
been designated as "guest night”
and every member of the club is
requested to bring a guest with
him.
Special meetings begin Wednes
day night and will continue each
night, except Saturday, until March
5 with Dr. Hugh Robertson as the
visiting preacher. The services will
begin at 7:45 p. m. and will be
featured with special music and
spirited congregational singing.
The general public is cordially In
vited to these meetings and all
other services of this church.
EMMET P. DAY. Pastor
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
CHURCH
Mass on Sundays at 6:30 and
8:30; on week-days at 6:30; on
holidays of obligation at 7:30 and
8.
Catechism Class, on Sundays rft
er the second mai
Rosary and Benediction every
Sunday and Thursday at 7‘3C p. m.
mass: on Saturdays and on the eve
of feast-days, from 4 to « and from
6:30 to 8 p m.
Serrodes, O. M. L. pastor.
FIRST CHI RCn OF CHRIST
BCIENT1ST
Corner Elizabeth and West Second
Street*
First Church of Christ. Scientist
of Brownsville. Texas. * branch of
th« Mother Church The First
Church of Christ. Scientist. In
Boston. Massachup tta.
Sunday «~v,'V'i at 9:45 a. m.
Subject: Mind.
Sunday morning services at 11:00
A Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting at *-on o’clock
Reading room in the Maltby
building on Levee and 12th streets
epen from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m daily,
except Sunday and holidays.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHIRCII
4th on Levee
Bible school at 9:45 a m
Morning worship at 11 a. m.
Prelude.
Gloria Patria.
Invocation.
Hymn: “Holy. Holy. Holy. Lora
God Almighty—Dykes.
Scripture reading and prayer.
Response.
Announcements.
Communion hymn: “Here at
Thy Table Lord we Meet.”—Wilson.
Anthem: “Into the House of the
Lord.”—Jermoe.
Sermon: "Fullnes in Christ’, by
the pastor.
Invitation hymn: “Softly and
Tenderly Jesus is Calling.”
Benediction.
Postlude.
Evening service at 7:30 p m.
A large chorus choir of young
people singing the old familiar
hymns. Sermon by the pastor:
Things that Moses Gave up When
he Refused to be Called Son o:
Pharaohs daughter.”
Junior. Intermediate and Senior
Endeavor societies will meet at
6:30 p. m.
CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
12th and Washington Street
Sunday morning Bible Study at
10 a. m.
Worship. 11 a. m.
Lord’s supper at 11:45 a. m.
Evening service. 8 p. m.
Tuesday afternoon the Ladies
Bible class meets at 3 o’clock.
Wednesday evening the Bible
Study and prayer service at 8.
CHURCH OF THE NAZAREXE
Fifteenth and Grant
9:45 a. m. Sunday school.
11:00 a. m. Worship.
6:30 p. m. Senior and Junior N.
Y. P S.
7:30 p. m. Preaching.
Midweek prayer meetings Wed
nesdays at eight p m.
A hearty welcome awaits all.
O I. Huddleston, pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
9:40—Sunday School. W. E. Col
lins. supt.
10:35—Morning Worship: Organ
Prelude. Doxology. Invocation. Glo
ria Patri. Hymn No. 38. Announce
ments. Hymn No. 9. Offertory. An
them. Sermon by Pastor: The
Triumph of Jesus m His Hour oi
Trouble—John 12:27-28; Hymn No.
176, Benediction. Postlude.
6:30—B. T. S. Rev. Jas. E. Towle, i
Director; Assembly. 12 minutes. De
partmental Programs. 45 minutes.
7:30—Evening Worship: Hymn
No. 292. Prayer. Hymn No. 440, B.
T. S. Review «5 minutes), Offer
tory, Special Music. Sermon by
Pastor: "For to me to live is
Christ"—Phil. 1:21. Hymn No. 15.
Benediction. Postlude.
The general public together with
strangers and visitors in the city
will find a cordial welcome in all
the services of this church.
OSCAR LEE SMITH. Pastor
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CHURCH
1218 Jefferson St.
Schedule of Services
Sunday Masses, at 5:30, 6:30, 7 30,
9 and 10 a. m.
The last Mass is for the Sunday
Sunday School children followed by
a short instruction and benediction.
Thursday evening at 7:30 Holy
Hour.
Mondays and Wednesdays .at 4
p. m. doctrine class for children of
second and third communion.
Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 p. m.
doctrine class for first communion.
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days at 4 p. m. doctrine class for
children in the Ramireno.
Confessions heard daily before
masses. Thursday evening after the
Holy Hour; Saturdays from 3 to tf 30
p. m. and from 7 30 to 9 30 p. rr ;
also on the even and in the morn
ing of the First Friday of the
month.
Weekday masses at 6 30. 7 and
7:30; on first Friday at 6. 7, and 7:30
o'clock.
Rev. Jose Rose. O. M. I., Pastor.
MEXICAN METHODIST CHURCH
13th and Tyler Streets
Sunday School at 9:30 a. m.—Mr.
Conrado Loal, Superintendent.
Epworth League Service at 10:40
a. m-—Mis- Aurora Gutierrez, presi
dent.
Junior Leagrue at 10:40 a. m.—
Ba.sement ol church.
Sunday evening service at 7:45 p
m.
Woman lissionarv Society, at the
church. Monday 7:45 p. m.
The church where you will fee] at
home, worship with us.
P. Ramos Pastor.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
San Benito
Sunday School. 9:45 a. m.
Preaching 11:00 a. m.
N Y. P. S. 6:30. p m.
Preaching 7:30 p. m.
Midweek prayer service Wednes
day evening’s
'Mind* Chosen As
Topic in Christian
Science Churches
•'Mind'* will be the subject of
the lesson-sermon in all CTiurchps
Of Christ. Scientist, Sunday. Feb
ruary 19.
The Golden Text is from Isaiah
14 The Lord of hosts hath sworn,
faying. Surely as I have thought,
so shall it come to pass: and as 1
have purposed, so shall it stand.*
Passages from the Bible will in
clude this from Isaiah 55: “Let the
wicked forsake his way. and tne
unrighteous man his thoughts...
For my thoughts are not youi
thoughts, neither are your way*
my ways, saith the Lord.”
The lesson-sermon will also in
clude the following from the cita
tions to be read from the Christ
ian Science textbook. “Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures. ’
by Mary Baker Eddy: “The cate
gories of metaphysics rest on one,
basis, the divine Mind. Metaphy
fics resolves things into thought.-,
and exchanges the objects of sense
for the ideas of soul.
“These ideas fre perfectly real
and tangible to spiritual cons
ciousness. and they have this ad
vantage over the objects and
thoughts of material sense—they
are good and eternal.
“The testimony of the material
senses is neither absolute nor
divine. I therefore plant myselr
unreservedly on the teachings oi
Jesus, of His apostles, of the pro
phets and on the testimony of the
Science of Mind. Other founda
tions there are none. All other
systems—systems based wholly or
partly on knowledge gaineo
through the material senses—arc
reeds shaken by the win<4, not
houses built on the rock." <P. 269.1
Today’s Radio Features
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (Central and Eastern Standard Time)
(Note—All programe to key and basic chains or groups thereof unless specl
Hed; coast W> coast (c to c) designation includes all a\ailabie stations.)
Programs subject to change. P. M.
(By Thu Associated Press)
NBC WEAF NETWORK
BASIC—East: weaf (key) weel wtlc
w*«r wtag wcsh wfl wlit wfbr »rc »;y
when wcae wtam wwj vvsai; Midwest:
wmaq wcfl Ksd woe-who wow wuaf
NORTHWEST A CANADIAN - wtm)
wiba kstp webc wday kfyr ckgw cfcf
SOUTH — wrva wptf wwnc wis wjax
wfla-wsun wiod w«m wmc wsb wapl
wjdx us mb kvoo wky wfaa wbap kpre
woai ktbs kths
MOUNTAIN—koa kdvl kglr kthl
COAST—kgo kfl kgw komo khq kpo
keca kex kjr kga kfsd ktar kgu
Cent. East.
4:00— 5:00— Lowell Thomas—e only
4:15— 5:15— Dream Dramas—basic
4:30—• 5:30—Annual Carden Party
5.00— 6:00—Catholic Program—c to e
5:30— 6:30—American Schools—also c
6:00— 7:00—Harmonica Rascals— to c
6:15— 7:15—Ray Knight's Sketch
6:30— 7:30—Songs by Jimmy Melton
6 45— V :45—Hillpot A Lambert—east
7:00— 8:00— Eddie Cantor—cst to cst
8:00— 9:00—^Sunday Concert—c to o
8:30— 9:30—Familiar Music—c to c
9:00—10:00—Current Governm’t— to c
9:15—10:15—To Be Announced
9:30—10:30—Pickens Sisters, Harmony
9:45—10:45—At Seth Parker’a—also c
10:15—11:15— Donald Novia— to coast
10:30—11:30—Melodic Serenade—toe
11:00—12:00—Joe Furst’s Orchestra
11:30—12:30—Charlie Kerr's Orchestra
CBS-WABC NETWORK
BASIC—East: mabc (key) mice made
woko weao waab wnac war wkbw wkrc
whk cknk wdre wcau wip-wfan wjas
wean wfbl wspd wjsv; Midwest: mbbm
wan wfbm ktnbc wcco kmox woko
EAST AND CANADIAN — wpg whp
wlbw whec wlba mrtea wore efrb ckac
DIXIE—wgst wfsa wbre wqam wdod
wnox klra wrsc wise wdsu wtoc krtd
wrr ktrh ktsa waco koma wdbo wodx
wbt wdae wbig wbaa wtar wdbj wwva
MIDWEST — wbcm wsbt wcah wmbd
mrtaq wkbh kfab wlsn ksej wtbw kfh
mrnt mnax wkbn wgl
MOUNTAIN —kvor k!s koh ksl
PACIFIC COAST —khj knx koin kgb
kfre kol kfpy kvi kern kmj kfbk kwg
Cent. East.
4:00— 5:00—Roses and Drums, Drama
Cent. East.
4:30— 5:30—Music Review—east; Mat
inee— west; Ballads—Dixie
4:45— 5:45—Chicago Knights—west
5:00— 6:00— Lawyer 4 Public—c to c
5.30— 6:30—Cathedral Prog.—c to c
6:00— 7:00—Dr. Julius Klein—c to c
6:15— 7:15—Concert Band—cst to cat
6;45— 7:15—Angelo P.itri, Talk — ba
sic; Theo Karle, Tenor — Dixie;
Canta Nina Singing Girls- west
7:00— 8:00—Black River Giant—to c
7:15— 8:15—Kostelanetz £ymp.—to c
7:45— 8:45—Black River Giant—to c
8:00— 9:00—Fred Allen Revue—c to c
8:30— 9:30—The Parade of Melodies
9:00—10:00—Ernest Hutcheson—c to e
9:30—10:30—Foreign Legion—also c
10:00—11:00—The Gauchos—also coast
10:15—11:15—Angelo Patri—coast rpt
10:30—11:30— Isham Jones Orch.—to c
11:00—12:00—Pollack Orchestra—c to c
11:30—12:30--Jan Garber Orch.—c to c
11:45—12:45— Hal Kemp Orch.—c to c
NBC-WJZ NETWORK
BASIC — East: wjs (key) wbs-wbsa
wbal wham kdka wgar wjr wlw wsyr
wma!; Midwest: wcky k) w k'kx wenr
wls kwk kwer koil wren wrr.aq kso
NORTHWEST 4 CANADIAN — wtmj
wiba kstp webc wday kfyr ckgw cfcf
SOUTH — wrva wptf wwnc wia wjax
ufla-wsun wiod w<-m wmc wsb wapl
wjdx w«mh kvoo wky wfaa wbap kpre
woal kths kths
MOUNTAIN—Una kd.vl kalr kghl
PACIFIC COAST — kgn kli Urw komo
khq kpo k>ca kex kjr kfsd ktar
Cent. East.
4:CX^- 5:00— National Vespers—c to c
4:30— 5:30—Pages of Romance — ba
sic. Koestner Orch.—south at coast
5:00— 6:00—Koestner Orches.—basic
5:30— 6:30—Paul Whiteman Concert
6:15— 7:15—Dr. H. W. Haggard—east
6:30— 7:30— History Moments—c to c
7:00— 8:00—Women’s Vocal Octet
7:30— 8:30—Symphonic Marimbas
8:00— 9:00— Warden Lawti, Drama
8:30— 9:30—Walter Winched. Talk
8:45— 9:45—Singer of Lonesome Road
9:00—10:00—Griffith's Hollywood. Skit
9:15—10.15—Lopez Orchestra—also cst
9:45—10:45—Orange Lantern, Mystery
10:15—11:15—Aileen Stanley — basic:
Walter Winched—west repeat
10:30—11:30— Jesse Crawford. Organist
11:00—12:00—Dance Nocturne—also cst ,
11:30—12Seymour Simons Orches. J
TOO MANY DIRECTIONS
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G- S S /s! & Pg_ ' - ’S
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Services in the Junior high school
auditorium at 3 p. m.
Sunday school at 4 p. m.
Rev. W. H. Stratman. pastor
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
ALLIANCE
Barreda Hall
Between 2nd and 3rd on Elizabeth
Sunday services at 11 a. m.
Services for the week will be
prR.er meeting Tuesday night,
7:46; Thursday, young people’s
meeting and Bible study. 7:45;
Sunday School 10:00, preaching,
11:00.
Rev. F. M. Sanders will speak at
11 a. m Mrs. Sanders will speak at
7:45 p. m.
You are cordially Invited to at
tend each and all of these services.
John Oyer, pastor.
MEXICAN BAPTIST
Between 1st and 2nd Adams
9:45 a- m.—Sunday School.
7:30 p. m.—Evening service.
Monday, 7:30 p. m.—Women’s
Missionary Society.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.—Evening
service.
Friday, 7:30 p. m.—Young men’s
society.
George B. Maxim, pastor.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
San Benito
Rev. W. Everett Johnson, Rector.
Rectory 477 North Reagan Ave.
Telephone 269.
Sunday Service*
Holy communion, 7:30 a. m.
Sunday School, 10 -. m.
Matins md Sermon, 11 a. m.
Evensong and Lecture 7:30 p. m.
HKGIN IIKH K TODAY
SIIKII.A SIIAYNK. dancer, re
fusea to marry Dlt'K STANI.KY,
ann of wealthy parents, who Is In
New York trying to learn to write
playa. Shrlln'a Idea of marriage
la a rnry little home far from
Broadway. Although ahe has
spent moat of her life on the
singe she would be glad to leave
the theater.
On a road show tour ahe meets
JKRHY WYMAN. Jerry la atten
tive and Sheila (alia in lore with
him. She thinks he la a hard
working young man with little
money and does not kruw hla
father owns the faelory where
Jerry works. Soon his nlfretlon
arrina to cool and be writes in
fretiurntly.
sheila return* to New York and
a few month* later Joins another
road eoinpnny. thla time aa the
featured principal. They play la
Jerry's home town hat ahe aeea
him «»nly once. After that ahe haa
an word from him nntll the tour
ends anil the eompitay returna to
New York. There ahe learna
from her friend. JAPPY. a ehorua
girl, that Jerry haa married a girl
la hi* home town.
Sheila la too unhappy to look
for another Job until her money
la almost gonr. Then ahe la hired
a* a dancer In a night rluk. After
two week* ahe la out of work
again. She gets a Job ua a model
at IIKMtKS fashionable shop and
on her Prat day there aeea DOIIO
TIIY Tit i:\Olt. youthful roualn of
Dick Stanley. Diimthy lurltea
Sheila to lunch with her.
NOW GO fIN WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XL
HALF an hour later Sheila was
In the dressing room stepping
out of the beautiful frock Henri
Had created. She was about to
ion her own modest attire when
there was a knock at the door.
Gordon answered. From be
hind the screen that concealed the
girls when they were dressing
Sheila recognized Henri’s voice.
‘Tell Miss Sliaync,” he said,
“that she’s to lunch with you and
me In my office. There are some
things I want to talk to her
ibout.”
Sheila's ryes filled with dismay.
She heard Gordon answering,
agreeing and then the door closed
again.
“But I’ve a date!” Sheila pro
tested. “What shall I do?”
Gordon’s eyebrows rose. “You
want to kr^ii your Job. don’t you?
Then you'd better do as Henri
lays.”
Sheila said nothing more. She
finished dressing and Gordon,
bustling through the door carry
ing a frock, cheerily assured
Henri that Miss Shayne would be
ready in a moment.
“Come along with her,” the de
signer said. ”1 want you there,
too, to talk about the showing
this afternoon.”
Tea hour on Friday was always
an event at Henri’s. Customers
gathered to see the newest Im
ports, as well as Henri’s own de
signs. The mannequins under
stood that they were to look
their best on Fridays.
“If Henri wants to see you
about the tea hour," another of
the models told Sheila, “it means
you've made a hit with him.
You’re in luck, my dear!”
Mrs. Gordon interrupted. “All
right, Sheila. That’a your name,
isn't it? We'd better go now. I
think Henri wants you to wear
one of the bridal costumes this
afternoon.”
• • •
A S the two moved down the cor
* ridor toward Henri’s private
office Sheila saw Dorothy Trevor
waiting.
“Was your date with Miss Tre
vor?” Gordon asked. “Glory be.
Uenrl’d be furious! You can't
hobnob with the customers out
side the shop. It's against the
rules. Too much danger of spill
ing trade secrets. You’d better
send Miss Trevor a note and tell
her you are in a conference."
Gordon reached into the pock
et of her gray uniform and pro
duced a pencil and pad. Sheila
wrote a few hurried words and
dispatched the folded note by a
messenger boy who returned with
a card on which Dorothy had in
scribed a telephone number and
the words, "Call me tonight.”
Sheila decided that she would
call. There could be no harm in
that, surely. Dorothy was a nice
kid and friendly. Besides, she
was Dick's cousin.
As Gordon had surmised, Henri
had plans for showing the new
wedding gowns. They were all
imports from Paris and Henri said
the bride’s dress was exactly the
type Sheila could wear better
than any of the other girls. There
was another gow n for the maid of
honor and one for the bridesmaid.
Henri had derided which of the
mannequins should wear each
dress.
“But what am I to do?" Sheila
asked anxiously. "I don’t know
anything about modeling.”
lleDri shrugged. “You are an
actress, are you not? Do as I tell
you and you will be all right.”
Two women from the sewing
room appeared carrying huge
boxes which they placed on chairs
and began to unpack with expres
sionless faces. Out of one box
came a bridal robe of exquisite
ivory satin. There was a lace veil
of daintiest fragility to be worn
with it. There was even a bridal
bouquet. Just arrived from a Fifth
Avenue florist’s shop. That would
be put away to remain In perfect
condition until it was needed.
• • •
MOVING about quickly, gestur
ing impatiently, Henri ex
plained his Ideas for the after
noon’s showing. The two manne
quins In the pastel frocks should
enter first. Then Sheila would ap
pear alone so that nothing could
distract attention from her lovely
gown. The girls were to stop, to
pose so and then move on. Henri
gave instructions explicitly.
In Bpite of her disappointment
at missing a chat with Dick,
I Sheila was interested. Henri was
a marvel. One of the other mod
els had told her in the dressing
room that with a few cosmetics
and two yards of satin he could
make a beauty of any woman.
Now she believed it. Darting en
thusiastically about as though
this were the first Paris shipment
that had ever reached tho shop.
Henri made certain every detail
was exactly right.
Gordon merely nodded now and
then. It was Henri whoso artistic
skill, whose shrewdness and in
spirations were responsible for
the reputation the shop had at
tained for perfect costuming.
Gordon was merely a subordinate
trained to carry out instructions.
Suddenly Henri paused in the
midst of his discourse. He said
to Shelia, "I want to know if you
made a luncheon engagement
with Miss Trevor. Yes? I saw
you talking with her. Perhaps
you did not know but I do not al
low my models to go about with
customers. You understand?"
"I bad met her before." Sheila
murmured. "I didn’t know it was
against the rules.**
“But you know It now," Henn
insisted. “You must not do such
a thing again. You are not to
meet customer outside the shop.**
His voice dropped in explanation.
“Pretty models interest society
men. My customers naturally ob
ject Also quite naturally tbey
will censure me. They will take
their patronage elsewhere. You
must obey. It is our rule.**
“She won't do it again,” Gor
don put In hastily. She smiled
reassuringly at the girl. “And of
course she has her own circle of
friends. Except in the store she
won’t breathe a word to Miss Tre
vor, will you, Sheila?”
“Certainly not if that is the
rule.”
• • •
course,” Henri reflected,
“Miss Trevor has no hus
band, no brother or fiance. StUI
a rule is a rule and we will not
change it. Be charming to her
here in the store. The more in
terested she becomes In you and
what you are wearing the more
she will buy. Miss Trevor is an
excellent customer. It would
never do to offend her. But be
careful. If you visit hor, sooner
or later something will happen
and you will see that she Is jeal
ous. Understand?”
“I understand,” Sheila agreed.
Privately she had no such fancies
regarding Dorothy Trevor. She
doubted very much if the girl
could possibly regard her as a
rival. She knew that Dorothy's
interest in her arose from the
fact that Sheila represented a
world so unlike that in which the
wealthy girl had always lived.
She knew Dorothy considered her
a new interest, someone who was
amusing for a while and who
later would doubtless be dropped
Dorothy had hinted that she
would like a job at Henri's as s
model. Later probably she would
plead with Sheila to help her se
cure a chance to go on the stage.
To lunch with this unspoiled
daughter of millions would have
amused Sheila as well as the
other girl. But if it w-as forbidden
that was that! Sheila needed the
$50 weekly that Henri would pay
her. She would obey his rules.
Soon in the excitement of get
ting ready for the afternoon she
had forgotten all about tho Incl- J
dent. Sheila dressed in the bea*4
tiful French bridal gown. Haw her**
self in the long mirrors and hard
ly recognized the radiant vision
as herself. She followed the other
girls into the luxuriously fur
nished outer salon. She passed in
review before the men and wom
en sitting there, was aware of
meir eyes fastened on her, curi
ously, critically.
It was a little like a first night
performance and yet so different.
Presently Sheila was back In the
dressing room, changing to an
other gown. Gordon told her she
had done very well.
And then at last the afternoon
was over. Sheila got into her
own dress and hat. She left the
shop by the employees’ entrance.
There at the curb stood a huge
limousine. Dorothy Trevor’s face
peered out at Sheila, her voice
called out in greeting.
And then she saw Dick. He
was stepping to the curb, holding
the door of the car open.
(To Be Continued)