Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-15
The UnhallC-yed Past

~ for almost an hour, and had ahghted
4 third ~ the way up \ little foot hill.
Tier companion dropped III rcin~ ~ the
ground and stroked the ponies heads.
You see. after all. | dont know. /
have never been. ia a machine vet
Truly Why, Gaylord Waits Now
listen. Gale. / want to TAIL: to you. don't
want "a ~ frivolous or fight Nou N XII
purtce. I photographed you because Il need
You. Can Ne Lit down over here and
talk"
"lc~. And You must sing Tor m.. !
want a. hear what ! thought What Il
thought robbed ne five years ago.
She caught III hand. And they walked
IL where ~he had pointed.
At shall be- an air from Carmen You
always loved Carmen didn't you'"
Without waiting Tor a reply. she lifted
her head and broke into a flood Nj rich,
passionate melody. Before she knew she
had risen IN her feet. Here wa an audi
ence she must conquer ia truth.
Her voice responded bravely to her call.
Now with the tenderness of a new mother:
now with the passionate appeal of q mad
dened lover: now with clear purity that
Weakened reverence III heaven.
The man before her Sat motinnlc-~. Ills
heart was beating until he heard n dis
tinctly. In another moment he WAS in the
past. 1t va, not married by the pains
that came after. ID was q past with skies
blucr than that over hi- head -a past
crowded full NJ hope unrcalized today.
She ceased singing. and hc -rrang to
her and kissed her. II was The uld Gale
again. lie drew her 10 him and kissed her
u dozen times. II was the past. and II
would forgive him.
'Gnle-dear. dear Gale She was
clinging IN him still. Gale. you wIlI non
let pride break the hearts NJ both oi u-.
will you' Won't YOU come with me! or.
better, Gale. won't you keep me-
Don't, Don't
lie had released ker. and had picked up
the rein~ NJ the ponies
n forgot. Kathryn. our visit i~ almost
over. must catch that three five train
south. Will You ride hard! | must make
it."
1t was dusk when a man tramped weari-
N up to 4 neat adobe dwelling and opened
the door.
II had taken over an hour tu come up the
winding path through the little canyon.
Just for 4 moment ~ paused before en-
! tering to look toward the fool hills to the
north. Then he entered.
papa Papa come shouted = Tiny,
little buy NJ three. and clamhercd down
from hi~ muther'~ lap.
The man opened hi- arms tn catch the
eager child. Then hp covered the little
face with kisses. II wa~ fashioned IN
features very like Ia hi ovu. only the
skin va~ brown and the eyes were much
darker.
IN another moment the child'- mother
had come ~ hmm. smiling. Her cgrc--e-
had the warm impulse NJ the child She
replaced.
Dear hu-band,-dcar. dear hn~hand!'
The words were spoken softly IN the low,
mu~ica lntonation ot Y Spanish woman.
Are you -o glad have returned m" The
word slipped from him vaguely. ~ hi~
mind a. IA. thinking ~ the new order.
'Oh. 81 very. very glad, And did YOU
get all that you went for! Will you soon
have 10 return"
There was the suggestion oi anxiety.
but he did not note IN.
~ got more than expected to. Bonita.
There will be- no need to 20 back again
ooh. that i. 80 good she exclaimed.
I'VE get 80 lonely, II T. So hard 10 say
adio~ 70 my husband harder than hc
knows"
"Not harder than he knows. Bonita. Ilr
knows, too"
He sat down and took the child on III
lap. and the woman who placed his supper
on the table she'd silent tears of unbound
81 joy.
N new fire escape resembles W gigantic
tape measure a- III consists WI Y steel rib
bon that unroIl- from within circular
easing AZ i person descend while seated
IN "a sling 40 it, md.