Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

shannon looked AZ them IN grave
amusement. His slow, heavy voice
asked a monosyIlabic question.
"WelI?"
The girl flushed.
"Well-what ?"
whats the news, Kathleen"
She looked at him squarely, and
was a pride and happiness
Bob and j are engaged"
Todd leaned forward and extended
both hands; the girl clasped one and
Bob the other.
"Geel Pm glad-awful glad"
Terry was embarrassed. Il hoped
you would be, Todd. It's almost like
we'll, like she was your daughter"
Fright you are, kid. And she's a
great girl. / had ~hoped-but you
know how hopes are; they don't
usually come out"
Silence fell between them, as
though everything had been said.
But there was information which
Todd desired, and he did not hesitate
to question.
what you doing, Boh?"
The boy flushed. Nothing"
"No job?"
"No. Not yet"
Shannon frowned. "They been
kicking you around because you were
in stir three years ?"
moo. It isn't that"
"He's going to work for John Car
mody," interrupted Kathleen.
Todd's face lighted. Really"
Eyes"
Gosh! That's great. There's a
man for you, Bob. He's a real Al
guy. Swell, that's what I call him.
He'll fix things for you. Honest,
perfect. What you goin' to do with
him?"
Il don't know. In fact, we hadn't
decided anything definitely, Todd.
Waiting TO talk things over with
you"
I'm for it. Whatever Carmody
says is right; amt it, Kathleen?
"Just about" Her face became
serious. ] hope"
Hope? Whaddaya near, hope?"
"Tve worked for Carmody q long
time. Uncle Todd. We both know a
good deal about him-and his ideas
Of right and wrong
"Pifflel You mean fixin' juries and
that sort of thing? And taking evil
dence in criminal cases."
"Yes. He'll have Bob doing that"
what Of IL? I cues with what
Bob has learned down there at the
pen"
That's just il. He'll be valuable
TO Carmody because OF his expert
ence. But while Carmody is merely
not ethical. the work he'd want Bob
to do would be-would be something
different
Bob Terry leaned forward. aTve
argued that with Kathleen, Todd.
don't quite see things her way. They
sloughed me when I was innocent.
and one of 'em is that there are
mighty few men in the pen that
wouldn't be better off outside. I'm
rather keen about trying TO keep
others out Of Jail; that's why the
Carmody thing aDDeals. I've got the
slant Of those fellows-and X isn't
my fault that I got it,"
"No. Bob" II was Kathleen
Speaking. But in spite CT the fact
that you spent three years in prison,
you've never done a criminal thing.
I'm afraid il you get too deeply in
terested in carmody's work"
what difference does II make
whether I've done ANYTHING wrong or
not7 And maybe" His face flushed.
1Maybe WHAT" asked Todd.
Maybe I'll get my shot mt Peter
Borden"
"A-a-a-ahl Borden ="
YeS-the dirty old hyproerite
That's why ! haven't settled myself
Todd. You remember how often we
talked about that? ] don't care
about the right and wrong Of il.
don't care about anything except get.
ting even with him. And he's made
that practically impossible"
"What do you meant"
want 20 make him suffer. He
made me. I don't care what they
do TO me afterwards. I'll be
happy until Borden has paid for what
I went through"
Todd nodded gravely and faced his
niece. "You don't think that's un-
natural. do you. Kathleen7"
"Nc. Uncle Todd, i don't"
"And you amt opposed are your