Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-22

Their eyes met and held. And, to
spare her pain, Bruce Richardson
lied.
II don't know"
but you think
Il have no right to think. i only
know that Todd Shannon was his
n friend during those three years
in the penitentiary. Shannon is ont,
and the girl is his niece. He's bound
to see . good deal Of her because Of
that relationship"
She voiced a question without
meeting his eyes
rs she-do you know-decent9"
"Yesi" He spoke suddenly and
positively, then his voice became gen.
tie again. AT least, l understand
that she IS"
But what people say about her
and Carmody: what Of that7">
"Lies. | believe. Whether Car
mody is interested in her-I don't
know. But / don't believe that there
ever has been-or ever will bean
affair between them"
Then there'd be nothing to keep
them-the Shannon girl and Bob
apart, il they-if they cared -
Moo. Except they aren't the same
type.
Are you sure Of that? Before
the thing happened-Bcb was Of a
class-well, like she is I don't mean
to sound snobbish, but he didn't
move with our crowd-you under
stand"
Certainly, Lois" He touched her
knAI -z~kf~~ aN~~ - - "a
Bob Terry. aren't your"
without regard to the possible effect
Of her words On the thin-faced
young nan you don't know what
a comfort you are to me, Bruce. /
can talk to you. You always under
stand. And things like this-when !
must talk"
Just you talk it out with me any
time, Lois. And | guess Ill always
be here when you want TO talk things
over"
She smiled gratefully and covered
his hand with hers.
you're a great buddy, Bruce. |
wish you knew what you really mean
to me-"
She did not see the. spasm Of pain
which crossed his delicate face.
"And ] wish you knew, Lois
what you really mean to me-"
Peter Borden was not blind-and
because of that he permitted him.
self to worry.
The immaculate little man with the
precise mind and answering sense
Of honor had seen the development
OF the interest between his daughter
and the young man who had been
taken into their home.
Peter Borden knew his daughter.
There was much of him in her, and
more OF her mother, and Borden had
know every twist and quirk of his
wife's brain and emotions.
IL therefore did not surprise him
to see that from the first Lois wove
a great romance about the tragic,
STOPPING figure OF Bob Terry. He
was pathetic and he did need SYM
pathy and kindness and mothering.
1t was only natural that a girl
young and impressionable and always
sheltered from the harsher phases OF
life-should fall under the romantic
1fNA " ACAiSs 44HC iHthuCI d1 IE
was, was yet not of their caste, and
50, until matters had progressed too
far, Borden did not sense that Lois
interest had transcribed the imper-
sonal and taken unto itself a depth
which now had to be faced as a fact.
There were three phases to the
condition which brought little wrin-
kles of worry to the Of Bor-
den's eyes. One was that he doubted
the dept Of his daughters love for
Bob Terry. That she thought she
was in love with the young man. he
knew. But he doubted if she really
was. Now, Bob was possessed of a
halo-she dramatized every look and
move and action; he was a starkly
heroic figure in her eyes. Above all,
il was certain that she did not see
him clearly. She saw only the pa
thetic side and could not see him rs