Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-08

with her about the bedroom nowi
Not before John Nye.
But back in the diniEg-room,
Millie was doing anything but enjoy
ing herself.
Sally saw that at a glance, as she
opened the door of the dining-room
to usher Mabel in before her.
For Beau had produced q pint bot
tie Of Bourbon whiskey and was
filling five small glasses that stood
before him on the table-eloth.
None for Sally. She doesn't in
dulge," he was saying solemnly Is
he poured the clear amber fluid,
she'll drink TO our health in water.
Eli, wot, Sally?"
Mabel reached out eagerly to pick
up her glass. Mabel liked liquor and
did not care who knew it.
"Heyl Don't grab-You1l break
your wrist" Beau said sharply to
her, but his eyes were full Of ad-
miration as he looked u pat his dash
ing bride.
Sally saw then that he had had far
too much TO drink already. His
eyes were glazed, and his face was
unnaturally flushed.
Her quick glance darted to John
Nye's face Would he see that
the pair had been drinking? And II
he did, what would he think Of them ?
Of Mile? OF her?
He was smiling as he raised the
glass that Beau pushed towards him
across the cleaning white cloth. But
he barely touched it to his lips.
Beau turned to Mabel unsteadily.
and threw an arm around her, looking
down at her as if she were the most
beautiful and precious bit Of human
flesh that ever had held the spark Of
life
Isn't she wonderful" he asked
proudly. isn't she the sweetest,
loveliest iii wife that ever was p
ooh, Beaui" sighed Mabel, grin
ing up at him with her head thrown
back against her shoulder, you're
50 r. O. B.-Full Of boloney, what
] mean"
She laughed wildly, and Beau
laughed with her. They stood there,
side by side, swhying back and forth
dizzily.
Mile was locking daggers at them
from her side OF the table. Her
small face, usually so adorably and
softly feminine. was as hard as flint.
Her little hands were clenched before
her SO tightly that the knuckles
showed white and shiny.
will you please sit down and eat
your support" she asked them cold
~. She e Sally a look Of frantic
appeal.
aoh. can't you get them out Of
here?" that look said to Sally, as
plainly as any words.
But Sally was helpless, and she
knew il. She knew, besides, that the
only thing to do was to pass the
whole affair off az naturally as pos
sible. To act as II IL were quite
ordinary for q bride and groom TO
take three or four drinks too many
on their nuptial day, and come burst
ing in on q supper-table, full Of slang
and boisterousness.
She never forgot that awful meal,
and yet 1t was all confusion in her
mind ut the time . . The only
clear thing to her was John Nye's
dark handsome face across the table.
His face, puzzled, amused, and yet
curiously gentle whenever he met
her eyes.
At ten o'clock Mabel collapsed,
either from excitement or drink. Sally
put her to bed In the room that had
belonged to Beau, and did her best
to make Beau GO to bed, too.
But, as Mile said a~fterward, Beau
was wound up" for the evening and
refused 20 bulge. He stayed In the
living-room that Sally had made at
tractive with flowers and iamplight,
and had a long heart-to-heart talk
with John Nye.
Glad TO have savn you" he said
cheerfully TO him rs he finally rose
to 60 to bed, I'll come up and see
you some day in your office, il you
don't mind"
He laughed thickiy. Probably
added, I'm q great lii borrower, I
am. Never &c have enough
money to 90 round somehow-You
know how IL is-And ! figure that
there's no use having friends unless
you can borrow from them every
now and then" He would have
gone IN talking endlessly. but Sally
linked her arm in his and carried
MN OH WIFE Eef.
You're thiek-tongued, old boy, and
talking through your haiti" she said
to him lightly. But she could have
cried instead, she was 90 ashamed
Of him.
He stopped I'm the dining-rccn
long enough TO empty the glasses
that neither she nor John Nye had
touched, and then staggered On 20
his room.
And 80 n happened that Beau and
Mabel started their married life IN
the flat just as they had planned to
after ALL
4 could Just eryi" Mile walled
tragically, m hour later, after John
Nye and Ted had gone. and she and
sally were alone In their old rooms
"Oh, wasn't il terrible? These two