Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-29
CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XVIII
"Yes. And listen 10 me. young
man: / can't tel you Row 1 admire
you for what you've done this morn
ing. You have been tearlcssly con-
seient.ous. On, ! know you are
thinking that conscientiousaess is
my s~hi0bolsth and That X was the
basis Of all Terrys troubles. But
right is always right and wrong Is
wrong. There's no merging. ] was
horriIied when | learned what I had
done-but under similar circum-
stances I'm afraid Id do il again.
At least. | am sincere. And / am
just as sincere in wishing TO re-
habilitate- Boh-to atone for the
wrong / unwittingly did. Yet. after
all, he and Lois are creatures Of
different worlds"
Il thought OF that
Even 50. | wouldn't object If !
thought that Lois feelings were
deeper than pity and friendship.
She wants TO mother him. II seems
to me- suppose no man knows his
daughter when she reaches the state
Of having a love affair"
Bruce was embarrassed. I'D like
to ask n other thing, Mr.. Bor-
den"
What is it,"
" do you know whether Terry re-
turns her lover"
The eyes Of the older man narrow
ed. II don't know. II doesn't seem
possible that he shouldn't, and yet
you met Kathleen Shannon the
other night, didn't you?"
yes. A charming girIp Then
Borden sat up straight. You sure
~ don't think Good Lord"
at IS possible, Of course. I've
heard that she is a fine girl. Ger
tainly she Is his type--far more than
your daughter. But il can't be long
before Bob finds out how Lois feels
toward him-and | cannot conceive
Of his o requiting her love, il only
because Of the fact that it Is fit
tering."
And then-the possibility OF a
double CHASTITY mistake -
Yes. sir. Ny position here Is
awkward. 1t is almost unbearable.
! want you to believe me when |
say that all | wish is Lois hap
piness. ] want TO be sure that she
loves this man and that he reaiiy
loves her"
and if they don't
There's nothing either of US can
do. Except. perhaps. that you can
wake her. You're her father"
Have you ever tried making lore
10 her. Bruce?'
Good Lord. no sir
"She wouldn't understand-from
me. And now, Of ali times
1T might help" suggested Borden
grimly. 1T would at least enable
her to understand that there was
some man in the world other than
Bob"
Richardson flushed. 81 never felt
ike such a cad. | knew you should
know. It wasn't fair to let YOU re-
main blind"
I'm not blind, my boy. But I'm
helpless. Lois, after all, Is a won
an and must work out her own
destiny. | can only pray that II
n thinks she loves this man-she
IS not mistaken and that he returns
her love with the depth she is en-
titled 70. And that he will 1t al
ways have to bear the cross which
weights so heavily on his shoulders
now
Richardson shook his head dazed-
ly- We've gotten nowhere, have we,
sir?"
Yes. OF course we have. We
know that we can talk things over
IN the futGre-and that always
helps. We know we're working shout
der TO shoulder. That is even better.
And know" He hesitated.
You know what, sir?"
That wish you were more damn
ed positive. young mani I'd like 70
have you for a son-in-lawl"
The visit Of Todd Shannon and
Kathleen to the Borden home sery-
ca only TO bewilder Bob Terry.
The invitation had been extended
BY him in a spirit OF braggadocio
he had planned the evening. with
himself cast in the role OF champ
ion for his friend. Borden and Lois
he figured, would patronize them
be nice to the point Of insult.
Instead of that, the visit had been
amazing. Even he, with his mascu-
line lack of diseernment. could see
that Kathleen and Lois were attract.
cd TO each other. And Peter Dor.
den and Todd Shannon had discover
ed many topics of mutual interest
That was what b~ewildered Bot
more than anything eyse. The girls
he felt, could understand. They
were radically different. yet very
much alike. One had always beer
sheltered. and blessed with ever,