Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-08
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On saturday Mile broke her stub
born and sulky silence.
She got home from town at i
o'clock and came straight through the
house to the sunshiny kitchen where
Sally was baking cherry pies.
yum, yumi What q good SMELL
II makes my mouth water" she
drawled, as cheerfully and casually
as IL she never had left off speaking
10 her for three or four days. Her
eyes were watchful above her smiling
mouth.
IL had taken Sally years 10 learn
that whenever Mile was particularly
sweet che wanted something. and
was sweet and good-tempered because
OF that something.
"This time ! suppose she wants the
money for the hat that Mother prom
iscd her. Sally thought, and then
was ashamed OF herself instantly, for
karboring such a thought about her
own sister.
But Mile said nothing at all about
a hat.
She came into the hot. bright room,
shut the door behind her. and sat
down az y end or the long oil
c~loth-covered table.
Gould ] have some crackers or a
glass OF milk or something light2p
she asked. taking ont her little black
enamel eigaret case and striking a
light. Then she laid an envelope
down upon the table before her.
Sally brought her a glass OF milk
from the ice-box and cut her a piece
Of yesterdays apple pie
Heres a special delivery letter
that came for you just now, Sally"
she said, showing il across the IL
| cloth. Il met the man on the porch
and signed for it,"
She giggled as she looked al It.
"It's from Mother" she went on.
Wouldn't you just know it'll She's
put. the stamps on upside down and
| blotted the envelope. If there's any
way Of doing things all wrong. that's
the way Mother always does them,
isn't it?"
Without a word in reply, Sally tore
cpcr the envelope. IL always hurt her
10 hear Mile or Mabel say unkind
things about her mother. And they
always said them in such a aasty,
laughing way, as If poor Mrs. jerome,
with her instinct for always doing
the wrong thing, was some kind Of a
joke.
"My dear Sally" she had written.
II found your Papa very sick. indeed,
and have been too busy taking care
Of him to steal a moment to write
until now.
His landlady, Mrs. Gleason, says
he complained of headaches for about
n week before the day he was taken
sick. What ails him | don't know but
the doctor thinks 1t is some kind of
nervous breakdown and wants him
10 take a long rest. He has high
blood pressure. too. / am worn out
looking after his many wants, and
wish you were here TO help me.
"Of course, ] shall bring him home
as soon as possible. In the meantime.
send me a hundred dollars, and be
sure not to forget that I've promised
Mile some money for q hat on Sat-
urday. Ten dollars-please give IL
10 her.
"And don't fail to send me the six
pairs Of li~sle-thread silk stockings
that you promised me. / need them
very badly, and some handkerchiefs,
too-marked with a &C" or an M"
"Best love to Beau and Mile and
yourself. Mother"
"What does Clara M~argaretta have
10 say:p asked Mile, looking up
from her slice Of pie and her milk.
"She says she's going 70 bring
Father home pretty soon" mur-
INJURED Sally. "That means that you
and l will have to room together
again. Mile. doesn't Il? And she says
lin 70 give you ten dollars for a hat
today"
Mile looked blank. She had n
trick Of wiping all expression from
her face when she wanted TO, leaving
il as pink and white and innocent rs
the face of a wax doll.
II don't know what she means"
she fibbed SO convincingly that she
fooled Sally completely, as she usu-
ally did. "But / want TO ask you
q favor, on my own account. Angel"
She put her pretty head TO one
side, and her voice was so velvety
smooth as the slow drip-drip Of
honey pouring from a spoon II want
TO ask Davy here tonight for supper.
Only ! don't want to call him up my
self. ! want you TO do IL for me.
Will you r.
Sally shook her dark. Flossy head
with energy. Not mel" said she.
ungrammatically. but to the point. III
you want him here you ask him
yourself, old kid"
Millie. carried her plate and her
glass to the sink rinsed them out
with cold water-a thing she never
had been known 10 do for herself
before in her life.
Then she came back and put both
Of her arms around Sally's slender
firure- IN its checked oirgham dress.
"Ple1se-pretty please with sugar on
it.v she pleaded. chiIdishly. DO call
him up. Sally. Just this once, and I'll