Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

BY A ROY DIE
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psrentIy having forgotten Shaanon's
prezence. The biz man looked at him
uncertainty. but he could not mistake
the gesture of-dismis1ai. He rose.
stared, and then shufflcd from the
room.
Ne did not pass through Kath-
leen's office on the way out. Whis-
pering Willie Weaver saw him and
nodded. but Todd did not even return
he greeting of the big. hald-hcaded
a He made his way TO the els-
vntor. was dropped to the ground
floor. and then moved slowly and
heavily TO the little municipal park
which ieweled the center of the city.
There, on a harsh. uncomfortable
bench, Todd Shannon lighted his pipe
and set himself 70 the very unusual
ard painful lzbor of thinking.
IL did not occur to his simple.
trusting mind that there could have
been n Interior motive actuating
John carmody. And never would he
have suspected that Carmody wat
insaaely jealous OF Knthleen's love
for Bob Terry.
shannon did not think Of Carmody
in that way: He saw the Ratchet
faced attorney only as a brain. ne a
great driving power i'm whose lifa
there was not time for. or thought
Of, vomcn Besides, Cnrmody was
married-and that in itself prccluded
himself and Kathleen.
Carmody had worked with Machia~
vcllian cleverncss. He virtually had
turned his problem over to this ex-
convict who loved both Terry and
Kathleen. He counted on the fact
hat Todd would certainly blunder,
and III blunde-.ng. help C2rmody
with Kathleen.
For one thing. il was certain that
Todd, in his numbering way. would
talk to both Kathleen and Bob. That.
in itself. would help. Carmody Was
rot sure that each recognized the
situation. In ease that wee true, he
wished Kathleen to become jealous.
ard he wished Terry 10 be made
ware Of the possibility a. a marriSgt
With Los BorL1n. Ee figured that
such a prospect would dazzle the
young ma whose world had been
turned topsy-suryy and then upside
own again. He planned 10 bewilder
Terry and 20 dazzle him, while all the
time. he himself. could sit back and
v-tch the. rounterplry. Eliminate
Terry definitely from kathlean's life.
and CI-moGy knew that she would
tu-l 10 some one for sympathy ana
understanding. Perhaps the newt
ALE and bitter reaction might send
lcr to his hungry and lecherous
arms. Perhaps John CzrmoGy was
r;cll s=tisfied. He had worked clev-
crl-. End there was ore other blld-
econ OF G's~sccr which YVES nearl.
acadv Tor the fielding. Nothing mat
tered to kim-life or happiness or
,ustice-orcvsced he attained his
ends. II IVES his tendon Of Achilles.
this weakness for women which had
conferred fiamingiy on Kathleen
I.Sh.rao1.
Arl Todd shannon WIS doing pre-
riIely What Germody had known he
would do. lie was wrestling with a
-Toblcm xh ch was too Big Tor him.
II was troublesome and il was sub
lie. Shannon w1sn't the sort Of a
mcn who could reduce = thing to its
.lerc7-s. He corl1n't think silently.
r. felt the ~~-d for t-ls.
GAb wiz AAtrN NN@1A ~ AtNn WIN
slnrity; carmody was speaking the
truth. and disaster was imminent.
TODD had been very happy since COM
'7g from the nrritantiary- lie felt
Lie y RAN Who hes returned 70 his
children. He had experienced his
-or'ent Of n~crsp lost happiness when
they told him OF their engagement
And bcc1use he was Todd Shannon.
he accepted their marriage rs a GER
ta~i1ty-until this moment.
He dreaded the effect on Kathleen
ehould FOB permit himself TO fan IN
owe with lois. Hc didn't know what
te W. ro-n~ TO 10. but he uncon-
sriorsle had bit upon the single clc-
meat in the situation which would
tend to make marriage between Lois
and Fob Terry impossible.
Seems like 10 me-" Todd told him
self. that il Bob was ever going to
slough Peter Borden. like he has
swcrc he's gonna do. it would cit
Miss Borden sore 1T him. And If he
didn't nrrrv her--he'd be bound to
marry Kathleen" He nodded in slow'
satisfaction. "Yep. Seems like it'd
ne a ~ooa thi-- for Bob to remember
thrs he hates Forden."
Tho n~uDortunitv which Todd sought