Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-01

H CHATTER XIII
Aunt Ems face was a study as
rne jumped out ~ the car and
rushed owe 70 the moving van.
"Where did you get that stuff -
she asked the two men who were
unloading Il. She jerked her head in
the direction Of the furniture that
was scattered over the grass and
driveway.
Sally knew perfectly well where
they had got i. She recognized in
ktantly the large green velour chair
that was her mothers second-bcst
resting place on earta. She Eecog-
mixed the old corner cupboard that
had stood IN .he Trellis street dining
Soom eyer since she could remember.
She knew that her aunt recognized
them, too, but was going TO pretend
that she did not.
you've made 4 miStakeir she
snapped, glazing AZ the two men be-
fore her. I'm not expecting any
furniture here. You pack all that
stuff up and take il right back where
IL came FROM"
Helplessly the two movers looked
nt each other. One Of them scratched
his head, glanced AZ Aunt Emily, and
then pulled a slip Of paper from his
pocket.
is your name jerome ?" he asked
aunt kmlly, and she gave a short
nod as If her head had been pulled
up and down By unseen strings.
We'll then. this ii the right
place. lady he said, still scratching
his head. ~Our orders were 10 bring
all this out here he raised his
head and his face frightened as a
taxicab came caring into the drive
way.
Here's the lady that sent it out,
Mrs. Jerome got slowly and awk-
wardly from the cab, her skirts bal
Il looning out in the April wind, her
hat on one side. and her face COW
AIRED with q broad smile.
The smile faded slowly as she saw
the look In Aunt Emily's eyes.
"Why-why," she faltered weakly.
<"have ! done something l shouldn't
ave done Her large, plump hands
Tapped helplessly.
Aunt Emilys answer gritted
through set teeth. Don't talk like
a fool, Clara Margarettal You're not
such q fool that you've forgotten
that I told YOU you could NOT come
here to livel Now, what do YOU
mean BY sending all this truck out
i hsrs = nj wat = S0a "e"n y
Mrs. Jerome. who could cry a.
easily ~ she could turn on a water
faucet, began 90 cry now. Great
tears began to brim over from her
eyes and roll down her Fat cheeks.
Everything about her was large
sven her tears.
I'm sure | misunderstood y0u," she
wept. II thought you wouldn't mind
having US live in three or four of
those great big rooms upstairs. You
remember ] spoke TO you about il.
Emily"
Aunt Emily gave q snort like q
var horse going into battle. yes.
and you remember what ! told you.
tool" she cried az a shout. II told
you you couldn't comel I told You ]
woRldn't have you-and ] Won't"
Mrs. Jerome dropped with a thud
down upon THE steps that led 70 the
porch and buried her face in her
hands. "Oh. what1l DOR she
macned. "Here we've given up the flat
and the new people are moving IN
tomorrow ! haven't any place to
go No rooi over my head, if you
turn me out now" Her sentence
\ broke UP IN n v0liey Of sobs.
Aunt Emily Shot 4 look az Sally
look that said things she was too
such Of = La, &c say aloud.
Then she SPOKE t~ersely 70 the two
showers. "Casrg the stuff upstairs!
She stalkcd ahead Of them into
he hnuse. and sally followed her. III
AWmMnm HhMws AMwna t nwnr#rr che
three big bedrooms on the sunny
side Of the house.
Put il all in the trunk room,
H sally" she said. when all the furni-
tnrs was piled in the big square hall.
Har voice was more like q growl
than anything else.
II could just shake that mother az
woursi" she declared. still white
with rage. as she and Sally piled
chairs upon roilfi-up mattresses and
envernd them with old sheets. "She
knew perfectly Well that she wasn't
NJ come ncrel But she Just made IN.
hnr mind that she would. ~ She gave
M her flat and came. She makes me
et;rk Of . river in flood time
crerflowine into the house. and do
frv an the mischief she can Where
Al vsn suppose she IN rcwg Sha
ought tc ~ up here. helping us''
Snllv ran downstairs 90 find her
Shn found her IN the pantry, quiet
~ eating a large slice Of blue-berry
- while tears ran down hr cheeks
mn~4 into her mouth. On the shelf
hrnian her lay her hand bas 2 =
~nw library book
~ never was made 20 feel that 4
wn.n,f wanted in a place before IN
80 life" she sobbed hrokenlv. as
M uonrea the last a the pie inso
hnr naonth. -YoCd think We hadn't
wv RIGHT 10 live IN this house e.
nrsr Emiiy talk. It's my house just
~s r,reh ~ its herst"
c@Iiv knew that this was not the
~n~e. Aunt Emily had paid off the
.srn mortgages on tie place years
wtpn N hal been wiilcd 10
49, Nv her father.
rNn knew. moreover. that her
~%ssrr knew Il. TOO. Bat sometimes
~frx Jerome foreot thines. Just for
fhe sake Of argument.
That night the family table was
sat fcr slx people instead az just
cxffr rnd Aunt Emily.
ans the first SCORE meal I've Rad
er Nns here the in-t tirae.
e.nunu Beau said WITH appreciation,
"a he consumed great quantities o.