Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
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ed up under tho garlanded silk
comforter, her face flushed with its
usual high color with every sign Of
last nights orgy gone.
Byrd drove directly to Mr.. fJlk's
bank, and found MIN waiting in his
private office.
"Everything's fixed up" he an
nounced, oheerfully, as she slumped
into a chair beside his desk. She
looked tired and i'll and worried.
"You better take a little vacation
yourself, child. You look sort Of
caved in.'
Mr.. Polk locked at Byrd anxious
~. Her blue eyes, deep and shadowy,
had little pockets Of worry around
them.
you know the old saying about
life being one damn thing after the
other?' smiled Byrd. a bit wanly.
She suddenly had the cserwhelm-
ing feeling that she wanted 70 tell
Mr.. Polk all her troubles. II would
help her bear them il she could talk
about them. lie was an understand
ing person and n lifelong friend Of
her fathers. Ills kindly, open face
seemed to invite her confidence.
'I'm sick with worry over tn.
Builders Supply stock" Byrd began.
Jack Duncan owns half Of il, and
he may decide 70 apply his "get rich
quick methods 70 IT,"
Progress nodded in agreement.
There's some danger of his ma
nipulating it," said Mr.. Polk, par
ticularly when he can threw the
blame, IL necessary, N your hus-
bands shoulders"
Il wish you'd approach him" sug-
gested Byrd.
Mr.. Polk shook his head.
81 put the screws on him to get
this back" indicating a check for
two thousand dollars. I'VE know
Mr.. Browning invested at least that
much in those realty companies At
least, We compromised on this in
order to get the matter settled"
I'm so glad that Larry's out Of
that, " Said Byrd. intensely relieved
eff only We owned all OF the Build
er's stock"
"Well watch our chance. Il may
come sooner than We expect" he
said, encouragingly.
Mr.. Polk told Byrd tn2t gossip had
IL that Duncan had bought n house
for a woman who was formerly his
stenographer, known about town rs
'The Canary" He had also bought
her a car, jewels and expensive
clothes. One of their own dsetCc-
tives was keeping pretty close tab
on his affairs.
"And l happen 10 know that the
police arc weaving a fatal net about
him. They received instructions 70
see hat he doesn't leave town. Mr.
Polk informed Byrd. That's ~ N.Y.
kept strictly under The ,at.'
"Oh, is IL as bal as that?' cried
Byrd. "How terrible for Marcy and
his childreni"
Byrd was distressed. IL couldn't
be possible that Jack Duncan. q
friend and partner OF Larrys, was
facing disgrace and ruin aud prob
ably a long penitertiary sentence
II predict that IL won't ~ very
long now when moneyII grow scarce
and you'll have n chance to buy back
his share Of the Builders stock rc-
peated Mr.. Polk.
He handed Byrd the check Tor
two thousand dollars.
Keep il here until I'm ready 20
use it," Byrd.
She was thinking that .hu hadn \
the least idea where she could get
the balance required 10 purchase
Jacks stock. But she'd gct it some
where. Her reputation and Larry y
depended upon that purchase.
AS Byrd walked through the re-
volving doors leading TO the street.
there seemed to be a subtle erclte-
ment in the air. The clamot oi
n~ewsboys' voices. the hurrying Of
people to the corners. where they
were congregated, buying papers,
gave her a ~premonitiun If something
tragic having happened.
"All about prominent broker being
jailed for attempted murder All
about an attempted murder at = Wild
drinking party. All about fight hc-
tween broker and friend M about
attempted murder, Murderl
With fingers that had suddenly
turned into little i~cicles, Byrd FUN
BLEED in her purse for three cents