Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-12
lie OUTER GATE
BY OCTAVUS ROY COHEN

Bob did not move. He sat bunch
d forward. staring At the flocr.
He was experiencing a sensation
Of utter futility. He did rot speak.
He knew that Re dared not trust
himself. he rose suddenly and strobe
srOm the room and out Of the house.
BeA Terry spent a slssplesS. mis-
cradle night. Ihlnys had net pau
eeo cat As ne expected. There was
70 bitterness where bitterness
Seosid hsve been. no feeling 81 tri-
enpA \ : having attained his goal
de gave a gF0Ggsag admiration 10
fe~eF borasn-&nd he didn't want 10
Sdmlge Berden.
he avoided the 0fflce aad his
Gaea&S, lie tried walking. hoping
teSt the crisp tail air w00la help
clear the eeAWeoS froa his hrasn
ans SaaNse kGn to understand many
tAsegS wASc@ were fNggy, Neteiaz
seSHe1 a. ae(A HIS mSRd was =
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sAss king W2S c0~aeevne0,
lie NSS Net afraid Tie had falsA
~ NsFseaN and new retey Borden
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Eyea Matthew We NsS &SSsn.
pointed ~ NSthleeN> Re As4 eNpecs>
"a &er a. Ne N0rSlNeA tNStesS. SAe
&NFStslzeS wstA AtA and esG Aos
Ntote, Nf coarse SAe Was ne nsece
q a convict and private secretary 70
a @SN who controlled IRE political
MSctfaecS 81 tho state nv the power
~ rs NeetA6cSl code, bet she was
sarooSea q hc la love witA AiM-
ana 4 raa locks spea the women ne
expects 10 marry - a baSwar& az
honesty We hated u think that PER,
hap nc colossal san had been The
deciding factor with Kathleen. Two
hundred thousand dollars
Then BE told himself he was I'm.
reasonable Re tired 70 make kicsself
believe that hathleers acceptance Of
his t~raSSgreSSsoa argued we'll for
their future. They would be to.
getSerS he experienced q Quslm At
The thought that his act had def.
aiteiy r0t lois out OF his life.
He visited the offi~ once-at three
IN the afternoon. There WAS a note
On bis desk IL hathleea's firm, fine
handwriting,
Dear HoAs
Meet nc ~ hcme about six.
: thirty. wish 10 have diaDey
With Nnu,
a. siN.thirty ne was there. Kath.
leon greeted him as casually a.
though nothing had happened TO
altcr the even trend Of their lives.
On the way % the cosy little reStar.
rant which both liked. she chattea ~
inconscaucntiahticSs spoke lightly Of
affairs IN the office. ana never once
limited ~ the problem witch 80 dis.
ANAANW AAAtiR
II was not until the dinner a
finished and Bob had lighted = Gig
nret that she hroNchcd the subject.
They we're seated in 4 r pa~tly
screened hv pottca rains. Unoh.
served BY the other diaerS. A mod
ct orchestra cf piano. violin and
flUtc dispensed music Of n sort.
Naturally, Bob, you understand
that what ] have 10 say is impo-.
tant."
Eyes" nc didn't know why he
should understand that. but he did.
Her eyes were unusually bright
A. she leaned closer.
Bob" she whispered. "you are in
danger"
~ Then he forced q smile. "No.
I'm not"
you are"
"No. Kathleen. Borden himself told
me that before he'd allow me "a 70