Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-18

OW about IL, OLD uedT9 Up
to the w~ell-known shell
like ears in work. or a
you spare me a minute?"
Dicky's voice held its old provoca'
tive drawl as he came out on the
upper veranda where i was tipping.
i found myself thrilling 10 that teas
ing note, once so frequently invest
ing his tones, but conspicuously alb
sent during the months OF our es-
trangement. But ever since the a
when he had asked me 10 PICK up
the pieces" OF our shattered happi-
ness, he gradually had slipped back
into the old amusing though some
times irritating raillery.
I was in no captious mooo, now
ever, in these glorious days OF late
Summer. ! was grateful 70 Dlcky
for not hurrying me into the recon,
citation which l tentatVely mao
promised him. and was GLAD OF the
opportunity TO give him the
careless comradeship wnlcn 90 "a.
was all he had asked lie never mao
repeated the rough embrace u I'M
nasqioned kiss which he had given
me upon that day Of adjustment, ana
7 knew that he must AVE been
chilled by my failure to respond 10
his caress. But not yet could l bring
myself to complete fo~rgetfulness OF
tha terrible unfaith in me which had
driven me from him.
sI can spare you any numoer OF
minutes" / told him, smiling. Thls
work isn't urgent. I'm simply copy
tpp an. inventory OF Marion's clotn-
gnS and room furnishings for Lillian.
she and Marion and / are gong
ehopping in the city some day TINS
week. for the seamstress IS coming
IN Monday. But l have all the after
noon to get this out"
.sSure or that?' Dicky's tone was
solicitous. I'D forgotten that IT was
M near the time for the Kid 70 SO
hack 70 her school"
"Do Won want an oath or an ar
firmation?" i laid my typed sheets
10 one side and swung aroun rae
ing him. 1--WE nave several weeks
before the opening day. and as Tor
this list. It can be finished any time
today or tomorrow"
"sWeH, then" Dicky squared MS
shoulders as IL he had some arduous
task 70 face, do you reallze tnat
somebody else besides Marion has TO
20 BACK 10 SShoSlt
got TO plan for it,"
e"Do you mean Junior" ! parried
hastily. for / knew only too well the
n-ohlcm he was bringing me for
aaiution. and / was distinctly not
readv FOR II. why he hasn't
"To. / don't mean Junior" Dicky
-.,orted. although he enters into
80 thing of course. But l mean ma
.aIs and YOU, yourself. also Mary
and the rest OF h family. The
S.-,r,sr's almost over and I've done
-. work IN the last W months
-, I'VE done in years. It's pilins
- ;rto a mountain. EIDE says In
uP.,trr too lazy 10 live and she''
$50 right. I've certainly dumped
80 -narszine end on her lately. anC
a, Ssn't fair. I've got TO get into tn
Nv and that pronto. And tina
.ra,s we must decide how, when
yhere. what and how much wer'
going to live"
hack an irritated comment TOT ! Oh
49, wish Dicky TO suspect the ange
itch famed at his reference Z
r5ith Fairfax. At any rate. 1 toi
o-self rrimly. / need no longe
worry about any indifference 2
zine toward my husband. Inc Tar
Cor which was quickentng my pulse
hald as much jealousy OF our o.
friend and Dicky'S partner IN M
magazine venture, as mao peer IhSt
an that long past moment wnen 81
had faced me stormily ana tolo IN
that she loved my husband Tar Del
ter than ! did.