Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-05
RESTLESS LOVE
g By SoHaHeZ MoT11iH- 1929
RELEASED 6Y CENTRAL PRESs ASSOCIATION

how deeply u feelings may De
stirred"
you know. surely, Mr.. Harmer,
that my brother was murdered, he
vas directly threatened, by tele-
phone. that il he didn't lay off Jazz
land they'd get him. Those were the
words. ! took the message myself"
Its a point. Homer. IL suggests
q motive. We're looking into that.
But il isn't evidence. Not yet. I'm
afraid we'll have to dig deeper than
that. IL may even have been q
blind" Harmer sighed. Homer, n
don't blame you for being impatient.
or for going all out 10 aveng your
brothers murder. You wouldn't be
a Pew If you didn't. But there are
rough forces loose in the world. We
need all the wisdom we've rot. And
patience. We need patience. Did you
think we want to have you killed.
too. My God,r
1T might bring this town to its
senses" said Homer. crisply. 1T
might
Wisdom repeated Joe Har-
mcr. Wisdom patience lin
He went slowly out;
Homer lowered his pipe and
watched the selectman'S departure.
Stella. rlancing sidelong. found this
young man stirring her blood. There
were depths in him, and there was
flaming courage. What a story
HE remarked chow quiet he was):
DID YOU hear all that Stella?"
mot ALL
"He came in 70 try 70 buy the
paper"
Funny I don't believe he's said
so much IN fifteen minutes these
forty years.
he knows something. Homer"
II wonder"
81 felt guilt in him. All that
shrewd evssiveness."
"Oh no. Stella, Not guilt. joe
Harmer may be a lot of things. but
Heavens. he's not a murderer"
You've made an enemy
"No. Not me. He came ready
made"
Hes very strong"
II know" He rose. But that's
that I wonder If you'd excuse me
for a minute. Stella" The crisp edge
left his vioce, and his ewes filled.
Hers filled. too. Rather silly, but she
was on edge. anyway. II want 10
run home and sec IL Kits IL Sed and
say goodnight. You see things
are still pretty bad ~ home. Aunt
Emma's been Frustrated all the week.
And Kitty isn't herself. Ham was
well, sort Of her father. And
it's my job now
She couldn't speak He put on
coat and can and went briskly out.
The screen door closed.
A bell rang. Miss Curry. who was
putting on her hat at the mirror in
the rear Of the room, remarked:
That's Homer's phone"
Stella said. "Tll take Ill" she
moved over 70 the other desk. "Ack-
land Age" she said.
Put Homer Pew on the phone"
The voice al her ear was quick, high
pitched, husky. The phrase that
leaped rather rrotesquely 70 her
mind was Whisky tenor" And she
thought II foreign. Her nerve tight
ened.
Hes not in"
"You just tell him If he knows
what's good for him he'll be think
AHt cNiEGn nVNl DHNHtA. HNWHfE
had heard the bell and was return
ing.
"Wait n minute. Here he isl" She
put her hand over the ~transmitter-
Take the other phone. Homer.
think we'd both better hear this"
He nodded. and lifted the receiver
carefully. without a click. Homer
Pew speaking"
Look here, il you know what's
good for YOU you'll watch your step,
Lay off that stuff o. your brothers.
Hear me, Lay off"
"Who is speaking
"Aw cut that You heard me-
Law off. understand Or you'll get il
good an pIentv.p There was a click
Stella quickly called the operator.
"Wherc did that message come from ,
see" She hung up.
(TO BE CONTTNUEDl