Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-13
@ 1928 .cgnrRAl ps.s, ASSN INC

children. Uncle Toby and Aunt Mari
ella and her sister and brothcr-in-
law ard their three children, who
are visiting here from Arkansas. I've
got TO stuff the chicknes today. Min
MES got her hands full cleaning up
the house. Yesterday we made
twelve quarts Of chilli sauce and the
day before green pepper hash that
your fathers 80 fond ". declare,
when ! think or you. crammcd I'D in
that little apartment. with not even
shelf room for a quart or two Of
homemade pickles"
II guess I'll run down and see
dad" interrupted Byrd. hastily. be-
fore. the tirade against the modern
Sodom and Comorrah began.
Byrd put on her new lowered
organdy.
The first flror or the bank was de-
voted 10 the banking room. and Byrd
stopped TO talk 10 the assistants be-
hind the gratings. Then she went
ces were. and sailed In upon ner
father in a conference.
"Gimminy Christmasl tits a treat
70 have you home" her father beam
cd o. her. a. she 81 ok &ards with
to cashier and vice president.
The men left.
Her father sat before his desk
coStless. and large round areas Of
rerspiration showed at each arm-pit.
Her father didn't need to come
down al III on a day like this,
thought Byrd. but try % keep him
away. He looked IT her SquareIy
from his clear. Shrevd eyes. and
Byrd felt that he was as dependable
as the rock Of Gibraltar.
"How's everything he smiled
enrour1ringly.
Th.n Byrd told him " Isrry's
new success and the formation az
the new real estate companies under
Jacks initiative and that Larry
wanted 10 invest five thousand dol
lars. at least, in them.
What you say goes" laughed her
father. "but 7 don't know that I'd
trust any other daughter or mine
with the small fortune i've already
loaned YOU and Larry"
His free sobcred slightly as ne
opened the drawer before him and
took out his check book. lie looked
at Byrd still more auizzirally.
"Tve always said that II amt nos
Slbls for two people In the same
family r. Re eHtravs-ant NJ the same
time. One Of you has rot 70 save
50 the other can spend" He stop
ped and gave a low chuckle.
What are you driving 81, dsd7'
asked Byrd. with a questioning smile
on her lips.
why. just this. You ought ~
take = hard in matters that concern
YOU 10 much. Tf YOU 20 ont and
buy n little house, say. and have =
baby or two. and run UP a little
expense on your own account"
What a very wise person her father
was. thought Byrd. lie had had
what you might call only a worms
eve view or their married life. but
he knew, Her father continued %
chucklc. but Byrd caught n glimpse
Of that far-away look in his eyes
that appeared whenever he thought
Of the possibility Of grandchildren.
Dad. this is the last penny we're
going 70 ask you for" Byrd said,
soirmnly.
well, if you'll take q hand-ycu
mustn't leave IL all to the boy scouts.
you know" he said. jokingly.
Then she explained what she in
tended TO do with the money.
She vas going 10 try 20 persuade
Larry to use part Of this loan TO
buy out Jacks interest in the Build
ers' Supply stock. since Jack was
heavily involved. she supposed. ~
the new companies. and disrusde
larry from going into them. Larry
would probably make . very good
rrefit On Builders. and then she
hoped he would 90 into business for
himself. Besides, she intended 70
look for a house In the suburbs just
as soon as she got back home, and
she would use n small part or this
lean MS the first payment on IL.
Larry could pay the rest Of IL in In
sediments.
Jim made ont = cherk for sis
thousand dollars. and she tucked y
away, gratefully, IN the little hand
bag.
"B- the way. has Larry sold his
American Agle stock YETI It's more
than doubled nov. ard IL he sells
now he'll have a nice payment to
make on that house. said her IA