Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-13
Q 1928. CENTRAL pRtss Assn nc

children, Uncle Toby and Aunt Mari
ella and her sister and b~rother-in-
law ard their three children, who
are visiting here from Arkansas. I've
got 10 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 SO fond ~. I declare,
when I think Of you, crammcd UP in
that little apartment, with not even
shelf room for a quart or two or
homemade pickles"
~ guess Ill run down and see
dad" interrupted Byrd. hastily. se-
fore the TRADE against the modern
Sodom and Gomorrah began.
Byrd put on her new lowered
organdy.
The first floor of the bank was de-
voted to the banking room, and Byrd
stopped to talk to the assistants be-
hind the gratings. Then she went
to the second floor. where the Off
ces were. and sailed in upon her
father IN 4 conference.
"Gimminy Christmas. it's a treat
70 have you home her father beam
Cd on her. as she sh ok hands with
te cashier and vice president.
The men left.
Her father sat before his desk
ccatiess, and large round areas Of
rerspiration showed at each arm-p,t.
Her father didn't need 10 come
down 70 al on a day like this.
thought Byrd. but try ~ keep him
away. He looked az her SquareIy
from his clear, shrcwd eyes. and
Byrd felt that he was as dependable
az the rock OF Gibraltar.
"How's everything - he smiled.
Cnccurlrin-lv.
Then Byrd told him ot Lsrry's
new success and the formation Of
The new real estate companies under
Jacks Initiative and that Larry
wanted to invest five thousand dol
lars. ut least. in them.
What you saw goes" laughed her
father. "but ! don't know that I'd
trust any other daughter OF mine
with the small fortune I've already
loaned YOU and Larry"
Ills face sobered slightly as nc
opened the drawer before him and
took out his check book. lie looked
at Byrd still more quizzically.
I've always said that il amt ros-
Sible for two people in the same
family TO be extrayscant u the same
time. One Of you has got TO savs
20 the other can spend" lie stop
ped and gave a low chuckle.
What arc you driving AZ. dad
asked Byrd. with u questioning smile
on her lips.
why. just this. You ought 20
take a hand " matters that concern
YOU so much. II you 20 out and
buy a little house, say. and have r
baby or two, and run UP a little
expense on your account"
hat 2 very wise person her father
was. thought Byrd. lie had hEd
what you might call only a worms
eye view OF their married life. but
ne knew, Her father t,ntinued 70
chucklc, but Byrd caught n glimpse
Of that far-away look in his eyes
that appeared whenever he thought
or the possibility Or grandchildren.
Dad. this is the last penny we're
going 10 ask you for" Byrd said.
solcmnly.
"Well, IL you'll take a hand-you
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 was going 10 try 70 persuade
Larry to use part Of this loan 10
buy out Jacks interest in the Build
crs' Supply stock. since Jack was
heavily involved. she supposed. in
the new companies. and dissusde
Larry from going into them. Larry
would probably mske . very good
Profit on Builders, and then she
hoped he would 70 into business for
himself. Besides. she intended 20
look for a house sn the suburbs Just
az soon as she got back home. and
she would use a small part Of this
loan as the first payment on il.
Larry could pay the rest Of il in In
stallnents.
Jim made out a check for six
thousand dollars. and she tucked n
away, gratefully in the little hand
bag.
by the way. has Larry sold his
American Axle stock YETI It's moro
than doubled now. aud II NJ sells
now he'll have 2 nice payment to
make on that house said her "a