Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-22
RESTLESS LOVE
g BY SQmNoZ MoTH1iH 1929
7 RELEASED IBY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
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middle-aged women sat in the screen
ed porch under the lilacs.
"Martha's Att through with high
school. isn't she?" asked Hilda.
opening her knitting bag. What
are YOU going TO do with her? Think
ing Of college?"
Harriet. a gray, quiet woman, was
pouring a cup Of tea. Her thin hips
drew tightly together for a moment.
"No.' she said. "No. we're not"
Perhaps you're wise. The girls
that 20 20 college seem to get their
heads full Of strange ideas. 1ilda
who was a free talkcr. would have
run on, but suddenly thought of the
absent Stella and stopped short
Harriet dropped ~ the sugar and
poured the thick cream. ia don't
know what TO make Of the girls now
adays.' she said. soberly.
"Who does. My word!'
"Ive lost one daughter" Hilda
caught her breath. She never be-
fore heard her friend speak out on
that topic. And | don't propose TO
lose the other"
But what can you do. Harriet =?
Take my Annie. ! keep her In all
| can. but she slips around me. It's
a worry. with an that's going on
these days and the stories you hear
I'm doing it.r Harriet was grim.
at seems a little hard on her. She
complains that ! don't let her have
any fun. But just the same. I'm
keepNg her under my eve. Some
day, / suppose she'll marry"
"Shes attractive enough, heaven
knows
almost too attractive. And the
way she will get herself up"
we can't help that. lin afraid.
They're All flappers, nowadays
III begged her not 10 bob her hair.
But she simply went and did I'LL"
Hilda threw UP her hands. 1t
was the same with Annie. It's a
sore point between Us now"
II try not 10 have sore points,
Hilda. It doesn't help any. when
folks have TO figure on living to-
gether. | lie awake nights think
ing up ways to keep her ~occupieI
and reasonably happy. We put IN
the radio for her. And its the real
reason Pearce bought the Ford. We
didn't need it. The buses do "a
perfectly we'll She lowered hef
voice. for Che girl would L. somc-
where within the house, and the
windows were open. But something
has got 70 be done about girls now
adsys. The only place | know II
where they can be protected is the
home. ! propose to protect Martha.
And | mean TO keep her home. It's
the only way. She's not n bad child.
She has done a lot Of good reading,
and ! suspect her Of writing poetry
IN secret. She's really a help about
the place.
"A motor stopped. out M the road.
Harriet called Nv through the win
dow: "Marthal Oh. Martha, Some
body at the stand!"
The girl, deep in a leather chair.
with her legs s~prawled over one arm.
was reading a novel.
Isn't Dad there" she called bact.
"No. He's out in the woodlot. ]
told him we'd watch the stand"
With a rather dramatic sigh.
Martha stuffed her handkerchief be-
tween the leaves for a bookmark and
went out. The car. beside the road,
was a new sedan. shining with olive
green paint. The cushions were OF
deep green leather. Martha, taking
il in, noted a vanity case BY a rear
door and a vase for flowers. Not a
cheap machine. Then. demurely, she
considered tie two young men on the
seat. Her first thought was
that they were extremely good look
ing. Students, very likely. On va
cation.
Did you want something's" she
asked She learned to be impersonal
with the roadside people. But her
pulse had quickened.
The two men looked az each other.
The farther, darker one, grinned:
and, she thought, nudged his friend.
This blonde one, apparently, was TO
be the spokesman. "Have you rot
any apples ?" he asked.
Apples? Why, no. Not yet.
The dark n exploded. Apples,
you fish? Early in July? Ask for
something sensible" Both were
laughing now. And Martha was try
ing not 20 smile.
We'll, it's all one 10 me. Let's
see what you have got" They de-
scended from the machine and went
over the stand. Strawberries Nm.
what beautiesi Wen take those.
How much Tor al Of EN- 7"
"All Of thsm!" Martha fsltered.