Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

cd Up under the ~garlanded silk
comforter. her face flushed with its
usual / eolor with every sign %
last VI .rgy gone.
Byla ~ directly to Mr., 7Jlk's
bank, enc found him waiting in his
private office.
"Eyerythins's fixed up" Ne an
nounced, oheerfully. AS she slumped
into a chair beside his desk. she
looked tired and i'll and worried.
you better take a little vacation
yourself. child. You look SORT NJ
cavcd iu."
Mr.. Polk looked at Byrd anxious
j.. Her blue eyes, deep ard shadowy,
had little pockets Of worry around
them.
you know the old saying about
life being one damn thing after the
other?' smiled Byrd. n bit wanly.
She suddenly had the Cserwhelm-
ing feeling that she wanted to tell
Mr.. Polk all her troubles. II would
help her bear them IL she could talk
about them. He was an understand
ing person and a lifelong friend Of
her fathers. His kindly. open face
seemed 70 invite her confidence.
"I'm sick with worry oyer the
Builders Supply stock" Byrd began.
Jack Duncan owns half Of il, and
nc may decide 70 arply his get rich
quick methods 70 it.r
Progress nodded in agreement.
There's sone danger Of his MI
nipulsting H." said SIR. Polk. par
ticular.y when he can throw the
blame, IF necessary, on your hus-
bands shoulders"
81 wish you'd approach him, suE-
gested Byrd.
Mr.. Polk shock his head.
II put the screws on him tn Get
this back" indicating q check for
two thousand dollars. "We know
MIR. Browning invested at least that
much in those realty companies. At
least, we compromised IN this IN
order TO get the matter settled"
I'm 50 glad that Larry's out Of
that, +" Said Byrd, intensely relieved
IF only we owned all of the Build
er's stock
wen watch our chance. III may
| come sooner than VIZ expect" he
said, encouragingly.
Mr.. Polk told Byrd that gossip had
IL that Duncan had bought a house
for a woman who wa formerly his
stenographer, known about town ~
1.-THE Canary" lie had also bought
her a car, jewels and expensive
clothes. One of their own dcctcc-
tives was keeping pretty close tab
on his affairs.
"And | happen ~ know that the
police arc weaving q fatal net about
him. They received Instructions 20
see that he doesn't leave tow NJ Mr.
Polk informed Byrd. "Thats tJ bc
kept strictly under the at.
"0h, is ii as bad a. that" cried
Byrd. "How terrible for Marcy and
his children!"
Byrd was distressed. ~ couldn't
be possible that Jack Duncan. a
friend and partner ef Larry's. was
facing disgrace and ruin aud prob
ably a long penitentiary sentence.
II predict that IL won't DC very
long now when moneyH grow srlfec
and you'll have a chance 20 buy back
his share of the Builders stock re-
peated Mr.. Polk.
He handed Byrd the check for
two thousand dollars.
Keep IL here until Tin rsadv 10
use it," Byrd.
She was thinking that she hadut
the least idea where she could get
the balance required X purchase
Jacks stock. But she'd gct ID SONG
where. Her reputation and Largy's
depended upon that purchase,
As Byrd walked through the re-
volving doors leading to the street.
there seemed to be Il subtle crcitc-
ment in the air. The clalnor III
newsboys' voices. the hurrying Of
people to the corners, where shey
were c~ongregated, buyin~ paper,
gave her a ~premonitiun of something
tragic having happened.
"All about prominent broker beiilg
jailed for attempted murder. All
about IN attempted murder at a wild
drinking party, All about fight bc-
tween broker and friend. All about
ATTEMPTED murder, Nurdrri
With fingers that had sUdienl,
turned into little ~icicles, Byrd FUN
bled IN her purse for three cents