Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-05
RESTLESS LONE
g BY Samuel Mo1LOiH- 1879
RELEASED IeY CENTRAL RRESS ASSOCIATION
Stanley

how deeply our fnRs my oe
stirred"
you know. sureI Mr.. Harmer,
that my brother W murdered, he
was directly threaed. nv tele-
phone. that if he dt lay off Jazz
land they'd get himThose were the
words. ! took thetssage myself.
Its a point, Her. IL suggests
4 motive. We're king into that.
But IL isn't evider Not yet. I'm
afraid we'll have dig deeper than
that. II may eN nave been a
blind" Harmer he'd. Homer n
don't blame you fbeing impatient
OR for going an / to avenge your
brothers murderHou wouldn't be
a Pew II YOU did. But there are
rough forces LOOSEN the world. We
need all the wise we re got ana
patience. We NJ patience. Did you
think We want have you killed,
too. My Cod"
1T might bril this town TO I'VE
senses said bmer. crisply. ut
might"
aWisdom" repeated Joe Har-
mer. "Wisdomf. patience . NM
He went slow out
Homer loved his pipe and
watched the ssctman's departure.
Stella, glancg sidelong. found this
young man sting her blood. There
we're DEPTHS him, and there was
flaming coura. What u storyl
"He remaru (how quiet he was
did you heaAll that Stellar"
net ALL"
"He came h TO try to buy tht
paper"
"Ohl"
Funny, don't believe he's saic
70 much N fifteen minutes these
forty years.
"He know something, homer"
II wondef
II felt ALT in him. All thaf
shrewd ~evjyeness."
"Oh no. Stellai Not guilt. Jo'
Harmer mt be a lot o things, bu'
Heavens, his not a m~urserer.'
You've nade an enemy
"No. Vt me. He came ready
made
Hes vfy strong"
II kno." He rose. But that
that. wonder II you'd excuse m
for a maute. Stella" The crisp edg
left his vioce, and hi eyes filled
Hers flied. too. Rather silly, but sh
was on edge, anyway II want :
run hone and see If Kits in bed an
say goodnight. You SC thing
are still pretty bad q home. Aun
Emma't been prostratel all the weel
And Kitty isn't herslf. Ham va
rell. sort Of he father. An
IFS my job now"
She couldn't speat He put o
coat and cap and wet briskly ou'
The screen door closd.
A bill rang. Miss Jury. who va
putting on her hat a the mirror \
the rear Of the rom. remarked;
That's Homer's pho;e.'
Stella said: ETH take H." 81
moved oyer 10 the otter desk. "AcE
land Age" she said.
"Prt Homer Pew on the phone
The roice at her ear ras quick. high
pitched, husky. The phrase ths
leaptd rather Trotequely 70 he
mind was whisky enor.' And IN
thought it foreign. Ter nerves tight
ened.
"He's not in"
"You Just tell I'm If he know
what's good for Iii he'll Be thinl
ing he'd better
The screen door opened. Home
had heard the bell and was return
ing. w.,
swat n minute. Here he ISL ~
| put her hand ovef the transmItte
take the other phone. Homer
think we'd both better hear this.
He nodded. and lifted the receiv'
carefully. without a click "Hom'
Pew speaking"
Look here. fyou know what
| good for You you'll watch your ste
| Law off that stuff q your brother
| Hear me: Lay Of"
@Who il speaking
saw cut that You heard IN
Law off. understand Or you'll get
good an p~lentyi" There was a clio
Stella quickly called the operate
"Where did that Message come froh
See She hung NJ
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