Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-11
CHAPTER XVIII

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In her excitement, and wrought-up
state OF mind incident upon the
mother superior's information, and
quickly following arraignment, Jill
slammed the receiver onto the hook
with enough force almost TO wreck
the mechanism. II also nearly wreck
ed Mother Martha's earl
The good mother was, in fact, still
rubbing that abused organ when Jill
stopped her sedan under the hospital
p%ortico and leaped out. She, too,
gas still trembling from the ex-
element of her telephone expert
ence.
But the mother superior was q
just woman, and she had been put
ting two and two together from the
crumbs Of information that had burst
from the excited Jill. THEN she telc-
phoned Father Ryan, who put several
more things together for her. where
upon she saw matters from an en-
tirely new perspective.
MY poor. m%isjudCed child" She
said. and there was a world OF kind
illness now IN the deep tones or her
voice, as she took the t~hrobbing
young wife in her arms. "there has
been a terrible mistake made. some
how. ] see that. now. very clearly.
You must forgive nc. my daughter.
and we'll try and straighten this
tangle ont. You just come into my
roo and wait until ] 20 up and
have a talk with your husband"
The result Of Mother Nartha's
talk seemed 10 be eminently salts
factory To everyone concerned.
Just a misunderstanding Jill.
girl" said Jack, after the reconciIia-
ton scene had taken place and she
was. sitting on the edge M his bed
rumpling his h2i-, as II days o.
we're. $50 let's just forget about il
and take a new startii'
Il occurred 10 Jill that he might
have expressed a word of remorse
for having accused her Of the out
rageous thing that he rad. But ne
made no reference TO X. lie had
magnanimously forgiven rer for &C.
cusIng him wrongfllly. and appear
ed to consider that as Sufficient
unto the day. with its evil thereof.
He had accepted as truth her claim
Of being home all night instead VI
running around with that dancer
4 49, WV. AAAAAAEH So A@ EAaAAlA@AE
termed 1t. WIS lake" and seemed
to be quite properly adjusted.
When Jack Stuart banked the
$4,000 received from the salt Of the
marvellous cold fire. ore, re made
II a JOINT checking account for him.
self and wife. diIlercntiating in no
way between the two or them. Each
had 2 ~checkbook, ard cacn drew on
the joint account whenever and
wherever it happere- 10 be most
convenient.
That such a system-or rather
lack Of SYSTEMS both foolish and
dangerous, has bee1 proven too
many times BY too many versions IN
warrant or leave open any chance for
argument. The owner Of such an
account wakes up some mr. hing "a
the painfully discovery that his OF
her balance is sadly below that which
he-or she-had supposed it to be.
So came the first awakening "a
the Stuarts. II would have seemed
that one such awakening should
have been sufficient. But-well, this
wake-ly took place in October, some
six months after they had moved in
TO the new Denison apartments
They sat at breakfast, the time be-
ing about noon, their usual getting
up hour since acquiring money"
Brother Gloom sat at breakfast
along with them. Nor was its pres
cnce the unusual thing, either.
To make a dull explanation brief
and an unjoyful situation even more
brief, let it suffice to say nat life
lost its once de~iectable flavor, OF
s%avoir, for the Stuarts-or SO they
felt that morning.
The possession of money-plenty
Of money-had brought neither o.
them the happiness OF which they
had so fondly dreamed. Parties. par
ties. night after nighs. Spending
money as If it grew on frees.
There's a fine position open fol
you, Jack, at thu Glass works.
Peter Justin had told him a week
before. Jack had been a journey
man glass blower at the time Of the
strike. at a wage he had once look
cd upon as princely.
"I'm going into business he tod
Peter. The latter had not betrayed
any enthusiasm at the news. Peter
Justin had, in fact, but little faith
in his son-in-law's business abilities
II think you are making a mis-.
take" he said, replying 70 the "bus.
mess" announcement. This position
Is a SURE thirs. Business Is a risk
at best" lie didn't even bother <
ask Jack the nature Of the business
Father Ryan heard about the bus
mess venture Jack Stuart was con
sidering. lie heard too, there was
TO be a "silent partner whose last
name was Ravelle. The news dis.
tressed Father Ryan more than Z
little. The business he under
stood, was TO be a combination o.
real estate and bond brokerage
The silent partner" II was said
possessed a capital Of $4,000.
Where Father Ryan obtained hi
news was not disclosed, but h
got some particulars from Mix.
Sweeney, whose enthusiasm regard
ing the matter seemed 10 be rather
negative.
II never heard that Mia Ravelll
had anything except the $1,000
yearly alimony she draws in MONTH,
instaliments-in advance" said Mike