Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-23
RESTLESS LOVE
g BY Samuel MoTZDiH 1929
RELEASED /RY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

bright world Of adventure.
Soon the bell rang.
MARTHA" called Harriet. from
the porch. Telephone"
"Yes. mother" a moment n.er
the girl appeared N the doorway.
ats Kitty Pew. mother. think she
wants me u come over "a dinner.
DO YOU want to talk with her."
"Why, yes Harriet hurried
within. On her return she remarked
Ia Hilda. THAT Was nice OF the
child. Martha doesn't have too many
good times. | have 10 recognise
that" She sighed. but my. what
= Job il is TO keep n lively youngstcr
organized"
At $50 that evening the two girls
we're walking discreetly along Jn>
side road. in the dusk, under the
elms. The green car appeared;
stopped. The blonde Young man
named Jim opened the door with 2
merry grin and 2 Great stuff
George was a pesSimist. Said you'd
never Ne here. But I've told him
an along that ne could trust those
blue eyes. Hop in"
This ~ my friend" said Martha.
with an outer air az calm. Her
names Kitty"
And what's yours Z"
well Martha"
"Honest?r
Yes said Kitty. looking straight
at them. taking them in. Those
are our real names
Great stuff, And we're really
George and Jim. You and George
can have the back seat. Kitty. Or as
much Of IL as you want. See that
you make him behave. Come ON IN
with me. Martha Well, buys
and girls, we're off"
on this same Friday evening. rath-
~ late, the Pew brothers, Ham ana
Homer. sat in their shirt sleeves Al
their desks IN the front office of
the Age. The weekly rush was over.
All the late matter was in type, and
the proofs corrected. Miss Curry
had said goodnight and gone home.
The big press was rumbling, launch
ed on its all-night task. Ben March.
the foreman, appeared, sleeves rolled
up around his arm-garters, green
e~ye-shRde pushed up into his stubL-
rcd hair. and laid a damp copy If
the new issue on each desk and
each or the brothers settled back
n his swivel chair TO look il care
fully through.
Ham Pew appeared much A. his
father must have appeared AZ %
long. bony; a shrewd. rather wrink-
IS face with plenty Of nose and chin.
Like Ben March. he wore an eve
shade. And he was smoking an OLD
curved pipe.
Homer was tall. too. but more
shapely. His brown hair curled 4
little IN spite NJ much stern brush.
ing back. The eyes were hazel:
\ clear. frank eyes, set we'll apart.
The forehead squarc and not too
high. An attractive young man,
with conside -ably mos than The
average distinction. IA pleasant but
thoughtful face. He was the yourg
en- nv nine years.
Both. without speaking. and after
a cursory glance az the front-pags
headings, turned 10 the editoriHl.
Ham because he had written ID. Ho-
mer because IL disturbed him. For
the past six weeks, hy HENS orders,
q running head had been used on the
editorial 4. "Ackland'S Sore Spot
Homer looked the column over;
considered ii; spoke. I'M u casual
tone. How long arc you going IN
keep this editorial head. Ham"
The oidE man Strengthened slight
III IN his chair: removed his ripp
and knocked out the ashes. reached
for a steel lester opener. and
th%ouchtfully scraped tho bowl. Then
he looked out through tho de
front window NJ the Village Green.
He could see the Civil war monu-
ment, a plain shaft CO granite. and
beyond IL the big white tablet bear
ing the names Of the bows from Ack-
land. who had served IN the World
war. II was illuminated Nv spot
lights. His own name was there
And there were eleven gold stars.
I'm going TO keep that head" ne
said, very quietly Ham was a.
that damned roadhouse gang out OF
town"
Both resumed their inspection OF
the paper.
The telephone rang. Homer an
s~ered. Homer Pew speaking /.