Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
LET'S LIVE!n. j.: Il! 2 ?: LAM! l. !.
g 1928. CENTRAL pesss ASSN INC

But India's eyes. resting intently
upon Larry. seemed to burn with a
fever behind them.
Byrd had a sudden feeling OF help
less agony that she should 50 soon
feel the crushing force Of jealousy
and fear. fear that her marriage 20
Larry would present many serious
problems. Then. as If to ease her
pain. the thought surged over her
that Larry had chosen to marry her
and not India Campbell.
Byrd remembered the clear light IN
Larry's eyes as he had gazed long
and adoringiy into hers. just a few
minutes ago. She wouldn't let her
self become ridiculous. And Larry
had asked her TO be nice 10 his
friends. for he wanted them to like
her.
Now Larry was at her side. walk
ing about with her, sorting them out
for her as they talked to each one
separately. They seemed TO lose
their formidable qualities. They
were. after al the friendliest sort
OF people. And IL seemed SO easy to
know them.
II vas the sweetest wedding I
have ever seen. Just s~wee'eeti"
~carolled Mrs. Oberman. whom her
husband still called Tiny" forget
ing that in the Fifteen years of
their marriage, her weight had in
creased from one hundred to one
hundred and seventy-fiye pounds.
Tiny had once been a pale blonde.
but the a%ssiduous application Of ey-
cry known cosmetic gave her face
AL the colors Of a Diamond Dive"
color card. a terrifying advertise
ment Of beauty psrlors at their
worst.
her bcbbed hair was permanent
~ waved into = semblance Of mould
! ed brass, her face enameled white
and pink. her eyebrows mascaraed.
ana charcoal shadows under her
babys breath eyes. Byrd thought
she looked like a thr~ee-year-old who
has grown old but not IN.
but this cast-iron face belied a
neart as soft and tender as n baby's.
hen Tiny had learned years ago
that she was never going TO have a
baoy of her own. she met the tray
edy by adopting baby talk. a tr.mu-
ious manner and a preterse Of
youth.
Ever since. she had fluttered girl
lshly through life. hardly touching
her husbands consciousness except
~hen' delighted with a particular
successful venture. he bought her
a diamond as big as a cats eve, or
a pearl as biz as a marble. e
In Iiny's starved life, every new
acquaintance meant n possible
friendship. She took Byrd under
her wing Immediately.
"T1l take care Of vour cutie" she
nodded to Larry. dismissing . him
Now you must meet my nice, big
pape. A wonderful papal And if
he falls for YOU. he'll be awfully
nice to you" she giggled.
Freddie she caught the coat
sleeve Of a big. fat man who was
passing. "Here's Larry's new wife"
well. Methuselah's moustache! 7
didn't have the nerve to kiss you
at the wedding, but I'm going to kiss
YOU now. ~Everybody's got a right
to kiss the bride"
And Fred Oberman leaned over
and kissed Byrd MOSTLY with his
hot. perspiring cheeks close 20 hers.
well. little girl. ! can only tell
you that you've got a fire husband.
but I'm going TO tell him that he's
got the prize picking. all right, all
right. A regular beautyl"
Byrd didn't dare wipe the wet
, spot off her cheek. And she forced
a smile She told him a furry Incl
dent that had happened at the we'd
ding.
Mr.. Oberman told Byrd a little
Of his political and real estate bus
mess. and limited that Larry might
get the benefit of some of his
shrewdness. He Dragged that he
could swing the ninth ward because
he had always belonged to the peo-
pie. His father had once been a
saloonkeeper. and he didn't care
who knew il.
He wps an enormously biz man,
with . heavy, bulging face that
seemed to be constantly slipping to-
ward his chin. like a landslide Of
tissue. and his chin had 10 build
triple reinforcements to carry the
extra load. He wore bright and i'm
possible combinations of colors and