Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-18

([HT OW about It. old dear? Up
TO the well-known shell.
14 like ears in work. or can
you spare me a minute?"
D!cky's voice held its old provoca,
tive drawl as he came out on p
uppe veranda where i was typlhs-
/ found myself thrilling TO that teas
ing note, once so frequently invest
jng his tones. but conspicuously alb
sent during the months OF u es-
franrement. But ever since the day
when he had asked me TO pick up
fhe ~pIeces'' OF our shattered happl-
ness he gradually had slipped back
into the old amusing though some
times irritating raillery.
7 was in no captious mood. now
ever. in these glorious days OF late
Summer. l was grateful 10 Dlcky
for not hurrying me into the recon
cil,ation which l tentatively mac
promised him. ard was glad OF the
onnortunity 70 give him the friendly
careless c~omrzdeship which so a
MS All he had asked He never a
reneated the rough embrace and m
passioned kiss which he a given
me upon that day OF adjustment anu
i knew that he must nave peeh
chilled by my failure TO respond 10
his caress. But not yet could l orlng
myself 10 complete forgetfulness OF
the terrible unfaith In me WHICH Hau
driven me from. him.
81 can spare you any ump OF
minutes" / told him, smiling: ms
work isn't urgent. I'm Simply SopS
trc an inventory OF Marion's cloth
INC and room Furnishings for Lillian.
she and Marion and l are gong
.honninr in the city some day THIS
week for the seamstress II coming
- Monday. But / have all n AFTER
noon TO get this out.
sSnre OF that?'' Dicky's tone was
soIicItous. "Td forgotten that II was
So near the time for the kid to go
hack to her school.
. .sDo YOU want an oath or an al
+grr1ation?" / laid my typed reefs
~ one side and swung. around rae
snp him. 1--WE have severa weeks
before the opening day, ana as lot
This list. II a be finished n Tune
TODAY or tomorrow" -.
Wei then" Dicky squared MS
shoulders as II he had some
task 70 face. do you realze tna'
somebody else besides Marion mas lc
so back to school. and nat we've
cot 10 plan for it,"
she You mean Junior" 1 parrtec
..,Jiv FOR I knew only toow well the
n-ohien, he was bringing me TOT
laIrtion. and I was distinctly moi
80, Tor II. why he hasn't
a|o i don't mean Junior" Dicky
ortad- although he enters into
- hing of course. But ] mean me-
n'..aIy and you, yourself. also Mary
a-a me rest OF the family. Inc
rn,,,er's almost ove and I've done
80. vork in the last two months
- i've done in years. It's piling
VIC tito n mountain. Eide says I'm
uPrr foo lazy to live and she:
go. ,5rht- I've certainly dumped
r,avszine end on her lately, anc
49, S.n't fair. I'VE got TO get into m
t.v and that pronto. And tha'
~ we must decide how, when
nSara what and how much were
oaEda. again! / bit my lips 70 keeI
- an irritated comment for ! diS
nat wish Dicky to suspect the angei
hitch famed at his reference Z
T,a;th Fairfax. At any rate, 1 toll
myself grimly. i need no longe
Worry. about any. indifference Q
zine toward my husband. Inc ran
nor which was quickentng my pulse
held as much Jealousy Z our o.
tr,end and Dicky's partner IN nj
rarazine venture, as had been tner
IN that long past moment wnen sn
had faced me stormily n DC m
that she loved my husband Tar De-
ter than ! did.