Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
RESTLESS LOVE
9 By Samuel feruJm 1929
RELEASED By CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

ut isn't exactly what we've talked
about, Stella. However. I'll be at the
Coventry station al six-thirty.n
So much was she committed to-
She went out to the street and stood
for a time gazing idly at the posters
in the window that announced the
various activities OF the village. The
Knights of Columbus were holding
an athletic meet. The Unitarian
church a strawberry festival. Such
small matters. She'd have 20 do
something between now and six
o'clock. Something active. She found
herself wondering II Homer knew the
Details Of that curious transaction Of
Henry Harker's. IL might have a
hearing on the case. Any small fact
might. Perhaps she ought 10 run
out there and tell him. In New
York she'd have gone 20 him with
out n thought. But here in the viii
lage it might look odd. His neigh
bors would note that she'd called.
they might wonder. So might he.
There was the telephone, of course.
But the telephone wasn't always safe.
The plain fact was, she wanted to
see him. IL was an urge. She tried
&c tell herself that she was an emo
tional fool.
Martha was on her mind. And the
home that apparently couldn't be
held together. Her mother, and the
cvasions that couldn't be got around.
Her father, whose spirit dwelt in
little day-by-day experiences and
who patiently. gently. lived through
toward . nothing. They'd never
ID - Il nsr4 anA LHuA 49,. - ~
world. II was a fool she thought,
ito undertake this JOB. an never BE-
able to stick at home. Bound to
e1. II only | could be surer az NY
self just to be honestly, hopeless
IN in love with Ernest would be a
relief. Anything that you can do
whole-heartedly is right. | wish Id
stayed in New York." Her eyes
filled.
She got into the Ford and drove.
IN unhappy, fatalistic mood, "a the
Pews. Mrs. Carver said she thought
Homer would see her. In a moment
she was ushered into the library,
and once again, in that quantity old
fashioned room. she found her spirit
flushed BY the sense of the past.
Homer got up from the couch.
And another man rose. Mr.. Nilbra-
lam.
ITS good Of you to look in on
me- said Homer. The handage was
gone. but there was a strip ar plas-
ter on his forehead. She looked at
the bruised face.
still got my war paint on" he
added. with a grave smile. How are
things with you. Stella"
please lie down AGAIN." said she.
"Oh. no. I'm perfectly sound
lis there any trace Of those men nm
mo. Ny notion is that they're
nretty sure Of their protection in this
county. or they'd never have gone Mt
me so soon after the murder. /
don't know what Mr.. Wilbraham
thinks. He's not long on converse
ton. But ! rather think he agrees
with me-"
Its rather a tricky situation.
Fact is, we don't know enough"
Thus the detective, non-committally.
mot vet"
Il came over because Of something
MY father told me this noon. I
uon't know that IL means anything.
49, AHu 1nN ANAaNtu bnc
Aarker incident.
"We didn't have quite all Of that
said Wilbraham. But on the other
hand, we have a little more. Be
fore I 70 into it, Miss Bagot, I might
say that, as | understand it, you are
working with US"
I'm so far as | can be Of any use"
You understand that a single
careless word might undo my work"
81 can see that"
you are planning to have a talk
with Mr.. Harmer, / suppose, in the
course Of preparing your article"
yes
well l think | will tell you
beth a little. The knowledge may
relp you, and may possibly help the
cRse. Simply remember that you
mustn't appear TO know anything OF
this Henry Harker's five hundred
cellars. the option money, came from
Joe Harmer."
"You don't mean" began Homer.
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