Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-15
RESTLESS LOVE
|. 9 BIZ Samuel Le1w)m 1929
RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
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Ackland Center, a little old town
in New England, Is proud OF its
beauty and traditions. But the mod
ern world crowds in on it's peace and
quiet. Finally a notorious r~oadhouse,
LAKELAND, Is opened by a gang OF
bootleggers. Liquor flows. Girls Of
the town are sured there. The editor
Of the Weekly Age" is murdered for
his editorial attacks. His brother,
Homer Pew, takes up the fight.
Homer is joined BY Stella Bagot, one
OF the hometown girls, who has
made good as a writer in New York.
Stella comes TO write a story, and re-
mains to fight LAKELAND. Homer is
beaten up in a mysterious midnight
attack. Stella takes charge of the
paper and writes sizzling editorials.
She also tries to trace a telephone
call, believing it to come from the
murderers. Stella finds her little
sister, Martha, has been out on a
lark TO LAKELAND, and has been drink
ing. She gives her a lecture and
Martha complains that she is kept at
home while Stella has been allowed
to 70 to college and later take up her
" life in New York. Stella ~retires
to her room, and leaves a note pinned
on her door telling her mother 70
awaken her early the next morning.
Stella has made an appointment 70
phone Ernie Hallam, a New York
admirer, who Is staying in Boston.
Ernie complains that Stella has
forgotten him, but she makes n date
10 met him in a little town nearby
that night at s~ix-thirty. Ernie is
very much in love with Stella.
Stella finds out Joe Harmer, Ack-
lands leading citizen and political
boss, has had a hand In leasing Jazz
land to the gang.
Stella c~onvinccs Homer to keep
quiet about Joe Harmer until they
can get more evidence.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXIII
In a rather bewildered manner. he
obeyed. 81 suppose that's sense.
But this lying around the house. IN
able to do anything, has driven me
just about wild today. Really it's
damn decent of you, Stella i"
TT may seem to you that I'm
lacking IN sympathy myself, but
"Heaven no. Look at all you're
doingl"
I'm not doing as much as I'd like
to. One thing is growing clearer TO
me every minute, Homer, and that
is that you stand alone. You're going
to need every last ounce Of strength
and judgment. Do you think | don't
see what you've got on your hands
nAt al. ~. 49,. Hit a
/ mean. but the job work, too, and an
the business tangles and questions Of
policy, and the estate to handle.
And your household here. That's
right on your shoulders. Ard all
this besides the police business and
your fight with the town. You've got
TO keep your balance, Homer. You
can't let yourself be driven wild.
You can't!r
"No." said he. "Of course 7 can't
wounded. but you carry on"
"Of course"
"As a matter Of fact. I seem to be
I'd thought possible. I've run into
a queer situation at my house that
. but, of course, that's |
mean il has brought home 70 me
what your brother meant"
Nothing serious. I hope, Stella"
"Maybe. ] don't know yet. It's
my little sister. She's only eighteen
shes a pretty child. I've seer her
about here with Kitty"
Yes, she's attractive. Mother is
been trying to protect her from my
fate" a mirthless chuckle-"by
keeping her hut up at home. Shut
away from the world. But il can't
be done. I've seen that. And i,
hurts. When it's your own little
sister"
yes" said Homer. thinking OF
Kitty, that's bound to hurt"
Its queer" Again that nervous
chuckle. Stella was not calm, her.
self. now. She was sersitively aware
Of the finely proportional old room.
OF the attractive boy stretched out
on the couch. OF her W unex-
pected plunge into intimacy. Prob
ably she ought 70 20.
ITS queer" she began again. II
find my notions az life getting upset
All this 80 terribly real. In New
York. the way You live and ret ID
| thinking about things. you're inclined