Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
CHAPTER Xiv

"AHs b@AHiiNoh RhoiHsu " AtNuAU
to jacksonville that night, taking the
nine o'clock sleeper.
Byrd helped her pack her suit
case, and meekly listened to the
chunks Of advice her mother gave
her.
After you get this house paid Off"
she advised. you ought TO think Of
having a family. It's the tie that
binds a man 70 his home"
Larry thinks there's plenty of
time to think Of having children
said Byrd. cvasively.
well, know couples that put off
having babies to- long. would give
their eye teeth for them now said
Mrs. Hamilton, cmphatically. "And
now that we've through with the fall
canning and picking. ! can't see n
bit Of sense in keeping iandy."
Byrd knew that her mother was
! going to use her steam-rollcr tao
tics on every department, and de-
cided to get an early start fer the
station.
Il don't like the idea Of your GO
ing back int that house alone she
said to Byrd on her way to the sta
ton. II could just as we'll have TAX
en- a taxi"
But Byrd knew that Ter mother
would have been deeply offended 4
Byrd hud driven her 10 sIch an cx-
tr%svasance.
when do you expect Larry back
Mrs. Hamilton continued.
about the end n the week said
Byrd, musingly. II just wonder
what Larry will say over Fats an
tics. Everything she does amuses
Larry terribly"
well, III say this want amuse
him, | bet,' Mrs. Hamilton's mouth
was again drawn down into lines Of
disapproyal. Il bet If he had been
home the thing wouldn't hayo hap
pened. Larry looks TO me Ike a
man who can handle unpleasant sit
uationS."
Like fur nc can't said Byrd, but
she said il to herself.
After a somewhat embarrassed
struggle with the porter, who had
wrestcd her bag from her long,
strong arms. Mrs. Hamilton submit
ted 10 letting him carry IL for her.
These fool portersl' she said, OK
asperatcdly. 81 carry q clothes has-
ket Of wash up and down stairs ev-
cry week and ! can't carry n little
bag"
The train was in and Byrd follow
cd her mother to her car. They
seemed 10 be walking blocks along
tho vide walk made sf thick wooden
boards and covered with cindcrs.
cit always seems as j the Pull
man company take a special delight
in sticking You into the last car.
said Mrs. Hamilton GROSSLY.
While her mother directed the
Pullman porter where To put every
last thing tina. belonged to her,
Byrd gave her n string or those last.
farewell messages for the folks at
home.
"Tell Becky tn dlme down for =
week and bring the kids. It'll be
good for her to get sway from the
grocery store and that piece Of
cheese she married. said Byrd. Lat
or she wondered at her generosity
in inviting her older sister. whom
she had little respect for. She had
ching for years to the drabbest sort
Of husband. She only hoped that
her mother would forget to give the
message.
u guess ! won't wait for the train
to pull out said Byrd. lissing her
mother goodbye. ats getting quite
dark"
She stc3d outside the ear nj the
window and waved to her mother
again.
What an ordeal families really
were. she thought. ~ she trudgcd
down the walk. with its narrow roof
that looked like a trough over ones
head.
September wss drawing TO a close.
There Law on the air p hint Of
autumn and the cold. bleak winter
seemed concealed c~raftily behind the
warm olearness Of the night. The
moor hung like \ slice ,f yellow
cheese IN the clear SKY.
A sudden JOY vrlled up IN her
heart md she felt like bur ting cat
into song. She had dors her duty
BY her mother md entertained her
- lon- s- 49, r ta-. Pat was
finally of Il. -aE-- T. rd adOrel'