Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03

But the idea stalkcd through her
mind. She couldn't throw of the
growing uSp.cion that Larry must
he involved, after all.
The chief topic al the dinner table
was Jack.
oh, why do men with a grain Of
sense do these thin.s?" walled Byrd.
Always the temptation OF getting
rich quick" said Chef. ITS the bot
tom Of every slightly questionable
venture
Now, IT you're going "a spoil my
dinner ~ talking about nasty
things" pouted Tiny, I'm going to
bed"
This is some dinner, Tiny said
Chef. with a mammoth chunk Of
peach cobbler topped with whipped
cream poised on the end Of his fork.
Pat runs what | call The Dairy
Lunch Counter ID our house. Her
idea Of a filling meal is a glass Of
milk and fried eggs or = glass of
milk and poached eggs or 2 glass Of
milk and"
"Oh YOU potato chip. I'M fix sou
for that and a minute Pat had
both hands in Chefs s~andy-colorcd
hair. Say you're Sorry
Sorry he said. removing her two
little fists. And long may she
wave"
They went into the living roOm for
after dinner coffee.
This is the only thing hat Fred
won't get used to- giggled Tiny.
Bring mine IN q pint measure Or
the cocktail shaker Fred directed
the maid.
Listen everybody tvittercd Tiny.
we're giving q fancy dress party o
week from Saturday night. Won't
il &c too cute for anything
Fred's three chins quivercd like
little mounds Of jelly suddenly be-
come animate. and his face seemed
tod waycr between approval and dis
approval.
did you say we Creampuff?" NJ
said, Euardedly. You can think Of
more fool things to do than any
woman | ever knew"
But everybody knew that Fred
might object for a little while, but
not 10 rlong.
But what in the devil will !
wear he demanded to know, help
lessly.
His face showed a comical be.
w%ildermcnt.
with your figure, Fred" laughed
Chef, you'll have the choice Of all
the fat parts"
"A Roman senator chuckled Fred
already enthusiastic. "0ne Of those
togas ought to drspe itself nicely
over nj stomach. And | could carry
2 spear
You're getting early Rome mixed
M with the Zicgfcld Follics.'
laughed Byrd.
I've got the Erandest idea for my
costume" trilled Tiny. Its going 20
DC 4 surprIse!"
This il the closed season aGains,
Little Bo-Peeps',' said Fred. even
though you'll argue that you've got
a perfectly good costume put away
somewhere in mothballs. The las,
time YOU wore 1t, they said. Little
Bo-reep has lost her shape!' And
my eye, hat little pancake you wore
over one eye. And you dragged along
on a string a toy sheep W. which
one unfortunate gentleman fell
Here Fred whispered loudly 10 Chef.
And for no other reason"
Which reminded Chef Of another
one and to avoid the consequent en-
barrsssment, the girls decided 10 GO
Up 10 the ~storeroom, where Tiny
said there we're plenty OF costumes
for everybody.
Il think it's going TO be a scrump-
tious party said Pat, excitedly, as
Tiny told them her plans.
On the way home Chef drew his
car up at the curb where a cross
town lire i~ntersected Euclid avenue,
A fe w~scattered newsboys were gath
cred at one corner playing penny
ante. while the Bulldog edition" OF
the morning paper was standing in
%disorderly piles against the building
Lets see what the morning
papers got TO say" said Chct
whistling for = newsboy.
The arc light above them threw
enough light so he could see to read
even the small print.
Chef started to read the article
aloud.
Its practically the same story
except that there's more detail" he
remarked. He glanced on through
the article and Byrd had a feeling
that he wss deliberately onitting
something.
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