Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28

at him-hiding tt amusement in
his old eyes. He certainly had the
young whipper snapper stirred up
and thinkin'.
Kent heaved his big body from
the car, YEARLY. The little judge
followed slowly tier him, and when
they we're going up the path to the
hangar he stopped.
mo hard feelin's, Kent. You don't
think I'm a nebby old codger, dc
you? l amt meanin' to be that
way. But I'd like to see you young
uns fix this here fool scrap you
had up. It'll he a sin to give the
long-tongues the chance to sit back
and put her through the mill O
scandal the way they sure will. A
nice girl like her. 1t amt fair. If
you was a man you'd do somethfn'
about it. What's the matter? Your
so-called pride givin' you a dig?
Amt got the Iumption to go home
tonight and take her in your arms
and kiss all the ache and hurt out
O. her heart Id tell her you love
her and from now on-God nd
Sic DS1Ll Will 80 - 5O-A ~ -
the most lovin' I devout husband
in this town"
His eyes beamed mischeviously,
and he dug ,elt il the ribs. ASK
me about women, my boy. You
didn't know me when I was in my
prime!"
Kent said nothing. He walked with
his head down and the judge felt
keen pity for him. He had rubbed
it in a bit hare. But, maybe 1t
would set him to thinking. Before
hid see their marriage end as It
had started, he'd feel like kidnap-
ing both Of them md dropping
them down on a desert island.
Vivian was just ready to AXE off.
They stopped nearby, but she did
not see them in ne crowd. Kent
gripped his hands. Every Tine she
went up lately he had felt that way.
Cubby had his camera Sc up
and was making close-ups OF the
Ace of Hearts," smilin and wav-
ing from her plane. All at once
Kent left the judge and struggled
through the ovid to Vivian's side.
She saw him and gave hin. a gay
smile.
"Viv, honec y5u give me the will
lies every time you go up in this
darn thing. Be careful, will you?
Dent go through all those wild
stunts. You might cr&sh-"
She interrupted ! N with q laugh,
but his fear for her safety filled her
with a wild joy.
Maybe you litter kiss me good
bye" she teased, and leaned q lit
tie toward him.
He reached over, hurriedly. and
kissed her. The crowd laughed, and
the camera caught it. 1t did not
miss the old judge either, and he
stood rooted in his tracks. He want
ed to do a little jig. Leave 1t to him
to fixe things up! MINI.
Vivian hadn't dreamed he would
kiss her before all those people. Her
hands trembled as she began to
work the controls for thetake-off
Something was wrong with the
M~oonshine. 1t took her several min
utes to get started. Kent stood
nearby, watching, and knew there
must be trouble. He wanted to pull
her forcibly from the plane, and
carry her home. Premonition seized
him.
But with a roar that dispersed
the crowd in all directions, and in a
cloud of dust Vivian left the ground.
The plane wobbled drunkenly. She
realized something was seriously
wrong. The Moonshine had never
acted like that before.
The engine was missing so Sert-
ously that she grew quite i'll with
a dreadful premonition Of trouble.
But her head was clear. If she
could just keep from freezing with
that fear she had heard SO much
about 49,. being frozen to the stick
... Kent was down thee, wanting
her back worrying al It her
... he had kissed her before all
those people ...
1t happened so suddenly that vi
Wan was scarcely aware Of it. But
she felt the plane hurtling through
the air. She had lost complete
control there was a horrible
flash, and she knew the gas tank
had caught lire.
with a fia0dis, snrao y,i,0 "a