Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-03
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Vivian Matthews, the town "flat
tire" shy and unhappy, enters into
a marriage compact with Kent
worth Hillman Johns III, wherein
she is to receive 100000, and a di-
vorce in Paris at the end of the
year. He marries her because he
has been Tilted by "Dovie" Jansen,
and to get his grandfather's fortune.
Mann Barlow, famous illustrator,
flies from New York to paint VII
Wan, and teaches her to fly. On
the day the painting receives first
international art prize. her old
guardian, Martha Matthews, on
whose doorstep she was found, dies,
trying to tell her something. The
night after the funeral a storm
comes up. They rush to the cave,
and when Kent leaves to warn
"Dovie" and her mother, Vivian
starts after him. Celeste pushes her
back and is injured. The town is
swept with a cyclone. Vivian real
ICES they must have doctors.
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h CHAPTER XXXVI
A little sob of joy escaped Vivian
when she reached Barkow's place
through the storm, and saw in the
dim light that his house and han
gar were still there.
She saw a light and made her
way cautiously to the window and
peered in. Thank God he was safel
She saw him in his bathrobe and
slippers, pacing the living room.
Then she stole around the house
and to the hangar.
The wind was blowing in another
direction, so that Bark did not hear
Vivian when, with unbelievable
strength she got the plane out Of
the shelter and started it. The rain
was pouring down-the aftermath of
the cyclone, and Vivian decided she
could never make the trip in the
little plane.
She was sure Bark wouldn't care
if she took his cabin plane. 1t was
the only way she could bring back
the two doctors and supplies. She
must have at least two. But would
they come? Would they risk it? OF
course, she realized then, doctors
would risk anything for the suffer-
ing.
It took all Of Vivian's strength
and ability to get the plane going.
If she hadn't been SO determined in
the emergency there is little doubt
she would have cracked up" on the
take-off.
There was no fear in her heart
for her W safety. She felt al
though her spirit had left her body
and she were floating in space.
Lightning flashed necessarily, turn
ing the inky blackness into day, and
it seemed almost certain that she
might be struck. How thankful she
was that she had flown to Salina
so often!
She glanced at her wrist watch,
and saw that it was only a little
after twelve o'clock. She thought
how quickly tragedy had come to
Bender, leaving in its wake death
and ruin. Life seemed a very big
thing to her then. How petty all
her own little worries looked through
the eyes Of a night Of such horror.
Poor little Celestel If she die5
it would break her heart. She was
unworthy Of a friend so lovable and
dear as the little French maid had
been.
Fighting the wind and the rain
with her teeth barred in determine
ton, Vivian's thoughts wandered
crafty from one thing to another
until she was hardly conscious that
the storm was getting so much
worse. The plare bobbed about like
a cork, and turned almost COM
pletely over, bringing her to her
senses again.
The wind was bowling around her
like a million devils. 1t came from
the side, and it became harder and
harder to go on.
ooh, God. help. Help me-poor
little Celeste" she prayed wildly.
Perhaps If she went around a lit
tie to the north she might avoid the
worst part Of the storm. After she
went two miles out Of her way 1t
seemed worse.
Then it began to hail. Large
pieces of ice, like stones, beat against
the cabin like hammers pounding