Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-29

madame would be-be-dead."
Nonsense, CeleSte!"
"Non, do not deny it. Celeste have
heard all. How monsieur cry and
kiss madame-and-and pulled her
from re burning ship. All, I am
sorry madame could not know"
Kent was very embarrassed. He
saw there were tears in her eyes.
Monsieur you you do love
madame?"
with all my heart, Celeste. But
what difference does it make? Isn't
ii too late?"
"Ah, monsieur, what a fool men
are. Too late! It eeS never too late
or too soon when a woman love a
manor a man love a woman-to
tell them SO. Madame have loved
YOU like her heart would break.
Celeste have heard her cry in night.
In her sleep she have called you
lust like she have when she not
know what she was doing since ze
accidents"
The black eyes flared.
II have hate you, monsieur, for
hurt her SO! Only now. 1 know you
have love her and didn't know 1t.
Re. ze other girl-you have forgot
her?"
1t was very personal, but Kent
smiled.
yves, I have forgotten her. And
I'm glad you don't hate me any
more. I knew you. weren't very
strong for me-"
How you can blame me. mon
sieur, when my madame so sick with
heart break" But she held out her
hand with her pert. wrinkly smile,
Put EN- here, monsieur-la guerre
is over"
He took her hand in a strong grip.
You're a peach. Celeste. / used
to hope I might be able to vamp
you, but you gave me the ozzone
every time I came near"
She rolled her merry, big eyes,
and looked down at him.
ooh, so! Monsieur have re eye
for French girls as we'll as re fat
blondes. You do not get mad now
for me call her re fat grill"
She laughed delightedly, and Kent
laughed With her.
"She vas a bit well upholstered,
come to think Of it."
It was unbelievable-how he could
talk of Dovie, and have her mean so
little to him.
Vivian awakened, quite rested and
rational after three hours natural
sleep. The nurse was sleeping In
another room, and Kent was keep
ing watch beside her.
She reached out her arms, and ne
knelt beside her, burying his face in
her pillow.
CHAPTER LIx
"You-you saved my life-didn't
you, Kent? You might have lost
your own life?"
II wouldn't have wanted to live
if you had been killed"
What had he said? She raised
his head from -er pillow, and look
ed wonderingly INTO his tired face.
II don't understand"
Her heart stood still while she
waited for his explanation. He
looked back at her for a moment
then his arms closed spasmodlcally
around her. N.
Would you understand, dear, If
if I told you that 1 love you-love
you with all my heart and soul?"
ooh, Kent!"
1t was in a small voice-and she
felt that her heart had stopped
beating. He held her closer.
"Vivian-could you forgive me?
Could Won love me t0O2"
"Oh, my darling-how blind you
arel"
There were tears in her eyes.
Slowly he took in their meaning
and his own eyes answered her.
With a strangled cry he found
her lips. She did not push him
away from her again. There was
no need of that. For she knew she
was Vivian to him. The girl he
loved . His wife. Not just a won-
an but the woman he would
always love and cherish.
A few minutes later he rernem-
bered that she was a very sick girl,
and released her. But he sat on
the edge of the bed, holding her
hands as though he could neve
let ner 60 WITH MIN.
"Oh. my precious-what fools we
have been!"
Il am glad we were fools" she
smiled at him, IF we hadn't been
we never would have known this
happiness" NJ.
You're not going to put me out
Of your little house, then" Kent
reached down and kissed her again.
Il can be a permanent star board
err"
You cannot" From now on you
are the man of the house. And
you'll have to chop the wood and
take care Of the furnace and help
with the garden-and ! may even
60 SO far as to mike you help me
with the dishes"
Honey don't want you to do
your own work. Ill have someone
do it for you. I car afford it soon."
But she just laughed at him.
do you think I'd have anyone
around meddling in Jul little love
nest? I want -ou all to myself"
He kissed her again, and for sew
eral minutes knelt over and held
his face against hers. The impos-
sibility of the whole thing struck
her so forcibly that for a minute
she thought she must be dreaming.
Here was Kent Johns side her.
Her husband. Telling her he loved
her. Begging her to oe his real
wife. Saying he ould not live with
out her. A girl whom he believed
did not even know her right name.
She might be a nobody. But he
loved her. Loved her for herself.
Celeste stood in the door. She
had ito come to see if Vivian was all
right. But she could not ! o., no
farther. The lovers did not see her