Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-12
CHATTER Tx

CHATTER liz
Byrd was awakened the next
morning by sounds or suppressed c1-
element going On IN the house.
She heard Tiny t-lkins eacitedly
At the telephone, and 81 the same
time trying TO muffie The natural
ohrillness ~ her voice.
Byrd hurried out Or bed. She
slipped Oh her nesi,gee and slippers
snd stood for 4 moment trying u gtt
the content or the conversation.
II vs. a bright, cold November
oay. The sun Was shining through
The tree trunks like rods If sharp
brightness penetrating their hearts
with Ginning steel. About their
bare huIshs were lines Of frosty
white.
Then she heard Fred trying 10
drag Tiny away from the telephone.
Go downstairs and telephone he
ordered her. You'll have Byrd
awake before YOU know it.r
Then Byrd appeared in the hall.
For Pete's sake" she sad. be-
vildcted and still sleepy, what's
happened ?"
Jack shot himself last night"
said Fred, taking out his handker-
chief and drying his eyes which
Byrd saw now were red and puffy.
His Voice Was checked with tears.
Tiny took up the story IN ! trem-
bling voice.
Fred was dopnstairs.n she said.
"He couldn't sleep last night Tor
worrying and got up before elk this
morning. The telephone rang about
seven. II was Marcy. and she said
Jack had shot himself last night.
about IN hour after We left. He was
II the house al the time. just As
Fred suspected. She called DR.. New
comb. but be was dead when he ar
rived.
"And she Was alone all night?"
asked Byrd. appalled,.
Tiny shook her head.
II can't imagine why she didn't
call u.s.
"Tiny's been trying 10 get Margy's
line for an hour said Fred. II
think we'd best cat a bite Of break
fast and chase right out"
A they drove Gp to the house.
they noticed groups OF neighbors
and idlerS gathered on the sidewalk
looking c%uriously toward the house.
The older women were exchanging
their opinions with lines or deep dis
approval on their faces.
In the driveway an urdertKker's
carriage stood. The hall door was
open. Marcy was in conference
with the undertaken and left him
when they came in.
III the hard morning light. Marry
seemed to have been worn thin with
worry. but a different expression sp-
pcarcd il her eyes ~ If the light
that was far within had ~ last :
chance Or shining through. She Vas
ncrvou and %unstrEnZ. but she was
managing things efficiently.
She gave them q wan smile or
gratitude.
ia called you AZ soon NJ I could"
she told them. III collapsed after the
dotcor came. and he had "a czll .
reighbor to come in and help. I'm
all right row. You must have
known that Jack was In the house
A~Ws AA@Aes 4 AH&M lA@A AANA
After you left | went back upstairs
determined that Jack wouldn't leave
tovr. lie had come TO Get some
clothes and he was going 20 sneak
cut after midnight | told him !
wouldn't let him 20 | said lid prs
vent ii Ii IL killed nc. It would 10
the final disgrace to RE and the
children Well then 1t happened
Marcy suddenly buried her face u
her hands and her slender body
shook with commissions. Fred's arm
was around her and he talked 70 her
o. to : little child.
Dent lets talk about X now" -
said soothinEly. Let's think Of him
" Tie was years ago bsfUre-hc-
fore
Mary ncddrd. She had already
gotten centred OF herself.
she tcld them that Dr. NfEccmh
bad stayed until just . short time
agc. and had advised her 10 have The
body taken to the undertaking PAR
lerg.
Where are the children. = asked
Byrd. tesrs tricklins through hsr
thick, black lsshss-