Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
CHAPTER LvII


Byrd opened her eyes and saw Tiny
standing by her bedside.
The sianting rays of the November
sun fell o~bliquely over the heavy, or
nate furniture eli the guest room.
For Pete's sake gasped Byrd
what time - it,"
About eleven o'clock" answered
Tiny, smiling. "hsye you had a
good sleep, By rdkins? brought you
a bite Of breakfast"
Byrd's brow puckered in a hum
dred tiny wrinkles.
II remember passing out while
was dancing, anu that all | DO re-
member she said slowly. What
happened afterwards ?"
Tiny told her while she arranged
the breakfast tray on the little stand
by her side. She told her how Larry
had carried her upstairs and that it
was only after she, herself, had
pulled off her mask that they dis
covered that she wasn't the little
Russian dances after all.
One shock had followed the other.
They discovered, TOO, that she had
had her beautiful hair cut off.
You ure took the wind out OF
u sails remarked Tiny. cit was
the best stunt ] eve saw anyone get
away With That accent and your
dancingl"
Better than India's stunts ," asked
Byrd weakly.
"india!" exclaimed Tiny grimly.
why, she's just dish water COM
pared with you. She's got a little
patter that she gets away with,
goodness only knows how. There's
nothing professional about IL. Why.
Byrd. YOU could 90 on the stage."
Tiny was still exhilIarated over the
success Of her party.
Everybody said il vas the most
unusual party they'd ever gone 10,
and YOU and that Russian were the
making Of it'll Fred's sending each
Of YOU a check for fifty dollars. Said
il was worth twice that much" con-
tinued Tiny.
well, ] had more fun than 7 ever
had at . party in ell my life" smiled
Byrd.
"Poor Larry" Tiny's voice be-
came less thrill. IL never saw any
ono 80 completely shattered. First,
he came expecting 10 find you here.
Then ! wish you could have seen his
expression when he learned that you
were the marvellous Russian that
everybody was talking about and the
men were so dippy over Then he
almost collapsed when he learned
IL was you who tainted. lie didn't
70 home until the doctor assured
him il was only nerve exhaustion
and sat and held your hand until he
came
did you say you had q doctor-'
asked Byrd. suddenly frowning. ooh.
Tiny. ! surely didn't need a doctor"
You sure did. rosebud. and he said
YOU we're n stay in bed n whole
week. I'D like 10 see you try to ret
out Of this house while Fred and
ere living in IT," 1iny's arms crept
around Byrd's neck. "We want you
~ rct YOU strength back. ~honeydew.
You've been doing too much lately"
well let's see" considered Byrd,
still frowning. "Mr. Polk won't need
nae n more because his secretary
comcs back Monday. And he waS
going to start me on some ether lob
" another department. Call an Pat
and ask her 70 stcn at the Kellys
this afternoon and get my mail and
toilet things. Tell her u explsin to
them that I'm with friends"
Pat arrived early in the afternoon.
IN her breezy clothes and her breezy
manner. carrying an armful of late
chrysHnthemums from her mother
ia-lsv's garden.
"S -~onderful' < marvelouFi-
shc sang nut Us she bounced into the
room. Where did YOU get the idea
for \ stunt like that"
She hoped onto the bed. landing
snna~cly on Byrd foot.
Then her eyes fell on Ryrd's short
hair.
and your hair, It's simply gor-
-eous. gorgeous, Looks like yellow
saffy, Gee. I wonder what dad will
saw Say. your old beau Remenoff
called ie say that Re wanted te give
you lessons the rest Of your life for
nothing, Hc thinks you're the next
ravlcwatr
Ed like To try dycin- mine that
r%olrr.r said Tiny OBVIOUSLY. Tive
bad 4 every cclor bot that enc
Why don't ycB-@ ssksS Prt- "Th-
-nr~rr could write II ar this vRv:
4 hicnSe brunette eommiftsS suicide.
She dSed BY her own hand"
Thu --i~~hc-~ -anx for the
'ssr-nth ti-~-
sersHE nue III tnnza .nrnatv reunrt-