Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-11
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Byrd and Tiny stared at each 9TH
or after the doctor had zone
lin. eat down weakly or the edge
Of the bed and Byrd clutchcd her
hand O. II TO steady herself in the
diszyiag vhirl Of emotions that toss
ca her 10 and fro like a helpless
cork IN stormy waters.
Byrd's eyes looked like those or
O. person who had been crucified.
WAY did yon send him away? ?"
Tiny managed 10 ask finally.
"A won't have him thinking I'm
coming back to him just because Or
the baby" Her words ended i'll a
whisper. The defiance iii her eyes
slowly gave way to 4 look of ire
mendous new happiness. There wa
q long silence. Tiny, do you think
men ever change down in the deep
81 Fart Of them" she asked in u
strained voice. III don't b believe that
marriage ever really changes a man.
But If Larry knew about the baby
and everything said Tiny in .
hushed voice.
That's what's botherinE me-"
said Byrd YEARLY, "if should 20
back 70 him ard he'd start IN On the
Old program. Id simply 20 mad with
the baby and all"
What assurance would she have.
she kept asking herself, that Larry
wouldn't revert 20 his gay. irreSpon-
sihle self the minute be had won
her back Or later when they had set
tied down once more into the zones.
tic routine which spelled boredom
70 efferysscing spirits like Larry's7
Deep down below the deep places
Of her Being there wa the core or
her love for him. IN the holy OF
holles cf tha temple or her heart.
Her mind dwelt on the months or
anguish ahead OF her. when she
would feel her separation 20 keenly
and when she needed most the yirilc
support Of his healthy. Uplifting
male philosophy. when she would
need the support Of a husband who
could daily prove 10 her that having
a baby was the final, the ultimate
satisfaction In life.
Byrd doubted IL most women had
babies because they themselves
wanted them. They were influenced
primarily b. the longing Of their
husbands. who wanted to be fathers.
and scccndarily. by their own par
cnts. who wanted to be grandpar-
cnts.
Byrd drew her white brows fierce
IN together. She would have this
baby without help from anyone. She
would share IL with no one. IL
would Be her baby, Her very own.
Byrd dressed for dinner that
night. aud while they were waiting
for Fred. Tiny hauled down a large
cardboard box from the third floor
Tiny's face beamcd with sstisfac-
ticn. and for the first time that
Byrd could remember, the mention
of a baby didn't hurl her into a
strsnge dependency.
II want you % have all these baby
things III you can use them shs
said, opening tho box. I've kept
them MI these years. hoping against
hore that I'D use them for q baby
or my eHn."
you nevsr can tell. Tiny" said
Byrd, overcome with her gensros-
ity. Perhaps just 81 soon a. you
give them away, You'll find that
you could use them
well. If that happened, it'll be
because ! did give them s~sy." said
Tiny, laughing. eth be the burnt
Offering that brought about the mir
acle.r
II don't know said Byrd. dubi-
ously. "They are % beautiful
II knew I'll love = baby or yours
almost as much - I would love my
own.r said Tiny happily. cts al
NEST the next thing 20 having one
rayscl{."
They sat together on the floor
and looked through the box. There
were hand-embroidersd baby dresses,
c~rochetrd jackets and hcotess- little
~retticcatS and tiny sheets and hlsn-
kcts cf all descriptions
And here Fred found them. Tiny
bust upon him with the news
We'll. veil. we'll. he said. his
round, red face alight with surprise
snd amsrement. 30 the Esrlyhird
hasn't gore and fourd--
"Dcn't you call IN q worm said
Byrd. laughing at his discrnfitnre-
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