Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03
CHAPTER LII


Byrd turned q soothing face toward
Martin.
Would YOU let one girl make 4
mess Of your life2' she said. impu.
dcutly.
tic ooked Al her a little dumb
founded. In the twnIkling or an eye
Byrd had changed from a quiet
sweet girl into a pert, mocEing young
miss.
We'll. you did," he answered.
Il did she said, cmphaticslly
with a reckless note In her voice. II
broke my heart over a husband who
treated me as a household chattel. !
was just 4 liability hanging around
his neck. the good Old albatross had
nothing on mel
She laughed %flippantlv.
Then she leaned a little closer. a.
X they were %cngroSsed ~ the most
Intimate conversation.
- was q darn fool"
Martin saw n young man start to.
ward them from across tho room
When ~ was within 4 few feet III
their table. ne wheeled about and
shot out Of the door.
Why that's the fellow that spoke
to You this morning. he said, sur.
priscd. DO YOU know him Ri
My husband said Byrd. quietly
~ was acting for his benefit"
Martin looked nj her musingly.
Hes gags about YOU, too, NJ
added. VI, if NJ had made the remark
70 himself. Tic would be-
Hes gaga about himSelfl' she
said, S%cornfully.
Martin drove Byrd 70 the Scmcuofi
class.
Drive down nth nc in the morn.
ing he asked. coaXinEly. But BYRD
shook her head.
ON the following Monday night
Fred stopped at tie bank FOR her
Tat and ChCt and she were going tc
the Obermans for dinner.
As they went through the big
glass door Of tho bank, tho noise oil
the newsboys calling the evening
napers seemed unusually stridcnt
and as they stepped out on the side
walk they we're Immediately sur
rounded BIZ a tattcrdemalion crew
that swarmed like humble bee
around them.
II seemed As II fifty voices beaI
upon her ear drums nj tho same
time. Tho air seemed 20 be hanging
ia tstterS tori to shrCdS by their
shrill. piercing cries.
Fred bought two papers ana
thrust ono into her hands.
The same feeling If i%orebodinl
seemed to strike each simultane-
ousiy.
M. -. .ko,-L4 ~-,,r- tb~ou-L
their minds: ITS Jack Duncan
Byrd heard the clattcr Of the two
wheeled wagons drawn ty wiry little
mays AL they tore bart and forth
across the street, leaving the SPECIAL
editions AT every CUruc
Sh. hurricdly opened her paper
Across the front page, ~ huge, black
type. ran the words:
HILLANDALE AND SUNSET
POINT. REALTY co. OFF,
GERS SUED
Stakeholder. in Petition. Charges
President and Directors
With Fraud
Suit for s., 999.25 was filed SatUr-
day IN Common Pleas court BY John
Goldman. 1922 ". i2d street. seeking
~ recover from directors Of the Hill
andalc and Sunset Point Realty 60.
funds deposited in partial payment
for the c0mpany's stocks. Goldman =
petition charged John Duncan and
eight directors or the company with
fraud in the sale Of stocks.
The petition filed by Attorney
Gerhart also laid before the directors
a series of 80 interrogatories they
are required TO answer, and which
delve into the details Of the manage
ment Of the company.
Byrd read the article through Ia
the end.
Byrd read the article through tc
tho end.
"oh. Fred. how simply terFihle,'
she managed 10 gasp.
lie nodded.
Certainly going to Be tough or
Jack. II means a penItentiary sen.
tence, sure He turned a worried
face toward Byrd. There's a rumoi
that Larry's one Of the directors and
viii come into the Investigation. too.
A tremor passed through byrd''
body and fear held her mute.
Larry doesn't own n cent
worth cf stock. " he had been I
director 7 AL void hav,
seer TO IL tina. III name Wa strucl
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