Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
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LXIII

CHAPTER LAIII
1t was q crisp, cold night. Straight
overhead the moon, pale, without
substance, looked as il IL had been
fastened there with thumb-tacks.
The black trunk Of the elm seemed
toward her yearningly as she walked
past il.
Square patches OF light from the
windows poured int othe fast dark
euing shadows that we're slowly de-
Sceuding upon the house.
Even the windows seem TO be
sending me a welcome, thought Byrd,
with a strange, burning sensation
creeping along her white throat.
She swallowed hard.
She'd have 10 think or some funny
stories TO tell Mandy 80 that she
wouldn't begin weeping as soon as
she saw her. She be very gay and
fiippant. she'd tell her her fathers
perennial story about the coloIed
lady who had two beaux.
Byrd was waiting for Fat and
Chef. She was s~tanding on the walk
looking At the house.
The windows seemed TO twinkle
like priams with the color and light
that shoue tionl inside.
Tor an instant, she could imsgine
little faces cleaning in them. baby
faces.
"its one Of the most expressive
houses that It's ever been my priv
lege to meet" said Byrd, almost
aloud, and with a tiny smile at the
idea. "Its really got a personality
all it's own"
Chefs putting the car into the
garage said PAT, her voice hintin.
a suppressed excitement. "He thinks
it looks like rain, but, he says we're
q 20 on in
RAM" began Byrd. with d
moon like that"
cut Pat had already stepped Up 70
the door and pressed the button
while Byrd hung back in the shad-
ost.
But Immediately she turned TO
Byrd and said neryously.
"oh, ! left my bag in the car. III
run back aud get IT,"
Byrd, paaic-stricken, tried TO stop
her as she brushed by and dashed
down the steps.
She couldn't walk into the house
and meet those people alone. she
Couldn't
She turned in terror 10 follow Pat.
but before she had reached the lower
step. the door had opened.
She was trembling from head 10
foot with n " excitement.
She came back slowly, and then
glanced up.
There stood Larry, Silhouetted
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seemed to separate one from the
other like n spectrum, ard danced
and yibrsted around his head.
Something hard a. metal seemed
to press upon her lunzs, and she
found she couldn't breathe. She felt
Is IL she were dying and were watrh-
ing her spirit move away from her
body. leaving IL stone.
Like a complete drama, the mo-
ment seemed 10 hang tensely be-
tween them.
Suddenly Larry swept her through
the door and she was in his arms.
They stood without speaking. their
lips laid against each ether. and their
hearts fusinT in a common beat tie
drew her. still dared and hsvilderei.
int the hall and closed the door be-
bird them.
Byrd looked az him rs IL she were
still dreaming. a pitiful. b~eseeehfng
lock that begged him net 90 destroy
the iliusion.
Just can't believe IL. can you.
d~srling.' he asked. smiling down al
her.
He drew her into the living room
and took eff her hat and coat
She shcck her head. The bright
tears that edged her deep, tangled
lashed looked like tinv necklaces Of
transparent jewels. They were the
bright symbols Of n happiness taat
rfs lighted derp within.
Pat ard Cheti" she reminded
him. you've locked them OUT"
"You bet | have" said Larry. ex-
ultartly. ~T've locked put the whole
world tonight"
"what does il all mean Larry"
akk@d Byrd. TREMENDOUSLY.
1T means that I've bought this
house It's bought and paid for.
and it's In our nsmct"
lie kissed her again. Then h.
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