Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

that makes any difference to me.
You'll have it some day. I have
my cottage and enough to live for a
while. I'll be very comfortable"
He raised his head and looked
searchingly into her white, sympa-
thetic face.
You're too good to live on this
earth, viz. You are free now, of
course-our contract is automatical-
ly voided."
She wanted to cry out then. But
her voice vas calm when she an
swered him-and determined.
Indeed it is not! A lot can hap
pen in two months and a half. I'm
going to stick to my end Of the
bargain. We didn't bargain for cy-
clones and Wall street Smash-ups,
and we got them. Who knows but
what something equally as nice may
happen? You may get some Of your
money back.
He sat up, then, a little more
master Of himself, and ran his hand
through his hair.
mo, I'm afraid nothing can hap
pen. Tll-why, Vivian, what shall
I do? I can't stay here-bothering
you. I'd be a burden
She held out her hands, implor-
ingly.
ooh, Kent. Don't be like that
Please let me fill my end Of the
bargain. Stay here-and see about
your insurance and rebuilding your
business-and forget your obliga-
tions to me. You make me feel so
small and mercenary and mean
when you think that makes any diff
ference to me-"
He shook his head at her-not
compromising her bignesS, and a
moment later had made up his
mind. He held out his hand:
I'll make it up to you, so help
me, God. I'll work and pay every
cent I owe you. You lovely angel
from heaven!"
They sat planning for a while,
and a great, sweet relief poured
through Vivian's heart. Why, he
was actually reduced to her level.
He was, in fact, worse off than she
was. Kent Johns, the scion of the
Johns family, was dependent on
her-poor, little, homeless Vivian
Matthews-for the very roof over
his head.
1t gave her a certain grim salts
faction then, when she thought of
Dovie. Oh! Dovie Jansen was for
ever out Of her worries. She was
certain, unless Kent managed to
recoup his fortune, he would never
see the SNUG, silly face Of his one
great love again.
It will break his heart all over
again, Vivian thought, sadly, when
he finds it out. But he'll find out
that she was after his money. What
a blow it will be to her, Vivian
| smiled, with feline satisfaction.
A little later she stirred from her
REVERE and said to Kent, who sat
with his head In his hands de-
jectedly:.
Il don't see what we're worrying
about. We have a little cottage,
two nice cars in the garage"
I'VE have he interrupted her,
with a half smile. You mean you
have a house and an airplane and
I have a couple of secondhand
cars"
"Ah, but Kent" her eyes filled
suddenly, suppose one of us had
been injured. Suppose-suppose
like little Celeste, we were lying be-
tween life and death in the hospi-
tai. And suppose one of us had
been killed. We have a lot to be
thankful for"
He agreed with her dismally-
a lf-heartedly. He almost wished
the cyclone had ended his worries
for him. Wouldn't it be better to
be dead than to be poverty stricken
and a laughing stock? Pointed to
as a fool who had a million dollars
and let it get away from him like
SO much air.
Kent got up suddenly, and left the
house without a word. She knew
that he was going out to walk In
the June sunlight to ease his Bit
ter thoughts. "Of course" she
thought, Il can't fully grasp what
it means to lose a million dollars,
because I've never known what ii
was to have anything until the last
year"
But she remembered that all of