Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-21

almost chopped one leg off and
impersonated Peter ~Stuyvesant.
He perked up. noticeably.
You 70 right over now and get
the room and look under the bed
and see If the Suitcases are still
there. Then get the key and lock
it and come back and meet me at
your room 1T the hotel. You bet
ter get the stuff we need to fix
me up, too. Ill 60 out and get
some decent clothes" Then he
grinned:
Isn't it disgusting after all the
years I've worn this suit TO give
1t up just for a woman I've never
seen but once in my life."
Kenessa looked Rowdy over. He
was a dear-but he certainly was
not the worlds best dressed news
paper man.
lit won't hurt you. Rowdy, she
encouraged him. Well make q
perfect lady outa you before we're
through"
Good. old Kenessa. He had known
her almost ever since she came TO
Philadelphia as a green kid-She
must be nearly thirty now. Get
her mad and she was like a buzz
saw gone wild-but she had a heart
as big as a barn. she was a sea-
I Soned burlesque trooper OF the
cheaper theater-bUt he had al
ways liked her for her honesty and
her unselfishneSS and her reputa-
ton for keeping younger girls In
the straight and narrow.
Mother Murphy met Rene5Sa at
the door and Kenessa was shocked
10 see how pale and old she had
grown She had lost pounds When
mother saw that II was KeneSsa
she threw her arms around her
and burst into tears.
God bless you, Du Barry. It's
that glad I am to set eyes on ye-"
You're a sight for sore eyes
yourself, mother" Kenessa Rugged
her tightly. liz came to stay awhile
Mother burst into fresh weep
ing: Have We been afther SEEM
me colleen"
NO. but I've just talked TO a man
who haS-a newspaper man-and
lie says she Is looking fine and
keeping up great. He say he lis
working on the story and Is sure
he'll have her out Of the jug in
q few days"
God be praised" mothers face
cleared happily. Sure I'LL niver
smile agin until they bring her
back"
ITS been terrible for you" Ke-
Mesa sympathized. Police and re-
porters and 70 much in the papers
lis nothin' To what me darlin'
colleen Is goln' through In that
awful jail"
You got quite hipped on the kid
didn't you2" KenesSa smiled al
mother. II knew you would. ThatTs
why I sent her to YOU"
Mother wept again.
Sure, Du Barry, it's meself feel:
I didn't carry out me trust lettin
the poor lamb get into trouble like
that. For day size was lookin' that
worried and peaked. Sure / thought
twas the yellow-haired little fish
she was afther bein' in love Will
from her home town worryin' her
/ didn't dream twas any scriou
trouble like that haste rhe kill
ed"
oh" Kenessa tried to be non,
chalant. II guess I'll take Rosalie'
room. mother. Are her things still
In it?"
Sure. just as they left it afthe
! takin' all the police pictures ant
things. I amt had the heart u
go in and do a thing. but take tn
small rug up that was afther bein
all covered with blood"
Renessa shuddered as mOthe
opened the door.
I'll take good care OF her thing
for the few days I'm here, mother
You just run along and let m
wash up I'm goin' out I'm a few
minutes and + won't be back I'll
after dinner"
KeneS~a stood. cold as ice-afrail
to look under the bed. If the suit
cases were ~gone-what would the.
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ITO BE CONTINUED