Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-11

when Tiny suddenly scrutlniEel
Fred'S small. tired-looking eyes.
Fired Oberman,r she pounccd upon
him with a RIM OF warning In her
tones, you're holding something
back on Us. You're worried about
something. I've been watching you
for half an hour. ] know!"
I'D like 10 see Scotland Yards
beat that laughed Fred.
Spit IL OUT commanded Tiny.
When Tiny was disturbed. she
stopped to choose her words.
She sloughed or the veneer or her
polite vocabulary A. easily as a
snake sloughs its skin
Fred frowned and locked uncom-
Portable. He shook his head.
Byrd guessed what Ii was that
kept him from speaking.
Are you afraid you might upset
meT' she asked. The theory that
women III my-like me-being shock
Cd wss exploded long ago." Byrd
laughed. ID was hard for her 10
think Of herself ~ different.
That sor' asked Fred, sailing
for time. Byrd ard Tiny suddsnly
felt that Fred was ~concealinZ some
bad news fom them.
I'll scream III | have Ia wait an
other minute" said Tiny. shrilIy.
Hold your horses. old lady said
Fred. his voice shaking slightly. "If
you'd scent he papers yesterday and
today you might have known that
Iack was indicted fcr cmbezElemert.
having misaprrorristed funds W.
connection with the handling Of The
business or those real estate com
panies."
"Oh. Fred exclaimed Tiny. sharp
nv. its come 10 that It's happen
ing Just % YOU gald ii would"
Yesterday Jack teleThOned re 10
ask IL I'D 60 his bond. And | did.
twenty-five thousand dollarsl" The
tones Of frcd's voice grew low and
he seemed TO cnunciate with diff
Guilty. "Ihc police informed me TO-
night just before ! left the office
that he'd skipped town.
Byrd knew what ii cost Fred in re-
pressed emotion to keep his poisc
while he sat there staring mt them,
She knew that III Fred hadn't kept
control or his feelings Tiny would
have sn attack az hysteria.
"Whnt does 1t really mean, Freds'
she whispered.
"Nhy. 1t means that the police
think that Jack has Elippca town
because they wernt able 10 locate
him today" His voice came back q
bit stronger. but | think he'll turn
up I'm the morning. ! wouldn't he
surprised, nor would blame him
either. If he deliberately hid himself
away from these damned reporters
Tiny's face. with its spots OF rouge
went completely white. She flew
from her seat % Fred and threw her
arms around him.
"Oh, my bibby-hsby," she graoned,
weeping, what II our papa should
lose all that money!
II don't mind the twenty-five thous-
sand" said Fred, so~othinSls. what
hurts il the thought that Jack might
have gone yellow. But We Won't
even think about IL, until they've
proved L."
Fred-E features twisted like a man
in pain. lie had q wonderful trust
In his friends. His loyalty 70 them
was the finest thing about him.
Perhaps Marcy knows where he
u and could persuade him TO cone
back Byrd's face Frightened ~ the
thought "T know that she's seen him
occasionally. because ] saw her III MS
office not 10 long ago
Strong men often suffer most from
BETTY tragedies. thought Byrd
She realized that Fred was com-
pletely unbalanced BIZ the matter Of
Jacks disappearance and his nerv-
cusreIs increased during the neal
Lets run cut 70 Narr-'s srd see
what she knrES about hiz,' sGS-
zssted Tiny.
Byrd and Tiny had their coats on.
Byrd wondered how Marcy would
receive her.
They rang TIE bell, and then they
saw hsr peering furtiveiy from b.
hind drawn Hhraes- Then she smiled
AZ them aud unbolted tho door. Her
white tense face was swept with "a
feeling or relief.
II have 70 keep the doors locked
slI the time.r she explained I'D he
doing n-thinE but talking r. neigh
bors and rr~rrrterz."
II wished Td have kncTn.H ssid
Tiny, I could have come out and
helped