Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
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CHAPTER III

CHAPTER III
Elrd hcsItatcd.
She had made up her mind not 20
10 friendly with an, body lhe might
meet. either At the ruumInE house
OF III the bank. She was going Go do
her wQrA as efficiently aa she knew
how and tend strictly 70 her own
business.
But Martin eyes ncrc 50 friendly
and his invitation 80 hearty.
And she would save about twenty
minutes II she went down III his car.
She finally nodded and he opened
tho door. She hoped in.
This rs simply great! he CA
claimed, delightcdly. If you so 90
work every morning a. this time. We
can 70 down together
Byrd scanned his face out Of the
corner Of her eye. tic really had 4
nice. comfortable face, She thought.
with friendly eyes that carried an
Irish twinkle. and features that were
not what sou would call good look
ing. . little too blunt and irregular,
hut stiil boyishly attractive.
Martin looked at her every little
while with a questioning look.
Byrd took out her vanity mirror
20 sec just what was wrong with her
makeup. She daubcd more powder
over her creamy skin. rouEed uer
cheeks already pink With that nat
ursl Ecrarium color and carmincd
her cherry lips.
You don't have to do that" he
said, suddenly.
well. Won kept looking ~ mo In
such 2 queer WAY. Thought some
thing was wrong with my face Y
Iher laughed.
"i didn't know vcu knew ras
looking ~ YOU Martin saId. ? little
shamcfscedly. II looked . Won be-.
cause YOU'RE ~ lovely ~ look at."
r. rd drew herself upright with q
jerk.
The thought hadn't ever occurred
TO her that anyone would ever be
interested in her again, she. q broken
blossom. At least with a broken heart
and a hroken-well. all broken W,
Smashed to pieces And A married
woman NJ thati
But Of course. Martin didn't know
she Was 4 married woman who h7L
lived her life!
"Thc other evening vhrr YOU
walAcd into the sitting room. some
thing caught nc around the heart.
and | had the feeling that fate VIA
giving nc y tip that ~ were roin-
70 know each other ho continued.
euh~rly.
Then biz ro-uish Irish cvc-
tvinkied At her again.
Lets pretend TN we're Ola
friends. ana that we've known each
other for years 70 added. with evC5
alight.
You're stilI IN the romantic arc
Just out II school" said Byrd. irving
~ ~ matronly. "When you're ~
old As am. you'll have seen .omc-
thing Of life md know that you
can't pretend about things"
"All right then. lets pretend that
lin ~ old as YOU arc, which | am.
and that 7 have seen something ~
life. which have" hc seid. "Bclicv,
me-" here he scowlcd darkiv. 'l'ye
.ccn enough OF life 70 make ne feet
like jumping into tho 'Akc."
Right this minute? 7" asked Byrd.
pcrtly.
"Thc minute before ! met you" he
-miicr AZ her.
There was something engaging
about Martin.
ooh. got ynur number" said
Byrd. laughing You're trying ~
forget some little girl that hasn't
bcon treating YOU very we'll
Martin colored like 2 littlc hov.
III can't forget her" ne answered,
~iromily.
And ! can't forget him said
7vrd. with a little catch IL her
throat.
II just know there was someone"
NJ broke ~. - gorgeous person Ike
YOU wouldn't he working and living
IN > strange house II something
hadn't gone fluey."
Yes" said Byrd. with ? CLINT Of
unShcd tears darkcnin- her cvcs
momontsrily. chimes went fIgcy.'
They had reached her corner. ard
M the traffic LIGHT barred them from
eros ing. she said she'd oct ont here.
Thank 50 much. N-. Krllrv." said
rvrd. smiling s~rldenly into Martins
face. for she felt that Re vss gcnu-
inrlv likablc.
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