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

warm green-blue water OF the little
pool.
A star came out in the sky like
a five-petaled flower when they
we're crossing the timothy field 20
the road.
Star bright-star light,
First star out tonight
I wish / may. I wish I might
Have the wish ] wish tonight"
sang Chatty, swinging the lunch
basket she was carrying in time TO
the rhythm Of the nursery song.
What's your wish" Dave Jor-
dan asked her. and instead Of an
swering, she Just laughed at him
through the blue haze OF the twi-
light.
She wasn't sure, herself, what he.
wish was . She only prayed that
somehow or other she would always
be neer him. That there would be
days like this for two of them
and that sometimes he would hold
her close TO him, as he had that
day, while he kissed her and his
hands. pressing down upon ner
shoulders, trembled a little.
AS they came out upon the broad
white ribbon Of highroad q grea.
open a swept past them. Chatty
caught just a flying glimpse OF IT
and Of 4 man and girl who were
sitting in it. Then 1t was gone
around a turn in the road. leaving
a cloud Of dust behind it like a
small sandstone.
They certainly were making
time. weren't they?" she asked Dave
Jordan. who was just behind her,
still holding the field gate open.
He did not answer, and she
swung around to look at him. He
had not heard her. and he was star
ing down the turnpike in the di-
rection that the great. roaring car
had taken.
Some woman instinct told Chatty
that he had known those two PEG
pie in the . !. And womanlike,
she began to put two and two to-
gether."
Dave" she said, when the Pride
Of America was on its way back
to town, that girl in the car that
was going SO fast-you knew her,
didn't you?"
He nodded without a word. He
had been very quiet since the car
had spun past them.
Was she-was she the girl who
said she wouldn't marry a man un-
less he was making ten thousand
a year? The girl you told me aboul
this morning."
Once more he nodded.
She was the girl 1 saw YOU buy
ing flowers for on Easter Saturday,
Ill bet, tool" said Chatty.
But this time he did not answer.
And when he said good night 70
her at her door a half hour later
he did not kiss her. although she
had been hoping that he would all
the way home. He shook hands
with her almost as II she had been
a pretty girl to whom he had been
making love all day long.
Good night. See you tomorrow"
ne said shortly, and went.
Inc next noon, when Chatty
started out to lunch she met Agnes
Herford. who was waiting in the
hall beside the elevators.
II you're going to lunch. why
don't you come along with me?"
she asked Chatty. Il don't like to
eat alone. / had an engagement
to lunch with a man / know, but
at the last minute he telephoned
that he couldn't make It,"
III bet her date was with
Davel' thought Chatty instantly.
Like all girls in love, she was sure
that every other girl In the world
was out after her man"
You have lunch pretty often
with David Jordan, don't your" she
asked when they were out in the
sunny. crowded street.
Sometimes" Agnes answered.
and Chatty was sure that she saw
her flush.
Chatty prodded her again. Hes
lust wild about some girl outside
the Office" she went on. Some
girl with a lot of mcney-and she's
told him she'll marry him when
he's making ten thousand dollars
q year. Now, what do YOU think
Of a gold-digger like that?"
This was not strictly the truth.
But when Chatty was telling some
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