Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
COTTON STOCKINGS
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tell Roy about the stockings and
Martino's first visit and her pro-
misses and his threats.
she sat 50 quietly that II was APP
parent to Roy that she was thinking
a great many things and that her
nerves were st the breaking point.
MARITIME was annoying her. How
far had he gone? The suitcase
what did II mean? Surely he hadn't
succeeded in frightening her or
threatening her into going away
with him?
As his thoughts rambled on he re-
mesnbered that several times Rosa
lie had seemed blue and pensive in
the store. WHAT he had attributed
to grief for her mother and lonli-
ness. might have been Martino's
fault.
His eyes flashed with anger and
he stopped the a in a quiet place
in the park.
"Rosalie. dear" he turned on the
light I'm the car so that he could
see her face. "you must tell me the
truth. III find II cut. anyway. and
it is better. I won't have that rot
ten beast annoying you"
he took her cold. little hand and
waited. She could not force herself
to tell him. much as she tried. Roy
could see a great struggle vas going
on and waited patiently. She closed
her eyes and sat back. He say then
with a distinct shock that two fine
lines had come into her smooth
forehead and that her eyes were
dark circled. Rosalie looked five
years older than she had a month
before.
"A spasm Of pity clutched at his
generous heart. Poor baby. He
felt then like a father taking his
child into his arms when IL has
screamed in fright in its sleep. He
told her that there was nothing
In the world that could har mher.
That HE wouldn't let her be hurt
and unhappy and afraid.
It made no difference to him what
had happened. What MARITIME had
forced her to do. He was sure as
he had never been sure Of anything
in his life before that whatever had
happened was not her fault.
When he told her all this. holding
her and smoothing her hair and
ouieting her fear. Rosalie was
struck with a bitter shame that
sickened her. IT had been her fault.
And vet. she hadn't the bravery TO
tell him.
There was a little wrinkle at the
corner Of his strong mouth. and
like a child reaches up to touch the
face of someone it loves she reached
and smoothed 1t out. a ghostly
white smile touched the face that
had been so dimpled and young and
lovely.
He caught the finger that touch
Cd him and held II against his hDs.
She closed her eyes. And when she
opened them there was something
he had never seen In a woman's
eyes before.
They were the eyes Of Woman
when the veil Of convention has
been torn from them and Love In
a mingled pool Of pain and happi-
ness is there for him to see and do
whatever he will with.
For "A second his OWL ewes held q
Iook OF uncertainty. Then they
cleared and he leaned closer 70 her
Surprise. Fladness and possession lay
III the gray eyes that looked into
the blue ones.
To woman love Is pain and happi-
ness. And to ma ~ Is always sur
prise that such an unexpected thing
could possibly happen to his free
heart. Then gladness-and the de-
sire to possess his mate and keep
her for himself.
Her kiss was a mlngllng Of these