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
q five-petaled flower when they
were crossing the timothy field 20
the road.
Star bright-Star light,
First star ont tonight
/ wish / may. / wish ! might
Have the wish 1 wish tonight
sang Chatty. swinging the lunch
basket she was carrying IN time %
the rhythm Of the nursery song.
What's your wish?" Dave Jor-
dan asked her, and instead Of an
swering, she just laughed at hlrl
through the blue haze Of the t9i-
light.
She wasn't sure. herself. what he.
wish was She only prayed tina.
somehow or other she would always
be near him. That there would be
days like this for two Of them
and that sometimes he would hold
her close TO him, as lie had that
day. while he Kissed her and his
hands. pressing down upon ncT
shoulders, tfembled a little.
AS they came out upon the broad
white ribbon OF highrCad a grea.
open CIR swept past them. Chat,y
caught just a flying glimpse Of i
END cI q man and girl who werc
sitting in it. Then ii was gone
around a turn la the road, leavins
a cloud Of dust behind 1t like 4
small sandstone.
They certainly were making
time. weren't they?' she asked Dave
Jordan, who was just behind her.
SIN holding the field gate open.
He did not answer, and she
swung around to look 80 him. Ha
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 these two pee
pie in the car. And wCmanlike,
she began to put two and two to-
gether."
Dave" she said. when the PRIDE
of America was On it's way back
to town. that girl in the car that
was going 50 fast-yOu knew her
didn't you?"
he nodded without a word. IL
had been very quiet since the 1aI
had spun past them.
Was shC-was she the girl WAC
said she wouldn't marry a man I'm
less he was making ten thousand
a year? The girl you told me aboui
this morning.
Once more he nodded.
She was the girl i saw you buy
ing flowers for on Easter Saturday
III bet, tool said Chatty.
But this time he did not answer
And when he said good night %
her ct her door a half hour later
he did not kiss her. although SIZE
had been hoping that ne would al.
the way home. He shook hands
with her almost as if she had been
a pretty girl To whom he had been
making love al day long.
Good night. See you tomorrow, 7
he said shortly, and went.
The next noon, when Chatty
started out TO lunch she met Agne.
herford, who was waiting in tn
hall beside the elevators.
Ii you're going TO lunch. WIKI
don't you come along with me?'
she asked Chatty. Il don't like u
eat alone. l had an engagement
10 lunch with a man / know, but
al the last minute lie telephoned
that he couldn't make it,"
III bet her date was witt
Davel' thought Chatty instantly
Like all girls In love. she was sure
that every other girl in the worlc
Was out after her man.
You have lunch pretty offer
with David Jordan, don't you?" shC
asked when they were out in the
sunny. crowded street.
Sometimes" Agnes answered
and Chatty vas sure that she san
her flush.
Chatty prodded her again. He:
list wild about some girl outside
the office she went on. Some
girl with a lot Of money-and she.
told him she'll marry him whcr
hes making ten thousand dollars
q year. Now. what do YOU think
Of a gold-digger like that?r
This was not strictly the trutl
Eut when Chatty was telling some
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