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

CHAPTER III
Byrd hesstated.
she had made I'D her mind not 10
Re friendly with any body she might
meet. either a the roomlnc house
PIT at tuc bank. She was going 70 30
her work ag efficiently as she knew
how and tend strictly 70 her own
I business.
But Martins eyes we're 20 friendly
and his invitation 80 hearty.
And she would save ABOUT twenty
minutes II she went down IN his car.
She finally nodded and he opened
the door. She hoped M
| This Is simply great nc ex-
: claimed. delightcdiy. IF you 20 TO
work every morning At this time, NC
can 70 down together.
IS I'd scanned his face out Of the
corner Of her eye. He really had a
nice. comfortable face, She thought,
with friendly eyes that carried an
Irish twinkle. and features that we're
not what YOU would call good look
inc. a little too blunt and Irregular,
but still boyishly attractive.
Martin looked az her every little
while with a questioning look.
Byrd took out her vanity mirror
I'D see just what was wrong with her
makeup. She dsubed more powder
over her creamy skin, rouged hcr
cheeks already pink with that nat
ursl geranium color and carnined
her cherry lips.
You don't have - 40 that" IL
said, suddenly.
well, you kept looking m mo in
such > queer way Thought somp
thing wss wrong with my face. "
They laughed.
III didn't know ycu knew "a.
looking n YOU Martin said, = little
ahamofacediy. IL looked a YOU be
cause you're % lovely 10 look at
Byrd drew herself upright With ,
jerk.
The thought hadn't ever occurred
10 her that anyone would ever be
interested in her again, she. q broken
blossom. nj least with a broken heart
and 4 broken-wcll. an broken up,
Smashed to pieces. And q married
woman At that,
Ert ~ course, Martin didn't know
he was ? married woman who had
lived her life,
The other evening -tr- you
walked into The sittin: -oom. some
thing caught me around the heart.
and I had tho feeling that fate VIZ
giving nc a tip that We were going
N know each ether, he continued,
s0bcrly.
Then his roguish Irish eyes
twirElcd nj her again.
lets pretend that Ec'rc OH
friends. and that we've known each
other for years III added, with e"C5
aIiGht.
You're -tin in the romantic arc.
Just out If school, said Byrd. trying
t0 NJ matTonly. "Whcn you're as
old as 7 am. you1l have seen .onIe-
thing Of life and know that you
cant pretend about thing
"Ali right then. lets pretend that
I'm rs old as YOU arc, which | am.
and that I have seen something M
life. which 7 have" he s;jd. "Belicv'
nc here he scovlcd Garkly. i've
seen enough or life ~ make ne feel
like jumping into the Lake"
Right this minute? ?" asked Byrd.
portly.
"Thc minute before ! met you" he
smilcr nj her.
There was something engaging
about Martin.
ooh. I got your number said
Byrd. laughing. You're trying n
FORGET some little girl that hasn't
hcon treating you very well"
Mrrtin colored like = little hoy.
~ can't forget her" he answered.
-loomily.
AND I can't forget him." said
Rvrd. with a little catch IT. her
throat.
II just know there was someone.
~ broke ~. "a gorgeous rcrgon like
you wouldn't b. working AMI living
N > strange house if -o'rsthing
hadn't gone fluey."
Yes" said Byrd. with = CLINT ~
unshcd tears darkcrin- hrr ewes
m~nmentarilv. "things went flucv."
They had reached her corner. and
q. tho traffic light barred them from
eros sing. she said she'd rot 1ui here.
Thank so muchaNr. kellev.' said
vi rd. milling s~uddenly intn Martins
flcc. for she felt that y, ras Eenu-
ineiv likable.
ro --.-f - -awethirr hut =
ton away IEuM h-m. standing theIc.
' rinvs-irr NJ her. was larry