Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-16

to show any undue excitement as
she went down the stairs.
What is it-you look all hot and
bothered?" she smiled at him.
He did a little dance around the
living room before he caught her,
and whirled her around with him.
His eyes were shining.
"Well-tell me, goofey. Did you
fall heir to a million dollars, or
something's"
Might as we'll have" he squeezed
her until she almost yelled with
sweet pain. "Sit down here and Ill
sit beside you and tell you all about
it." He pulled her to the couch.
Before he would tell her he sat
back impudently.
your husband is a smart man.
Did you know it?"
Mercy yes. Think a smart woman
like me would have married a dumb
bell?"
well" he was holding back
teasing her, had a caller today. A
big, breezy guy from Kansas City.
He told me I was a clever boy. He
told me I was just about, no doubt,
the best little old car SaleSman-pro-
prietor Of an automotive establish
ment or what-have-you this side OF
the world. Then he said that after
locking me up carefully his firm had
decided to buy the firm in which /
am now but a white collar slave
and set me up in business. They are
buying the agency. He IS with the
Frankfort people, and they are
really just handing me the business
to do for them"
Vivian, eagerly watching his face,
was acting as she had never acted
before. But she showed pride, sur
prise and JOY admirably.
Il can't believe it," she cried hap
PLY, when he had finished. Kent
Johns, you're spoofing me-"
He looked SO darned joyful that
she wanted to cry. A minute later,
chock full Of plans, he leaned over
and took her chin in his big, brown
hand. /,
and pretty soon papa can start
pretty thing again-and everybody
owes her-and she can have lots OF
petty thing again-and everybody
will live happily ever after"
"Well, it does sound like a bed
time story" she turned her head
from him. Il won't believe 1t TILL
I've seer with my W eyes"
You're just another one OF those
c1r,;ca1 hard boiIed females that
don't believe in nothin'." He shook
her and beamed. But wait. III
show EN-"
He stood up, tall and straight and
handsome, and threw out his chest
grandly.
"IIl show 'eml Little Napoleon
That's who I ami"
She was so amused at his boy1sh-
ness that she had a sudden desire &c
turn him over her knee and spank
him. But his height forbade 1t. she
loved him so when he was like that
He looked to her for reiteration OF
his own faith in himself. When she
was silent and just laughed up a.
him. he smothered her with a sofa
pillow.
"Tell me I'm good-woman! Say
uncle" II,
She held out as long a. she could
then was forced to choke out uncle
from the depths Of the pillow.
Got anything to eat, swee
thing?" he asked her, when he re-
leased her, gasping from the warn
pillow.
There's cherry pie and peach
pie"
"ITI take two small pieces o
peach-and I hope you miscalculatt
considerably"
She cut a piece Of cherry for her
self and made lemonade and brough
them in and sat them on the te;
table. They sat eating and laughlnI
like two children, gayer and close
than they had ever been before.
From the pie that Kent took VI
in his hands he glanced at her. an
she fancied his face dropped a little
Gosh, can't I come to visit yo'
sometimes when you are a lonely Oh
woman knittin' here in your settir
room-and I'm a lonely old man, set
tin on my porch here somewhere il
the old burg-and have q piece o
your pie now and then2"
There was a catch in her voic'