Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20

Read This First.
Resale March. seventeen, works
at the hosiery counter OF q depart
ment store, q position she secured
through the kindness Of Kenessa
DuBarry. an actress, who took pity
on her when Rosalie's mother died.
Rosalie l. adored by her landlady.
Mother Murphy, and little Tim
OHara, the corner newsie. Alberto
MARITIME, the store detective, threat
ems Rosalie with arrest when ne
catches her with a pair OF silk
stockings she has taken until pay
day. He prevails upon her to hide
some ~suitcases in her room. Roy
Clarke Andrews. nephew Of the
store owner, asks Rosalie to marry
him. Martino's gang kidnaps Roy,
and when Rosalie threatens to ex-
pose him, MARITIME Is mysteriously
shot. The police arrive. OF course,
Rosalie Is accused Of the murder,
and Is taken 10 the station To be
questioned. RoSalie does not know
who shot MARITIME. After question:
ing, RoSalie Is put In charge of
OF Aunt Bessie, at the woman's
bureau
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER SO
There was a cot and one chair
in RoSalie'S cell. When Rowdy come
she looked him over gravely. He
had wild red hair that would not
stay put-and kind blue eyes. Like
Tim. Tim grown up.
Won't you sit down?p her eyes
dropped before his direct, question:
ing gaze.
Rowdy thought he had never be-
fore In his life seen SO much sorrow
in a face. It was white as chalk.
and her eyes were dark clrcled and
SO weary from tears that they
seemed to burn duly.
Her hands lay quietly In her lap
and he thought they we're the
most beautiful hands he had ever
sees. She had grown thinner. But
her little body was lovely IN the
revealing black satin OF Kenessa's
gown.
Rowdy sat uneasiIy fer q NOM
ent. 1T was the first time an inter-
view had ever affected him like
this. What was the matter? Some
how he did not want to ask all the
questions he had come C ask. She
might be hurt and the poor kid
looked AZ though she had been
hurt more now than she would be
able to stand UP under.
Kind OF tough here. amt it?"
he began. That was not what he in
tended to say at all.
Her little teeth uncovered in a
faint smile and he saw that she
had dimples and a face that should
be round and merry anG laughing.
Tits horrible" Rosalie looked
around. but. I'm getting used to.
i'll"
Rowdy felt q lump In his throat.
We'll. maybe you won't be here
long"
She moved her shoulders in a
HOPELESS gesture.
"One Jail Is as good a. another,
I guess. None OF them IRE like
home. 7 guess Ill never get out"
II was said In a tone that finish
ed Rowdv as far as his hard-heart-
ed reporter heart was concerned
1t was not a story to him then. She
was a girl In dreadful trouble. A
girl who looked sweet and innocent
and as though she couldn't do what
she had done. He was SUR as he
had ever been sure OF anything In
his life that she had been dread
fully wronRed.
Listen" he leaned over then and
she saw the earnestness IN his
eyes-"I want to help you. Will YOU
pen up and tell me the truth7 You
been lying. Haven't vou7 Or hold
Ing something back?"
She started 70 deny II. Then
1ookeH closely ~ him arain. He
was Lire Tim-grown un. Red hair
ed and blue eyed and freckled and
kind looking. He looked back at