Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-05

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Elanda handed the tea cup TO Sun
Yam and he bowed.
Thank you. Sun Yan-you have
been very kind"
Very happy to serve. Missile"
He bowed again and went out.
Suwanee sat down and took Elan
da's cold hands and stroked them.
She swallowed and tried to speak.
Instead, she leaned toward him
and, again her head was on his
shoulder as 1t had been once be-
fore when she was In great trouble.
He let her cry for q moment and
stroked her haid gently.
"Elanda, dear, don't cry like this"
He lifted her head then. You'll
make yourself Ill. What's the mat
ter7 Anything I can do to help
you?"
1t was Just what he had said
once before.
"Oh. Suwanee." she sobbed pitt
fully then. How can you be so good
to me when I've been such a selfish
mean little prig? II don't deserve
It."
Suwanee would rather have heard
her say something ike that than
anything else In the world. He
smiled and shook bis head.
Il didn't take 1t too seriously,
Elanda. ! wasn't mortally wounded.
I thought you'd wake UP some day
and e that I meant well, at least"
I'm not going to apologize and
ask you to forgive me, Suwanee.
for that Is all a lot Of words. But I
do promise you that I'm not going
to be like that any more. I've been
terribly mean. But I didn't mean to
be-"
She buried her face In her hands
childishly and trembled with tears.
Suwanee's heart was beating hap
PLY.
You're forgetting to tell me what
Is the matter" he said to her then.
1T can't be anything very terrible"
That brought her face to face with
reality. Her face seemed TO grow
whittier and whittier as she tried to
bring herself to tell him. In a mo-
ment she said very low:
"Suwanee. Dixie Is planning TO 20
away for the weekend with Greg.
I heard heron the phone
Suwanee sat back so shocked he
could not find his voice for several
seconds.
"Elandal I know you must be mis-
taken. Dixie wouldn't do that. 1t
isn't possible"
Il know you can't believe t." she
shook her head wretchedly. But I
swear 1t Is true. ! heard every
word. IL has been terrible lately.
Suwanee. She never IS home at
night. She has neglected Andree
dreadfully- and I've had TO take
care OF her. Bang doesn't v sus-
pect. He believes In Dixie absolutely.
1t would kin him II he found out"
ElaHda had gotten complete con-
troll OF herself then. for 1t was such
a relief TO lean on Suwanee. He sat
with his head down as she went on.
7 came in this afternoon and
Dixie didn't hear me. She went to
the telephone and called Greg and
said ne was to meet her on the
platprm at Manhattan Transfer at
5 otlock Saturday afternoon. She
said she'd tell Bang she was going
TO her cousins in Pelham.
I got out without her telling
me-and I've been out ever since.
I haven't even got a hat and coat
with me. / came lust like this. I
guess ! sat in the park-and walked
hours"
Suwanee was alarmed then.
MY dear. you'll catch your death
OF cold. And you haven't had any
dinner. Tea isn't enough for you.
III have Sun Van get you some
broth"
She did not feel hungry. But II
was so nice having him kind TO her
and being taken care Of that she
did not protest when he ordered
the broth. and some brandy first,
to prevent cold.
Sun Yam brought the brandy in
a little glass. Ii tasted hot and
bunny. but II felt good TO her
throat that was so sore from Sob
bling. She guiped il down so she
would not taste 1t.
"Suwanee" - she began then,
we've got TO DO something to stop
Dixie. That's why I came to you. ]