Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

Elanda came In looking very
pale and very lovely and very
subdued.
Du Pont got up and held out hi:
arms TO her.
Good afternoon, Elanda. Come
here a moment"
She ran over to him with q
little sob.
"Y-you've forgiven me?"
Nothing to forgive in so far a.
! can see. Unless II is on your part
I knew you were too good for Ores
all along. But, after all, he l. oul
son, and we wanted him to be hap.
| by and find a good wife"
Elanda started TO say something
Du Pont stopped her with a laugh.
Have you heard the news? YOU
just ought TO see Greg. You'd get
the laugh OF your life"
Elanda widened her eyes.
"Why-what is there to laugh
about2"
Then" he smiled, you haven't
heard" He leaned over confiden.
tally. Hes lying in bed. all don.
up in bandages. looking like las
years worst traffic accident. My
dear, you'd die laughing
Laughing II don't thinE
there's anything SO funny abou.
Greg having a bad accident
oh, but IL wasn't an accident.
Du Pont explained. "Suwanee Col.
lier did it,"
Elanda cried out unhapplly.
"Oh, no. Where is Suwanee?"
Du Pont fumbled at some paper.
on his desk and cleared his throat
Men who go to other men!
houses and beat them to a pull
usually get sent 70 jail, don't they?'
Elanda sat down weakly anc
fumbled for her kerchief.
"Oh. this is too terriblel After al
he has done for me-"
Du Pont feigned surprise.
II don't suppose you would care
You've never liked him much. have
YOU? Why. he's only a ukulelt
player Don't 60 wasting any tear.
over him"
Elanda put her head over on the
desk.
oh. how can YOU say such q
thing? Suwanee Collier is the dear
est boy I've ever known. And, be.
cause of me. he has disgraced him
self" She raised her head unhap-
PLY. will he lose his job?"
Du Pont shrugged.
He doesn't need IL, anyway. HI
has made half a million dollars or
7 Dreamed for a Day alone"
Elanda dahbed at her eyes with
her handkerchief.
"Oh That's too b-bad II didn'
know he was rich"
TOO badl" The old mar turned
and walked over 10 the window Sc
she could not see how near he wa,
TO laughing. TOO bad that he ha:
money!"
"Y-you wouldn't understand
Elanda sighed miserably.
Il wouldn't understand You tail
as though you were in love with
him ! can't see why his money
should have anything to do with
your feeling for him
Elanda sat up bravely
1--we been terrible ID Suvanee
Collier. dad. I've never treated
anyone else so mean in my life.
was high hat and superior anc
tried 20 make him feel inferior.
don't know why. II guess I knew
l was falling in love with him anc
thought I ha<ed him because hi
was upsetting my plans"
Well" Du Pont sat down anc
faced her. that's a fine howdy-do
What are you going to do about IL
Tell him2"
Elanda smiled sadly and shook hei
auburn head. He certainly wouldn'
come back after the way i've treated
him. Not Suwanee Collier. He ISM
the type OF man a woman can wall
on m day and call back the next
1T seems TO me he must have
some interest in you or he wouldn'
have risked going 10 jail for you"
oh. that was for Dixie. too. anc
for Bang and the baby. He AWAY.
is good and kind. He wouldn'
know how TO be anything else"
Du Pont looked at his watch and
jumped up:
There's a man out here To SCI
me. An important business matter
| Step right into my inner office here
and wait TIL 7 finish. Well SCI
whether We can't thresh all thil
out"
Flanda uert