Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
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you a lot. Barney. Better than
well. better than almost anybody"
Honestly. do you? say 1t over
againl"
Honestly I do"
"And you aren't sore because 7
kissed you?"
Celia shook her head negatively.
She admitted 1t a trifle reluctantly
but she was smiling. How could
you help but smile with Barney
looking at you like that?
He kissed her then on top OF her
curling head, on her cheek and
on the tiny lobe OF her right ear,
happening as 1t did 10 be convent
emily located.
Barney. y~our'e-you're terriblel"
Then they laughed and. having
laughed. became sensible, prac-
teal young persons again.
Some day you're going TO mar
ry me-" Barney Shields declared
firmly. 1T may be a long time
off but you're going to-"
Celia looked out over the dark
road ahead. she remembered that
u must be growing very late. She
said 1t was time for them to turn
back.
So Barney started the motor and
turned the car about. Celia snug
gled close beside him and let Bar
ney keep his arm about her until
they reached the thickly Travelled
highway. Dozens OF other motor
vehicles crowded before and be-
hind them and the girl drew away
sedately.
It seemed Just a short ride be-
fore they were back at the flat
again. Barney set the brake and
threw open the door OF the EAR.
They stepped out and walked slow
ly to the door,
There were street lamps not q
dozen yards away. but they were
dim cnes. No one else was in sight
on the street. Quickly Barney
Shields gathered the girl TO him
and pressed a kiss rather crafty
on her forehead.
Good night" he said brusqueIy.
Then he returned and ran down
the steps.
Celia went slowly up the two
flights OF stairs. She kept re-
membering just how Barney's eyes
had looked before he kissed her.
Just how his voice had sounded
when he said those beautiful
words. Celia thought they were
beautiful. You're so SWEET
that was what Barney had said.
She was trying hard to look
natural and matter OF fact when
she reached the third floor and
pushed open the door of the apart
ment.
Anybody homer" Celia called.
She knew of course that there was.
She could see her mother in the
bedroom kneeling before a big
trunk. the light shining over her
shoulder.
I'm herelr Mrs. Rogers answered.
Did you have a nice ride2-
"Ch. yesl It vas lots cooler after
we got cut a way. There was >
grand breeze. What have you been
doing all this time?"
Mrs. Rogers said she was Just
looking through some old things.
Celia kept on talking. She hoped
her mother had mt noticed how
late u was. She didn't say any
more about the ride or about Bar
ney.
III was lucky her mother ~
opened that old trunk whe--ver
Mrs. Rogers did that she forgot az
about time.
Celia slipped out Of her dress
and moved about the room, finish
ing preparations for bed. Her
mother was packing thines back
In the trunk now. There was a
wooden box on the floor which was
familiar.
"Oh-can I look at it2"
Eyes. for a minute. I've got 70
get things back In here though"
The girls settled here cross
legged on the bed and opened the
wooden case. Once Ii had been an
elegant jewel box and it still held
treasures. Celia took out what she
thought the prettiest one-a small
gold locket OF old-fashioned design.
It's two heavily engraved sides
opened TO reveal tiny glass sur
faces. Beneath one was q ridiculous
picture Of Celia herself as a baby
The other side Of the locket was
empty.
Why didn't you ever put an
other picture in here. mother?" SIR
asked.
"Oh, II don't know"
Mrs. Rogers back was turned
Celia. busy with her own thoughts
had not noticed anything unusual
about her mothers manner. She