Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-14
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you won't be too hard on the smitten
creatures. Tell me-do you hke
these young men as well as the ones
you knew in Baltimore?"
~Oh. there weren't ANY, mean"
mo voung men In Baltimore?
Nonsense. You know you can
trust me. Celia. Who's the one lad
in your hearth
There isn't-that Is, We"
Whats his manner"
Celia forgot her caution
There is someone" she said
shayIy. II mean there's q boy ]
like awfully well. He's-well he
doesn't earn very much yet, but
he's going to some day. He's a
newspaper photographer, and he
does the most exciting things. o.
course we aren't really engaged.
hut he says some day he's going 70
marry me You'd like him. too. Mrs.
Parsons, / know you would Hes
tall and sim. and he has the most
wonderful eyes. They're gray. Bar
ney's his name"
Barney" Mrs. Parsons repeated.
rs that ALP"
Barney Shields. Don't you think
it's a pretty name? I do And oh,
Barney'S always been terribly nice
TO me"
There was a PARKWAY look in
Celia Mitchell's ' She was
thinking how tender and gentle
Barney Shields voice could be. She
could see his gray eyes looking az
her. Celia forgot about Mrs. par
y X. she did not see the hard.
tightening line about the older wo-
mans mouth.
"Did-your mother approve OF
this engagement" Evelyn asked.
But we really aren't engaged
We couldn't be. You see, Barney
said IL wouldn't be right because ne
hasn't enough money. and he didn't
want me to give up coming 70 New
York and everything. OF course
mother likes him. but she doesn't
Know he said anything TO me about
getting married. ! thought II wouit.
only worry ner."
But do you ARE for him a lot7"
Celia nodded here head. IL was
comforting to have someone to
whom she could talk in this con-
fidential way. Mrs. Parsons seemed
so understanding.
IL suppose Evelyn went on care
fully. you miss your mother a
great deal7"
The girls face sobered.
Lots" she agreed.
Does she ever come 10 New
York;"
oh. no. She couldn't do that.
You see. mother works. She does
sewing for Margot's shop. It's a
very nice place. She's worked there
for years and years"
Mrs. Parsons brows raised ex-
pressively.
Tonight Celia went on impui-
Sively, my father said something
awfully nice. He said I reminded
him OF mother when she was a
girl. Wasn't that swett?"
With the light behind Evelyn
Parsons head and her face in
shadows. the girl could not see the
angry flare which crossed the wom-
ans face. Celia would have been
amazed if she could have caught
the cruel CLINT in Evelyn's blue
eyes.
A moment passed. Then Mrs.
Parsons said. rising. That was
charming. But II is dreadful Of
me TO keep you awake like this
Forgive me. III slip along and In
tie morning We can talk 20 III
hearts content. Good night, dear
Ceiiai"
Goodnight"
Mrs Parsons closed the door be-
hind her. Celia extinguished the
bed lamp and in 10 minutes she was
asleep again.
IN the morning they had break
fast at a table set on the shady
end Of the porch. 1t was a glo-
ri4us day, cool but bright with sun
shine. There was a bird bath at
the left and throughout the meal
A chorus Of tiny songsters kept up
a cheerful serenade.
Celia could scarcely finish htI
mullins for constantly praising
hardwood She was looking cool