Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

you a lot. Barney. Better than
well. better than almost anybody"
Honestly. do you? say 1t ove
agains"
Honestly I do
And you aren't sore because !
kissed your"
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 II did TO be convent
emily located.
Barney. your'e-you're terriblel"
Then they laughed and. having
laughed became sensible. prac-
tical 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
II must be growing very late. She
said Il 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.
1t 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 car.
They stepped out and walked slow
~ to the door.
There were street lamps not q
dozen yards away. but they were
dim ones. 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 nightl" he said brusquely.
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 or course that there was.
She could see her mother In the
bedroom kneeling before a big
trunk. the light shining over her
shoulder.
In herel" Mrs. Rogers answered.
did you have a nice ride?"
"Oh. yesl 1t was lots cooler after
We got out a vav. There was p
grand breeze. What have you been
doing all this time?"
Mrs. Rogers said she was lust
looking through some old things
Celia kept on talking. She hoped
her mother had not noticed how
late It was. She didn't say any
more about the ride or about Bar
ney.
III was lucky her mother t~s
opened that old trunk Whe--ver
Mrs. Rogers did that she forgot al
about time.
Celia slipped out OF her dress
and moved about the room, finish
ing preparations for bed. Her
mother was packing things back
in the trunk now. There was 4
wooden box on the floor which was
familiar.
"Oh-can I look at it?"
yes. for a minute. I've got IL
get things back in here though"
The girls settled herself cross
legged on the bed and opened the
wooden case. Once 1t had been ar
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
Its two heavily engraved sides
opened TO reveal tiny glass sur
faces. Beneath one was a ridiculou,
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 mere, mother?" SIR
asked.
oh. II don't know"
Mrs. Rogers back was turned
Celia. busy with her own thoughts
Rad not noticed anything unusus
about her mothers manner. Shs