Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

tain in a Canadian regiment. He
had lost a leg In action. Gangrcre
had set in when the American nurse
Nellie Forbes, had taken charge OF
him. She had saved his life. the
captain told his listeners, with glow
ing tribute.
The other man. an attache OF the
American vice something. told OF q
glorious romance he had helped to
consumate. Then the other girl. who
had done Red Cross work, asked Pat
the question direct: Didn't you lose
your heart TO some one Of the hand
some soldiers you've met, Miss Blair"
And Pat, brave little soldier that
she was herself. and wise. laughed
her pleasing, musical laugh, and
said:
"Oh, my goodness, yes! No less
than six boys have each a coy o r
ner In my heart! why be stingy?
The instant a man begins to talk
love to me I begin TO be a 'fraid catl
Pity the poor rich girl!'
Pat Just smiled indifferently, as
though the subject held no interest
whatsoever for her. Which, as a
matter of fact, was not wholly the
truth. Margery. however. seemed TO
be imbued with the notion that II
was her duty TO make Pat "see the
light Of reason" as she designated
II. So she said:
Every man isn't a fortune hunter.
And besides, how can a girl ever
know real love If shes always
afraid? I'm no multi-millionaires.
but-Ive got some. And I'll let any
mank talk-if he's decent about It'll"
Good tor you. siSter!' comment
ed the o~ne-legged captain. Then the
attache declared he regretted the
dismal fact that he was already a
married man with one wife and
three small children. else 800.
Lieutenant ballard said nothing.
DR.. Gordon said the same. The
'glooms" yer already at work. And
the young person to blame had not
the slightest idea Of what she had
done.
What comparatively poor man,
with any pride or ~self-respect, after
hearing a young heiress to ten mil
lion dollars tentatively admit that
she is afraid Of love because OF for
tune hunters-that every man, a.
heart. is a fortune hunters going
TO talk love 10 her?
However, had Rex ballard and
Frank Gordon heard what Pat Blair
said to Margery the moment they
had attained to the privacy Of the
stateroom the yshared together.
neither man. perhaps, would have
felt quite as he did.
II wish you hadn't said what you
did tonight. Marge," she began. ana
there was a note Of sadness in her
softly modulated voice. Il mean
she went on. about me being afraid
cat. IL puts me in rather an en-
barrassing light. People sometimes
take wrong meanings, you know,
from perfectly innocent remarks"
Margery Lynne turned swiftly. q
quick flush dyeing her pretty face.
"Oh. Pat, dear, I'm so sorry she
quavered penitently. You know ]
wouldn't say anything to wound or
hurt you for the whole world! For
give me dear, won't you?'
There's nothing to forgive, Mar9e
darling" replied the other softly. IL
know 1t was entirely unintentional
on your part. / only mentioned II
,,,ut ,~~~r- or m rofrs91n e. .+nrr ~
Both men, however, were too
broad minded to allow their own
private feelings TO interfere with any
matter they might consider to be
their duty. And each felt he had a
duty to perform in doing any and
everything possible TO help Pat Blair
in her dealings with eHrbert Max
well ...
II was OF Maxwell the quartet had
been speaking as the four OF them
stood huddled together under the lee
OF a cabin and watched the sights Of
New York harbor come into view.
The two questions and the phantom
query ever present in Pat Blair's
mind were
What had been Maxwell'S purpose
IN bringing Jimmy back to New
York? Or had Jimmy really reached
New York? Could II bs-2
And there the halt formed query
hung. sheer dread preventing its
completion. Anxiety, one could
plainly see, vas putting its mark on
Pat.