Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-31

ing, as II old. the certainty OF both
fame and financial Independence. Wa:
appealing TO sone hidden weakness
IN her character?
Il know what you're thinking Of
me. Auntie Madge." she said. ''bui
please look at 1t from my standpoint
II Noel wants me enough to tel
MS rather where he can 20 with
plenty or ice packs and palm leai
tans as baggage. then | can afford tc
add q swift kick TO the old goat
Otherwise. why shouldn't ! make the
Old hyena come through with the
promises he's dishing up7 One hun
dred thousand dollars and the re
newal Of his promise To make me
the most famous Veritzen star aren',
70 be snee1ed at when a girl has
nothing else in sight
] was seeing my way more clearly
now. and made my voice appealing
Come over here. Mary" 7 said
softly, for before | had finished read,
ing the letter. she had sprung ur
from her kneeling position and
walked a few PAGES away
She did not obey for a second OF
two. but stood with tensed figure and
stormy eyes. looking down al me
Then she flashed over 70 me and
sank down Al my feet again. with
her arms across my knees.
Shoot the works" she said. ..II
take any medicine YOU hand out"
I'm not sure that you need M
thing but a tonic" told her. srnil
ing "But do want an answer tc
this question Why do you think tina
Nnal nann ~ vwuHa A.
defy his father for you? Could there
be a more complete defiance. Oh
remuneration. than he made fus-
before Philip Veritzen disappeared?'
mo. there couldn't" Mary admit
ted slowly. then her face Swallowed
Noel Has Changed.
But. Auntie MadgeF" the words
were an anguished cry. ever since
these letters came he has been 81
changed How 10 I know what hs
may be thinking"
These letters" I repeated slowly
mindful OF the fact that | must moi
betray my previous knowledge OF the
epistles Was there more than one
n have YOU shown them to Noel2'
lndeed ! haven't shown this Trims
10 him" the gesture OF her hand
toward the letter | still held was like
the savage lashing out OF a horses
hoof-"but he had one az the same
time that mine came Aunt Rather
Inc handed them out together and
couldn't help seeing that Nnel's wa,
IN the same h~andwritIur as mine
and looked exactly ike IL
Do vou know whar was In itY'
asked. although | was sure that Sh.
did not from the description which
Katherine han given me- OF the wa,
Noel a burned his letter ri.
patiently had meant no eyes bur hi.
own 70 see VI
Il don't know anything. she re
turned for I've never seen Il sine.
i believe he mus; have DESTROYED 4
but IL must have been something
fierce. even worse than mine-fol
ever since then Noel has been u
changed Tits a hard thing I.
talk about. Auntie Madge." her haa1
dropped lower to my knees. blu
we're engaged. you know. Noel ans
land he'd like a petung party a.
well as anybody. but but since rhi,
came. II seems just as though ever
time he put his arm around me d
took hold OF my hand. somethins
clutched at him and made him ierl
away again And If I happen 10 pu'
my hand on his or-or-anythins
like that-he first snatches at II ant
then shrinks away as II Il wer.
something poisonous. Oh, What couIt
his father have said 10 make him &C
that way"
Continued Tomorrow
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