Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-02
BIZ Williams

TO bother" His clear. eager eyes
sought and found hers. holding
them IN spite Of a hundred strange
eyes that might have been watch
in-.
She did care enough. She cared
enough to listen ~ anything he
had 10 say. Her eyes told more
than she dreamed.
'I've been offered a post" said
Brian, telling his story--diplo-
matic-and I'm on the fence wheth-
or TO take ii or let II 20 past along
with other things. It's 2 thing I've
wanted for years. and now that it's
here a dozen reasons have sprung
UP why not"
"Nor a nice appointment she
svmpathiZed. In was just q trivial
opinion, after All. that Tie wanted.
"Splendid-for me. Tt's not that.
Butt told You I wasn't rich. didn't
II ] have nothing but my pay. and
I've begun to wonder IL 1 could
make a 90 OF It,"
She gave a silverv laugh. so
spontaneous that he looked his sur
prise.
III beg your pardon" he stid
stitiy. II shouldn't have heaMma
this. How could YOU possibly fun-
derstandgr His glance travelled over
her rich furs. the expensive little
hat, her gown rejecting its e~xtrava-
CANT maker in every line. removed
her from the stigma Of economy.
How could she understand what it,
meant 10 be poor? And Linda
laughed again. understanding far
more than he would Eve know
go on. Tell me about it, she
encouraged. To hide the tremor be-
meath her -aietv.
Their isolation grew a. he talked.
What had these hurrying people.
intent upon their Own silly affairs.
to do with them? II was growing
dusk. a dusk that vanished as IL
came, before the flood Of brilliancv
that flowed like a river upon the
street shops that had been but
shops an hour ago were splendid
now and their ware q more
splendid still. Faces silhouetted bv
the f~iattering light became bearti-
full and young and spiritual Elec-
trlcity is kind to lpsticks and rab-
bit skin. The street became an en-
chanted street with a mar and
woman walking in enchantment,
feeling 1t all while they saw moth
in-.
II always liked the service said
Brian. When ! was a boy I had
crazy ideas about glory and nrin-
cesseS and hand kisSing-rhat sort
Of thing. All bunk. OF course. But
I still wanted 1t when I got old
enough to have some sense. Want
ed il and got II. But somehow I
didn't get it the way I wanted II.
Horribly hard 70 make anyone IN
derstand." His eyes searching
hers again.
What does II matter 80 you rot
what you wantedy' her voice said.
The way I wanted was not the
way IL came IN me. ! have a FAM
ily"-he sighted this a. some me-
always slight the fact that they hg.
long 10 a clan-"not rich folk. aw-
fully hard up. TO be frank: bet its
the sort of family that can do mir
acles II they want-make the lion
lie down or sit up and beg. That
sounds awfully ecotistical. but vul-
garians might say that they know
where the body * buried and may.
be- he grinned rem~iniscentIy. the
~vulrarians would he right nv
dad and Simon Fentress fshe1
in the millpond together when
they were kids. so you can i'm
agine what Fentress did when dad
slipped IL that 1 wanted an appoint
ment." He made a vry face. and
turned 70 her for sympathy.
They managed IL for you,' she
! h%azarded.
He nodded. They dld-with "A
vengeance. And Ii simply took the
blush on the ~ You see. / want
Ell 10 do the thing myself. / had
already gone 70 Senator Converse.
He promised TO put II through"
Linda vas puzzled. But what
Is the difference: II was only pull
inC wires. no matter how il was
done"
They were talking Tx cross nur-
poses. Brian tried To make himself
plain
Don't you see? Fentress tossed
IL 10 me like a plaything! Influ-
ence, III has a bad taste and. az
course. I'm an ass. Everybody does
it-everybody use everybody else
IL they can and are Jolly glad
10. but il wasn't my boyhood dream
bv a long shot" He laughed shame
facedly and added u bromide THAT
took some ar the seriousness o.
NJ the discussion. i'll dnn't Enowl
why I am telling YOU ALI this. m
no BE CONTINUEDJ