Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-17
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ne wrote down the name. We'll
I'll look after this young man
put I'm sure ne Wouldn't
mean / don't think he would accept
money or anything ike that!' she
Mitchell put the memorandum
book back into his pocket.
Never mind about that ne
said Cecilia, I had a pretty uncom-
Portable half hour last night before
7 knew YOU were safe" There
vas emotion in his voice that sur
prised the girl. Mitchell put gu
4 hand and took Celia's, and Tor
a moment there was understanding
silence between them.
IT must run upstairs and dress"
the girl said, rising. she was a
fraid to show how deeply she nao
been touched. Before she reached
the door Celia remembered LiSi and
the luncheon engagement. she
| told her father about IT.
That's all right he said. 4
want YOU TO have plenty OF young
friends. I'll speak to your grand
mother"
out of the room.
There was q letter from Celia's
mother next morning. IL was not
the first the girl had received
from Mrs. Rogers since arriving in
New York. but coming at this par
ticular time, its effect was pro-
found. Celia was at her dressing
table lazily polishing her nails
when Martha knocked on the door
and gave her the letter.
The girl greeted the familiar
handwriting with delight. Tnen
She ran TO the chaise Tongue. sank
down and tore open the envelope.
INV darling child" was the sal
utation. Celia read on quickly,
There was little news. Mrs. Rog-
, ers wrote that she was feeling well
| and very busy. II was the vaca-
| ton season and two OF the filters
AT Marquis were away. Of course
Il was the slack season. but still
she and Tillie Dennison had their
hands full. II had been very warm.
but today they were having a cool
spell.
Margaret Rogers said that Bar
nev had come to see her. He was
working hard. The people next
door in the apartment had a new
radio. There was nothing OF i'm
portance in the letter. tut Celia
read II all eagerly. This was news
from home.
II hope you are very happy with
your new friends" the last para
graph read, but remember above
all else, to take car Of yourself.
write soon. Oh, my darling. how
7 love you. Your Mother"
After the girl had finished read
ing 10 she sat for a long time look
ing down al the letter. II brought
back sharply everything in the life
she had left. Mother. Barney
she saw them through different
eyes.
She was glad she had written both
OF them Monday. She should have
done so earlier. Somehow. there
seemed little time TO write. There
was SO much else to do. Her pre-
cious motherl Celia thought or
her mother going to work. bending
over her sewing through hot days
was she really well? "A wave Of re-
vulsion swept over the girl as p
thought Of Margaret Rogers long
toll and privations and the luxury
with which she herself was surroud-
ed. I.
FINALLY she folded the letter and
put 1t under a pile OF lingerie IN
a drawer of the dressing table
fei u.ou late n Was nearly two
o'clock when she drove up 70 the
Mitchell home and sounded the
French horn OF her coupe Celia
hurried out OF the house TO stop
the uproar before II reached her
grandmother's ears.
"Hullol" Lisi greeted her brightly.
Am I late? It's the precious traf-
fic. Red lights all the way! I swear,
crossing the bridge"
She bahbled on as Celia stepped