Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-20

De any question apO II. 4LlOcS wv
operations, your brothers and yours
are on record doubtless, in the hos
pial where they were performed
and a copy Of them could be OBJ
tanned and brought here by your
family doctor. He would come,
wouldn't he, II you asked him?"
I'm sure he would" answered the
girl, the light Of a new determine
ton shining in her brown eyes. She
turned to the lieutenant. He, too,
was smiling his admiration Of her In
genuous idea.
what do you think, Rex?" she
asked. "And you, Marge?" she add
cd. smiling at the two in turn.
II think the same as Frank" re-
piled the lieutenant, with quick
diplomacy.
so do II" chimed IN Margery, a
loyal enthusiasm In voice and man
ner. "How did you come TO think Of
such a clever thing, dcar?"
"Oh, L" She hesitated flushing
at the very apparent tribute that she
knew was absolutely honest. 1T
really wasn't clever you know. The
thought just came to me, that's alll'
"Of course" said ballard, reflect
lively. we've got to wait until we
know just what MaxweI'S game
really is before we can do anything
toward checkmating him. Tomor-
row ought 10 give us a pretty IaII
line on the situation. III see the
lawyer the first thing in the morn
ing. Pat, and put your idea up to
him. And / think you'd better wire
this family doctor Of yours-send
him a night message and find out
for sure If he'll come to New York
at once. Instruct him TO get a e C
ord OF the two operations and bring
them with him. If Maxwell pulls the
stunt we're looking for Tomorrow
then our lawyer can get a stay OF
proceedings in the legacy transfer
until your doctor arrives"
He considered the group individu-
ally, then collectively.
The old year had rung out and the
New Year rung III when the two
men donned their ~overcoats IL pre-
paration for departure. Pat bade
them a final Happy New Year at
the foot Of the stairs leading up to
her room. but Margery accompanied
them as far as the vestibule.
II just wanted to remark in a
casual way" she told them laugh
ingly, that the man who is lnstru-
mental in giving Jimmy back 10
Pat viii earn the undying gratitude
and love-of at least two girls-I
won't say VINO they arel And you
may play that" she added. in the
~veInacular Of the race track, as
they passed through the door. 'as
il lies-straight across the board!'
Margery had been Ill love. rs she
told Pat one day, more times than
I've got fingers and toes But she
had laughed when she said it. She
knew now. and had known 10 al
most from the hour that Jimmy was
brought, white and unconscious, in
to the field hospital at C. in
France, that until then, she never
had been in love.
Jimmy's handsome. boyish face
hao captured her romantic fancy the
instant her gaze had fallen on il.
When he reeained consciousness
only 70 remain dumb. unthlnking.
and the doctor had pronounced him
a victim Of aphasia. a great pity had
surged up in her heart for him. And
pity, as the old saying informs us.
is ever akin to love-
Then had come the story oi jim
myS heroic action TO which his in
jury was directly attributable. as
told her By Lieutenant ballard. him
self. She had found the boy OF her
adolescent dreams, her own hearts
choice. There remained for her the
task, the work OF her heart and
hand.to rescue and bring him back
10 life. and-perhaps-love. Perhaps
too, in that process az his minds
regeneration.
And so, donning her paiamas and
leaving on her stockings, she went
into Pats room to talk. The young
heiress was engaged IN polishing
her blue-black hair with q pair OF
military brushes.
There's no use in trying TO evade
the momentous issue, darling" an
nounced Margery. without any pre-
face. as she placed her young body
comfortably among a heap Of pill
lows in the corner Of a huge divan.
Its as plain as the bridge on the
face Of your nose!"
Il know tim helpless" Pat re-
turned, so go ahead-shoot, II you
must. but-spare this poor bobbed
head!"
TO begin with, my rosebud" be-
gan Margery. pursuing UP her pretty
lips TO acquire a serious air, and in
spite of all the evidence in plain
sight--when either one or both Of
you have in Sight-you act always
as II such a possibility had never