Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-17
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he wrote down the name. We'll
Ill look after this young man
But I'm sure he wouldn't
mean I don't think he would accept
money or anything like that!' She
Mitchell put the memorandum
book back into his pocket.
Never mind about that" he
said. Celia, l had a pretty uncom-
Portable half hour last night before
I knew YOU were safe" There
was emotion in his voice that sur
prised the girl. Mitchell put out
a 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 70 show how deeply she mad
been touched. Before she reached
the door Celia remembered Lisi and
the luncheon engagement. she
tod 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"
She thanked him and went on
out of the room.
There was a letter from Celia's
mother next morning. II was not
the first the girl had received
from Mrs. Rogers since arriving IN
New York, but coming al 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. Then
She ran TO the chaise Tongue, sank
down and tore open the envelope
MY 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 q and two Of the filters
at Marquis we're away. OF course
IL was the slack season. but SIM
she and Tillie DenniSon had their
hands full. 1t had been very warm.
but today they were having a ccol
spell.
Margaret Rogers said that Bar
ney had come to see her. He was
working hard. The people next
door in the apartment had q new
radio. There was nothing Of i'm
portance in the letter. tut Celia
read il all eagerly. This was news
from home.
II hope you are very happy with
vollr new friends" the last para
graph read, but remember above
all else. to take care Of yourself.
Write soon. Oh. my darling, now
/ love you. Your Mother
After the girl had finished read
ING il She a for a long time look
ing down at 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 70 earlier. Somehow, there
seemed little time 10 write. There
was SO much else 70 do. Her pre-
ciolis motherl Celia thought OF
her mother going TO work. bending
over her sewing through hot days.
was she really we'll? A wave OF re-
vulsion swept over the girl as she
thought Of Margaret Rogers long
toll and privations and the luxury
with which she herself was surroud-
ed. !,
Finally she folded the letter and
put il under a pile Of lingerie IN
a drawer Of the dressing table.
Lisi was late. 1t was nearly two
o'clock when she drove up TO the
Mitchell home and sounded the
French horn Of her coupe. Celia
hurried out OF the house to step
the uproar before 1t reached her
grandmother's ears.
"Hullo!' Lisi greeted her brightly.
Am / late? It's the precious traf-
fic. Red lights all the wayi I swear,
crossing the bridge"
J She babbled on as Celia stepped