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

10 bother" His clear. eager eyes
sought and found hers. holding
them IN spite w u hundred strange
eyes that might have been watch
ing.
She did care enough. She cared
enough 10 listen I'd 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 10 take III or let Id 10 past along
with other things Its n thing I've
wanted for years. and now that It's
here a dozen reasons have sprung
up why not"
"Not a nice appointments she
sympathized. III was Just a trivial
opinion. after all. that Ne wanted.
"Splendid-fOr me. It's not that.
But told you I wasn't rich. didn't
II / have nothing but my pay. and
I've begun ~ wonder In I could
make q 20 OF it."
She gave "a silverv laugh. SO
spontaneous that he looked his sur
prise.
II beg your pardon he spid
stifly. IL shouldn't have bel ~
this. How could you possibly VIZ
derstand?" His glance travelled over
her rich furs. the expensive little
hat. her gown rejecting it's extrava-
giant maker i'm every line removed
her from the stigma Of economy.
How could she understand what IL
meant TO be poor7 And Linda
laughed again. understanding far
more than he would ever know.
GO on. Tell me about IT," she
encouraged. 10 hide the tremor be-
meath her Eaiety.
Their isolation grew a. he talked.
What had these hurrying people.
intent upon their own silly affairs.
10 do with them7 IL was growing
dusk, n dusk that vanished as TX
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 wares were more
splendid still. Faces silhouetted BY
the flattering light became beautI-
full and young and spiritual. Elec-
tricitv is kind 10 lipsticks and rab-
bit skin. The street became an en-
Chanted street with n man ard
woman walking in enchantment,
feeling II all while they saw moth
inE.
II always liked the service said
Brian. when / was "A boy I had
crazy ideas about glory and nrln-
cesSes and hand kiSSinE-that sort
Of thing. All bunk, OF course. But
I still wanted It when l got old
enough TO have some sense. Want
ed II and got II. But somehow I
didn't yet ID the way 4 wanted III.
Horribly hard 20 make anyone un-
dersrand." His eyes searching
hers again.
What does II matter so you got
what you wanted?' her voice said.
The way I wanted was not the
way ii came IN me. 4 have a fam
ily"-he sighted this a. some ne
always slight the fact that they -,
long 10 a cian-'not rich folk. ava.
fully hard IN. 10 NJ frank: but it'a
the sort ~ family that can do mir
aCles if they want-make the lion
lie down or sit up and beg. That
sounds awfully egOtistical. but vul.
garians might say that they know
where the body l. buried and may
be-" he grinned rem~iniscently. thu
~vulgarians would ~ right. nv
dad and Simon FentreSs fished
in the millpond together when
they were kids. so you a i'm
aEine what Fentress did when dad
slipped IL that I wanted 1n appoint
ment." He made a wry face, and
turned TO her for sympathy.
They managed it for you she
! hazarded.
He nodded. They did-with n
vengeance. And IL simply took the
blush of the rose. You see. / want
ed TO do the thing myself. / had
already gone to Senator Converse
He promised 10 put II through"
Linda was puzzled. But what
II the difference RI was only pull
inE wires, no matter how ID was
done"
They were talking at cross pur-
poses. Brian tried To make himself
plain.
Don't you see? FentreSs tossed
IL TO me like a plaything. Inlu-
encei II has a bad taste and. Of
course, I'm an ass. Everybody does
it-eyerybody use everybody else
IL they can and are Jolly clad
10. but 1t wasn't my boyhood dream
ny a long shot" He laughed shame
facedly and added a bromide that
took some Of the seriousness OIL
az the discussion. "I don't knoHH
whT 4 am telling YOU all this. Nj
rTn nE EnNTTNTwFn