Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26

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you that TO your personal knowf-
edge her father was innocent OF
the California charges and that they
were framed against. him for the
purpose OF forcing him out OF the
university
This time II was Uncle William
who started to protest Ny dear
Martin . :"
But Martin cut him short ~The
two 70 together" he said '~Te'Il
accept a settlement IL the sworn
statement goes with II. Otherwise
Wen publish the notes and prose
cute for conspiracy. We want this
thing cleaned up"
There was still some fight III
Uncle William. but Forster threw
up the sponge. "All right" he
grunted. "Well get together mex
week on the settlement and iii
have my lawyer draw up a state
ment I don't mind that. never
had anything 10 do with it- It was
my scamp Of a secretary who fixed
UP the whole thing, and he's dead"
Then, TO Conley. Take me out or
here
But at the door Just before Con-
ley picked him UP he seemed 10
feel that he had sighted Uncle
William. Perhaps he recognized a
kindred spirit My car l. down
here" he said. You can drive
back with me TO the Worcester II
you like"
IL didn't think last night" Rhoda
said after an interval. that ! could
ever nate anybody as much AS ]
hated Mr.. Forster. But ! hate
Uncle William worse"
Martin admitted that there wasn't
much TO choose between them. But
they're both going to be good. now"
be concluded.
"Not Uncle William Rhoda In
sisted. He didn't want Forster
TO agree TO tell the truth about "a.
Their. And IL he does. Uncle VIII
liam will Try TO suppress IT, Why,
Martini Did he always hate "a
therf"
He probably didn't like him any
too well. but that isn't the reason.
He wants TO suppress the truth be-
cause il win show that he made
a ghastly mistake. II isn't malice;
it's pure vanity. But he's going
to have to scramble over the style
Ike the pig. just the same. and
he'll do IL without a sq1eal too"
He spoke so confidently that she
turned a sudden intent look upon
him. Have you thought OF any
thing eiSe7- she asked "Somefhfng
you haven't told me abcut!"
1T was the first thing I did think
Of. but 1t wasn't any good until the
rest OF the plan worked out It's
something for you TO DO. You do
Ii as soon as Uncle William asks
you how you want to invest the
money he's got out OF Forster. I
don't know how much IL win be.
but it's sure TO be plenty-you tell
him that the first thing you want
70 do IL TO endow a special fund
at the university for chemical re-
search You'll tell him that there's
Just one condition tied TO Il, and
that is that 1t shall be called the
Walter Whitehouse Mcfarland me-
mortal. That will settle Uncle WI
liam and all the rest of the scandal
mongers. And it'll be news. too"
Rather soberIy. as the dusk grew
down to dark. they discussed the
wonder Of this prospect. and other
wonders They'd set on tomorrow,
Martin said, on their honeymoon.
They'd 90 TO New York and when
they got ready they'd sail for Eu-
rope. Paris. The Riviera. san
Moritz They'd have a good long
play.
That's what father and 7 were
always going 10 do" Rhoda said
with a gasp. and Martin held her
quietly and let her cry as long a.
she liked.
The Jingle or the telephone
brought them back TO the moment
Martin switched on q light and
Rhoda went 10 the instrument IL was
Babe, he made out, and he'd have
liked to hear all she was saving.
Rhoda's report OF II when. a little
flushed and startled. she had hung
UP. was clearly condensed.
Chicago won. And Babe and IDA
Remington and two men are going
70 dinner together and a show. And
Babe l. going 10 stay all night with
Ida. And she says. why don't you
stay heref"
"Tll do" he told her, whatever
you want me 10. darling
Il want you to stay" she de-
cided n little shakily. But. Mar
tin. will you do something elsea
Something rather silly? After we've
had supper, win you take me to the
Ahamhra and dance with me m
whIle7~
Sure. I win he assented with
a laugh. If you'll agree not TO
let Leander Higgins cut in
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