Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
The Sealed Trunk
BY Henry KitchelI Webster
= Copyright By The Bobbs Merrill ca. wNU Service

away" she told him. 1--WE worked
for the News for two years"
Look here" he demanded, when
he'd digested this fact, did you
know who I was all along--last
night, ! meanY'
Il thought II might be you. I
wasn't sure. though. till Babe called
you Marty
"HonestT'
Honest"
She answered him quite simply,
not seeming surprised at his press
ing 50 minute a point He didn't
quite know himself why 1t was 80
important. but II was
We'll" he said. we've got u lot
or lost time to make up for. II
til agree not to talk about anything
you don't want TO talk about, will
you have dinner with me tonightg'
Yes" she said. 'but I'll tell you
what I'd rather do II you'd just as
leave I'd rather you came to sup
per mt the studio. Give me n pen
cil and a piece OF your newspaper,
and It'll write down the address"
He'd have asked her what sort
OF studio II was II she hadn't
glanced up as she handed hack his
paper and pencil and exclaimed.
There comes Babel II must be
getting late"
Babe sang out a rather knowing
hello TO the two OF them. but, even
II Il was late. came On unhurriedly.
Rhoda called back 0ver the inter
venIng heads. Martins coming to
supper with us tonight" and then
with q nod vanished into the en-
trance to the building.
The implication he'd perceived IN
that last remark OF Rhoda's dis
turbed Martin so much that he for
got to be polite.
Look here" he said TO Babe as
she came up. did that bird Lewis
that I introduced to you last night
find out where Rhoda lived from
your
"You two make q pair. all right,
you and Max 1t seems you both
went gaga about Red last night.
Why. Max took me home. and since
I told him she and I lived together,
I suppose he knows. why shouldn't
hes"
HE was too id anxious to And
out. that's all. Hes q bad body IL
I know one when I see him. How
much more did you tell him about
herr
"Why. We talked or little else.
dearest" said Babe. HE wanted
to know all about her. and ! tried
to be accommodating-like I am
now. Look here, VINO elected you
Reds guardian? I've known her
about seven hundred times as long
as you have and I'm not trying to
get her in dutch with anybody"
He didn't know what 10 say 10
that, but the look In his face must
have answered for him. for with u
complete change or manner, she
went on. ~What Is II, Martyr rs
there anything wrong with him? DO
you know anything about himr"
"No." he told her. as they en-
tered the building together. But
/ think he's up to something queer
and I'm going 10 try to fad cur
what II Is. And II you happen on
anything that gives you u line on
TX let me know"
He thought she hesitated as
though she had something on her
mind, but all she did was 10 nod
assent and say as she walked of
that they'd see him for supper to-
night about seven.
Martins own days work was
yawning for him In the local room,
but he didn't 20 there. He went
into the "morgue" instead. on the
chance that he'd find there some
scrap OF information about Max
Lewis The search was much bet
ter rewarded than he'd expected Il
to be.
Max had had his promenade In
the public eve by virtue OF a breach
OF promise suit for one HUNDRED
thousand dollars that had been
brought against him by a chorus
girl. He had written her the usual
half-dOzen imbecile love letters. AIT
that gave them interest, either to
the public or TO the chorus gif1 her.