Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-24

CHAPTER XIV
copyrish, By rAs RoSss-Merrm Co.

What Was in the Trunk.
ID HODA'S sob OF assent To this
N perhaps unique proposal OF
marriage marked the end OF her
moment Of panic. She walked
into the room steadily enough,
though still IN the embrace OF
Martins right arm. and IN
der the now startled gaze OF
their rather unaccountable visitor.
How he'd managed TO find her de-
spite Forster's refusal this after
noon to tell him where she lived
wasn't so puzzling as the conscious
ness that she'd seen him some
where, without knowing who he
was, only a little while ago. Even
this minor bewilderment was not
what kept her rooted 10 the rug
while Babe was stammering ont a
superhuous introduction Babes
scrambled condition was due. or
course. 10 what shed seen through
the doorway and he. pompous yet
a little embarrassed, stood waiting.
apparently. for a welcome appro-
pirate TO long-lost uncles. The
really astonishing thing was that
he wasn't an ogre at all. He
wasn't much taller than Martin,
and he had perfectly normal.
human-looking eyes and teeth.
Why had she ever been afraid Of
him?
II wasn't until she heard Mar
tin murmur again, IT'S all right
darling" that she released herself
from his arm, said. How do you
do, Uncle William and went up
and shook hands with him. She
thought be expected to be kissed
but she couldn't manage that.
He said. heavily. How do you
do, my dear. I'm very glad to have
found you at last. / thought this
afternoon that I must expect a
long search. but this evening Just
after dinner I saw you In the lobby
OF the Worcester hotel and heard
this young man call you Rhoda.
There was enough OF your moth
er's look about you 70 that ! called
up the telephone number ] had
heard you give him :" (Yes.
that was who Il was. OF course
The man who'd been looking at the
telephone directory when she and
Martin were calling mp Babe to tell
her they were all right.l so / took
the liberty Of coming here and wait
ing for you, late as II was. felt
IL was important / c you Mt
once"
I'm glad ycu did," Rhoda told
him, rot In the manner In which
one says something polite but as
II she really meant II. She dimly
remembered something about him
and thoHght she had an idea.
You're a lawyer. aren't your" she
asked.
He seemed a little surprised nc
the question. but answered stifly,
-Yes. that Is my profession"
well. then" said Rheda, you're
inst the person we want You see
Martin and ! She broke
or there to remedy an omission by
introducing the two men In due
form. After they'd shaken hands.
a strictly non-commAttal ceremony
on both sides, Rhoda went on. "You.
see, Martin and / have lust found
out what really happened to nv In
thed-before his trial. / mean-that
made him leave the university"
Uncle Williams reception OF this
statement was not encouraging. He
began TO look . little more like the
ogre Rhoda remembered THAT
Is not q matter for discussion. he
doomed Certainly not now
But Rhoda was no longer d little
girl Of twelve. ats got TO be dis
cussed." she contradieted him crisp-
Nv. "and Dow ~ the best time 10 do
IT. Martins q reporter but he says
the paper can't print the story, even
though we know its true. unless we
have Mr. Forster indicted"
Forster indicted I" Uncle vii.
liam exploded. &C ]. Forster Per-
feet ncnsensei What has Forster
to do with itT'
1T won't seem 90 much like non
sense" Rhoda said. when you