Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25

about Il, but irs a little like the
old woman and the pig that
wouldn't get over the stiles Do
you remember, Stick won't beat
dog. dog won't bite pig? You see.
the only person who can set your
fathers memory right before the
university w0rld-and that's the
only world he cared about-is
Uncle William, who Is president Of
the board OF trustees ont there
Uncle Williams the pig. al right
He knows the facts and ! think he
believes them. But he won't get
over the stile until somebody bites
him on the leg"
Who's going TO bite himf" she
asked But when he answered,
Forster" she echoed the name in
simple establishment.
II can't guess what IL IN, dar-
ling" be told her. bat there's
something In that little trunk OF
yours that Forster thinks he can't
live without want 70 find out
what II Il and hurl II AZ him while
he's still frightened. He Is fright
ened half out Of his wits. He's
making Max marry that Cleveland
woman. / saw them. this morning,
down az the city hall. she with her
face all bandaged up and Max look
ing as glum as If be was waiting
70 be sentenced TO a term In the
penitentiary. with Conley on guard
10 e that he didn't 10 4 bolt. wait
ing for the marriage license bureau
to open up"
Gazing AZ him wideeyed she saw
him flush like a achoolboy, and az
that she few at him and Rugged
him. She couldn't help it. did
you get ours. too7" she asked.
He nodded. Il thought IL was
better" he said Just in case OF
emergency. That's what I told my
self at the time But will you,
Rhoda- now? Before we 20 and get
the trunk St. Timothy's Is Just
around the corner. ! know the
curate and he'll be there"
I'm get my hat and coat she
said
And Il wasn't more than ten min
utes before she found herself being
married by a hearty young man
who had. it seemed, put out his
pipe just before he'd put on his
cassock.
she wondered later, when she
had time 70 think things over,
about how vague an impression
this service made upon her. She
was barely able to remember any
thing about II. On the other hand,
every word Martin had said during
their walk 20 the church was
etched deep upon her memory. The
force Of his purpose 20 set up her
fathers name again In its proper
place. cleansed OF the mud OF scan
dal and suspicion: the fact that be
had a plan and that until he had
set that plan in motion everything
else. even lovemaking, would have
70 walt put q new dimension into
her love for him
From the church door they took
q taxi 10 the railway station, found
the trunk without misadvenrUre,
and took II back 70 the studio BY
that tine they were both wildly
excited over the mystery or Its
ecntentA
Martin was trying 10 be- calm, and
insisted upon being maddeningiy
methodieai about the preparation
rfnr opening H. They had 10 clear
everything out of one corner of the
studio Until they had q ten-fcot
space absolutely bare Before be
would let her unlock IT, But she
saw his hands trembling rs be
tugged ut the straps
What they found was Just what
Rhoda dimly remembered the con-
tents to have been. sheets OF gel
low paper covered with notes. equa-
tons and diagrams. Some Of them
looked to her like gigantic mag
ninca1cns 0f a chndrB game or
naughts and crosses Pictures OF
molecules Martin said he guessed
they were, but X was all. he frank
" admitted considerably worse
than dreek 10 him. There was an
enormous amount OF IT, Thousands
OF sheets Several thousand They
began taking them out reverentfy.
one at q time Then they took
them out by handfula There was
mo sort Of order to them. apparent