Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22

~ W. 49,"
the room. "She's cot q bullet hole
through her cheek and she's lost a
couple OF teeth, but that's all the
damage" In his excitement he
neglected 10 close the door, and
the departing pair. before they rode
down Ia the little private elevator.
were able 10 hear how the old man
took the news.
That means more blackmaIL- ne
walled. where's Max? Hell
have to ret me ont OF this"
Down IN the lobby Martin and
Rhoda paused, Knowing how tired
she was and what e storm she'd
been through. he felt that he
couldn't bear to tell her she must
come with him now to the railway
station In the hope that they
wouldn't be too late to prevent Max
from making or again with that
trunk OF hers
Luckily she spoke first. Il don't
think I want 10 20 home she said
WED better telephone Babe and
let her know we're all right. She
won't know what has become Of
us"
This was an obvious duty. and
a. FIVE minutes wasn't likely 70
matter much. now. one way or the
other NO the railway station. Mar.
tin asSented.
Rhoda gave him something else
10 think about when she paused
outside the door or q booth she'd
been on the point Of entering and
asked him 10 telephone instead.
She looked awfuly white.
"Rhoda. are you all right?+ he
demanded earnestly. He must
have shouted It rather, for a mar
turning the leaves OF a directory
az the desk looked UP curiously NJ
the pair OF them. He went on,
speaking lower. II mean. are you
faint or anythingf"
She said she wasn't she Just
didn't feel like talking 10 Babe.
She'd sit In that biz chair over
there and wait for him. She gave
him their telephone number Just
before she walked away In case
he'd forgotten It
The promptness with which Babe
answered the call suggested that
she'd been sitting within hands
reach or the instrument ever since
Martin had left her, and indeed
she assured him passionately that
this had been the case Shed been
having n perfectly rotten evening,
she said She'd been obliged to
break IN awfully good date IN or
der 20 stand by the telephone, and
then Max Lewis had come and
really acted rough. She'd had TO
threaten 70 telephone for the Do
lice I'm order TO get rid OF him.
"What did he want with your"
Martin demanded.
Naturally" said Babe, he want
ed his ticket and his trunk check
But he had them" Martin told
her. HE took the envelope out
OF my pocket an hour ago, after
he'd knocked me cold with a crack
In the Jaw"
well. he didn't think he had
them fifteen minutes ago when he
left here" she assured him.
wait e minute" Martin said.
and laid down the receiver for n
search OF his pockets. TITS all
right" he told Babe N minute later.
I've cot them What he got ont
Of my pocket was your dummy en-
velope. the q you fooled him
with In the first place II don't
wonder he looked sick. Wei, don't
worry about us any more" he con-
cIuded. "and don't expect Us till
we turn up"
How long Is It" he asked Rhoda
when he went hack TO her. "since
you've had anything to eat?-
II don't know" she told him ab-
sently. Not since ! had lunch, al
the TpTop inn. I don't remem-
Der whether ! ate anything then
or not"
Wen, then. that's the first thing
10 attend TO-" he announced. I'm
going TO take you somewhere and
Get you q good dinner"
II couldn't" she said. Il know
i couldn't swallow n monthful.r
Then with . fash Of animation in
her tear-fnshed eyes. she looked up
at him and went on. II know what
i want to do. Martin. r want you
to take me 70 the 'morgue.'"
lie didn't for an instant recog.
nize his own newspaper slang and
stared at her in CONSERVATION un.
I'll she added. Il want TO read all
IL says about father: everything
they did 10 him. Can we do II
tonight. or win the place be all
locked up7"
He glanced nc the clock across
the nbby. IL was Just after nine.
The place VIII b. locked up, arl
right but theren be a Waterman
nc the door who'll let u Ia. That
makes IL all the better because
well have the place 70 ourselves
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