Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-10
By Williams

cross me. were You. and get away
with a skirt7 Well. You aren't
smart enough. see? Give me the
check Of that trunk
II tell you there wasn't any
trunk" he asserted f~rantically. Il
went 70 find II and I couldn't IL
wasn't there"
Lock here Babe struck in,
1--WE had enough OF this. Sorry
TO get you in dutch, Max. Good
BY"
She made as II to move on to-
ward the gate, then darted back
70 him. crowding in front OF the
woman as she did 30.
Gosh" she painted. II almost for
gotl Give me my ticket"
He swallowed hard and said,
-your ticketg"
She flickered "a wink nc him.
Don't you remember7 i gave IL
10 You when you checked my trunk.
Why, you've got IL right In your
hand"
lie opened his dull eyes wide.
and II she hadn't been too excited
she'd have laughed outright az the
mixture with the despair In them
Of a sudden unbelievable hope.
He gave her the envelope with
out a word. and she. without an
other glance at either OF the pair,
scurried like q rabbit into the
crowd around the gate
Just before she got to the gate
man she slipped aside. and In an
other second Martin was hugging
her.
Gosh. Babe. you're a peachl-
he said.
But II they were to keep Rho
da's trunk from taking an unneces-
sary and perhaps embarrassing
trip TO New York there wasn't any
time to waste on compliments
wait right here" he told her.
when she had given him Mars
ticket and the precious trunk
check. and darted orr to end the
baggage master.
II want TO get a trunk OF the
limited" he painted out 10 that Off
cial at the end Of the sprint. The
young lady's changed her mind and
isn't going"
In less than ten minutes the hat
trunk with its gummed-down Iid
hove in sight. having a ride all By
itself on a little electric platform
truck. They wouldn't surrender Il
TO Martin. though. It would have
10 be unlocked first and the con-
tents identified. He was glad he
hadn't told them II was hrs trunk.
The young lady who had changed
her mind had been a useful inven-
ton. He'd bring Rhoda round 70
get II I'm the morning.
He found Babe getting annoyed
and under the impression that she'd
been unwarrantably abandoned, 40
TO pacify her he borrowed Ave dol.
lars or her and took her into the
station restaurant for food. His
idea Of the meal had been after
noon tea. but II turned out n good
deal Ike a dinner. They had a
telephone instrument brought 70 the
table so that they could cali I'd
and tell Rhoda the good news. but
IL seemed she wasn't there 70 hear
II.
tits funny" Martin commented
uneasily. isn't she usually home
by this time? It's after six. You
don't suppose anything's happened
to her. do your
"Oh. don't be m old hen!- Babe
admonished him. what would
have happened TO herr" All the
same be could see she was as IN
easy as he was They wasted no
time about paying their bill and
getting a taxi.
The studio was dark when Babe
unlocked the door. and their calls
evoked no response.
Something has happened TO her.
Martin said. with sober conviction.
But the telephone rang Just then
and enabled Babe to say as she
darted across the room 10 answer
II. SILLY. there she IS now. Turn
Cd the light. will your It's right By
the door,"
Hello" he heard Babe saving
as he fumhled with the switch. uIs
that you, Red7 Well. what's the
matter with your voice? I can't
hear you. Yes, Martins right
here. DO you want TO talk TO
him."
Before she could take the ne
ceiver from Babes hand he heard
her say. "Red. what Is Il? What's
the matterG Where are you, any
howT" And by the time be had
crowded into her place, the thread
OF communication had been broken.
Number. pleaseg the operator
said when he ratified the hook.
She couldn't tell where the cal they
had lost had come from.
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