Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

won't do you any good. IN this
room" He was still standing
over her 30 that she couldn't get
up out OF the heavy chair. what
I ought 10 DO" be concluded, glow
ering down upon her. -is to wiring
your neck
IL came 10 her that down inside
he himself was frightened; BE-
wildered. anyhow. like a bull with
a lot OF darts In his shoulders. gaz-
ing about the ring not knowing ex-
actly who his enemy was. IN she
could Just keep out OF his way.
Anyhow. IL was plain he didn't
quite know what he wanted 10 do
with her. She scrubbed her lips
vigorously with her handkerchief
before she spoke.
4 wish you'd sit down where 4
can see you" she said. what harm
do you think I've done your
what did you come here fors"
he asked
Unless 70 make trouble for mel"
she supposed he mRanr. You mean
she said. you're afraid I've cone
10 tell your uncle that I think you
stole my three hundred dollars and
my trunk"
He was almost inarticulate with
fury. but finally he managed 10
stutrer. Never mind about that.
What did you come here for:"
She decided 10 evade that.
Your uncle sent for me-" she told
him.
II she'd been a practIced deceiver
she'd have stopped there. Not being
one. she felt that the explanation
sounded rather bare and added 70
II. II don't know how he found out
where ! lived7 Did you tell hImf
Because. OF course. you did find
out from Babe"
he sat down IN the chair that
she had sat in during the talk with
Forster.
NO" he said. II didn't tell him.
but I happen 10 know how he found
out / guess I'm beginning TO catch
On TO some things too" he went
on. still eyeing her intently. "She's
quite some girl. that Babe Jen-
nings. How long have you known
herr'
quite a while Rhoda told him.
Got sort Of an idea she's a
friend Of yoursT"
No. Rhoda answered II know
she is
He gave a short laugh did you
know" he asked. -that she left for
New York this afternoonT'
She smiled and shook her head.
We'll" he asserted. n saw her
or on that train. myself"
The lie was 20 childish that
Rhoda almost laughed as she said,
That's very interesting
Don't You believe itT'
"No.H
Her skepticIsm didn't seem 10 A.
ritate him. he stared az her
thoughtfuliy a few seconds and
then said. well. maybe I've got you
all wrong. I thought you and she
were teamed up In this business.
Now I've got a notion that she's
burned you Just like she did me-"
How did she burn your" Rhoda
asked.
Never ml-3 about that. That's
my end or II. Say. what kind or
a trunk was it you lostf because
she took a trunk with her. I helped
her check It"
what sort OF trunk was IL that
you checked7" Rhoda asked him. It
didn't seem possible that even he
would be fool enough 20 fall into
that trap.
He did give his answer q lit
tie uneasily. why. I didn't notice
* especially he said 1T was sort
OF a square leather trunk"
She sat for a while In puzzled 81
lence. How could he have hoped
she would believe a story like that7
Why hadn't be seemed more disap-
pointed that she didn't believe itf
Was IL possible that he really
thought Babe had taken a train to
New York;
when did al this happengv she
asked nc last what time did the
train leaveT
"Fivethirty.-
what did she do7 Call you M
and ask you 10 see her Off"
The question startled her N little
a. she asked IT, II made her think
or the anonymous telephone mes.
sage that had come 10 Claire cleve-
land Just as Claire had locked her
In the bathroom.
IL didn't startle Max for ~ m
swered readily enough. NO. II iust
happened 10 run across her there
80 you helped her buy her ticket
and check her trunk and then You
saw her or on the train And now
you've heard my trunk has been
stolen you think that must ba rhe
one you checkedg"
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