Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

AWSH1lcAn lnBAdtifnent
We'll, IL seems kind OF queer,
her going or 70 New York like that
without letting you know anything
about It. You said you'd lost some
money. didn't your She's got that,
too. II you ask me. She certainly
talked as II she had plenty. She
told me she was taking her vaca-
ton late SO that the big burg would
be running full tine when she got
there"
lnvoluntarily Rhoda started al
that Babe had been talking about
that sort Of vacation ever since she
and Rhoda had begun living togeth.
er. Shed used that very phrase,
Max couldn't have made II up. ne
had met Babe az the station then
and she had made him think she
was going TO New York.
Why7 Why had she gone 70 the
station7 Why. for that matter. had
Max gone there himself7 Had he
meant 10 70 to New York on that
traIn7 With her three hundred
dollars and her trunk?
Well. how about Claire? Where
did she come in7 Or didn't she
come in7 Had he ditched Claire.
or tried tor Was that what the
telephone message had been
about? Never mind that now.
Whatever Max had tried TO do he'd
F.NHrA1 nAAAn ~mm~~mkAaAA No..
he'd looked when he came into the
room.
Il wish you'd tel ne" she said.
looking Mt him I'm as chfldlfke a
manner as she could manage.
what the terrible thing was thar
Babe did to you"
Never mind about that" be
growfed at her. Get or It'll It's
no business of yours You've got
enough 10 worry about with what
she did TO you
Il don't think she told him
c~heerfully. that I've anything 20
worry about Mt all. I think she's
rot my trunk back. You see / was
talking 10 her on the telephone
lust now. when you came In here"
This proved one dart too many
and he came for her. not blindly,
either. He seized her arm with u
wrench that made her want 70 cry
cut. and jerked her to her feet.
Get out OF heref~ he said. TN
make II worth your while 10 talk 70
me some other time, II you get
out now before my uncle nnds you
here"
For an instant she stared up nj
him hanEy. the realization break.
Ing over her that he didn't know
she'd already see his uncle; that
he thought she was voluntarily
waiting for him. "All right" she
said. -I7l GO. But you'll have to
show me the way out"
he didn't altogether release her,
but his grip on her arm relaxed
az he started leading her toward
the door she had come IN by. Half.
way to II they were halted by Con.
leys voice He had come IN BY
one OF the smaller doors.
Conley came I'D TO them briskly.
let the girl alone he continued.
SHE'S no affair " yours. Mr.
Forster wants her to wait here
Now Max did let 20 her arm. but
Il wasn't In obedience TO Conley's
order. Lay or It." be said You
aren't In On this The young ladys
q friend Of mine and now she's
talked to me she doesn't want to
q c. u
Conzey agreed with q grin. y
guess she doesn't But she don'i
cave this room until the boss
.omes back"
CHANGING up at Max. Rhoda could
ZEE that that word. back" troubled
aim. though be hadn't yet made
yut the implication In IL.
Rhoda started for the door. and
Ehe kept on going. though Conley
parked at her, Come back here
gouf" She was aware that MAJ
lnterpoSed to cheek Conieyis rush
for her. The last thing she heard
before she closed the door after
her was the thnd OF q heavy blow.
and she inferred from the fact that
sire Wasn't Immediately pursued
and dragxed back, THAT the recipl-
enk OF X Must have been Conley.
She waIked-if seemed safer
somehow than breaking into o run
down the broad coEridnr and
RrUzzzd the esrner. re<Emcfng her