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

lY. IL wasn't conceivable that this
mass OF STUFF was anything that
Forster wanted.
Wen then, what else was IN the
trunk They got to the bottom OF
IL nc last and gazed at each other
with eyes blank with disappolnt-
ment IL seemed there was moth
ing In the trunk but those yellow
sheets
Rhoda got up sufay and an
nounced her intention OF getting
lunch I'm going to cook my hus-
bands first meal" She made COT
fee and heated up a can Of corned
beef hash and set the little table
while he continued 10 sit on the
/ floor In a brown study. shutting his
yellow papers
They we're so occupied when
Babe, il being Saturday, came home
from work. that she was
looking at q married couple. Rhoda
told her promptly and her exuber-
ant Joy YER the news combined
with her fury az not having been
invited TO the wedding produced the
effect Of an active young tornado.
She Rugged Rhoda and kissed Mar
tin. and berared them both In her
best manner all the time.
IL was right In the midst OF this
tumult that Martin announced 4 dis
covery. There are about D hundred
OF these sheets that are written In
lead pencil. but al the others are
carbon copies. The penciled sheets
aren't different IA any other way
way that ! can see from the car
hons. They're in the same hand
writing. anyhow. Can you make
anything OF thatY"
Rhoda was busy opening the hot
car OF hash and she said ste
couldn't.
Just after Babe went out she saw
him get I'D. ID a preoccupied sort OF
way, and 20 over 70 the telephone.
He called the Worcester hotel,
asked for Uncle William and got
him. Then he said. This IL Mar
tln.ForbeS. Rhoda and I were mar
RED this morning. We're going 70
have a conference this afternoon
at three o'clock and we'd like you
70 be here II you car, and bring the
contract between Forster and Pro
lessor Mcfarland with you
II seemed strange to Rhoda that
she didn't See any blue flames from
the receiver licking about Mar
TINS ear. Uncle William was even
Judging from Martins fragmentary
replies. being polite What's hap
pened 20 hlmf' she asked a. Mar
tin hung up Didn't ne breathe
any fire al al about our being mar
riedT'
-oh. no. ne took that at right
/ thought he would"
He spoke absently and she saw
he vas getting ready 10 telephone
again. This call was even more
astonishing. II was the Worcester
again and he asked for Mr. Fors-
tiers apartment He recognized the
answering voice, for he said, Con
ley? Take this message for AR.
Forster. Say that Miss Mcfarland
has recovered her fathers trunk,
and if the contents OF 1t interest
him, as we believe they will now
we've examined them. he can come
10 her studio this afternoon nc three
o'clock and discuss what's TO Be
done about them Find cut N we're
10 expect him, win youT There
vas q breathless pause OF about Z
minute Then Martin said. "AIl
right Three O'clock and hung
up.
There was a Quear, rather scared
look In his face as he turned
back to har.
Marlin she cried, have you
found itr-have you found the thing
he wantsrH
Ha shook hts head II havent
found n thing" he told her But
now. you See I've got to End H.
There's nothing IKE q deadlina To
stimulate the wits OF q reporter
As soon as be had swallowed
what was q his plate he took bis
coffee and went back to the door.
He was still there when Uncle
William came. SO strangely trans
formed an Uncle William that
Rhoda forgot all about Martin FOR
several minutes There wasn't a
trace OF the ogre left about him He
loosely claimed the right to kiss
the bride. and did II. said. as he
patted her on the back. thar ha
thought she was going TO be very
happy and reproached her play
fully for having kept him In the
dark about something, though
what 10 was Ghe couldn't AZ hrst
make ont IN was not II seemed,
her Unpremeditated marriage this
morning. He saad b. quite under
stood their acting Us thay had done
abort that and Thought that IN fhe