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

cross me. were you. and Get away
with a skirt Well, you aren't
smart enough, see? Give me the
check of that trunk
II tell you there wasn't any
trunk" he asserted frantically. II
went to find 1t and I couldn't IL
wasn't there"
Look here" Babe struck IN,
tive had enough or this. Sorry
to get you I'm dutch. Max Good
BY"
she made as n 70 move or to
ward the gate. then darted back
to him. crowding In front Of the
woman as she did SO.
Gosh" she painted. Il almost for
gotl Give me my ticket"
He swallowed hard and said,
-your ticket"
she flckered a wink at him.
Don't you rememberf / gave 10
TO You when you checked my trunk.
why. you've got It right In your
hand"
He opened his dull eyes wide.
and II she hadn't been too excited
she'd have laughed outright nc 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 me- either OF the pair.
scurried like a rabbit Into the
crowd around the gate
Just before she got 10 the gate
man she slipped aside. and In an
other second Martin was huggins
her.
Gosh. Babe. you're a peach T.
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 10 waste On compliments
wait right here be told her.
when she had given him Mars
ticket and the precious trunk
check. and darted on to find the
baggage master.
II want to get n trunk or the
limited he painted out TO that ON
cial at the end or the sprint The
young ladys changed her mind and
isn't going"
In less than ten minutes the hat
trunk with It's gummed-down I'D
hove I'm sight. having a ride all by
Itself on a little electric platform
truck. They wouldn't surrender II
to Martin. though. II would have
10 be unlocked first and the cum-
tents identified. He WIS glad he
hadn't told them II was his trunk
The yoang Lady who had changed
her mind had been n ugeful Inven-
ton. He'd bring RhoaA round To
get Il In the morning.
He found Babe getting annoyed
and under the impression that she'd
been unwarrantabfy abandcned, 30
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 it turned out q good
deal like a dinner. They had q
telephone instrument brought TO the
table so that they could call m
and tell Rhoda the good news. but
IL seemed she wasn't there 70 hear
IL.
Its funny" Martin commented
uneasily. isn't she usually home
by this time? It's after six. You
don't suppose anythings happened
to her. do your
"Oh. don't be an old hen !" Babe
admonished him. what would
have happened 10 herr" ALI the
same he could see she was Is IN.
easy rs he was They wasted "a
time about paying their bill and
getting a taxi.
The studio was dark when Babs
unlocked the door. and their call,
evoked no response.
Something has happened TO her.
Martin said. with sober conviction
But the telephone rang Just Their
and enabled Babe to say ms She
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II. SILLY. there she IS now. Turn
on the light. win your It'g right By
the door,"
"Hellol" he heard Babe sayinf
as he fumbled with the switch. ~I.
that you. Redf Well, what's thu
matter with your voice? I CAM
hear you. Yes. Martins righl
here. DO you want 70 talk X
himT'
Before she could take the re
ceiver from Babes hand be heard
her say. "Red. what Is II? what,
the matter7 Where are you, any
howT" And By the time he hac
crowded into her place, the thread
OF communicative had been hruken
Number. please7" the operator
said when he ratified the hook
She couldn't tell where the call they
had lost had come from.
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