Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-22


the room. "She's rot q bullet hole
through her cheek and she's lost a
couple OF teeth. but that's NIL the
damage" In his excitement he
neglected 10 close the door, and
the departing pair. before they rode
down IN the little private elevator,
were able to hear how the old man
took the news
That means more biackmail.- he
walled. where's MAXI Hell
have to ret me out Of thiR
Down in the lobby Martin and
Rhoda paused. Knowing how tired
she was and what q storm she'd
been through. he felt that he
couldn't bear 20 tell her she must
come with him now 10 the railway
station IN the hope that they
wouldn't Be too late TO prevent Max
from making or again with that
trunk OF hers.
Luckily she spoke nrst. ~ don't
think I want to 20 home she said
Wed better telephone Babe and
let her know we're all right. She
won't know what has become Of
us"
This was an obvious duty, and
as FIVE minutes wasn't likely 70
matter much, now. one way or the
other at the railway station. Mar.
tin assented.
Rhods gave him something else
to think about when she paused
outside the door Of n booth she'd
been on the point OF entering and
asked him to telephone instead.
She looked awfuuy white.
"Rhoda. m you all rightT" be
demanded earnestly. He must
have shouted II rather. for a man
turning the leaves OF q directory
at the desk looked up curiously at
the pair OF them. &c went on.
speaking lower. Il mean. are you
faint or anythingf"
She said she wasn't She tust
didn't feel like talking to Babe.
Shed sit IN that big chair over
there and wait for him. She gave
him their telephone number Just
before she walked away In case
he'd forgotten IL.
The promptness with which Babe
answered the call suggested that
she'd been sitting within hands
reach OF the instrument ever since
Martin had left her, and indeed
she assured him passionately that
this had been the case. she'd been
having a perfectly rotten evening.
she said. She'd been obliged to
break an awfully good date "a or
der 20 stand BY the telephone, and
then Max Lewis had come ana
really acted rough She'd had TO
threaten to telephone for the DO
lice In order 70 get rid Of him.
what did he want with youS"
Martin demanded.
Naturally" said Babe, he want
ed his ticket and his trunk check"
But he had them Martin told
her. He took the envelope out
OF my pocket m hour ago, after
he'd knocked me cold with a crack
in the jaw"
wen, be didn't think he had
them fifteen minutes ago when he
left here" she assured him
wait a minnte." Martin said,
and laid down the receiver for a
search Of his pockets. It's all
right" he told Babe q minute later.
I've got them. What he rot out
OF my pocket was your dummy d
velope. the one you fooled him
with in the first place I don't
wonder he looked sick Wen, don't
worry about us any more" he con-
Guided. and don't expect Us till
we turn up"
rHow long In It." he asked Rhoda
when he went hack TO her, ~since
you've had anything to eat!-
II don't know" she told him abb
sentiy. Not since I had lunch. at
the TpTcp inn. 7 don't remem-
Der whether I ate anything then
or not
well. then, that's the first thing
TO attend TO-" he announced. I'm
going to take you somewhere and
get you a good dinner"
II couldn't" she said. ~ know
I couldn't swallow a rncukhfuLH
Then with a fash OF animation in
her tear-iushed eyes. she looked ~
at him and went on. * know what
! want to do, Martin. want you
to take me to the .rnorgue.'"
he didn't for an instant recog-
nize his own newspaper slang and
stared at her In CONSERVATION IN
Ill she added 81 want 70 read ali
Il says about father: everything
they did 70 him. Can we do ID
tonight or win the place be ell
locked up?'
Hs glanced at the clock across
tha h6by. Ik WAN Just after mime.
-fha place WIN be locked up, all
right, but thereT be a Waterman
u the door WHOM let us in. That
makes IL all the better because
wen have the place TO ourmelves.s
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