Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-23

the light die I'm her eyes and the
color fade out OF her cheeks again.
He struggled miserably on for a
while with his explanation. but he
could see IL was nothing but words
70 her. words hardly worth listen
ing 10. She asked him nc last not
TO talk about IL any more; told him
she understood and said she want
ed to 20 home.
She helped to gather up the scat
tered contents Of the file and a. he
was putting II back Ii the drawer
she patted him on the shoulder and
told him not to mind.
II think there must be some
other way he told her hesitating-
ly. "of doing the thing he wanted
10 do; OF setting your fathers mem
Org right before the world. think
I've got the beginning OF a bunch
how II can be done. I'm hoping for
light on It tomorrow when we 20
through thar trunk. Rhoda, dear,
don't worry any more about IL to-
night. You're ell In and you're half
starved. Let's 80 somewhere and
have a good dinner"
II don't want TO 20 10 n restau-
rant" she told him fatty. ~ want
10 20 home"
"All right" be agreed, and they
started down the long flight OF
stairs In silence. Bat before they
got within range OF the night
Waterman az the door she stopped
and faced him.
81 don't know why I'm 20 beast
Iy.- she said II suppose It's be-
cause I'm trying not 70 CITY. I'll 20
anywhere you like. Martin" She
gave him a rueful heart-twistinE
little smile ms abe said II. but she
walked straight On without giving
him q chance to kiss her.
IL was with . notion OF giving the
old Waterman a tip. as be some
times did. that he put his hand
into his pocket and thus made the
disgusting discovery that he was
penniless. So out on the side
walk. ms they wer looking up the
street for a taxi, he asked Rhoda,
rather difidently. II she could lend
him any money. He'd given his
last dollar to the taxi driver who'd
brought them here.
But she told hlrn, with a momen-
tary flicker OF amusement in her
tone. that she had given her last
dollar TO a taxi driver that after
noon she searched her purse.
however, and announced q find OF
six cents. IF you've got d dime"
she concluded. I'VE can ride I'm the
street car. And II you haven't
we can walk"
He hadn't a dime hut denounced
a walk ms nonsense. They'd take d
taxi round TO bis cfub and he'd 70
Ia and ret some money. That was
what he should have done In the
nrst place.
They didn't precisely quarrel
over this, though she insisted on
walking home and had her way.
lie knew she didn't mean To be
u~nfriendiy. She even slipped her
hand within his arm rs they
walked along. and left it there.
But. even 50. she felt a million
miles away. They tried TO talk but
gave II UP, and BY the time they'd
got 40 the street door on the studio
building, the silence between had
become a palpable oppressive
thing
She ASKED him now, IN n strictly
neutral voice. whether he was eom-
| irg In.
III 20 10 with ycu to your own
door. anyhow" he said, and they
kciinbed the two long flights of
stairs side BY side without another
word.
There was q light shining
through the crack under the stBdlc
door and they could hear Bahe h
there talking 20 somebody. But
Rhoda had her key In her hand
and she thrust IL into the lock and
swung the door open withont even
a m~omentary pawse for a prfwate
farewell on the lantfing. Martin
stepped aside. He wouAdnt 10 in.
But Ia the Instant that Rhoda
pushed open the door the mnn 10
whom Babe bad been talking spoke,
and NC the sound or fts voice Rhoda
stopped an IL she'd been Suddenly
frozen. The mans voice broke or.
Babe, who SAT- where she comld see
through the doorway, said, Here
they are" and Rhoda came to life
again In d surprising way. She
flung herself upon Martin lEre IN
child at the sight or an ogre. Mar
tin heard her say I'm a broken voice,
IT'S Uncle William Martin, don't
don't let HIM 4.
Martin's arms came around her
and pulled her closer stir, and as
he gazed over her bead at Babeas
astounded fnce. be whispered 40
Rhoda. Dent Jon wurry, dariinA
He can't do anything Co you nB@.
xouare engaged TO me-"
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