The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1930 Page: 3 of 4
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THE BONHAM HERALD, BONHAM, TEXAS
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SYNOPSIS • knows you.”
Miai-gaiet Lefenre’s brother Rex j Luke frowned.
•has been found dead wi‘h a note | “A friend?” he repeater “I’m
addressed to his sister stating that sure he’s mistaken me for some-
he has been ruined by investments body else.”
recommended by Luke Maddison, j “No, he particularly asked f°r
wealthy banker, to whom Miargai- you. He said the man who was
yM is engaged. Danty Morell, a s'tahbed; of course, I didn’t tell
rather shady character, informs ; him your name was Smith, because
Maddison that Rex had cashed a it isn’t.” _
check for 18,000 pounds bearing “oh yes, it is, sister—I’m pro-
Luke s signature. Detective Bird!, | f0vmdly couaious; let, him come in”
known as “The Sparrow” calls on j The' man who came jn he had
Mjaadison, who refuses to take any never seen before. His shabbiness
option although his signature was W£ig relieved by a collar of such
forged to the check. Maddison does surprising whiteness that Luke
not know of the dead man’s accus-
ation of him, Margaret does not
know that her brother was a forg-
er. Her love for Maddison turns to
guessed it had been bought for the
occasion, ais also had1 the violent
necktie. He was a, man with a very
small face, sharp-featured; his
babe but she decides to keep her heavily lidded eyes glanced fur-
promise to marry him. £he is des-| ;;v,,-y ■ ]e.ft rnd right before he
perately poor and Mladdison mak- : ciame steadily to the bed.
es over his entire fortune to her,
everything he possesses. In the
background! of these eventh is the j
figure, still shadowy, of Gunner
Haynes, a famous American crook ;
who had encountered Maddison i
and Mlargaret, apparently by-
chance, the evening before Rex’s
death.
Aifter the wedding Luke is ap- j
proacbed by a man named Lewing
“All right, sister,” His voice
was high and husky (Luke rem-
cmI e:ed that Lewing’s voice was
that way, and wondered if this
was a relative).
“Is this your friend?” asked the
nurse.
The man nodded.
“That’s him all right, miss.”
The nurse disappeared!, and the
while there emerged through the i gave him time to recover himself J He saw her stiffen; that cold ’ big influence in the City, and even
door leading to the shop' parlor a for she went on: look came back to the beautiful now the mere suggestion that I
sharp-featured woman with brassy “Luke has never been in Paris eyes. j Was antagonistic to him is mak-
hair, who greeted him with all the since he went away—some inter-! “That is entirety a matter be- ing a big difference.”
superficial unfriendliness which he J estedi person must have sent that tween Luke and me,” she said. “I, To his surprise she laughed,
discovered was" the normal atti- \ wire. I almost feel as though I have made this mess, I am afraid “Dan-ton,” she said, almost gaily
tude of the small tradesman in willed it to be sent, to give me and I must get out of i..” ! “you’re making me feel a pig! Yop
this neighborhood. some excuse for the terrible way J In desperation he blundered; don't imagine. I would allow a
“I,m Mrs. Fraser,” she said. I treated Luke.” She smiled. “I again. j friend of Riex’s to suffer because
“I was told to- call and see you,” should be awfully uncomfortable “You owe somet. ing (o Rex’s °f the help he tried to give me?”
he begun, when she interrupted | if I thought my money made any memory,” he said. “I don’t know I Danton Morell was puzzled,
him quickly. | diiberence^to you in your scheme, what you’re feeling about Luke, , Why was she so cheerful? And
factor. It was almost unbeli'eve-
able.
And with this came another
realization that momentarily left
him aghast. She was in love with
her husband.
He had opened his lips to speak
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difference to you in your scheme,
“Are you the man from the has- j Dabton. Happily you’re a. rich
pital—Smith ? ” man.”
feeling about Luke, . Why was one uiccuui: nmi
fact that can’t be then he remembered— she would
.Luke smiled and nodded. She
lifted the flap of the counter.
Danty nodded slowly. He had1
that morning received a warning
“Come in, will you?” Her tone letter from his banker, for he had
was respectful, almost fawning. “I been spending and losing large
thought you wasn’t coming out sums at his favorite gaming house ,
till to-morrow.” ....... ” ' ’’ ------—
She led the way into a frowsy
little pairlor and closed the door
communicating with the shop care
fully.
“It's- lucky I had the room done
up for you today,” she said. “I’m
a rare one for getting things done
in time. Will you come this way,
Mir. Whait’s-your-name?
what you’re
but there’s a a.— —
blinked. Luke could have saved : be in Ronda in a few days, would
your broth/is life ; instead, when be united with her husband. The
he wari ruined, he hounded him thought made him wince; he was
still further into the mire. His beginning to understand how big
god is money—” | a place this girl had made for ber-
“Yet he gave me everything,” sieJ® i his life. It was not like Dan-
in the faith that his financial pos- j .-.be quietly; “and when I re- ^on Mbrell to allow any woman a
ition would soon be unassailable, i fused him money , be went away foothold in the cold thing he called
With an effort he recovered his ' without; a word. Don’t you realize a heart; but insensibily, and for
balance and forced his voice into Danton, that had he gone to bis som6 reason which he could not
•a tone of indifference. 1 lawyer, had he gone to the ciurts understand-, -she whom he had in-
“'I’m not sure that you’re wi-'e —rlHiaid* be done anything—I must tended as a dupe^ had become a
Did you consult your lawyer?” ! have given him the money back, ' ---------------
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She shook her head. j not because be had any legal right
“In matters of conscience one to it because I would not have dar-
does not consult lawyers,” she said ed to face a public injury. He may
Couriosity impelled him to fol- quietly. j have mean, he may have bean ter-
low her. At the first sight of ahat ft was difficult enough even to I ribly cruel, but I canned right one
•dingy shop- had tempted him to make intelligent conversation. Her wrong with another. That is the
turn biack, to find a new foothold attitude was a dead wall built consideration which made me give
to life; but now he went after the across his easy path, and1'at the hack the money to Mr. Stiles,”
woman almost gaily. For that was moment it seemed unscalable. He ishe went on in a voice less tense
■the ineradicable weakness of Luke had dreamed of hundreds ; he had
Mladdison: a consuming curiousity certain -tens of thousands or two
as to what would happen next.
At some time or other there
had been built a small annex to
the house; the floors were firmer
heavier. She
mus! y
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who brings him the news that
Gunner Haynes hias been arrested jj.is clothes, had been'stored in
and is* m neod of money. Maciuison damp p'lace.
gives Lewing ten pounds. At two
o’ekick Luke Maddison and Mar-
giairie-b are married at the Registry
Office. She goes to her house-,
where Luke joins her. She refuses
to let him kiss her, and asks to
postpone their wedding journey
miam bent over the bed. He smelt1 the doors -seemed
and unsavory, as though - opened one of these and showed
a j him into a room, the comfort ot
J which was rather staggering. He
for the- -picking and possibly a
greater haul if he played the game
shrewdly.
“When do you expect to
for Rondd?”
“In two day’s time,” she said
quickly —so quickly that he real-
ized she had worked in cut to the
more agreeable, almost friendly.
“We shall have to tresh out this
business of Rex —it’s very -ugly
and hurtful, and I can’t think of
it calmly even now. Luke may
leave have some explanation; there may
j be a very 'excellent reason wby he
I am certain
“Joe says that as you didn’t j had _ expected to she something j hour. “As _ soon as
squeak he’s going -to make things 'particularly umsvitmg, and it is .that Luke is m Ronda I shall go
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right for yiu.
“Didn’t what?” asked Luke.
“Squeak. Don’t be funny! When
you come -ouiai see him.” He slip-
ped a dirty piece of paper under
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Luke remembers that he has cer- ^ ,piii,i0W) and Luke heard a- well-
tain payments to meet which he re.memberei! rustle. “There’s a fiver
had forgotten. He asks his wife to there for you. joe s,ays he’ll look
give him &: check for 97,000 y,ou.”
pounds out of the fortune he has, I-1 ess him!” said' Luke
made over to her. iShe amazes him soherly, ’’for if ever there was a
by refusing, saying that -he shall man wantsd looking after its
never halve a, cent of the money mej»
back: it belongs to her and she . He j,eft t;:e hospital on >ai sunny
will keep it in revenge^ for his , afterno>on and could walk out with
ruining her brother. H'e is- unable out assistance, for he- had carried
to reply, and leaves her. He wan- j nQ hag-gage. He was string enough
ders to the Thames Embankment,
trying to guess what the trouble
is.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
possible that, had this been the
ease, be would have declined the
lodging’ and gone elsewhere. But
the bed was neat, the sheets- spot-
less; the furniture, though plain,
wag, ample, and- a small fire burn-
ed in the grate. “To air the room”
she explained;, almost apologetical-
ly. and led him to understand that
this, luxury was impermanent.
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Danty looked at Margaret in
horrified amazement. His cinster-
nation was almost comic.
“You’ve given back all the mon-
ey he gave -you?” he stammered.
“Why shouldn’t I? I have
enough to live on,” she said. “Mr.
Stiles, as trustee of the fund1, is
refused any further help to poor
Rex. At any rate, it’s my job to
find the truth.”
He was almost livid with a fury
he could hardly- disguise. His lips
to him.” 1 curled in a sneer.
“Eracfty what will you say to “it seems to me -that the .result
him?” of your reconciliation—I suppose
He could not resist asking this that’s, what it is coming to—wil-1
question, though he realized even , be to leave me in the lurch and put
,as he spoke the words that he was me wrong with anybody. Finan-
guilty of a tactical error.__i daily it may ruin me. Luke had a
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lost weight asd his clothes hung : He could only gaze- at her, dumb
loosely upon him. The mysterious founded. All his fine -schemes had
miam had told him to go to Mrs.; been blown away as a feather of
He- pu'-hed- opau -the door; a's'earn is blown by a gale. She sev-
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Men’s silk and knit ties, each 15c
Men’s neck-band shirts, many of these
sold as high as $3.50, now...................... ....49c
Children’s hats for boys and girls,
choice ........................................................... 15c
One lot of laces, yard......................................1c
One lot of laces, yard.......................................5c
All ribbons, regardless of kind or
width priced from, yard 2c to......... 5c
Aheautiful line of Ladies’ house dress-
es, all new spring patterns, only 98c
Ladies’ silk and wool hose, some with
clocks, pair .. ..................... 45c
All braids and trimmings per pkg.„. 5c
Children’s school stockings, black and
brown, pair ............... 10c
Big assortment Ladies’ hats...................49c
We have about 100 pairs children’s
shoes, just the shoes to finish the win-
ter season, pair ..................................................98c
Ladies’ cotton jersey blouses, to close
out ............................................ 39c
All m>chet thread, spool........................... 5c
All silk thread, 50-yard spool 5c
Fancy buttons, card........................... 5c
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People, we have about 100 fall dresses.
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MEN’S CLOTHING
We have about 100 up-to-now men’s
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left.
DRY GOODS
Fancy outing, fine for quilt linings,
yard ..................................................................-.......... 8c
Extra heavy grade brown domestic,
regular 14c yard value, special yard 10c
Children’s taped winter unions, sizes
2 to 6 .................................-...................................-......39c
Men’s winter unions, sizes 36 to 46,
regular $1.00 value, special .... .. 79c
Ladies’ rayon ribbed hose, regular 50c
seller, three pair for $1.00
Heavy Weight plaid blankets, 66x80
size, to close out .......................................... $1.98
Egyptian talcum powder 10c
Marcelle cold cream, 50c value for 29c
Assortment of men’s dress hats, good
styles.................................................................... $1.00
Children’s strap rubbers, we have
them for, pair.........................................................25c
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Canna flour, two 48 lb. sacks.........$3.25
Pure Cane Sugar, 20 lbs, for $1.00)
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Bran, 100 lb. sacks .;i............................... $1.65
Shorts, 100 lb. sacks, for .....................$1.95
4 Lbs. Peaberry Coffee $1.00
Pinto Beans, 15 lbs............ .............. $1.00
Triumph Seed Potatoes, bushel $2.25
K. C. Bakihg Powders, 25c can.........20c
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Baker, W. E. The Bonham Herald (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1930, newspaper, February 13, 1930; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth990826/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.