Ruby (Landry 1)

don't like men to be reasonable and sensible and

logical all the time, Pierre,' he said They want a little

danger, a little insecurity. If you want to win Daphne,

take her out here on a day like this and let her scream

as the spray hits her face and the sailboat tips and

totters like it's doing now,' he cried.

"But the storm grew worse than even he expected. I was angry at him for putting us in this unnecessary danger. I was angry and jealous and during our battle against the storm, when he was struggling with the sail . . ." He sighed, closed his eyes, and then concluded, "I sent the jib flying around and it struck him in the head. It wasn't an accident,"

he confessed, and lowered his head to his hands. "Oh, Daddy." I reached up and took his hand as

he sobbed. "I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt him so

badly. I'm sure you regretted it the moment you did

it."

"Yes," he said, lifting his face from his palms.

"I did. But that didn't change things and look where he

is and what he is now. Look at what he was," he said,

lifting one of the silver framed photographs. "My

beautiful brother." Tears of remembrance clouded his

eyes as he gazed at him. Then he sighed so deeply, I

thought his heart had given out, and lowered his chin

to his chest.

"He's still your beautiful brother, Daddy. And I

think that he could make enough progress to leave that

place. I really do. When I spoke to him and told him

things, I felt he really understood."

"Did you?" Daddy's eyes lit up as he raised his

head again. "Oh, how I wish that were true. I'd give

anything now. . all my wealth, if that were true." "It is, Daddy. You must go to him more often.

Maybe you should get him better treatment, find

another doctor, another place," I suggested. "They

don't seem to be doing anything more than making

him comfortable and taking your money," I said