El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-01

/ hhN you would marry my daughter'
y Ell? And what can you offer
= herr"
The words came more quietly than
Graham had expected. Indeed the
tome was too quiet, and Graham would
have preferred a burst of anger TO tne
sheer underlying the WORDS. ne l1S
always disliked PROT ScnEelDet', e-ii ~
now he came near TO naLlh5 Llt--L ~
bed surely been a mistake on nature
mart to make Elsa the daughter Oh
such a man. -.-L7. homo %
Il can give her a comfortable ho elz
he said his eyes determlnedLy LtAeL
on the professors thick glasses, Wnlcl
reduced the eyes behind them 20 ns-l5
J their natural size, making l1sLL - -
and bright i have mouse o r-SSr,sr1-
and earn enough to run II properly
It's small, but large enough 1OI u.s.
and Elsa is willing to try. A..
You would take my daughter, lne
elder man said from luNurlous
/ home from the care Of a father, from
the midst of everything she can WISH
for and move her to little mouse
miles from her friends, TO pracuce
Tventv doIlars2 Well. that is little
better II would be poverty-poYerly5
I tell you-for a delicate girl IKE
Elsa You have the assurance Oh inc
fiend himself to ask it
I should not ask 1t but that Elsa
is willing" Ds.-
The brewing storm burst PROFESSOR
Schneider hurled out IoLIenI OF
curses and insults in two or three OH
'.-Tbe giri is fool. a fool-' he raved.
Her mother was also quite mad The
only sane thing she ever Ola IN heE
life was to get out OF It. Elsa IS mao
ne she was She my daughter, marry
a poverty stricken sailor, a. cabin boy
On a cargo boatl Bah. You are mad
to think of it, and she is worse Co
But Graham didn't go. He. stood his
ground.
" Tlss Tgufei take what Elsa. and
you alsoI" the other shouted. VIII
'SSrbat you might think better Of it
if I did something for you"
''For me? And what can you do,
7 know where Karl HeHborg is"
The atmosphere cooled down per
Sso4 the professor said thought
fully.
you want" Graham went on.
His? No, 1T IS mine! SHREDDER
snapped. He took the papers from
me. the thief I traced him TO Be-
lin. then to Moscow, and then Ee
"He is in China"
In China So? A good place to
hide. And exactly where
nat my DAoA-AHSo- p -eNA- AA-AN- A-AL--
on my next trip"
schneider eyed him evilly. Then he
shrugged his shoulders, as though 10
signify that he gave in.
Bring me the papers and you shall
have Elsa" he said. There is a roll
Of papyrus and manuscript in Hebrew
and -Ach! All his papers are mine
He had nothing Of his own--nOthing,
I tell YOU Get them. Get them and
bring them to me, and you shall have
The complete change Of tone seemed
- you You give me your word?' Graham
my word? Colt in Himmel! Have
I not said? Go quickly"
And. having gained his point. the
A slim figure met him in the dim
''' what is it2 Good news?" came an
Not good. but not so bad as it might
he" he answered. I'm to have you
when I get those precious papers Of
his from old Heilborg
He has promisedE'
He is mad quite mad, to recover
those manuscripts" she said Per
soften his heart And yet-oh. Jim. it
will kill me to live here another three
months. four months Whatever IL is,
il will seem endless.
minute longer than I can help. darling.
1t is the best we can do"
Yes. yes, I know 1t is. II ran
away from him he would only track me
down. But If you knew him-his mad
RACES. his brutality-Jim, can't bear
it,"
at won't be for long. girl. And if
he dares to hurt a hair of your head
he'll have me TO reckon with. I'll
make him regret it. He'll be sorry if
ever
A voice broke in from the head OF
the stairs calling the girls name
savageIy. She slipped from her lovers
arms with a little shudder.
81 viii write" she whispered, and
ran up stairs. leaving Graham Tuning
helplessly.
The boat was held UP at Hong Kong
for two or three weeks, and when he
reached Shanghai he found waiting for
him the letter that changed him to
a vengeful mailman. outwardly normal
but inwardly seething with but one
thought one idea.
It was black edged. the letter. and
written in q strange hand.