Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-26

rooms. The word which had awakened
the reportorial sense III him was "counter-
felt lie held the hloifer toward the mir
ror and read enough 10 satisfy himself
that the Black Hundred had become ac-
tive once more. And thi~ va one "a the.
hest ideas they had yet conceived.
Hargreave had always been something
Of a mystery ~ hi neichhor~. Where ne
had lived in other days was unknown;
neither had any one the remote~t idea from
what sources hi~ riche~ had been obtained.
And nothing wa~ known 81 Jones Or the
daughter. In wa u very -hrewd method
Of clearing every one ont ~ the house and
leaving n ~ b. examined M leisure. And
he had fallen upon this thing. he. Norton.
all because his tailor had written him q
sharp note about hi bill and he had been
provoked t. reply in kind. Counterfeit
money. There was quite a furry these
day over certain issues OK spurious pa
per. II waS % good that only experts
could detect ii. There were two plates.
one for ten and another for twenty. For
awhile he was pulled between duty and
y Nfis ~ WVuti OIlN Auu iufiNtI III
tercsting chapter to the general story
when il was published. lie started out to
Riverdale 10 a%cquaini Jones with the dis
coverv.
"IIumphrr said Jones; mot q bad idea
this. SO that's what the sneak was doing
here last night. I've been wondering and
wondering. Let's have a look"
Tie went through the books and nj length
came across the three volumes. These
held a thousand In excellent counterfeit.
mighty good work that. What are you
going to dot" asked the reporter.
Jones rubbed his chin reflectively. AHow
long may a counterfeiter be sent upf"
Anywhere from ten to twenty years.
''That will serve. My boy, this time
vel 20 and take Mr.. Black Hundred right
IN his cubby hole"
"You know where ii isl"
"Every nook and corner Of it. Now
you go at once to the chief of the local
branch of the secret service and put the
matter up to him frankly. I, Florence.
Susan, and the rest Of u must be arrest
ed. The wretche@ must believe that the
House j. empty. They'll rove about fruit
lessly and will return to their den to re-
port the success Of the coup. All the
while YOU and some detectives will be in
hiding upstairs, dictagraph and all that.
When the time comes You viii follow. This
will not reach the heads, perhaps, but II
viii demoralize the organization IN such Il
way a. 10 make il helpless for several
months to come. There l. q tunnel from
the stables To this house"
What, n tunnel!"
"Yes, Mr.. Hargreave had il built sew
eral years ago. | don't know what his
idea was; possibly he anticipated an event
like this. Yon and your men viii find en-
trance by this method. II can be done
without exciting the suspicious Of the
Watchers
Looks as If my yarn wasn't going to be
delayed % long after all. Jones, YOU
ought to nave been in the secret service
YOURSELF admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged. II am per-
fectly satisfied with my Iot-or would be
If the Black Hundred could be wiped out
of existence"
I'll see the secret service people at
once. ! stand in well with them ALL
"And good luck 10 you. wen need good
work. VI
Norton was welcomed cordially BY the
chief. The secret service men trusted him
and told him lots Of tales that never saw
light on the printed page. The reporter
went directly TO the point of his story.
without elaboration, and the chief smiled
and handed him the original letter.
Morton, I've been after this gang OF
counterfeiters for months and thew are
clever beyond words. I've never been able
to get anywhere near their presses. And
for a moment tircueht'thGs note was from
q ~qnealer. I've a dozen men securing the
country. They find the bogus notes. but
never the men who pass them. You ZEE.
It's new stuff | know wha< an the old
timers are at; but hone of them has had a
hand IN this issue. Some foreigners. !
take IT, under the leadership of a man I'd
very much like TO know. Now, what's Your
schemelr
Jim outlined IL briefly.
~ all depends" said the chief. D
me Tact that they will be impatient. VI
thes have the ability to wait. we lose. But.
we can afford to take the chance. The
iAan who wrote this letter j. not a coun-
terfeiter. Hes nm old yeggman. We have
20 corner him on a post Office Job, but he
shipped BY lie may b. a stool. Anyhow.
not heard anything OF him lafelr. W. triad
III draw him in somehow
"Theren be some excitement"
"We're uSed IN thar. -, IN