Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-08

terAoon and sec your master. The: ~,
that riding i good for a torpid liver.
Have "A cigar"
Thanks
The groom proceeded into the stables
and the aifah!e stranger took himself of
A free rein: they could work u ID suit
themselves. There wasn't the least Oh
stacle in the way. ON the face If il. il
appeared 10 be- the simplest job they hal
vet undertaken. To "a rid Of the riding
master III some natural way after a. AMI
ia" gil had started. II was Xix. failing
of Il LOG.
susan said Florence n she came
into breakfast after her celebrating
ride. did You hear pistol shots last
night?~
II heard some noise. but | was - sleepy
didn't try % figure out what il was
Did YOU. JONES'
Yes. Miss Florence. The shui~ came
from the street. a policeman came run
ming up later and said he saw two auto
mobiles on the run. But evidently there
wasn't anybody hurt. One has "a br
careful ~ night nowadays. There are
pretty bad men abroad. Did YOU enjoy
the ride"
VERY much. But there were spots of
blood On the walk near the corner
BLOOD Jones caught the back Of a
chair Ia steady himself.
Yes 80 some one was hurt. o. lets
leave this place. impulsivclv. Let a.
20 back 10 Miss Farlow'S. You could
find a place in the village. Jones. But
if | stay here much longer in this state
Of unrest ! shall lose faith in every
thing and everybody. Whoever my fa
Tiers enemies are. they do not lack per
SiStcufr. They have made two attempts
against my liberty. and sooner or later
they will succeed. | keep looking over
my shoulder All the time. III | hear u
noise 7 jump
Miss Florence. il thought il wise.
Won should be packed of Ia Miss Farl0w'S
this minute. But not an hour of the day
or night passes without this house being
watched. | seldom see anybody about.
! cnly sense the presence. of a watcher
AZ Mrs Farlow'S You would H. far more
like 4 prisoner than here. could not
accompany You. | am forbidden "a de-
Scrt ihis house,
NV fathers ORDERS
Jones Signified neither one way nor
the other. lie merely gazrI Stolidly I'd
the rug
That blood She >prang from her
chair. Mortified. 1T was his, lie WIS
here last night. aud they shot him, o..
There. there. Miss Florence. The man
~aS only slightly wounded. He's where
they never will look for him" "a "a
Jones continued. a. with an effort: Trust
me. Miss Florence. III would not pay ~
run away. The whole affair would N.
repeated elsewhere. We might 20 to the
other end Of the world. but il would not
serve ~ ~ the least. II u not a Iuts.
ti0n ~ escape. hut ~ who hall yamqu. IN
the other. There IL nothing a. ~ I"it
remain here and fight. fight. fight. We
have put four of them in the TombS. "a
say nothing Of the gunner. That il All VI
We must do-put them in 4 safe piac \.
one by one. till We reach the master.
Then only may We breathe i'm safety. Bu.
II they watch. So do We. There j. NJ. :
"A moment when help IL not within reach.
no matter where Won "a. 20 long a. "a
do not deceive me. no real harm shall ,r-
fall YOU. Don't cry. BE your f~atncs';
GALLEY > B-Million Dollar Mystery.
daughter. a. ! am his servant"
II am very unhappy" And Florence
threw her arms around Susan and ,aic
her head upon her friends shoulder.
Poor child" Susan. however. r.1g
nized the wisdom ~ Jones statements.
They were safest here.
The morning rides continued. To The
girl. who loved the open. il was glorious
fun. Those mad gallop~ along the roa a..
the smell NJ earth and sea. the tinglr ia
the blood. were the second best moments
of her day. The first? She invariably
blnShed when she considered what these
first best moment were. He was a brave
Young man. good "a look at. witty. ami
always cheerful. why shouldn't She ike
him. Even Jones liked him-Jones. who
didn't seem to like anybody. II did not
matter whether II was wise ar not: "A
worldly point ~ view was farthcSt from
her Youthful thoughts. ID was her )wn
affair: her own heart.
Five days later. a. she and the riding
master were cantering along the road.
enjoying every bit ~ ii. they heard the
beat of hoofs behind They drew NJ aud
turned. a rider was approachin. shcm
40 a run. III was the head groom. The
man stopped his horse Ia "A -IuIh ~ dust.
sir. the stables are on fir
Fire."
All the riding masters savings were
invested ia the stables. The fact that H.
had ~olcmnlN promised never ID leave
Florence alone and that he had accepted
a generous bonus Slipped from his mind
IA the thought NJ fire. 4 terrible word a.
anv horScmaH. IIc wheeled aud started
81 ~ hrrakncck >I~ed. his head groom
gathering behind him.
Florence naturally wondered which ~
two courses ~ pursue: follow them. when
>hr would hc perfectly helpless az aid
them. cor continue the ride aud save al