Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-11

hr bofh- II - 2 peculiar ease, with Rus
Sir in the background. He might have
laid the whole business before the po-
lice. but he chose To fight ID out for him
self. And To tell the truth. | don believe
the police would have lone amy good"
-Ilcavc her over: what a. You want me
10 do for that handsome roll Of money!"
IF any man or woman who j. not a
reporter comes to pump You tell them
the man went ashore with "A pan .ket un-
der his arm
Tie Il knot III that
Say that the man was gray haired.
clean shaver. straight. with a scar high
up on his forehead, generally covered up
BY his hair"
That's battered down, my lad. Go
ON
Say that You saw him enter Wonder
warehouse and later depart without his
packet"
Easy a. dropping my mudhook-"
That's ALL Norton gave the captain
the money. Good by and many thanks"
Don't mention it,
Norton left the slip and proceeded 10
the office of the warehouse. lie approach.
ed the managers desk.
Hello. Grannis, old top"
The man looked up from his work sur
lily. Then his face frightened.
Norton What's brought YOU heres
ID, yes: that balloon business. sit down."
what kind Of a man u the captain Of
that old hooker in the Slip
"Shifty ia gun running. but otherwise
as square as a die. Looks funny to see
an old tub like that fixed up with wire
less: but that has saved his neck "A doz
en- times when he was running il into a
moose. Not going 10 interview me-, are
your
No. I'm going 20 ask YOU 10 do me a
little favor
They always say that. But spin her
out. Ii il doesn't cost me my job. it's
yours
well, there will be- persons making
inquiries about the mysterious aeronaut.
All | want you 10 say il. that he left a
packet with YOU. that you've put ii in
that safe till he calls 10 claim IT,"
Grannis nibblcd the end Of his pen.
"Suppos" some one should come and de
ma ~ that ! ol+n the safe and deliver
An you've got Ia DO IL 10 tell them "a
show the receipt signed by YOU
The warehouse manager laughed. Got
"A lot Of sense in that ivory dome Of
yours. All right. But if anything happens
you've got Ia some around and back me
up. What's il about.
That ] dare not tell You. This much.
lin laying a trap and 1 want some one
| don't know TO fall into it,
~On your way. James. But If YOU don't
send me some prize fight tickets next
week for this. Ill never do you another
favor
In reply Norton took from his pocket
two bits Of pasteboard and laid them on
the desk. II knew you'd be- wanting some
thing like this
~Ringside," cried Grannis. "You re-
p0rters are lucky deyils.-
AT , o'clock this afternoon | want you
70 call me up. II no n has called. why
the game il up. But III some one does
come around and make inquiries. don't
fail 10 let me know"
"Ill he here till !. Id better call you
up then"
Then Norton returned home and idled
about till afternoons He went over 10
Riverdalc. Five times he walked up and
down the from; of IIargreaye's place. H.
nally plucked up his courage and walked
to the door.
He chatted with Florence for n while
and found that, for all she might be
guilelcss To the world. she was "A good
.linguist. a fine musician, and talked
with remarkable keenness about books
and arts. But unless he reused her. the
sadness of her position always lay writ
ten i'm her fare. Ii was not difficult for
him 10 c%onjure up her dreams IN coming
to the city and the blow which. like a
bolt ~ lightning from a clear sky. had
shattered them ruthlessly.
~You must come every day and tell me
how YOU have progressed" she said.
Eli obey that order gladly. whenever
/ can possibly do il. My visits will al
WAYS be- short
That Is not necessary"
No." said Norton in his heart. but
il Il wise"
Always he found Jones waiting for
him M the door. always In the shadow.
~Well?~ the butler whispered.
Il have laid a neat trap. Whether this
balloon was the One that left the top 0f
this house | don't know. But Ii there
were two men in il. one Of them lies al
the bottom ~ the sea-
And the man foundy" The buffers
yoic. was tense.
1T was not Hargrcave. | met Orts but