Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-21

WITH liz -dld ne MhNiu It blFk.
She went into the library and picked ~
ton was out ON nm assignment but that hc
ton wa~ ont on an assignment. bu that ~
would bc notified the moment ne returned.
She opened . drawer in the desk. She
touched the automatic hut did not take II
up. She left the drawer open, however.
Earlier, al the newspaper office that
night, Jim went into the managing editor
office and laid q bulky manuscript on that
gentleman's desk.
~ that itg"
ut ~" said Jim.
You have captured them"
mo: hut there y u net about them from
which not one shall escape. There's the
story Of my adventure. Of the adventure
nf Mis- llarereayc and the butler. Jonc~.
You'll find II exciting reading. Yon might
Just a. well send Il up "a ~. Composing
room. Al midnight IN telephone the nitro
duction. IT, Il scoop. Don't worry about
that"
The editor rillcl the pages.
"A hundred and twelve pages. 300 words
10 the page; man H. . novel.
''ltn read like one"
"Slt down i"r . moment aud let me skim
through the first story
III the end oi ten MINUTES the editor laid
down the copy. Ilc opened 4 drawer and
took oui two envelopes. The blue one he
tore up and dropped into the waste has
kct. Norton understood and smiled. They
had meant 10 discharge him ii he fell down.
The other envelope wl~ 4 tat one.
"Opcne it, said the editor. smiling a lit
tie himself.
This envelope contained 4 check for
$500, two round trip iir>i class ticket, 10
Liverpool. together with innumcrablc con-
~tnontal tickets such a. are issued 10 tour
'i-t-.
why two" asked Jim innocenily.
Forget H.. my hoy. forget II. You
ought - know that ~ this office We don't
employ blind men. The Whole ,iaff i on.
There yuu are. 4 tat cheek and three
months vacation. Go and get married:
and II You return before the three month,
are NJ III fire you myself on general prin-
clplr~."
Jim laughed happily and tine two men
shook hand. Then Jim went forth u com
rlrtc thr hig assignment. Five minutes
later Florence called him up 10 learn that
hc bad gone.
What should -hc do! Jones had told
her y" -iaN IN tine house aud not III leave
A. But where was he! Why did he nor
come What MAJ the mcanin. " thi, de-
-rrti"n TN the servants! She wandered
about aunlc~~iy. looking out 81 windows.
Imagining forms Iu the -~ha,iow-. Her
ma.ination had not deceived her: ~hc had
hr.rI doors close softly.
susan. susan She murmnrcd: but
Susan was w thr hospital.
oiIvcr Twi>t, What had possessed her
q" start reading that old talc again! She
~"uld have read something "a 4 light and
Joyous character. After halt an hour.
wandering about the lonely house She ~
turned I" the library feeling thar She would
hc safer where both telephone aud r.
vulvyr were.
AMI whites he sat waiting tor She knew
net what. her swiftly beating heart send
lns the blood INTO her throat 80 tina, II AL
most -"i"catrd her. u man turned into the
street. and walked rc~ulutclN toward the
iiarurcaVc place. he passed I man lean
mg against 4 lamp post. but w. never turn
"a o. look al hmm.
This man. however. threw away hi-
cigar and hot footed II t. the nearest may
station. lhr knew IN hi~ ~uuI that ~ had
ln~l seen the MAN Tor whom thcy had hren
hunting MI these weary strenuous weeks
stanley Ilargreayc "a the flesh. Half an
hurr after hi~ telephone message the chief
"i the Black Hundred and many lesser
iish{~ were "n their Way 10 the house af
mystery. Had they int known
Now. the man who bad crraied TIN. trc-
incudoU- agitation went ~crcnelv on. N,
proceeded i,arlr-~lY in the front door
produced = latch key aud entered. lie
r">-rd through the hall and reception room
4" ,he library and paa-rd on the TIRES
hold Dramatically. Florence stepped back
with z -hTap cry of alarm. She had heard
tht hall door open and close and had taken
H Ter granted that Jones had returned.
There wa> q iableau oi short duration.
Don't You know mc asked the -tranr-
cr e. = ~~ingulariv pleasant voice.
Florence had been imposed upon too
naay times. She shook her head defiantlv.
though her knees shook - that he ~.
rrrian that the least touch would send her
over.
I'll am Naur father ,l,tIr-