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


The mn obcycd. and the watcher ran
back 10 HI post. lic was desperately hop
ing the affair would terminate tonight. lie
was growing weary OF this eternal vigil
ancc: and IT was only hi tear Of the man
known a. the boss that KEPT him III hi>
post. lie wanted 4 ni.hi. ~ carouSe in. ~
be with the boyS.
The man for whom they were living in
wait was seen presently A. creep cautiously
around the side "a ,hc house. They could
see the dim outline ~ hi> l,dN. The lleht
in the street back OF the ground almost
made q silhouette of hun. Dy and by, a. III
assured that the coast va. clear, hc stole
down the street.
HALT
Instantly the prowlcr took 20 hi heels.
Two shots rang out. The man wa~ seen
~ stop, Staggcr. and then - u dcs-
pcrately.
Hes HIT"
BY the time the men reached the corner
They heard the rumh.. III Il motor. One
dashed back to the ear they had left stand
ing al the curb. lie made quick work Of
the Job. hut he was not quick enough. Still.
they gave chase. They saw the ear turn
toward ths city. But. unfortunately for
the success of the chase. several auto
mobiles passed. going into town aud lcav-
ing II. Chrckmute.
Bsaine was keen enough tonight.
"ilc j. hit: whether badly or not re-
mains 10 be- seen. We can find that out.
Drive to the nearest drug store and get a
lit ~ hospitals. IT, \ zen ~ one shot
that We land him somewhere among the
hospitals"
But they searched the hospitals in vain.
None of them had that night received a
shooting ease. nor had they heard one re-
ported. The mar had been u~nmi>takablv
hit. lie would not have dared risk the
los "a time for a bit ~ play-acting. Evi-
IDENTIFY he had kept hi> head and sought his
lodgings. To call up doctors would be
utter folly tor ii would take a week for a
thorough combing. This was the second
time the man had got away.
"Perhap~ I'm 10 blame" admitted
Braine. Il should have advised Miles 10
stalk him and pot him II he got the chance.
There's a master mind working somewhere
back Of All this. and it, time ! woke az
To the fact. But you" turning To the auto
baudit~. .you men have your instructions.
More than that, YOU have been given \
free rein. Sec that yot make good. or ~
the Lord Harry. I'll break the four of YOU
like pipe stems
W haven't had "A failure vet" spoke
mp one Of the men. more courageous than
his companions.
You are not holding mp "A bank mes.
senger this trip. Remember that. Drive
me a. far a. Columbus circle. Leave
me on the side street. between the lights.
80 | can take on this mask
Later Braine Sauntered into pabSt and
ordered q light supper This nights
work. more than anything else. brought
home to him the fact that his luck was
changing. For years he had proceeded
with his shady occupations without en-.
cnuntcring any memorable failure. He
moved in the high world. quite u-nsuSpert.
eel. lie had written books. given lectures.
been made a lion Of. all the while laugh
ing IN his sleeve al the gullihility Of hu-
man nature. But within the last two
weeks he had received serious checks.
From now on he must move with the al.
most caution. Some one wa PLAYING his
own game. waging warfare unseen. A
battle NJ wits? - ~ MI: but Braine
intended to play with rough wits. and
he wasn't going To care which way the
sword cut.
lie hated Stanley Hargrcave with All
the hatred ~ his soul: the hatred Of a
man baked in love. And the man was
alive. dcfying him; alive somewhere i'm
this city this very night, with a bullet
under his skin.
rs everything satisfactory. sir?~ he
heard the head waiter say.
satisfactory? Braine repeated blank
~.
Yes. Sir You struck the table As
though diSplca>ed.r
90. Then Braine laughed rclievedly.
IF ! struck the table. ii was done uncon-
%scionSlv | was thinking
beg pardon. sir. ANYTHING else. sirg~
No. Bring me the check
You master gives riding leSsons?-
The groom who had lei the horse bach
from llargrcayc'> eyed his qucStionpr ra-
Their SuperciliouSly.
Yes. The groom fondlcd the animals
legs.
How much H. ifg~
Twenty dollars for "A ticket IL five
rides The master j. the fashion ~ here.
lie doesn't cater TO an, but the 5r>l
families"
Pretty steep. Who was that Young
lady riding this morning with YOUR ma
ter"
That's the girl al the
have been talking about answered The
groom importantly.
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