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

night. Wen have you out Of all this doubt
and suspicion one Of these days. There
viii not be any past: that will be Topped
off as you'd Top a limb from n tree
"Please let il he quick. ! want 10 see
my father"
Jones eyes sparkled. "And you have my
word that he wants 10 see you. But more
/ dare not tell YOU
"Do you think he would object 10 Mr..
N~ortoni" she asked, studying the rug.
"In what capacity" he countered fore
ing her hand.
"As--as a hnsband9" b~ravelv.
Jones in hi turn studied the patterns in
the rug. cit j. only natural for Il father
to look high for his daughters husband
But, after all, an honest man i worth
as much as anything l know of. And Nor
ton l. honest and loyal and brave"
THANK You. Jones. ! intend to marry
him when the time comes: - you max a.
well prepare father for this eventualitv.~
There j. an old adaee-r
But she interrupted him. IF YOU have
a new adage, Jones, | shouldn't mind hear
ing it. But I'm only Just ont of school.
where old adages are served from soup TO
pudding. Good night
And Jones went 70 the reas Of the house,
c~huckling.
In the passing il might well be- observed
hat the Hargreave house had 4 remark
able MENACE. There was = gardener, a
cook, and a maid: and the three of them
reported TO Jones cash night before going
20 bed. They were all three detectives
from one Of the greatest organizations IN
America.
Finding themselves unable to lure Flor
ence away from the e~nvirons of the Hair
greave home, the Black Hundred set some
new machinery in motion. They proposed
10 rid the house Of every one in il bv n
perfectly logical device. But the first
step IN tins new move wa going To be ex-
tremely delicate and risky. II was no
small adventure Ia enter the Hargreave
home; and vet this must be done. So
finally "Spider" Beggs was selected for
the work. The man could practically
walk over crockery without causing a
sound; he could climb d house b. the win
dow hedges: and he could hold his breath
like those professional tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Paroff
%faseo. Jones started the rounds, putting
out the lights. lie left the one in the hall
till the last. for ii waS his habit. after
having turned of hat light. 10 stand w
the door for several minutes. watching.
One never could tell.
On he other hand, Spider Beggs never
approached a house till an hour after the
lights went out. Persons were likely 10
move about for some minutes later: they
might want something TO eat, a drink Of
water. so h. remained hidden behind the
summer house till long after midnight.
When M hast he felt assured hat an in the
Hargreave house were asleep. he moved
ont cautiously. Both his future and his
pocketbook depended upon the success OF
tins venture. ID took him ten minutes IA
crawl from the summer house to the We
randa. and to nave detected this approach
Jones, had he been WATCHING. would have
needed a searchlight. Beggs Rugged the
lattice work for another ten minutes and
then drew himself mp and wriegled TO one
Of the windows. Here was an operation
that needed MI his art and skill: 10 lift
this window without sound. But he was
IN old hand and windows with ordinary
locks were playthings under his def tonch.
lie raised the window. stepped over the
~lll into the library and crouched down.
Tie did not close the window: house thieves
never do. They leave windows and doors
open. because sooner or later they have
goi ~ make their escape that way.
Presently he stood up. flashed hi torch,
found the library shelves. and tiptoed to-
ward them. lie then selected three or
four volumes. opened them AT random and
hand neat. packages of money between the
leaves. Il was not real money, but only n
hank clerk could have told you that. This
DONE he moved toward the window again.
stop" said Jones quietly.
spider" Beggs gaSped. il wa 80 I'M
expected, but at the same time almost In
stinetively he plunged headIong through
the window, and the muIlet which followed
shipped y loc9 of hi hair. ne threw him
self of the veranda and ~eurried across
the lawn. zlg-zag fashion. But 10 more
bullets followed.
Jones turned on the lieht~ and inve~ti-
gated The room. but he could not find any
thing disturbed. and naturally came 10 the
conclusion that the intruder had been in
terrupted before he had begun his work.
fe turned of the lights and saf up the
MAJOR portion 81 the night. Nothing more
happened Florence came down. but Ne
sent her back to bed. explaining that some
one had affamufaI - - ~