Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-18

.She hn~ never seen IA scrap Of IL. All
that Mis- FarIow ever received was money.
The original note left On the doorstep with
Florence has been host. Trust me 10 make
all these inqnirie~."
Tomorrow night. then. immediately af-
ter dinner. u taxicah viii await her just
can think Of. llr'~ M artist when n
comes 10 playing the Old man parts"
"Not too old. remember. lIlrsrrave isn't
over a.
"Another good point. IN going to
stretch ont here on the dIvan and ~nooze
for a while. Had = devil of n time last
night
"Whcn ~halI1 wake you n"
at u. Wen have ~ early dinner sent
IN. want a. keep ont 81 everyhodv'S way.
By-byr"
In les than three minutes he was sound
asleep. The woman gazed Down at him in
wonder and envy. II only she could drop
"a sleep like that! Very softly she pressed
her lip~ 10 his hair.
Al III o'clock the following night the hall
light IN the IIargreave house wa~ turned
oil and the whole interior became dark. A
shadow erept through the lilac bushes
without any more sound than n eat would
have made. FIorence'S window was open.
A. the arrhcon~piratnr had expected II
would be-. With 4 small string and stone
a. q sling he sent the lett fr whirling skill
fully through the air. II sailed into the
girls room. The man below heard no sound
Of the stone hitting anything. and con
clnded that II had struck the bed.
lie waited patiently. Presently Il waver-
ing light could b. distinguished over the
sill Of the window. The girl was awake
and had lit the candle. This knowledge was
sufficient for his need. The tragic letter
would do the rest. that i. if the girl came
from the same pattern as her father and
mother-~trong willed and adventurous.
lie tiptoed back 10 thelilacs. when n
noise sent him close 10 the ground. Half
a dozen feet away he saw a shadow creep
Ing along toward the front door. Present
~ the shadow TODD up a ii listening. lie
stopped again and ran lightly ia the steps.
up these to the door, which he Rugged.
Who was th:sy wondered Braine. Pa
ticntly he waited. arranging his posture
80 that he could keep a lookout al the
door. By and by the door opened cau-
tiously. a a holding a candle appear
cd. Braime vaguely recognized Olga's des-
cription of the butler. The man ON the
yeranda suddenly blew ont the light.
Braine could hear the low murmur Of
voices but nothing more. The conversa-
tion lasted scarcely a minute. The door
closed and the man ran down the steps.
across the lawn, with Braine close at
his heels.
just a moment. Mr.. H~argreave.r he
called ironically; lust n momentlv
The man he addressed a. Hargrcave
turned with lightning rapidity and
struck. The blow caught Braine above
the ear. knocking him flat. When he re
gained his feet the rumble Of a motor
told him the rest Of the story.
BY the dim light Of her bedroom can.
die Florence read the note which had
found entrance - strangely and myster
iously into her room. Her father. He
lived, he needed her! Alive but in dread
peril. and only she could save him, She
longed 10 fly 10 him M once. then and
there. How could she wait till tomorrow
night at :? Immediately she began 10
plan how 10 circnmvent the watchful
Jones and the careful Susan. Her faith.
er. She slept no more that night.
MY Darling Daughter must see
YOU. Come ut : o'clock tomorrow night
10 - Grove street. third floor. Confide
in no u or YOU seal my death war
rant.
"Your unhappy
FATHER
What child would refuse Ia obey a
summons like thisf
A light tap on the door started her.
is anything the natter" asked the
mild voice Of Jones.
"No- ! got up 70 get a drink Of wa
ter
She heard his footsteps die away down
the corridor. She thrust the letter into
the pocket of her dress. which lay neat
ly folded on the chair ut the foot of the
bed. then climbed back into the bed H.
self. She must not even tell Mr. Norton.
Was the child spinning \ romance over
the first Young man she had ever met
In her heart Of hearts the girl did not