Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-01

Dar where the sands are ALWAYS shifting.
He'll never find IL, even ii he took the
range. lie could not have got a decent one.
The sun was dropping aud the Shadows
were long. tie threw the cheSf into the
water and then began pegging away nj Us.
cool a. you please, and fired our tank
ut looks to me as If he had wasted his
time
THAT depends. Between YOU and ne
and the gate post. I've a Sneakinp idea
that this man Jones, whom nobody has
gwen any particular attention, i 4 deep.
clever man. He may nave been honestly
attempting 10 find "A new hiding place; the
advertisement Ia the newspaper may nave
drawn him. lie may have thrown the box
over m pure rage al seeing himself check
mated. Again. the whole thing may have
been worked up for our benefit, u blind.
But If that's the ease, Jones has IA on the
hip, for we can't tell. But We can a. what
IN all probabilities he expects, wen cease
to do-watch him Just a. shrewdly a. be-
FORE
Olga caught his hand and drew him down
beside her. Il wasn't going to bother YOU
tonight, but It may mean something vital"
"What?" ~alertly.
For reply she rose and walked over to
the light button. She pressed il and the
apartment became dark.
"Come over 10 the window, quickr r. She
dragged him across the room. ..Over the
way, the house with the marble frontage"
A man emerged, lit a %cigaret, and walked
leisurely down the street.
"Nof" she cried. as Braine turned 10
make for the door, doubtless with the in
%teniion of finding out who this man was.
"Every night after YOU leave he appears"
"Does he follow nae :"
"No. And that's what bothered me al
first. believed he was watching some
apartment above. But regularly when 7
turn out the lights he comes forth. So
there's no doubt that he watches you enter
and takes note of your departure"
But doesn't follow me. That's odd.
What the devil j. hi ideal"
I'D give a good deal TO learn
The shadow and the glowing cigaret
disappeared around the corner. and the
lights in the apartment were turned on
again.
Hes gone. Yon really think he's
watching me-"
"ile l. watching the apartment. ! know
that much"
And even az that moment the watcher
was watching from his vantage behind the
corner.
"Suspicions" he murmuEed, tossing the
~cigaret into the gutter. They're watching
me for a change. I'll drop out. | know
what | know. It's u great world. It's fine
to be alive and kicking on top OF it," lie
went on without haste and took the sub
way train for downtown.
Is there any way | could get near
HIM 7" asked Braine.
Tomorrow night You might leave by the
IanItor'~ entrance. IN keep the lights on
tall you're outside. Then I'll turn them of
and YOU can follow and learn who he H."
ITS mighty important"
Don't ~cowl. At your age a wrinkle j.
apt TO remain II you once get it started
lie laughed. "Wrinklesr ~ She could
talk Of wrinkles.
They are more important than you
think. Every morning ! rub out the wrinkle
! 90 to bed with"
Il wish You could rub out the general
stupidity which j. wrinkling my brain. I've
made three moves and failed in each.
What's cOme over me ?"
perhaps you've had too many sue
cesSe>. The wheel Of chance j. always
turning around"
May ! smoker"
Thanks. Al least Il proves you still
have some consideration for me. Yon
would smoke whether ii was agreeable Or
not. But like the odor of a good cigar.
And 4 alway> helps YOU 10 think
BraIne lt the cigar and began his Gus
tcmary pacing. At length he paused.
suppose we have a real old fashioned
coaching party out to the old mansion we
know about 2"
And what shall we do thereiv
MAKE the mansion an enchanted castle
where sometimes people who enter rant
gct out. DO YOU think you could get her
to gog"
II can try"
Olga, ! must have that girl: and must
have her soon. Sometimes | find myself
NIGHTLY puzzled over the whole thing. Ii
Hargrcave j. alive. why doesn't A. itarn M
now that it, practically known thaushi s
daughter pre~ideS over hiO householdf |
might understand 1t ii | didn't know that
Hargreave J. really afraid OF nothing.
Where j. the man with the five thousand.
picked up at sea- What was the rcaeon
for Jones carrying that nox out in broad