Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-25

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/ wonder what's doingg You never know
what's back Of those mummy faced wal
tiers. . + All right. Jones'
The chauffuer jumped into the ear
and Jones took the seat beside him.
Where to-
Number ~. - and the rest oi
il trailed away. Smothcred in the violent
thunder OF the big SKIS engines.
During the cars flight several police
men hailed il without success. Down
this street. up that. round this corner,
fifty miles an hour: and all the while
Jones shouted: Faster. faster"
Within twelve minutes from the time
il left the garage. the ear stopped %
posite to No. - Grove street. and Jones
got out.
wait here. Howard. II several men
come rushing out. or ! don't appear
within ten minutes. fire your gun a con.
pile Of times for the police. ! don't want
them if We can manage without. They'd
only bungle.'
~All right. Mr.. Jones' said the chau-
ffcur. lie had. in the past quarter of
nm hour. acquired a deep and lusting re-
Spcct for the butler chap. He was a
regular fellow. for all his brass buttons.
As Jones reached the curb. Florence
came forth aS if on invisible wings.
Jones raught her BY the arm. She flung
him aside with a strength he had not
dreamed existed IN her slim body.
Florence. I am JONES'"
She stopped. recognized him. AMI
the automobile and climbed into the ton
ncau. Jones followed Immediately.
"IIome."
The ear shot ap the dimly lighted
street. Shone palelv for a second under
the corner lamp. and vanished.
"Ah. child. child,- g%roancd the man
M her side. an the tcnScneS> one from
his body. lie was Jones again.
Still she did . speak but stared
ahead with unSeeing ewes.
No further reproach fell from the
buffers lips. II was enough that God
had guided him To her NJ the appointed
moment. lie felt assured that never
again would she he drawn into any
trap. Poor child, What had they said
Ia her. done Ia her. How. in Gods name
had She escaped from them who never
lrt ANYBODY escape Presently she
would become normal. and then she
would tell him.
II found the living note. You dropped
it,
Horrible. horrible" she said almost
imaudibly.
What did they do "a YOU"
lie said ne was my father. lie
put his arms around me. And
/ knew"
Knew what"
THAT H. lied. | can't explain"
Don't try"
Suddenly she laid her head against
the buffers shoulder and cried. II was
terrible to hear Youth weep in this fash
ion. Jones put his arm about her, pattcd
her. and tried a. console her.
~~IIorrihlc,' She murmurcl between
the violent ~hi'coughtS. Il was wrong.
wrong. Forgive met
TnconSciouSly the arm sustaining
her drew her closer.
"Nc,cr mind he conSoled. Tell no
one what has happened. Go about a. usu-
al Don't let even Susan know. What
ever your poor father did was for your
sake. lie wanted Won 10 be happy with.
out Il care ia the world.
4 promise. aud gradually the .sob>
ceased.
But ! feel 80 old. Jones. 80 very old. |
threw over the lamp. | threw a chair
through 4 window. They thought that
il WAS who had jumped out. That gave
me- the necessary time. I don't under
stand how | did II. | wasn't frightened
~ All till | gained the streets"
They found Susan still seated "a the
chair. the automatic ia her lap. She had
noi moved III ~ this time.
y \ " y
Brainc paced the apartment Of the
Princess Ierigoff. From the living room
a. the boudoir and back. fully twenty
times. From the diyan olga watched him
ncrvouSIy. ne was like \ tiger. fresh IN
captivity. All AZ 81 ~ paused IN front
of her.
DO YOU realize what the mere chit
did,
II 10"
PLANNED ~ the minute. We hal her
seven ~ a.: doors locked and All that
W weeping. no wailing: I could not IN
drr>tand then. hut I 10 nov. Its In the
blood. Hargrca,e vas a. peaceful a. a
II Bernard dog. till ,un rornrrcd him
and then H. was a lion. q. the devil.
Slipped out of my fingers like an eel.
And across the street. Jones in a racer,
] never paid any particular attention e