Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-07

W N HdhF HfE WISH NAf WAS NFfi. Y Was NIIA
trying 10 see how far you would 20. The has
ket Of peaches H. ~ the hallway. Each peach
is poisoned. No man IN the country knows
more about subtle puisnnS than ! dn. Have l
not written books 4n thr suhirrf III ironically
And they viii trlrr it hack ta yun u Y
straight line" She warmed. \ win not have
4 can g elsewhere Dc replied c,ldly.
You would leave mrt'
"rhe moment YIN cross WV will" emphatic
ully.
" became her turn To- pace. Torn between
her love 81 the man and the danger which
stared her in the facr. she was for the time
being disturbed. All the time he wat,hrl hrr
With malevulrnt curiosity knowing thar in the
end she would concur With hi. evl plans.
VERY Well" she said finally. "liut listen.
We shall he found ont. Never Doubt that. Your
revenge viii cu>t as both oar lives. feel II"
bah The law viii have NO hand in nay
end. | always carry a pellet nnd thar ring
W.T. yours would suffice u regiment. She viii
not DE-. She viii merely h.,ptur " Kind ui
paralytic. thr kind that cam move " ittlr h.t
not enough; always wheeled Hhuut w y chalf.
In bring in the peaches: rosy and dnwuy. puc
bite. after % given time. viii d. the trick. II
noting hmf the peaches. A trusted messenger
viii carry them W thr Iiargrrav- huH~t. .And
then We'll SIt down aud wait
Meantime. ia the library uf rlc Illrgrrayr
house. Florcnce and Jim we're p~azzling over the
blank sheet II paper.
IN wager said Jim. the water washed
Eli hHF MAlAlN- AWAY lNf lAfF NfHtN FNf ~FfHfA
nv ~ any guud Wei turn III over w jones.
Juut~1l find Y WAY a. solve M. Trust him"
What are yuu two chnttrring about n asked
Susan. who was arranging some Flowers ou
the table.
secrets. said Jim. Smiling.
-llumUh'"
Susan fnrt-rrl ahuui fnr : fw minutes
longer. then "ru~>.d ~ thr reception ruuui. iu
tending a. 20 upstairs. Al tht- moment the
niald was admitting = messenger With e basket
"i fruit.
For Miss IIargr,iyr.' said o.. H. gave
thr basket tu tLr mail. tnurhrd hi- rup uWk-
Nardly. and swung WV hi~ heel. cIu-lng the door
behind him. IT, WAS III y hurrg tp deliver au-
other message.
-, what lovely lruit.' cried susan. rau~-
ng- I'm going q" steal our.' sh" laughed.
She selected = rsaeh ami began eating II un
thr wa3 up tu h"r room.
The maid PASSED un into lhr library.
What's iIlst inquired Florence. IVY tlt
maid held "ut Thu basket. She selected Z
peach aud Was about Co. SCI her white teeth
into IL when Jim inirrpu~rd.
Wait 2 numrut dear" Florence lowered
~" peach Jm turned 4" thr mlid "Nhu
sent itt"
u don't know. sir. 4 messenger brought ~
saying % MAS for Miss li1rgrcavr."
Let me see il there IS . card" But Jim
searched n vain frr the card ~ the donor. At
ulce al hir suspicious arose. 'lipn't tnurh
them. Better lrt the maid throw them uut.
Fruit from unknown persons might nat IVY the
hcllthiest thing ~ tie world"
What do you Think
That ~ al probability u Is poisoned. Hut
there's uu need trying a. prove mt theory right
Nr wrong. Nh Jones. llrW trll yuu tu throw
them uWHN
"ilorihior' Florence >huddrrri. -Hut they
~ not want t' puison mr. I'm ton valuable.
Ih"y want me alive
Who can saw returned Jim gluomily.
They mas hnvr learned that thrl cam MT beat
I~. nn mhttrr what card they turn wv. may
hr wrong hNi take mt ndrirt lnd throw them
AWAY 7 '"ud Lord. what's thatt' startled
">uute one cr!rd''
"a. Miss Florence" exclaimed the maid.
tcrr"r stricken a~ she recalled Snaau'S ar..
Miss Susan tIuk a peach from the basket aud
vH- eating it MA thr Way tn hrr rrrm.'
f'."i heavens. gaSprd Jim. IL Wn, right.
Tho fruit uu~ poisoned.
Jim had hrld enough a. send FIR 4 specialist
hc knew. The specialist arrived about twenty
minutes after >uaans first cry. 70 hi> keen
''r n i""h'd iih" 4 certain poison which had
i"r t- ha-I> th' venom NJ thr cobra.
viii rhr Hvtt'
"u. , Eu -trU ivy Y vrrrl for some
months send her &" the hospital where | cau
VISIT her frequently. And III take t4at peach
along err analysis. \" r"iice AFFAIR.""
"Nu. VIZ dare uut ,all thru lu." said Iim.
That's tnur affair ll ~rnd down th- ann
hnIlur' Keep h'l quiet Sine VIII huyr " speeches
"i larti,si~ hut thatn work ,if under the
treatment. \ strange business
-" . is agreed Jim erimls.
fl"r"Hy" hn"it Ir~id" hrr friends hrd aud
,IrrI SOFTLY.
hLA A.NNfA Nt fA4~i lA TNftft An UN4E later.
nothing would have saved hrr. She would have
Dozen ilraityrd itr Ifp."
Jim accompanied tho doctor t. rhe decor and
went o. search "a Jones. IL found the tact
luIh butler rllnE thr fruit basket. his face
-ra' Hnd drawn. though Dr. eyes hlazrd with
'lry
IA pretty hud poisson. too said Jim n
gtut da anything We've just go H. st still
l'ri u thr gael Wei go them That she
No; my friend that hr devil. Thr woman
i~ rlh ttrr him uHd would t,Hmmit .n, rrn.
ETH h, bidding Huf this is hf- work. Nj. want
uiu. ~ WASN'T without courage ~ send this
rant. showing tlat | would instantly suspect
"' >'h".f - ! have o.. definite proof !
"l'i nnf h"ld him In cnnrt iu law. NJ, will
lHA" h'Ai-Nl thr ifHIt lirtr hy rlet4.. GOWN ha-
hrt W Y basket shop. NV Wli have injected
WIKI im"-"H himself when alone. Poor susan.
mat messenger was without doubt some one
over whom b" holds abe threat of tho death
'hlir. That's the val hr works"
lM trnmpfl thr rfnm while Innr. carried
.lr I'Wt iu thr Kitchen The butler returned
Hifr NJ while
What a.iut Tint hlaut .hrrr af raf.r:-
lt ht~ tH hr difrd into Il solution. after
ilHt h"l 'ln rrad Il h3 heating. have already
.IiIf Fl mt" tht ~"luti"u. IH" num,nt the
N' IrltH> thr ~Hsrt thc writing disappears
m irh nk i~ water proof. If show Won
iI -ut N candle frum thr mantle it it.
"I h"id ih" sheet oi flrrr very rIust tH thr
INhr 'traNuafN. almost lmfrrsrufuL, Uf.
lrr> began o. form ga the blank sheet. A
'hEiN tht Wrs-Hgr was c.mrtrfr.
lhff iin -rrfAf The ltu-~ta~ minister .l
N' r af thr ltNnh Autrl lniur th. mn4r WIFI
ti"iI >.ftIr. llU f~ Investigating thr work
ni tar BLACK Hundred IVY thi, ctunrr, anal ,,r
.l'r AH from their teus-auc. FL auu sunuIv
'ht larurr needed"
N.". "Hft evidence au D, vaut:~ askri
oH prove Brain. W undesirable,
ffLt#.H nm.H- LH.