Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-21

~. DLL MAN, private investigator.
As looked %. I saW Del Mars
other policeman bringing "a anothnr
mauaCled man
These are crooks foreign agents.
replied Del Mar poinllng to the Pris-
onera The government Aaa employed
mo 90 run them down
What OF THAI asked Elaine hold.
ms up tho note from bertrand
"a fake. a forgery" reiterated Del
Mar looking al q a moment critically.
Then 90 she men uniformed as police
Dee ordered You can take them 10
la'l They rc the fellows OIL right
As the prlaanru wore led On DEL
Mar turned 60 elaine Would you
u'uia unawviius a low ssos;.-.s -sii..
thesp men
Way nj" she hesitated "But I
ihinA we'd better 90 into tho house.
after such thing as thls. II makes
me ferl nervous"
Win Dol Mar followed Elaine In
through tho conservatory.
49, tH"i WNA nfhfhfff ffNiNt'fHN NJ
the la Coato when the smaller car
which had breu waiting az The fisher
mons hut dfra up before the hotel
entrance. From u allgbted the fuasy
u'd gentleman who bore such re-
Variable resemblance Co the fisher
man. hastily paid bis driver ana en-
tered the hotel
Ito went directly Co ,he desk and
With wrii manicurod nnEcr scarcely
reminiscent of fisherman began trae.
mg the names down tho Nat until he
stopped before one which read:
Marcus Del Mar and valet. Wash
ingion. - g.. Room 620
with a quick glance about. he made
note VI u ana turned away. leaving
Tho la Costo 10 take up quarters Of
hia own In the Prince Henry down the
street
not until Del Mar had left With HIS
two policemen did the fussy old gen.
uoman reappoar IA the La Coste. Then
ho rode up. 20 Del Mars room and
raped ~ the door.
u Mr., Del Mar in?" no INQUIRED
of tho valet
No, ulf replied that functionary.
Tho ilttlo old man appearing 10 con.
slider standing "A momont dandllng his
sllk hat Absentmlndodly he dropped
h As the valet stopped to pick Il up
tho OLD eontieman exhibited an agility
aad Hircngth scarcely 10 ba expected
% his years. he seized the valet
while with ono soot ho kicked tho
door shut
heiore the surprised servant know
what was going on his assailant had
whipped nom his pocket a handker-
chief TIA which was concealed thin
iabo 90 anosthctic Then ieavine the
valet prone IN corner with the hand.
kcrchief over HIS face. hs proceeded
To make systematic search o. the
rooms opening all drawers. trunks
and bags.
lie turned pretty nearly everything
upside down, then started on the dest
suddenly no paused There was
paper 10 read Il, then with an air Of
extreme citation showed In into his
pocket
~ Do was going out no stopped
beside the valet. removed the handker.
'hlef from his face and bound him
WIN a cord from tho portleres. Then.
.uil immaculate In spite OF his On.
counter, he descended In the elevator.
renlefoG waiting car aud drove
quite evidently. however. he wanted
@ cover his tracks. for he had not
one half a dozen blocks before he
topped raid and tipped the driver
generously. and disappeared into tho
heater crowd.
'hch asain In tho Prince Henry.
h''her ,hc fussy little old man made
is way as quickly as be could through
s'de street, he went quietly up 10 his ,
Dom.
TITS deer vas nov locked. He did
ot Fave TO deny himself To gisitnrs ,
lF ne had none Stil his room VAS
uttered by a vast amount OF nara.
hernalia and he was seated before a \
able deep In work.
tlrst of all he tied HANDKERCHIEF
yer ais nose and moath. Then he took
= cartridge from the table and care. >
illv extracted the bullet. lato the :
'acc occupied by the bullet he poured
white powder and added a wad OF ?
'per. like a blank cartridge. PLACING /.
'e cartridge in the chamber of a ~.
liver aud repeating the operation :
l'A he had Il fully loaded Il VAS Z
: own lnyentlon 81 an asphyxlatins !,
lllet A
Perhaps half an hour later the CID !,
'nueman. hls room cleaned an ana y
> immaculate appearance restored
an'escd forth from the hotel down .
= street like a veritable Turyex.
Oh 60 show himself y
hlaane seemed quite Impressed with
= aea friend, Del Mar. as Ne n,aae =
= way 10 the library. though am =
fe THAT 4 was pose on her pArt Al
, rate he scanned cul.e esrer Al "
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