El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

scious. He was packed off to a base
hospital and lay there between life and
death He never heard till he got TO
England Of the fuss that had been
made Of Sir Kenneth. Now. il occurred
70 ME, that If you took my nephew,
Bob, to Heathcote Hall and inter
viewed Sir Kenneth. he might well be
willing to aid the two of you rather
than have my nephew's story made
public Bob may be difficult to deal
with. We should have had to be care
fuL He calls Sir Kenneth's action a
blinking shame But he wouldn't have
hand in"
'BlackmaiI, eh2r said Jim bluntly.
"A precious lot Of good blackmailing
a pauper"
Exactly That's why I was disap-
pointed at hearing that Sir Kenneth
wasn't the rich man I'd heard he was.
returned Morris still the informa-
lions valuable. 1t ought to be turned
70 good account For a man in Sir
henneth's position to receive lot Of
honor and glory for an act he never
did"
.'Scurvy," observed jim More espe-
elaliy as 1t tends to infatuate Miss
Wilson with him"
Little Morris started. Does she dine
with Sir Kenneth tonight"
Certain TO-" said jim. 7 told you
So That's why I'm going
Then take Bob down Let him aD-
pear at the end of dinner-suddenly
Let him give Sir Kenneth away before
them all What shopld she think of
him then. It's a lOW-dOwn bit O. work
guess no woman would-tO steal an
other mans credit It'll revolt her,
sure Then's your chance"
The lean wicked little face was
working with excitement
IT'S a better way than the other
Bob need be told nothing. except that
he's to give Sir Kenneth away You
needn't tell him twice. Bob's bitter.
very bitter, Bob is and no wonder"
Jim HeathcOte strobe up and down
his room. asking questions Could Bob
be trusted Was his story true2 Was
Norris cOnvinced2
so much so that I'll release your
debt II I'm wrong snarled the money
lender. "Bob's as honest as the day
an honest. clustering bluff fool that's
Jim staIked up and down in silence.
earessing his shaver skin with long
trembling fingers.
I'm do it." he said suddenly 1.-The
cur deserves it." he said suddenly. ITO
fitch another mans glory, It's low.
Norris. low. It deserves showing up"
More especially" commented Abel
Norris. dryly, when it pays"
A chapter Of accidents almost upset
the Morris-Heathcote plot In the first
place Corporal Bob went TO the wrong
house. and the original train TO Heath
cote junction was missed Then a fog
descended and the taxicab, crawling
cause Of their missing the next.
The junction reached. the two men
climbed. shivering, from the train to
lind heavy fall of snow lying thick
and crisp about the station and no
sign Of any conveyance.
The Hall carriages and motors sent
to fetch visitors from the junction had
long since returned The only hired
fly had lost a wheel that same night
In snow-hldden ditch.
Wen have to walk" said Jim
Only the thought OF the consterna-
ton Bob's appearance and his story
would cause. the disgrace and the
shame and their effect on Molly Win
ton made him set out on the five-mile
tramp.
What if he amt the bloke at all"
said Bob morOsely. Somebody told
me the hoficer lynn there was Faith
cote. Suppose e wasn't2 S'pose e
was some other blighter?"
Jim Heathcote was alarmed Bob's
certainty seemed turned to surmise. 7