The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-30

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would be I than someone else who
might care even less than ! dor"
The sleeping man opened unseeine
eyes and closed them again heavily
II found the money, Carlotta mia; you
didn't know that. did your he nut
tered: and then the narcotic seized
and held him again.
His clothes were on n chair, and
when she had carried them to a light
that could be shaded completely from
the bed and Its occupant, she searched
the pockets one by one. II was a little
surprising 4 find all but two OF them
quite empty: no cards, no letters. no
pen. pencil, pocketknife, or purse;
nothing but n handkerchief. and in
one pocket OF the waistcoat a small
roll OF paper money, n few coins and
two small keys.
She held the coat up to the electric
and examined II closely; the workman.
ship, the trimmings. II wal not tailor.
made. she decided, and by all the little
signs and tokens II was quite new.
And the same was true of the other
garments. But there was no tag or
trademark on any OF them to show
where they came from.
Failing to find the necessary clue
to the castaway's identity in this pre-.
liminary search. she went on resolute.
ly. dragging the two suitcases over TO
the lighted corner and unlocking them
with the keys taken from the pocket
OF the waistcoat.
The first yielded nothing but cloth.
Ing, all and evidently unworn.
The second held more clothing. n
mans toilet appliances, also new and
unused. but apparently no scrap OF
writing or hint OF "A name. With Il
little sigh OF baflement she took the
last tightly rolled bundle OF clothing
from the suitcase. While she was lit.
Ing It n pistol fell out.
In times past, Jasper Grierson's
daughter had known weapons and
their faults and excellences. THAT
places him-a little" she unused. put.
ting the pistol aside after she had
glanced at It: He's from the East;
he doesn't know a gun from a piece
OF common hardware"
Further search In the tightly rolled
bundle was rewarded By the discovery
OF a typewriter book manuscript. un.
signed, and with II an oblong packet
wrapped In brown paper and tied with
twine. She slipped the string and re.
moved the wrapping. The brick.
shaped packet proved TO be a thick
block Of bank notes held together by
heavy rubber bands snapped over the
ends.
While the little ormulu clock on the
dressing case wac whirring softly and
Ginning the hour she stared at the
money block as II the sight OF It had
fascinated her. Then she sprang UP
and flew TO the door. not TO escape, but
to turn the key noiselessly In the lock.
against interruption. she
pulled the rubber bands from the
packet. The block was built up In
each layer banded with Il paper
slip on which was printed In red the
name OF the certifying bank and the
amount, Bayou State Security, S..
There were twenty OF these lay.
ers In all. nineteen Of them unbroken.
through the printed figures on the
twentieth a pen.stroke had been drawn,
and underneath was written $1,000"
Quite coolly and methodically
tfaFUnTU ErinNanp Y..tAaI A.. A.-nt.
count as indicated by the paper
bands. There were one hundred thou.
sand dollars, lacking the one thousand
taken from the broken packet. The
counting completed, she replaced the
bands and the brown p
wrapping. Then she repacked the suit.
cases, arranging the contents as nearly
az might be just as she had found
them, locking the cases and returning
he keys to the waistcoat pocket from
which she had taken them.
When all was done. she tiptoed
across to the bed. with the brown pa.
per packet under her arm. The sick
man stirred uneasIly and began 10
again. She bent to catch the
words. and when she heard. the light
of understanding leaped swiftly into
The dark eyes. For the mumbled
were the echo OF n fierce threat:
Sign It; sign it now. or. by God, III
shoot TO KIM"
The robbery OF the Bayou State Sc.
'urity bank was already an old story
when Mr.. Matthew Bronin, chief OF
he New Orleans branch OF a notable
detective agency, took over the case
the bank robbery a few days after
lis return from Central America.
Since two members OF his " stan
iad fred and missed their mark in 81.
.ouis, there was n blundcr to be re.
After a week OF patient gropIng.
lrotiin was Obliged 10 confess that the
Of Identification was too diGl.
,ult TO be solved OF conventional lines.
I presented no point OF attack. With
"A name nor n pictured face for
'eference, inquiry was crippled at the
'ery outset, None Of the many board.
ng and rooming houses he visited had