Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-26

"Try-let yourself go-forset this
room. forget time" urged the sypsy.
Craig looked from my glove to the
face OF Iuez.
Where 10 Mr.. Jameson" he de-
handed sternly.
Il don't know" she replied. facing
him denantly.
You do know" contradicted Craig.
forcing her to accompany him and
leading her into her back room.
AS they entered her boudoir. Ken
nedy saw my DOT protruding from the
blanket she had thrown over me. He
pulled IL on.
"Well," he exclaimed. starting back.
IN be"
His exclamation was cut short by
the ringing Of the telephone berl.
lnez o a step toward IT,
None OF that" interrupted Ken
nedy. stopping her. You keep quiet.
Ill answer IL. Hello!"
II seemed that. perhaps half an hour
after he had dispatched the messenger
to lnez. WI decided to call her up to
see whether everything was going as
he had planned. He had asked for her
number. AS the operator gave him
the call. he heard q mans voice an
swering.
Instantly he was all suspicion. He
waited to hear no more. but quickly
hung up the receiver. So IL happened
that Kennedy got no answer.
You have a remarkable face" Ken
nedy remarked at length. Your com
posure is wonderful. But. young lady.
believe that was your Chinese friend.
WI Fang. At any rate am going to
try TO find out. Do you think you can
locate that calf" he asked when he
finally got the operator.
No. ! can't locate II exactly" came
back the reply a minute later from the
girl at the telephone exchange. But
II came from Chinatown-somewhere
on Pell street, I think"
Kennedy thanked her. hung up the
receiver and faced Inez. He was just
In time to prevent her destroying Wu's
message. There was the crumpled
note. lie took II and read IL.
Kennedy looked up quickly from the
ominous message TO the inscrutable
face OF Inez- As he considered the
note. his mind worked rapidly. Quite
apparently II was Elaine against whom
the new peril was directed. But what
was II hat could blind her? He
thought . moment. Could II be ra
dunn?
Craig seized the telephone and
called the Dodge house.
Some minutes passed after Elaine
had bound the handkerchief over her
eyes. She sat opposite the gypsy. but
try as she would. she could see no
vision that she did not herself ~conjure
up.
mir. Kennedy on the telephone" IN.
nounced Jennings.
VIII you answer IL. auntie?" asked
Elaine. Tell him I'll call him up In
a few minutes"
Aunt Josephine followed Jennings
out and went down the hall 10 the II
brary. where she picked up the re
ceiver which Jennings had left.
"Oh. Mrs. Dodge. is that your" Craig
asked anxiously. Where is Elaines'
She's In the conservatory There's
q gypsy mere. They're sitting there
like a couple OF ninnies waiting for Q
vision Of"
Good heavens" interrupted Craig
s.nnt x.sth L.-Al.~ $3.50 49,,
eyes. Is she! Yes? Quick-tell her &c
rip It on yourself-quick-quick."
Aunt Josephine knew Craig too well
to stop TO ask why. In great excite
ment she dropped the telephone n
almost ran from the library. As she
entered the conservatory she coulc
hear the low droning voice OF the gyp
sy. She had pulled the bandage from
her own eyes and was watching Elaine
keenly.
The gypsy was OF her feet In an In
slant with an air OF sneering triumph
"You-you criminal" cried Aunt
~Joshephine. Help! Jennings. help"
In the apartment OF Inez. Kennedy
was now endeavoring to get Aunt 10
sephine on the telephone again. But
neither he nor the central could seem
to get any answer from the Dodge
house.
Meanwhile l was slowly recovering
consciousness and had managed to get
on my feet. Dazed though I still was.
| could see that Kennedy had discov-
cred something terrible. In order to
have had TO neglect me so long.
He a working the receiver up and
down frantically now. Finally he hung
II up. BY the expression on his face
Il gathered that. whatever II was. he
feared the worst. His face wrinkled
In thought. he gazed. perplexed. first
at lnez. cold and defiant. then toward
me. He seemed greatly surprised TO
see that I was myself again 30 soon.
after being laid out fat.
Walter" he asked earnestly. do
you think you could watch this girl
now?"
"Why-yes-I can do IT," ! replied
reassuringly.