Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-01

rries of appreciation and delight. she
seizes ID and hangs IL around t-r dol
ly'> neck. Immediately her Hide -
ter Folly demands IL. max. even -rd>lS
il. A slap. "A scream. and TnodicS jerks
anay The necklace and waI~s iHdi--
uangly AWAY. with both her doll and
her treasure trnve. while littlc Polly
patters down the read "a n home and
tell mamma
At The ruins Of his dance hall Peter
Hun watches the di--c.> with a keen
glance that never waivers. The dead
that are brought from the charrcd
debris are nothing to Peter Hun. lie
has them searched. as he had the liv-
in ana the wounded searched IN his
frantic endeavors 10 find the diamond.
a little. old. squat built workman
arog>es the suspicion OF Peter Hun.
for the little old workman has furtive-
ly picked up and Sccrcted some shin
ing object. Forced To diS.orge. the
workman shows a still warm silver
dollar. With a bitter curse Of diSafN
paintmcnt and anger. Pete sma>hr~
the little old digger in the face and
knocks him ~sprawling. The old fell
low picks himself m Won think |
had the diamond that was lost last
night. ehy' he asked. We'll. I'm tell
YOU. since you've peer SO handy with
your fists. One Of the boys SAYS he's
seen that stranger with the side wills
kers running u in that direction
with the diamond when the fight broke
loose"
There is such an air Of sincerity
about the fellows words that Peter
Hun feels a gamblers bunch" lie
ruShes from the work mt the prompt
ings OF the bunch and commanders
TIE cheap. old automobile ~ 4 friend
and with his friends goes in pursuit
Of the fugitive stranger with the side
wbiskers. So remarkable u figure M
Smythe. not 10 mention the impedimen-
ta of the dcer's head has left "A blazed
trail. Twenty-one miles from Mann
moth Smythe i ovcrtakcn anal held M
al the pistols point. The diamond "
not on his person. but Pete and his pal
find the memorandum az its hiding
place.
Rack To the oak tree they bear tho
protesting Smythe. but the diamond Is
gone again.
Pete and his pal part from the law
yer with curses and return 10 Nam.
moth They pass Toodlcs. aged four,
crying from a bee sting. Then Toodles
run crying. home 20 mother. NJ little
Polly did before her The diamond
has been cast aside and forgotten hy
Toodlcs. who had bcen cngroSSe1 with
il as she crossed the bee ward. till.
trcspaSsing . near a swarminG hive,
she had been stung The diamond.
dropped hy the Scampering child ~
pain. lies on the aliGhting board 81 tho
beehive while the workers Of the hive
push ont the droncs ana sting them
TO death against the bauble ut the door.
way.
In los Angeles the newspapers
spread stories If the dramatic first
homecoming To his great mansion. shat.
tered. insenSihlc. more dead than alive.
or John Powell. the young nil and min
Ing magnate. The papers speak feel
inglv Of the skill and untirinE attention
Of the celebrated physician. Dr IN
rand. and Of the care aud attention 81
friends and relatives ~ the injured
man. including a favOrite cousin. Blair
Stanley Of Virginia. who has recently
arrived md will take complete charge
Of Mr.. Powcll's affairs. say The news
papers.
The papers also mention briefly that
q pretty and a=itatcd young woman
called to inquire rs 10 Mr.. Powells