Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-18

NtM NAN fANAAAfE US 4AHM NfA" H 49,
Inc Interested nut.
II WIS IN tho n,i-hhuian,l ht
O'Clock when Pearl left the hoSp.lai
and entered her waiting automobile mt
the curb. Adams occupied the chauf-
feur's seat. The car was Il brand new
runabout Pearl was tryin. out AT The
earnest request Of a local dealer nx-
lous To obtain her Endorsement.
Adams. who had showed surprising
familiarity with the MECHANISM Of au-
t~ouobilcs, was only too glad when
Pearl suggested Il shore ride celebrat-
ed among motorists. before going home.
IL ave him Il secretly ~longCd-fur OPP
portunity To talk privately with Pearl
In Il more or less unrestrained man
ner.
The night was still and soft. The
two participants In 50 many recent and
unusual adventures spun quietly along
the smoothly oiled road. Swiftly the
city lights receded from view and they
entered Il region Of thicEly-fUliaged
trees on one side and clustering river
~shrubbery on the other. under Il cloud
less and starlit sky. II was one Of
those nights when nature Gains the
senses. suspense III relaxed and worries
| and fears are hushed into Il sort Of
forgetfulness. So was ii with Pearl
Dare and T. q. Adams. They glidcd
away from the troublesome scenes and
memories into a period of reposcfUl re-
aection.
They convcrsed almost in whispers
and, for. the first time since their re-
turn 20 Washington. IN the Granalian
language. which both spoke i~luCntly
and in which Adams did not stammer.
ION such a night ! like ID forget
everything in lie but the pleasant"
Pearl murInured. a touch of sadness in
| her voice.
Adams said something IN a low
tone about dream nights. Now that
az was alone in this way with Miss
Dare he controlled his rising emotions
with difficulty.
dreams? I ono had dreams" She
was thinking Of Ralph Payne.
II know" he mumbled. sympathetic
cally. .Some day they will come true
IN quite n different and rs altogether
satisfactory way. Miss DARE"
She shook her head. I'm one whose
heart never changes. | have tried 10
forget Ralph" with infinitely soft EN-
| phasis. Il have tried 10 make myself
believe that Thornton Brent might
eventually take his place. But | know
that he will not. shall never marry"
she ended abruptly.
You believe now utterly and com
pletely IN Tayne's innocence? That lie
might have established il had lie
livcd:"
Utterly"
II once promised You 70 assist In
clearing his name" he observed. after
a long pause. ave have not succeeded
IN our joint efforts. Every day brings
some new and more disturbing cpnpli-
cation. Soon we will find ourselves
drawn tightly into the network Of
mystery III which We have been stru=-
| Cling these many weeks. IN instinct
far more subtle than our own Il bat
Ting against HS. Miss Dare"
sometimes ! think II i not human"
She darted Il swift glance at The face
I, bent oven the wheel. Sometimes l
think that If you also"
He laughed in u mirth!ess fashion.
Miss Dare. apart from the fact that
| the government would be grateful. ii
| unmask the Silent Menace what will
IL mean 10 YOU In a personal way?"
She pondered the question. Let me
understand YOU correctly. Have you n
clue to the identity Of the Silent Men
| ace?"
IL think | have" very abruptly.
IF il is not a false one"
Il think II IL not" In the same man
ner.
DO you infer that ID would. If true.
solve the riddle about-Captain
Payneg'
1T would prove his innocence abso-
lutely."
She regarded him steadily. Here
was n man who. from her experiences
on the Granadian frontier. she knew
To have somewhere in his life a back
ground az nys;ery. lie seemed TO be
la NI.u.urcl and ordinary American
& & western plains type: in fact. his
rollI l.lllrce revealed thnt. INT
uct oaly ~ he converse ID la-..e
riaHIrr L, various languag,s .rd D.-
casionally drop hints unwitiiu ".
"A wide Observance of affairs aIt Gus.
toms. rs a highly educated ana world
Travelled man might. but ne also eXhih.
Itei a versatility H. every other direc-
ton.
Who was he What was he? Whence