Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-01

defense plans IN the night Miss Dare
entrusted their return to You and you
in turn saw Colonel Dare give them TO
the major to he guarded against loss?"
II can answer that question" re
piled Bertha Bonn. looking u. %.
Adams %Squarely in the face as she
spoke. major Brent was not druggcd
by anyone except himself. | forced
him 10 return the chemical waters to
me. 1t was and is his only offense for
which | alone am responsible. ! was
in honor bound to return those waters
to the person from whom they were
originally received"
Let me understand that clearly"
the judge acknowledgement exclaimed
leaning forward, for here was a matter
OF vital Importance. '"These waters
were delivered to Miss Pearl Dare by
Il. o. Adams in the cellar of the Chem
zeal building on the night the Foreign
Alliance abducted her in order to OBJ
tain possession of them. Who gave
them In L. .. Adamsi"
Il did" confessed Bertha with a
smile.
From whom did you receive themf"
II had them manufactured by Il
chemist on a prescription which Il. ..
Adams gave TO me"
The room was in an instant uproar
and Bertha was hastily and finally
excused by the judge acknowledgement
who whispered To her with a smile full
| cf meaning: I'm beginning to believe
hat you and Major Brent will be mar
ried before the day is over, Miss Bonn.
Indeed. / hope sol" And no one could
mistake the sincere admiration in the
look he gave the girl rs he again es-
tablished order. calling to the stand
the chief of the army staff.
General" began he. assuming that
tone Of Difference due the highest mill
tary official in the land whose distin-
guished figure held everyone amid a
sudden and respectful silence, "who
plans?'
"A mysterious person who disap-
peared apparently of the face of the
earth leaving no name nor trace"
"Who invented the chemical waf.
| erst"
THE same person"
"Who possesses the manufacturers
prescription for those wafers?"
THAT Is n secret we have neye
been able to solve"
The judge acknowledgement now or
dered Adams TO stand upright. To the
witness: Does Adams resemble the
mysterious inventory"
A bright light dawned In the eyes Of
the chief Of staff. Without looking
nj Adams who stood still as stone. his
face inscrutable. the aged general
clapped his palm upon his knee in the
first excitement he had ever shown in
a public place. The inventor wore a
reddish beard. Otherwise Adams Is
his exact double. / really think the
fellow ~stammered!"
The witness was discharged and
Adams was recalled. BY this time the
room was charged with suppressed ex-
element. Pearl Dare was bewildered.
shocked and uncertain of her feelings
toward the man mounting the witness
box who appeared TO be a perfect
stranger one moment. Adams the next
Senior Vendre Of Granadian memories
the next and again someone else. she
knew not who. Her father was a.
stupefied rs she.
adams :" exclaimed the judge ad.
vocate-general, focusing his whole at
tcntion upon the witness who was the
only person nj Ease In the room Have
you ever worn a beardi"
II hev," Adams nodded and smiled
at his inqulsitor.
"Was ii reddish?"
"SOrt o-of."
"When did you have II shaved orr
II did IL myself with my barber
tools on the d-day after the canal de
Tense plans got into the hands of t-thai
there Silent Menace
"Why did you shave il on"
II wanted to g-git them plans bach
and had 10 disguise myself to DIDO It,
You wanted 10 get the plans back
Explain that"
"They belonged ito me-"
$50 II. q. Adams was the mysterious
inventor, after allf' insinunted the
judge acknowledgement, his eye.
cleaning in triumph.
Had a bomb been exploded at thai
mOmen in the room ii II doubtful
whether anyone would have been muci
frightened so spellbound were they IL
the suspense preceding Adams reply.
IT. q. Adams was the mysteriou,
inventor. judge" was the simple enc