Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-14

The Enraged Lover Attacks the Girl.
10 the wall, her face CHASTITY beneath
the rouge.
Dropping her beach wrap, Patria un-
covered her pistol.
BE good enough she said coldly.
ito let me have that costume you are
wearing. / give you this chance Of es-
cape. but warn you not 10 waste time.
The police will be mere In ten min
utesi"
Dumb In despair. Elaine began 10
tumble with the fastcnings Of her at
tire.
The door was tried; from the hail
way the voice of the maid became
audible:
Miss Claiming. do you need me:"
Not in the least" Patria replied.
$50 away and don't come back for half
IN hour"
l'atria moved across the room and
picked up the costume out Of which
Elaine had just stepped, a Spanish
dancers dress.
But IL was far from easy 10 manage
the change and Il pistol ut one and the
same time. on sudden decision Patria
unlocked the door.
Put that beach cloak over your un.
dcrthinss," she ordered Elaine. "anJ
go"
Submissively, Elaine picked up the
cloak and @ 10 the door. Patria
crossed To n chcval glass on the far
side of the room. On the way putting
her pistol On n little table IN the re-
cess uf the window. 4 mOmcn later.
while hooking up the dress before the
glass. She saw Elaine fling The door
open and dart toward the table.
Patrla moved. but Elaine had moved
upon the pistol.
IA lrltancously n mans hand was
third IN between the window draper
les. holding a revolver. This last was
discharged with what. in that small
space. seemed deafening decoration.
Without a much as Il sigh Elaine fell.
She was dead before she III. ut rest.
Ti.nuEltleSS ~ danger. Patria
reached the window IN time Ia See a
man leave the foot Of n ladder whose
topnloSt rung rested on the window
sill. and scurry of IN desperate haste
As She turned back she heard sew
cral people hurrying down the CORR
dor. talking with more or less anima.
finn Tim SfnNa g...afs 80 It.ran lin
rnki were distinguislIable.
Al her feet the pistol gllstcnct
temptIngly the rays II reflected struck
fire from Patria's brain. Hastily she
picked it up.
Followed by Fanny Adair and Juan
a. Lima, Baron Iiuroki unccremonious
~ entered the room.
The maid said She was afraid YOU
were in some sort OF trouble" ne be.
gan. and checked in s~tupefnction. star.
ing down at the body ~ the dancer.
"Shut that door" Patria brusquely
told De Lima.
what does 1t mean?" Mrs. Adaii
whimpercd.
NlAi ~ mint vi thllltAllll IulIlu
looked from face 10 face.
"Mean?' she said. ut means that
Patria Charming is accounted for N
last. Somebody had I'd do it-and you
men bungled every time YOU tried ii
Now I've done my part Ii remains foI
You 10 cover this up. I'm going back
10 my guests before they miss me-"
She left the three staring, dumb
founded. aghaSt.
In the lower hallway she encoun.
tered Parr. drew him aside. told him
what She had done.
But why? To what cndf' he
Stammered.
"AS long rs they think me Elaine,
and therefore are sure that Patria Is
dead nm inside their councils" she
explained. Il shall BECOME intimate
with MI their Schemcs-and disclose
to you al | find OUT"
In the dim gray twilight of dawn the
body Of Edouard IA found at the foot
If the cliffs. Ii was surmiScd that
blinded by remorSe and drink-in the
haste Of his flight. he had stumbled
over the brink To his death.
The discovery furnished Baron HUI
roki and his circle with a way OUT u
their dilemma. The story they gave
out was To the effect that Edouard had
shot Elaine in Il fit Of jealous rage, and
then killed himself.
(END OF SIXTH EPISODE.)