The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-03
THE EAGLES EYE
William
Episode No. 7--"The Brown Portfolio'

gay and fashionahIe. she was pure Agri-
can.
''Mamcii".' IIx." repeated. take this
,, l.t,cr Irwu T." iii, telegraph office IN the
mrxr !.Io"N and hay" messenger de-
iiIN"r u at unr" Re SUr'. not To say
WI" - sending It. l;"m"mn"r,
Vas m Mam"It"s dark hand
grasp"d the envelope. which WAS start
iIn"ly Whit. II! CONTRAST. and III Il few
minutes l'iA," heard III" door III The
apartment sl"m and Knew that the re-
port which IN. rI=niiUly guessed say
"r"d "f irir:Gat'. h"dn2 III for tho peace
Of il" land she served. was un it, Way Ia
! Harrison Grant.
II r"r''hrd ham - half hour later by
messenger. at his office.
The Dreamy-Eyed Messenger.
II was Jimmy MrA'lhIns shocked
haired. ANA dreamy eyes. who amhlrd in
nru presented him with tn" message. and
Will" y" waited IL 50" whether Grant
Wished /" send an answer. jimmy made
I himself comfortable" In til" depths OF
! Ir;iih" chair with the nici;lr novel which
never l"fI him. Grant fruwurd over Tho
brief report which had been the cause
, g: piNIH Mas"n'$ dll"ma. y triumphant
! rhuCklr from Jimmy aroused him. But
/ Il" rnuvki" was merely induced by the
successful effort - nld King Brady 10
; captur. IN" last At TN" CuUntcrftitcrs.
, as sol forth between the lurid covers OF
! .ImmyS ui,'k" thriller. Grants glance
tested OH hun with tolerant amusement.
! "k""i, on reading thu, staff. Jimmy.
any yuulI hn Il d"I""tIv" before YOU
knew Ii.
! Jimmy pulled himself into his present
surroundings with obvious effort. The
/
; what dreamy
"Wha," Aw. r"". Mr.. Grant. wish
! | was II dvtcrtivc: bet | could t,r
one"
! And y"; you don't know where this
, II was mysterious" carry So many
: brought M cNmc FROM
"Aw. c"", Mr.. ';ran.. How'd ! know
/ it was myrI"i"r!s" |, carry 81 many
messages. How could :u"ss this one
WAS e"in' /" Il" s"m"th;ns different. Any
. way Iha; amt got n"thin !" do wI;h the
| KIND "f h"t"ctin' | want to d". want
! - be
'Loni, here. jimmy" Gran, HAD risen
and crossed over - tho boy. "Nhy d"t.t
I"u st"p reading ih">. nicklr ihr!ll"rS
! and put SON" Of that 'Xc"s$ energy IGto
n" BOY scouts"
| 'W"ll. NJ; 'irant. that ain'r bad
/, id";L Thcy,,v" hn"u 'ryin'' /" go nv To
: i"I". I;ri want /" y" Il ,!"tcr;!l".
lust how close h" WAS 10 hrrumin" q
ti"t"r:lv" Jimmy did no know \ few
moments la:"r h" LIFT the cIth and b.:-
, took himself !" The a." station for n"
train tha; would thkc HIM back |" his
Office
Jimmy was followed Int" ;hc. car n.
Il well dressed. dark man "f s"ln"whn,
. foreign appearance" wh" ,arr!"d q brown
portfolio" There was n"ihIn2; ;IbuiiI h.ll
; L" arouse interest. bar b cHu>,. hn was
the only other person III h" car Jimmy
stared AZ HIM with hurri curiosity
" hirh would have boon diSConreri n.
had the nhirc, uf Il not hen in a ,;ninr-
what diowSy state. jimmy watched his
head nod fan forward an his ch -
and jcrk"h back only L. allow il t.. -
through tho same performance aEuin. II
WAS very interesting 1" Jimmy. ami u
was somewhat SORRY when tho IN III
Jumped 10 his fec in confusion as tn:
guard called = S.atitn and hurried "Ht
Ia the platform. rs tho train started
Jimmy noticed tho brown port cnliu ~
ing on tho sea- whrr" 'Lc man had lott
II. lie "6@ght Il uN anil ihruS; h'e
head out "f IN" winGow
Hoy. hey. mister. w.! l.ct ynur vn-
'iS". l'"'t"i!"S' Nh''S'S--'h.N W"F"
all 'h" sam" !" Jimmy. lii" un'raN"i''!.
iful Inc l. Tram "AS ru!hh% nm.
:chind. on The platform Jimmy could
500 fh' man WAVING "'| arms and S"S-
d, Iirulnlinr wildly
N'"' va" SH""'hn haN' Ii' H.
Jimmy ron.n"u'rd uhil"%nahirallv -
unhurkl.d ;hc strap that hold ,h> case
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