Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-24

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Seniors. SENIOR q.
yI Waant. q see your Thermometer"
[kisnifed Bruce, looking into the
founded eyes.
TAsMy-rny- =
Your thsrmoinSter."
AssBrucs feAched for the case the
|phyaiciAns made q dsspsrats effort to
throw IL toward the open window.
He was not quick enough to evade
the younger man. Bruce wrenched
hyp6derfnic syringe fell out into the
Bruce waiked to the. bed and drew
back the blndage from Granados'
arm. ssUndernslths the linen were q
number Of tiny pUncture scars. No
other injury was visible. While he
looked, he heard. the Tat man snatch
the door. open and 70 waddlinE down
tho hall and stairs. g.
nov. the explanation Il Granadoa'
continued ,stupor. The story OF cons
cttsajon OF the brain vas q lie, OBJ
Fyiuusly the broken arm was another
|lie.s No wonder. Jacinto Meyer had
not feared to leave his victim free &C.
cess to the soldier who might have
Fsaved&htnp. The doctor had been we'll
paid no doubt, for keeping Grana-
dos helpless. And he. had earned his
money; for this last injection 81 the
drug Would bind GranAdos until the
tate OF Corey Bruce was concluded. y
He. rang for Pedro. '
9s""Df. Santos is leaving" he told the
steward. "See that he is sent OF In
the closed car, at once. The nurse"
he looked Hdoubtfully at abe nun.
whose genuine sisterhood he more
than suspected-"the nurse goes with
him. And get another doctor. >the
best In. the capital, out here as soon
as possible. Pot one of our own men
the neW doctor. arrives" .
"Th.e senior will .dineA nova" he
venttred
''Not now"
When one of the faithful servants
came to stay with Granados, Bruce
went downstairs and into the library.
AT the table where he and Milo VAL
DEE had 20 often worked together. he
sat down and began to write. While
he wrote, at intervals he raised his
rolled. Into the phth and stopped at
s6rne little. distance from the villa.
halt ia h0ur. later, he heard 1t:
Across the sheet he signed his name,
then sprang toward the safe behind
the tapestried hanging. Upon his
knees, he spun the knob this way and
that, opened the door and laid his
letter inside, then swung the door
shuk,~ turning the knob again. He
rose TO his feet and dropped the
tapestry as Jacinto Meyer entered the
library through one Of the long win.
dows.
$50 it is OPEN said Meyer. With
his false softness/of tone. "Good!".
There wAs nothing to discourage his
confidence, In Bruce's tired, dusty f1g-
ure, and pale face as he stood before
the tapestry curtain. But the Ameri-
can moved his hSad in denial
mot yet" he answered, with the
dtfaculty Of d man Out Of breath.
T.. E.ute dCTOoo Tue Eoobtl anu
drew shut the sliding doors. He
drew the curtain before each window,
before coming over to sit down op.
posite the other q
You should have done that" Id
rebuked:: mo matter, now! Open
You, you are mighty sure" said
. an" Agreed Meyer, ,.eonie.l,y.
.asaI tRss. ~ you have kept Gran
sYss. & met DR.. Santos at the gate
az 1-eAme. What of 1t You cannot
tell the Ma9shal that without telling
him why we did it. and 50 betrayink
Yourself also. Are you not wasting
q. have plenty OF It," said Bruce.
Meyer stared II him u~nbliukinSly.
then drew bothsSan envelope and hirt.
cd Il e the Other, who caught it autos
" nst your chauffeur on the
1t Was the letter to Or. Valdez, teal
broken and envelope torn, that had
been dispatched an hour before
Bruce turned It over. then let it iut-
ter from his2hnsers TO the ,hpor and
lie there waste paper. II
Open the ate; commanded Mey-
sr, a snarl eresptns. to the surface OF
Rructashook his head; his gaze fol.
lowing the letter 10 Il drifted across
the polished floor, Meyer struck the
arHAs1f. his chair IN transportation,
Will you delay me. American pig!
HASs sour vistt; Of last night given sc
! littlssfAarntnG? Oh, yer! I know
WhAr1 you went. You were followed
Of doutse.@ Well,Iyou went there tc
nerve tSufseifs for tonight, did you
not? 1gAlt,s you saw your nightmare
inaSactfssI can promise 1t did not dis.
appplits syoue So, you finch, as usual,
Ana -yriaely! ;;cqm&, to work.
Bruce caught il HIS grip the heav,
tapAstry curtain hanging behind him
1pekihg sstsAdilY through the Tense.
Of hts Glalaes at the map seated under
the lAints6 laniplight. 4
:~YeStefdAy.f Meyer. YOU told me
that YOU had ,driven me for. weeks
With that whip.nnrhe4 spoke in hi.
Quiet, diAtAeAt voice. "You did moi
ma TO tSi1 me shat. I knew It. And
I 9Allit shlthy weapon Tor one white
IneA to pick upsagAtaSt another. No
nsstter. You Aid pick u up. I have
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