Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-29
"rhat's Mu1nford!"

That's Mumford!"
The announcement stirred "Jackie
Boy" to instant action. &
Let's follow the blackguard," he
proposed, all animation. "I'd like to
get a chance to thrash him. He was
striding in pursuit as he spoke,
Brooke, at his side. smiled at his i'm
petuosity.
you can't very well assault hin,
on the street" he warned. "but I sup
pose you might pick q quarrel with
him."
Trust me- Moore rejoined, as he
forged forward until he was almost
on the fellows heels.
In an undertone Brooke urged pa
thence. There's no telling" he muir
INJURED, what we may not learn If We
go slowly"
They saw now that the so-called
riding master was not alone. A
somewhat overdressed youth in q
Panama hat and a light gray-almost
whtte-cutawayt suit walked with
him. Mun,ford was smokfng-a pipe.
His companion smoked a cigarette in
ia meerschaum holder.
THE theater?" Brooke queried.
IT hope not. No..I don't think 70.
However, we'll ,see." =
Block after block was covered at a
good pace. A cool, refreshing breeze
was blowing from the north, straight
in their faces. One theater after an
other, with crowds about the bril-
liantly lighted doorway and a throng
entering, was left behind-the Knick-
erbocker, the Casino, the Empire
and. still Mumford and his mate kept
on. 6ai4 a ~
But at the next corner they turned
in, and Brooke and Moore following
found themselves in a long, narrow,
marble -foored bar-room, aglare with
electrics. Along one side was a bar,
surnptuously' Ornamented and backed
by high ornately framed mirrors.
Along the other side were marble
topped tables. placed owe against a
continuous red leather-cushioned
bench, after the name of a Partisan
cafe.
Several Of the tables were occu-
pied, and before the bar men stood in
the man in the light suit Joined.
Brooke and Moore edged in close be-
side them and gave an order to the
bartender. \
Then, for the first time, they got a
glimpse Of Mumford's companions
face. It was narrow. almost peaked.
A small, dark moustache and q pair
Of nose glasses adorned It. From,
Mumford's features the bloated florid
appearance of the night before had
gone. brooke, striving to find ex-
cuse for Annette Colby's. strange, II
but temporary, infatuation, discover
ed it. he thought, in the ~fearlessness
Of the fellows the straight, al
most aristocratic shapeliness of ,his
nose, and the square firmness OF hi
cleft chin. Assuredly, his face belied
his character; for he was a well-
he was sober, and his figure was that
Of the trained athlete.
In the group that these two had
Joined there wal one man who, stood
Tout prominently by reason OF his
physique and his voice. He was an
inch: or-two over six feet In height
and proportienately broad-shoulder.
ed. and his voice was at once thun.
derous, revsfberating and penetrant.
Incidentally, he was 7middle-aged
Ihy-browed a1id heavy-5owled. !:
A.No, she ain't the Niagara nor she
ain't 3 tug neither" he was saying;
she's good4~tWo hundeed-yaoht
that's Whist She is, and she can "a
some Tommy here's seen her. He'a
been aboard her. He knows"
Tommy's voice was less stident
Whatever his comment was. It did not
reach either Brooke or Moore.
II can have my man fetch hei
round for you fellows any day yos
say"
Some on6 askedsa question.
Why, I thoughtssyou knowsd that
lcama the ranlv nOken M though, HI