Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-08
SYNOPSIS.

sYNoPaIs.
Jack Brooke reaches New York after
q traln wreck, to find that he has acct
Ientally taken a suitcase containing q
his own. In the morning Hrooke reads
posed to b himself has.been picked up
ii ntare raa,r9ad yards. A newspaper man
Brooke stores the suitcase, and fails
n with a crook, Shorty Hanks, who be-
Aeyes the former a obtained the mon
name Of Moore, Brooke receives a note
from a woman named Lucille Mumford,
inviting him to call. While driving in
Ssntral park. Brooke assists q beautiful
morse, by the man with whom she was
riding: The girl says that she; had run
away to marry, her riding master. named
ding had stolen pearls valued at 10000.
Brooke calls on Mrs. Mumford, who
tru e. nm: He escapes. and goes back
Brooke pursues. an automobile contain
ing persons, who had taken the suitcase
n Sy mea OF a forced order. He recovers
the girl in Central park. Moore and
Brooke go on board a yacht where Mum
ford. appears with q woman. evidently
the kidnapped girl. Moore and Mumford
Ing. and later is locked up. The yacht is
wrecked, the passengers being taken on
board a coasting steamer, Brooke res
stes Two women, Mumford and Rosen-
coats Indicate that they are scamps.
One Of the two kidnapped women ap-
pears and proves % be Constance Colby.
whom Brooke assisted in the park when
Knocked from her riding horse,
Annette and Constance are reunited.
Hrooke receives a mysterious call from
IDENTIFY meant for Brooke.
The mysterious telephone call asked
lor the suitcase, which Brooke packs
Inc the money in his trunk. He enlists
the services Of the hotel detective. and
they start on a chase Of the suitcase.
me detective finding that the call came
IRON the Albright apartments on West
however, they find a distinsuished ' ioof.
3iara man. whom Brooke can scarcely be-
Brooke n the detective gain entrance
70 the mans apartment, where they later
fnd Moore. %Stoughton, the man in the
apaI ar claims to deal in stocks, and
says that the money in the suit case be-
longed to him. He was going to try to
prove to some business men with whom
ne was involved, that he could give for
Sio' "OFILICSS mining stock a
fixed market value. far in advance Of
some OF the most worthy stocks on the
!ist: ne says everything. was going beau
tiiuiiy until his right hand man could
skipped with the suit case, contatnihs
the money.
CHAPTER xXI-Ontinued.
Brooke told him, and then he
added:
"stoughton's a queer fish. He
doesn't tell a word more than is nee
essary to his purposes, does he? 2"
Not a SYLLABLE"
d. you think this money really
belongs to him?" Brooke asked after =
moments pause. If I could be sure
Of it I'd give it up gladly"
Moore shook his head.
I. shouldn't give It ut until he had
proved his claim" he replied. 80
far he has only proved that the bag
was once in his possession"
Brook sprang up now, and took a
turn or two up and down the room.
Cad" he exclaimed. 'he did that
had examined that bag thoroughly
inside and out. Do you remen.ber
how willing I was for him to examine
Itt? Mr.. Moore he said. 'thereI is q
pocket In that bag that WAS mended
in my ONCE with a piece Of blank
parchment paper. II you will permit
me I Will show It to you. And I will
also show yoa- that there is-no more
lcoincidence about this, for I'll write
down now for o the name that ap-
pears in the water mark OF the pa
per- And, by Jove! There II. was,
lust e he had written Il: 'old
Hampshire Bond p
did you notice his face when the
bag was opened? 2" Moore asked,
Esnilfng, IT Vas q picture. II near.
t]y exploded with mirth when / saw
those Waldorf towels and the tele.
phone book i was Al ! could do ia
appear amazed and indignant. I'm
tefraid I'm not much OF an actor
But SStoughton's face came near Ia
being my last straw. He fully ex,
4pseted st09aSee the bills bubbltn6 over,
md when hss looked in and, saN
HgrkfAh tewslfns IT was ssan awful
ss:Ht ms sbs ali u tho badi,g Brook.
comInented, .'but III R4ys him credit
for the way he carried himself then,
OF course he vas surprised an1s dis.
Appointed, but he didn't lose his noiee
for ~ instant. And ~ for you no,
ksins m actor, why, you:rs sear,
Youf sdasfnay over discovcrin4 the
money gone was abott 10 feaisa pdeee
t0EsMCrksaS I EVER ran: AHA StheeAgay