Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-10
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Jack Brooke reaches New York after
Z train wreck, to find that no has acct
denta2ly taken a suitcase containing a
large sum of money, thinking 1t to be
his own. In the morning Krooke reads
the paper to learn that a dead man up
posed to be himself has been picked up
interviews Brooke.
Brooke stores the suitcase! and falls
in with a crook, shorty Hanks, who be-
name Of Moore, Brooke receives a note
rom woman named Lucille Mumford,
inviting him to call. While driving in
girl who has been knocked from her
horse. by the man with whom she was
riding: The girl say a she had run
M Num- 9o m Who im nsn fiaaRf m aftee th ee ~sd,
ding had stolen pearls valued at $50, 900.
Brooke calls on Mrs. Mumford, who
drugs him. He escapes. and goes back
who bears his name. .3.r
Brooke pursues an automobile contain
persons who had taken the suitcase
the suitcase. and returns the pearls 10
the girl in Central park. Moore and
Brooke go on board a yacht where Num-
f tSe ki aRpsass Nth 9TH a = %om ann evidently
fight, the latter getting a u thrash
ing, and later is locked up The yacht is
wrecked, the passengers being taken o.
cues two women. Mumford ana Rosen-
stein are lost, and papers found in their
coats indicate that they are scamps.
BEARS pnx oi n rie proves eWe t to he Gonst Mome Go, ap-
taken in mistake, for her sister. Annette,
whom Brooke assisted in the park when
knocked from her riding horse.
Annette and Constance are reunited.
Brooke receives a mysterious call from
Moore. who kept an appointment, evil
IDENTIFY meant for Brooke.
for the suitcase, which Brooke packs
with papers, towels. ETC., carefully hid
Ing the money in his trunk. He enlists
the services Of the hotel detective, and
the detective finding that the call came
from the Albright apartments on West
S1th street. When they arrive there
ing man, whom Brooke can scarcely be.
lieve is entangled in any crooked affairs
Brooke and the detective gain entranc
to the mans apartment where they late,
apartment. claims to deal in stocks. and
says that the money in the suit Case be.
longe to him. He was going 70 try tc
he was involved. that he could give fol
thoroughly worthless mining stock, &
fixed market value far in advance Of
some of the most worthy stocks on tht
tifully until his right hand man could
stand the termination nc longer, and
skipped with the suit case, containing
In the excitement of chasing the sui,
! case. Brooke forgets an appointment
which he has with the Sphere reporter
Of the events supposed to have happen
ed aboard the Inflated yacht appears IL
the Sphere. The story claims the sinking
Of the yacht is to be made the subjec
Miss Colby the account ran on
arrived in New York from Chicago
last Saturday and too rooms at the
Hotel Astor. Brooke, who registered
from Honolulu. arrived at the 81 me
hotel OH Sunday evening, bringing
with him a large amount Of money II
cash, which he displayed before thu
hotel employees, declaring he held i
made between his friends. Mumfort
and Moore, as to the color OF Mis-
Colby's eyes. Mumford had bet $40,
600 that they were blue, and Moor
$4,000 that they were black. Thu
winner, it was agreed, was to MARI.
the girl and spend his winnings on T:
yachting cruise for all hands. This, a
least, was the story Brooke told It,
account for his large bank roll.
Neither Brooke nor Moore coult
be found last night. At the Hotel Asto,
it was stated that Brooke had lef
there on Monday morning and hi
whereabouts were unknown. Moore i
a guest at the Waldorf, but he wa
not at the hotel last evening"
Brooke, fretted and trembling. turn,
ed the page. The worst had. been tolt
now, he argued. He could make Con
stance Colby realize that he was no
so black as they had painted him. Be
sides. Annette would corroborate him
She knew, at least, that there was n,
bet between Mumford and Moore.
What followed, however, was NOR
serious. There was a small leaveninl
of truth in that and explanation woult
not be easy. His voice. faltered as h,
read, and the paper trembled in hi
! hands. 7
4 A Spurious Coincidence"
"A curious coincidence In this con
nection is that a young man suppose.
to be John L.. Brooke, Of Honolulu
was killed by falling Or being throw
from.the Empire State Express as !
passed through Mott Haven on Sun
day night. The. body was claimed OF
Monday by Alexander Perry, a Bostol
stock broker, and uncle OF Brooke. an,
taken to Boston for burial.
Mr.. Perry admitted that he hal
not zen his nephew since he was
small child; but the fact that a va
lise was found on the train containing
letters addressed to Brooke and cloth
: ing marked i'll. p. wxs taken % con