Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-12
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q train wreck, to find that he has acci-
dentally taken q suttcase containing q
large sum Of money, thinking it to Be
paper to learn that a dead man sup
posed to be himself has been picked UP
IN the railroad yards. A newspaper mar
interviews Brooke.
Brooke stores the suitcase, and falls
IN with . crook, Shorty Hanks, who be-
ey thro.ssh a big haul. Having taken the
from q woman named Lucille Mumford,
inviting him to call. While driving in
Central park. Brooke assists a beautiful
slrl. who a been knocked from her
riding. h girl says thAt she had run
away to marry her riding master, named
Mnmford, who Immediately after the wed
Brooke calls on Mrs. Mumford, who
drugs him. He escapes, and goes back
to the hotel and meets the other mar
VINO bears his name. @ -
Brooke pursues an automobile contain
ing persons who had taken the suitcase
by means Of a forged order. He recovers
the suitcase. and returns the pearls to
Brooke go OF board a yacht where Mum.
ford appears with q woman, evidently
the kidnapped girl. Moore and Mumford
ngnt. the latter getting 9; sound thrash
ing, and later is locked UP. The yacht is
wrecked, the passengers being taken on
cues two women: Mumford and Rosen-
coats indicate that they are scamps.
One of the two kidnapped women ap-
pears, and proves to be Constance Colby,
taken taken IN mistake, for her sister, Annette,
shocked from her riding horse.
Annette and Constance are reunited.
Brooke receives a mysterious call from
IDENTIFY meant for Brooke.
The mysterious telephone call asked
Tor the suitcase. which Brooke packs
with papers. towels, etc. carefully hid
the services Of the hotel detective, and
they start on a chase Of the suitcase,
the detective finding that the call came
d a19h the Albright apartments on West
however, they find a distinguished look
Ing man, whom Brooke can scarcely be-
lteye is entangled in any crooked affairs.
Brooke and the detective gain entrance
to the mans apartment, where they later
find Moore. S%toughton, the man in the
apartment, claims to deal in stocks, and
says that the money in the suit case be-
prove to some business men with whom
he was involved. that he could give for
thoroughiy worthless mining stock, q
some of the most worthy stocks on the
list. He say everything was going beau-
tifully until his right hand man could
stand the temptation no longer. and
the money.
In. the excitement OF. chasing the suit
case, Brooke forgets an appointment
and the following morning a big story
OF the events supposed to have happen
ed aboard the Inflated yacht appears in
h Sphere: The story claims the sinking
Of Investigation.
Brooke, in an attempt to get Slough
ton on the wire, hears a telephone o n
etween stoughton and some
Kennedy is in the city. Kennedy is
thought to have been the man picked up
dsad in the railroad yards, at the be-
call from Silas Colby, fnancfer, and
father Of Annette and Constance, who is
looking Tor Kennedy. and tells Brooke
to bang q on no to the tn money
FOR Kennedy, and meets Constance. Col
latter. mas been absent for some. hours.
and she gets Brooke to go on q search
for him.
CHAPTER xxIv-Obattnued.
To his surprise he found the room
somewhat crowded. The air was
nauseous with the smoke Of bad to-
bacco and the reek Of beer and spirits,
and noisy with the loud and excited
voices Of the men there rathered.
many OF whom seemed to be In more
or less heated discussion.
Brooke's entrance. however, had a
somewhat quieting effect.A A. the
.loungero hAdh made way TOR him
without, 30 this fabbie inside parted
and cleared = path for hirtsslo the
bar. and as he stepped forward q
single word. spoken by q man in
overa11s. came clearly to hh hearing
in the half-hush, And. instantly d.
|rected his course OF action. That one
word, the conveyance Of a surmise.
was Doctor"
with sudden. inspired assurance,
he Addressed the busy bartender ID
short sleeves. who was drawing beer
from a kAH.
1--WE come to see the man who
The bartender interrupted him, but
without hating N his beer dratw1nG.
Ts'sY0u'rey tbs Doctor ehf All right
straight through that dor Axs thu
back, and up stairs. He's IN thu
sfO6m overhead" $
a police officer ON the othsr Tie Of
the door would have stopped Brooke
eut the bartsnler, seeing the chal.
'lengs, called
III the Doctor, Mack. II hin,
~ upi' And Brooke, wondsfing,
ld0nbtful. tearing q iittls that .3leshsd
jbe9n TOO re1as III aooepesng khA eug-
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