Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-18
By AUGUSTIN
w. BREEDEN

What about Battling BourkeI Was
he in the mixup tonight"
Yeah. Bourke was in Il, but on our
side. He's told me what little he knows
But he's never had any direct dealings
with sifert or Seriano or the woman :;
and the go-between that hired him and
his gang to wreck the machinery has
disappeared, unless bourke's lying about
1t. That's the fourth party that we're
trying to locate"
Say, the thick begins to plotten,
doesn't it?" I commented what does
Prothro propose to do with Sifert and
Seriano?"
"Glad, there's darn little we can DO
sifert's backed by some big concern IN
New York One never knows what he's
going up against in these big deals.
Changing the subject, how does Sonora
Trabajar kiss?"
"Artistically, and as If she'd had lots
of practice. 1t was disgusting. Is Mel
son copvinced?"
No, he's not convinced. He fought
IKE a tiger for those prints So as to
trade them on matrimonial contract
tomorrow. Poor old Nellie has lost his
head completely. He contends that
you're a rascal and that you've been
using unusual methods with his fair
finance"
$50 he thinks I'm winner, eh? Well,
II he broke my collar bone over, I'd like
to break his neckP
The next morning We anchored in the
harbor, and four fellows against whom
Battling Bourke had furnished evidence
We're taken into custody by an officer
from the American consulate and not
permitted to leave the ship. The other
IaDorers OF our party some twenty-four
In number, were identified and 0. KID
by Barnette. Prothro had advised Mel
son to stay on board with him; so that
he was willing enough to stay. But when
he saw her debarking among her bag
gage he made a rush to have his own
luggage checked out and his passport
yised SO that he could follow her to her
hotel.
Here, here, I'm next Look over my
passport, next" he shouted at a young
fellow who scowled, but he took his pass
port, nevertheless.
Its not worth WHILE drawled Bar
nette. Nelson, there's no use for you to
land; we're sending you back to head
quarters. / thought you understood that"
You can't send me backW shouted
Nelson. II quit the company right here.
I'm going ashore on my own hook"
Barnette looked across a pile Of bags
and trunks at Prothro, who nodded very
slightly to him.
Mr. Officer" said Barnette, 1--WE must
protest against this mans going ashore.
He Is in possession of various technical
secrets, which he has tried to sell to our
rivals in the mining business. and is
travelling on an American passport, al
though he was torn in Toronto, Canada"
Can you prove that last statement"
Here is birth certificate from the
attending physician. You see, Nelson
we kind of suspected you in New York,
so Henry Jarndyce took the precaution
Of having us look up your record"
I imagine the name Of my cousin was
charm to win US friendship in that
port. At any rate the young official
spoke sharply to Nelson:
Step aside, Mr.. Nelson; your pass
port Is entirely worthless till you go
back to New York and have this matter
Strengthened up"
Nelson ran to the side Of the vessel
and cried down TO the Princess" and
she waved to him with a little teasing
gesture as much as to say; eta, ia, my
infant; what an easy dupe you were"
Five minutes later myself was having
my passport looked over and answering
questions about my wounded shoulder,
when an official stepped up and said:
"Mr. Gladney, Wen have to detain you
on board. You are charged with having
made an assault with a pistol upon three
or four workingmen."
so cried Nelson sneeringly, there's
two Of us will get a little trip back to
New York"
It looked decidedly as If the Jig was
up for me. could not even open my
lips to answer the charges till had con-
suited with Prothro and Barnette