Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-16
CHAPTEH /

IT was because o' dainty. Hide
Patricia Drake. who was seated
opposite him in his private Office.
that Attorney John Wells mad tele.
phoned 20 Police headquarters and
summoned q tai dark haired young
man with the respectful but bored
narper Of presumab.e son Of IN.
elect
Sergeant Miles You sent Tor
m,7'
John Wells gave him a swift
Glance - appraisal and with ges
'ure indicated not only his youthful.
feminine client but q vacant chair
fac.ng the cold light ~ early spring
Miss Drake, this - Sergeant
Niles should advise you to he a.
flank with him as you have with me.
BE seated here. Sergeant. u so.
please"
The detective took The chair ind.
Gated. and the young girl drew n
quick. conclusive breath.
How how do YOU do' ! would
have consulted an alIen.s' rather
tItn NV fa'hcrs attorney h'd d. no.
nr,u Tor fu. fact tn1t ! feel / al
,ausf. am sun sane. Sergeant Miles
300. 10 ,ou know ANYTHING about
usv, hologt
Fs,,hu.Ogy' from hig-eyed.
eighteen ,rsroi .d oven Nliles.
uu..uIetN cfiluI.r uanpe yed by
h., fthrrs W.uu- operations and
u.,muef OF the Polo, department
through an innate passion for
.muo.o.G plckcd zap hIs ears. re.
pressed g smile and replied gravely;
"a ufue. Miss Drake Enough. ]
thnk. fot practical purposes.
!. Vas John Wells turn 20 con.
cca s.Jnrise ~ the cultivated.
,cIrdIy amused accents ~ this most
eK'rtarilu8ry smsssTv from Head.
quarters hu' the girl merely hest
'a',d n moment and then spoke In a
ga.- .lts H.sh.
Tu.1 perhaps you can under.
sand why. with no insanity In the
family. three dg1.nei m ddleaged
gentlemen. brothers. should sudden.
Is become victims ~ the widest hal.
lac.naiiors. uAe-'Ike three Mad Hai.
tiers and do such queer. rl.culou-
things 'hat they are the talk % thu
town" There was hint % tears
n nor voice % suppose his WI
sron urspsr''I when I tell YOU
uH .I is co. mr father ami mv two
u...es am s9sab.uE but % Is the
tih"
What sort ~ Authorizations have
they. Mss Drake
Ps.hIls." tHe attorney irferplsed
iu rs urhsne. We. rounded tones cit
VIII H- vei 'or me DO feI 500 i,ue
~ Mss brakes family. She j. me
daughter OF hobart Drake ~ the
Sew York Stock Exchange HIs viz
d.'d whcn Miss pt,rC.a here. wa
horn. and she sa- brought 90 by
hs maiden sister. Mss JefIsha
Drake. lady N the soundest practl.
cal common sense They nave si.
ways lived IN mo Old family resi-.
dence out on Ions Island al Brook
lea
owen Miles nodded aulrAly win.
out speaking. and the attorney aent
or;
Five years ego RDEer Dfakr. fhe
Oldest of the fam 81 and q scientist
of worldwide reputation. returned
from Europe to tho o.i home 81
BIo0kIea and few months since TIE
other brother Andres. came Lirf
from AustIalla-Whefs be- had
smassed . foriuns .n sheep mnch.ng
You can sCe fhat tne three brothers
are widc.v dlssmiar n Character
ana temperament 1ff "a FH.r g.eai
anecilon nas aiNaff fkFffI lflarsn
Then. ; have SHOWN them a.l HHcs
ihcg were mere hots Hnl J COO tHrsH
from personal uHHrrEHt fItH
Wolfe HInfi I0 I1r .aI.s f
OIL Hr0 eaHHf ln. 81 lans q.
fHo umr fmr
hn inn. h.nrr Rsa Toe nls.
90 i0 etsk 14f lirr .F q4lfred
PeoTf p4i lhe mnsf -mos' scandal
olf co1siU 900 on l oal1esiea
"ih ife Wpe cellar nud : knoK
thai % EnpH iuf
fof ine pasi monfh or TAO hsFs
fsncis4 ihsi is'Her Fss goIHea