San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-06
Begin Here Today.

Loring Ranger offers hundred
thousand dollars for the safe return
of his missing daughter, Hope. HI
is assisted, in his search by his good
friends, Eustice Highly, attorney
and Juarez Charlie, adyenturer.
Acting upon directions from
Hopes captors, Ranger leaves q
hundred thousand dollars worth OF
bonds at a specified place. Charlie
stations himself near the place men
toned in the letter to Ranger and
follows the car that collects the
bonds.
At DIR. Bristow's private santa
rum a plot exists between Bristow
and a nurse named Copley regard
ing an inmate registered as Nurse
Copley's sister. George Kelsey, de
tanned at the hospital, is friendly
cides that the girl is not insane. Now
so on with the story.
| lie knew lne girl WIS itcliHS' -
the way she held her pose. never
relaxing for moment INFO the nor
NAL, reused him TO wonder and adj
miration for her courage and strength
of will; and the pathos of that
| Courage stirred his heart.
Revolving the riddle as he unused
on the porch in the sunshine, his
| glance strayed from under his down
drawn hat brim to where she sat,
the ever present elder sister knitting
| beside her.
How alikt the two were. and yet
| how different. Anita. beautiful in a
| way, but to him repellant-a woman
pursuing the course of her pe-verse,
INSCRIPTIONS will.
verna breathed different air.
About her was the atmosphere OF
| one reared in case and freedom and
bauty. She hid all the simplicity of
good breeding; Anita's veneer was
| specious.
While he pursued. the puzzle,
never getting any nearer to solu-
ton. big, luxurious limousine
turned in at the gates and drew up
before the entrance. n ponderous,
bent old man emerged. carefully as
| sisted by his valet. Some one i'm
portant it was without doubt: for
Bristow came down the steps to meet
him with jovial comaradrie! There
was an amount of luggage which
was hastily unloaded and carried up
| stairs. The new arrival gave some
directions TO his valet and his chauf-
feur, and then preceded Bristow into
| the house, as if perfectly familiar
with the place. He stopped at the
head of the steps, though, TO speak
| to Anita Copley. who had hurried
forward with smiling, almost syco-
phantic Difference, and Kelsey got a
fair view of him.
$50 Alderman Higgins has come
back" Kelsey heard the comment
of some one behind him. "Wonder
full how he holds on
Miss Copley had followed the old
man and Bristow into the house; ant
with her presence removed, he looked
about for the girl. Sc had riser
from her chair. and was standing a
the far end of the porch.
Avoiding an appearance OF haste
he moved down the porch and paused
near her. leaning on the railing while
he lighted n cigaret.
"Who is the old man that just
camel" she asked. He wondered 6
little at the note Of urgency in hei
voice over so immaterial matter.
alderman Higgins, heard som'
one say" he told her. THAT is al
1 l.now."
She drew in her breath quickly a,
he mentioned the name. 1t seemed
to conform a conjecture on her par
and carry considerable significance.
Find out all you can about him,
she babe hurriedly, land let MI
know
Il will,' said Kelsey. "But why
"Don't stop to talk now. w
haven't time. She will be RICH
back"
With her usual languid. uncertain
step. she moved away toward he
chair: and Kelsey returned to tn
other end of the porch, perplexed f