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remember of him. Dear me. this
 memory of mine.' MacNair ignored his pretense of l forgetfulness. Had he a wizene..- up little face the color of saddle
 lt ather. red-rimmed eyes, shock
 of unkempt white hair. an eyeElass l on wire and the look of man
 who has. let us say, prospected for gold all his life?" I though Hyde was going to lose
 his temper but he gave us his sly
 smile instead. MacNair's question
 didn't surprise me. I had already
 concluded that Hyde had got the Peterson pistol from Furie.
 You arc quite well informed"
 Hyde said smoothly. Why come to me-"
 He put on his glasses and felt in ] the tail of his coat. For moment he fumbled there. His hand came
 away empty and I guessed he had
 been after his Louis snuff box. You were going to say. Mir. Mac Nair?" he inquired blandly. That the name of the man you
 bought the pistol from is 'Fufe'!' MacNair rapped out. Hyde chuckied. "PerhapG it was. A queer chap. Furie." Did he tell you where he found the revolver?" No. he didn't.'' Have you any idea where the revolver came from?'' Not the slightest" think he realized that We didn't believe him for he leaned forward
 with a confidins air. Here's . tip thatll stir you up. gentlemen. l could have sold that pistol again after Peebles bought it."
 ITO whom ,"
 ITO Andrew Ogden" said Nathan
 Hyde. He telephoned me about it at six o'clock last night"
 What did Ogden say?" MacNair inquired.
 The dealer chuckled slyly. ..-.. asked me what Id done with the Alex Peterson revolver Furie had sold me. l said it had gone and I thought he'd jump out of the tele- phone at me. Who's got it?" he parked. told him and he cooled down."
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27
CHAPTER 14 RAW GOLD

Did you tell any else that Pee bles had bought the Peterson re- volver?" MacNair inquired of Hyde. Dear me. no! Why should I have?"
 "Hmn!" said MacNair. Well, every man to his taste. Some go in for pistols, some for pottery. some for pictures My hobby is swords"
 Hyde smiled and rubbed his hands. "Ah. to be sure. have a very fine Japanese sword guard by Masamune in the shop. Perhaps you'd like to see it." Y should" said MacNair. Hyde excused himself The mo- rent he was gone MacNair stiff ened in his chair and listened az tentively. Then. quick as a ca, and bent double, he slid over te Hyde's shabby desk, leaned across it, and. to my amazement. opened the top drawer. MacNair stared down into the drawer for a mo. ment. then he slipped quietly back to his chair.
 Before l could demand the req son of this extraordinary conduct Hyde reappeared with the sword. "A beautiful bit of workmanship MT. MacNair." the dealer said smoothly.
 "Hmn!" riacNair responded dry. ly. Not bad. How much?"
 Hyde's eagle eyes narrowed g trlfle. "Ah, yes. The figure is jus, s,2OO."
 MacNair laughed ironically. "1t you haven't sold it in, say. tive months from now. I'll give yo, $50o."
 My dear Mir. MacNair," Hyd. protested. T couldn't take a penn, less than $1.e00." Well. put it away and we'll tai. about it couple of months hence Do you know anything more abou, this Peterson pistol?,'
 The old pirate shrugged. H, followed Us to the door.
 We left him then.
 "A beautiful liar:" MacNair said harshly, as We crossed the street.
 What was in 'he drawer?"
 "lf yeu hal been watching him closely as We entered the office you would have seen him snap tha, drawer shut. ] concluded there vas something m it that he didn', want us to see. so l determined tc lind out What it was." turlols, remarked. "bu, when l dropped in on Hyde yester. ' day afternoon he Tipped a letter over some object on his desk. liam ', mond. one of ou- lawyers. was witt him at the time and both of then
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27

whether young Jerry is guilty or not"
 Frankly" he said coolly. 'it doesn't. So long as hang the man -or woman who killed ogden don't care whether it's your Jerry. Furie, the woman in black. Hub bard. Deacon. John Peebles. or his eat. Polyandria.'
 Turning his back on me he opened the left-hand top drawer of the desk and began 10 systematicai- Iy examine its contents.
 If my role was to be that of Wat son I was determined that 1t should be an active one. And 50 I began . close inspection of the library. I proceeded to the little railed bal cony outside. Here I came upon something that moved me deeply.
 It was a dustinx of gray white powder in size and form vaguely suggestive of the sole of q mans shoe. I knew the powder might have been deposited the night be- fore. Dipping the tip of my finger into the power. l put it to my tongue.
 Cement" I muttcrcd. Mac Eair." called. When l pointed to the powder. he dropped onto his knees and tasted it.
 Cement" he unused. Hmm. Looks aa If some one who had stepped in cement had stood here"
 Puzzled and thoughtful. I got up and watched him brush the powder into a1 envelope. He went care fully over the rest of the balcony. scrutinised the iron grille. and peered down into the adjacent shrubbery.
 Nothing else here" he muttered.
 I did not feel equal to facing Lucy in my present state of mind, % I lunched with MacNair in town. We were slipping our coffee when my companion said abruptly:
 You cannot definitely recall any single detail of the person of that man you fought With this morn ing?"
 shook my head. .U.
 So far as We know" MacNair went on. Hyde was the only one who knew you had that pistol. How old is he?''
 About eighty"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27

seemed startled at my appearance. We'll. what did you find:"
 "A bit of rich gold quartz like that piece Deacon came upon in Ogden's desk.'
 You don't say!" exclaimed .T'n bet that was what Hyde GOV cred up yesterday afternoon. Gold quartz. eh. Do you connect it with Furie?"
 "Hubbard's description of Furit suggested an old desert rat and a connection is tnferable. of course"
 That would bring Hyde into the case" l muttered. Hammond. too maybe. By the way. Hammond was . prospector in his younger days" And I told MacNair z what I knew of him.
 "Interesting," he muttered. "Bu, it by TO means eliminates young Ogden. However, we have two possible lines Of inquiry open be- fore us. Blackmail is one of them; the gold-hunting instinct is the oth- CT. One of them should lead us to Ogden's murderer. They may con verge before we find him."
 Hello" ] cried. suddenly. There goes Hammond. now" The lawyer did not see us. Turn ing, we eoll,wed him with our eyes. He came to Hyde's shop l nd f,Ap our sight.
 The inquest was held that after. noon. Stimson. Hubbard. and I were the principal witnesses. told my story truthfu'ly, but I was care. l full to make it clear that l had neither seen Jerry's face nor heart his voice on the walk. Stimsor hadn't either. The Peterson re- volvcr. my experience Of the early morning. and the curious discov' cries Deacon had made among Oz den's effects were not introduced as evidence. Nor did Luther Mac Nair present any of his theories The jury founi that Andrew hat died of a dagger thrust in the bacl of his neck. inflicted. in it's opinion by Gerald Ogden, the ''ictim's son.
 It was late afternoon when swung the car into Magnolia ave nue. MacNair beside me. Deacor had promised to meet us at the Og den home. We found Deacon 1T the library. He gave us grave nod
 Any word of Jerry?" I asked.
 None. John"
 X new fear seized upon me, Hac Jerry. like Andrew, been don. away with'
 You saw Hyde?" Deacon asked. Nodding. MacNair lighted a cig arctic. Henrys honest face wa troubled.
 Anything new" I inquired.
 He considered us thoughtful, for moment Yes. About thi woman in black. Her name is Lun dy. Mrs. Joe Lundy. Andrew gavt her d check the other day"
 "A check" echoed.
 "A check" Henry said slowly flor $1.ooo."
 Ogden seems to have been lib eral with his cash MacNail drawled. How did you get on {, it?"
 My man Thompson found hi. check book in the pocket of sui upstairs. One of the stubs wa l made out to a Mrs Joe Lundy fol
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27
SLATE OF OFFICERS
 OF I. A. B. SOCIETY
Humason Nominated for Prtsi.
 t-DanCe for Cast of Show

William J. Humason was nonli- mated for the presidency of the Y, NJ. T. \. X B. society at meeting of the society held yesterday and at the annual meetin. in June when the election of officers take place his name will be brought up for election. At that time other nomi- nations for office may be made.
 Other officers nominated were: Frank J. McClean. vice president: William Forsythe, tinanciial secrc- tary: John Mcguire, recording sec retary: Leo Hennessey. treasurer: John Leonard, sergeant at arnls; Frank McAleer. marshal: August Heislcr. librarian; Rev. Matthew J. Traynor, pastor of St. Marys church, chaplain.
 Alexis P. Scott retired as chair man of the auditing committee and his place was taken by James Don- chue. a fellow committeeman. The vacancy was filled by Thomas Kelly.
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Jerry hasn't turned up, yet?"
 No" replied briefly. MT. Mac Nair is looking after our interests. That pistol you sold me yesterday afternoon figures in the case. wish you'd tell us what you know about it."
 "Ah. the pistol" he said suavely. No, don't know anything about it. saw it was one of Alex Peter sons and I bought it on your ac- count"
 Whom did you buy it from?" MacNair rapped out.
 Hyde prctended to think. Let ne sec. now. Ah. yes. An old man, he was, 10 be sure. l don't know his name. I never saw him before.
 What did he look like?"
 Hmm. He was quite old, should cay. and of less than the middle height. That's about all
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irg checked over?"
 He nodded. "Jerry's khaki hik- ing clothing is missing"
 He couldn't have been wearing both khaki and flannels," I burst forth triumphantly. felt l had gained a point.
 Henry got up. "I'm going into town" he announced briefly.
 l watched him pass out with q feeling of uneasiness. l was des- peratefy afraid of his tenacity of purpose. turning to McNair. I said:
 You know Jerry's innocence is everything in the world 10 me. You know my niece Is breaking her heart over him. If you have got on to anything-one way or the other tell me what it is. I don't believe there's an ounce of pity in you! don't believe it matters to you
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NGOLD![l ! Dl,!B!;!!Y !B!;!!Y!|!!L!,.L!ETS2 !! !!!,.L!

'Hmn! He wouldn't be likely to fight like g wild cat.''
 No. Although he is . man of unusual vitality"
 Indeed. We'll, let's see what he's got to say for himself"
 We found Hyde in his office at the rear of his gloomy shop. He shook hands with me and as in- troduced him to MacNair l relect- ed on the strength of his grip.
 Dreadful affair up your way last night" he condoled. Too bad" he srieved, shaking his gaunt old head. "A dreadful business" His eagle eyes. l saw. to my amaze- ment, were moist and he actually blew his nose. T suppose the boy
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27
LONG SLEEP MAKE
 BABY HAPPY AGAIN

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MacNair looked at me. That was why Ogden telephoned you"
 nodded unhappily. overwhelmed by q sense of failure If I had gone to Andrew at once he probap,s wpuld have been alive now.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27

Synopsis: A page out oe Andrew Ogden's paat-polics find [ rscsrd Of % yearly paynasats of es.ooe each to Dillon" whe acknowledged his blackmail each year ty sending Ogden . poker chip Adding to the mystery are the discovery of . speci men of rich geiA@bearing auartz and . flattened lsAd bullet.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27
CHAPTER 1s

THE PETERSON REVOLVER
 The bullst was flattened. but whether 1t had snuffed out human life e ldacNair suggested l had no means of knowing.
 ''oee here, Henry" I cried sud- 6eaay. "havs you had Jerry's cloth
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-16

Just one reason = that's all. It's our nature
and we can't get away from nature. Besides
we don twant to change. We have a set policy
with our stores which requires that we sell ev-
cry article in our store at as low price as we
can.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23
ENGINEER TO
ASK PAVEMENT
Stretch From Raymondville
North to Kennedy County
Line Needs Surfacing

RAYMONDVILLE, Tex, March
23.-John E. Johnson. county high
way engineer in Willacy county,
will appear before the state high
way commission in Austin at the
regular meeting in April to ask
that state highway No 90 be paved
Immediately from Raymondville
north to the Kennedy county line.
The grade work on this stretch or
the. road has been completed, but
according to Engineer Johnson the
high winds are materially damag-
ing the road, and unless paved soon
the work will all have to be done
over again.
The road north to the Kennedy
county line consists of seven and
m half miles, the north half of
which passes through a section Of
heavy drifting sands, while the
south half consists of Victoria loan
soil. The north half more espe-
cially needs paving to bind and
hold together the road structure,
Engineer Johnson states.
With the completion of this work,
the north and south road through
Willacy county will be finished, as
paving on the south portion was
completed several months ago. The
gap on this highway in Cameron
county between Combes and Sebas-
tian will be completed within the
next few weeks, according to a
statement Of F. P. McElwrath, who
has the contract for the work and
with the paving of the stretch
north of here, only the section
through Kennedy county will re-
main unpaved in order to have a
through paved highway from the
Lower Valley through Raymond
vile to Houston and points north.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
OF letting by the City of Browns
vile, Texas, of the Improvement OF
the following streets, to-wit:
Eighth street from north line OF
Madison street to the north line OF
Pierce street. Approximately 1926
square yards pavement.
Eighth street from north line of
Pierce street to intersection with
paving on Paroles Line road, and
from north line of Pierce street to
the south line Of Lincoln street.
Approximately 1850 square yards of
pavement.
Notice is hereby given that:
Whereas, the City of Brownsville
has heretofore by resolutions. d.
rected the improvement Of the
above mentioned streets. between
the above mentioned limits, by
grading. raising and filling the
same, and by improving the same
by the construction of concrete
curbs and cutters wherever deem
ed necessary, and paving the same
with n of the following types OF
pavement, to be selected by the
City Commission Of the said City
to-Wit:
ID. 5-inch reinforced concrete
base with l IL inch hot mix rock
asphalt wearing surface:
ca. 5 inch reinforced concrete
base with l 1-2 inch asphaltic
concrete wearing surface;
~. 5-inch reinforced concrete
base with l IL inch Warrenite
Bitulithic wearing surface;
"a. 3-inch rolled gravel base with
2 IL inch bituminous concrete base
with 1 1-2 inch Warrenite Btu
lithic wearing surface;
Whereas, plans and specifications
have been pre- pared for the said
work by the City Engineer, which
are on file in the office of the City
Secretary. and have been duly ap-
proved by the City Commission.
Now, therefore. all persons desir-
ing to bid upon the work of making
the said improvements are request
ed to do so in accordance with the
said resolutions. plans and Specifi-
cations to which they are referred
by filing sealed bids therefor with
the said City Secretary. on or be-
fore the 5th day of April, A. D
1929. at ten o'clock a. m.
Bidders will be required to make
their bids on forms of proposal,
by the City Secretary. and which
may be obtained at his office. anc
no bid will be considered unless the
same is accompanied by a certified
check upon an acceptable bank
payable to the Mayor of the City
of Brownsville, in amount and or
conditions designated by and in
said proposal. Bidders may bic
either upon all the different alter
native plans, materials and meth
DDS prescribed by said specifica-
tions, or upon any one or more
thereof. The City of Brownsville
reserves the right to accept any
bid or bids, or to reject any bid or
bids in whole or in part.
A. E. MUNDAY,
City Secretary, City OF
Brownsville, Texas.
3-18 to 27-10t-3362
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23
OFFICER SHOT IN BANK
ROBBERY ATTEMPT DIES

VAN ALSTYNE, Texas, March
23.-P-W. L. Echols, city marshal
and one of the best known peace
officers in North Texas, died today
of wounds received when he frus-
trated a projected robbery of two
banks here Thursday.
A reward of $3.50 has been Of
fered for the arrest and conviction
Of the bandits who are believed to
have planned the robbery with great
care and to have shot the city mar
shall to death when he interferred
with their scheme.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23

OFFICE CT THE COLLECTOR
OF CUSTOMS. Port of Browns
vile, Texas, March %, 1929. No
tice is hereby given that on March
81, 1929, there was seized at
Brownsville, Texas, from Jose Ben
navides, ct ais, for violation of Sec.
500, tariff act and Sec. 1862 r. S.,
one Dodge Canton, motor No. 963-
GAL. serial No. A-830060. ANY one
claiming the above described auto
mobile will appear at my office and
file claim therefor within twenty
GOD days from the date of this no.
tice; otherwise I will sell the auto
mobile at public auction, at the u.
S. customhouse, Brownsville, Texas.
IN Friday. April II, 1929, at 10
o'clock a.. m.
WILLIAM NEAL, Dy. Collector.
Seizure No. 1888.
3-23-30-6-3t-3373.
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MISSION is
. BOUGHT BY OIL MAN
Especial to The Herald)

MISSION, March 23-For a price
reported to have been $1,000 per
acre, Gus Hunter sold John Ofthoff
ten acres Of five-year-old trees
early this week. The tract is locat-
ed one mile north and one half
mile west of town. There r no
buildings on the site.
The purchaser is a well driller.
He resided in Borneo for many
years and Travelled in China, Japan
and other countries. He expects
to make his home here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23
u ARRESTED AT
SAN BENITO IN THEFT

SAN BENITO, March 23.-J. w.
Smith, 2~1-year-old north Texas
youth, was taken back to Fort
Worth Friday night by Constable
L. G. Mann Of Fort Worth. who
came here with a warrant charg-
ing Smith with theft Of an auto
mobile.
Smith was arrested when he tried
to trade some castings for some
gasoline.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by
the City of Brownsville addressed
to the Honorable A. B. Cole, mayor,
up until 1000 a. m. April 5, 1929,
for the construction of one 6x6X40-
foot concrete culvert on Eighth
street at Resaca crossing.
A certified check of 5 per cent
of the amount of the bid will be
reuired. The City reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Plans and specifications are on
file at the office of the City Engi-
neer.
A. E. MUNDAY, Secy.
3-18 to 27-1Ot-3362
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23

Better Used Cars

We are showing a large assortment Of
used cars and o will find them to
be WONDERFUL BARGAINS. These
Gays have been traded in on new Mar
mOat5 and some Of them are practical.
~ Ike new. yet the big depreciation
In price has been taken by the first
owner. A small cash payment or your
old car will handle the deal with lib
eral terms for the balance. You are
Invited to look over our stock. DEM
constructions cheerfully given.
HOYT MOTOR co.
Marmon Sales and Service
Harlingen. Texas.
O-l2
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turn.
POSTAL RATES
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rate is 5 cents for the first ounce and
10 cents for each additional ounce or
fraction thereof. Letters mailed in
the United States for the points in
Mexico take this rate.
The Mexican rate is IS centavos. or
10 cents U. S. Money for the first 20
grams and the same rate for each adj
ditional 20 grams. Twenty grams are
about equal to three-quarters Of an
ounce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23
son DISOWNS FATHER

LONDON.-Richard Lewis dis
oned his father in his will and left
his $3.50, 900 estate to persons unre-
lated to him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-23
REAL ESTATE

OWNER OFFERS 10 acres west Of
Brownsville on Military paving. ripe
for subdivision; also 10 acres, two acres
planted to citrus. at Olmito. l need
money; the price is right. II. H. Parks.
phone 6025F-11. San Benito. Texas.
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test way to your new home is through the Real Estate columns
FARM o SALE

sc ACRES FINEST CITRUS SOIL, per-
feet drainage, all in cultivation, three
miles Weslaco, half mile off hard sur
face road; S135.00 per acre. P. o. Box
391, Weslaco. O-257
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FOR SALE

ITO acres finest citrus and truck land,
80 acres in cultivation, four-room
house and outhouses, four miles Of one
Of Valleys best towns. few hundred
feet from paved road; has own ample
and permanent water supply for irriga-
ton; only state and county taxes.
100 acres river front land near Santa
Maria; soil unsurpassed for beans, po-
tatoes and tomatoes and cabbage;
rarely ever overflows and can be pro-
tected at small cost; soil light alluvial
silt. Owner. Box 463. Brownsville,
Texas. O-253
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Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mail between
brownsville and Dallas Is announced
by the postoffice department as fol-
fnuo-