Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-12
CHAPTER xxx

/. A moment later Charlie, himself.
came TO his aid.
Forgive me-" he whispered.
think II, / am getting better and
hettGr. All / need to firiell tie lob
Is that cup OF tea. You lead. I'll
follow. Tea first-just a quick cup,
eh2-and L;len-actionl'
"Righto," responded Brown.
They left the room cautiously,
Brown in advance. In the passage.
Charlie paused, and leaned against
the wall.
Sure you 1an MANAGE" asked
Brown, a~nxiOlsly.
Yes. The worlds lovely" smiled
Charlie. Couple Of ticks, that's
all"
i've got an idea" said Brown,
suddenly. wait a jiffyi III be
back before you know IT,"
Where are you going?" demand
ed Charlie.
But Brown did not wait to ex-
plain. He ran along the passage.
and down the staircase. "A minute
Au+CA III ACAAAfAAs
Come along he whispered, "ail
clear now.
He seized Clarifies arm, and hur-
ried him I'd the stairs.
"WhcaI What's upl' painted Char
lie.
Il want you to get into the kitch-
en- quick" answered Brown. Don't
want anybody TO know. II they
think you've got cut of that room,
they may try and do things. see7
But II they don't p'r'ap5 we can
give EN- a surprise presently"
But you're not going 10 tell me
they didn't hear you bang the Goor
in?"exclaimed Charlie.
L only banged when ii was thun-
dering." said Brown. I'm not al
ways a fool"
BY Jove, you're not murmured
Charlie.
Charles opinion Of Brown IL
creased during the next few Sec
onds. Across the lounge hall win
dow. or that part of it which bore
a hole. was a plank. II formed no
guarantee against intrusion. but ii
would fall with a signalling crash
IL anyone poked II inwadrs. and
meanwhile II partially protected the
room from prying eyes outside.
In the kitchen. shutters were
drawn. These entirely covered the
window and. once there, Charlie was
safe from detection.
We'll done. Brown. we'll cone. "
murmured Charlie, as he gazed
around the kitchen. noted the shut
tiers. and also the fire and the
steaming kettle. Between us. ]
verify believe. We shall do things
And we've got things TO do" re-
torted Brown.
BY God. we have" said Charlie.
Even the most jealous crusaders
needed rest. and although neither
Brown nor Charlie was in a mood
to waste time. each realized that a
few minutes respite were necessary
in order TO recover from the effects
of what they had Just passed
through and to gather fresh
strength. Moreover. before deciding
on their policy. they had TO hear
each others story.
Brown told his first, while the
comforting tea performed its good
work. We need not repeat Browns
story here. here for the facts have
been given. We know. too. the
greater part OF the narrative which
Charlie subsequently related tc
Brown. a narrative which was lis
tened to with quite attention init
1t reached the point where the Ia
borer's body had been discovered ir
the ditch.
"What-you mean he was dead?'
exclaimed Brown.
Stone dead" replied Charlie.
Brown clenched his fist. anc
stared very hard at the rough sur
face OF the kitchen table at which
they were sitting. The laborer-
dead 1t brought things very close
Why. only a few hours ago he anc
the laborer had sat in the shed to-
gether.
Go on" said Brown.
Charlie looked at him curi0usly
Was that Browns voice? It had
new quality In 1t, q quality thai