Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-01

Wait a minutel" exclaimed Ru-
pert. Il rather guessed you were
p detective-or that modest edition
OF one which you've just described.
.Ohl How did you do that?'
.By the revolver you're carry
ing" "a.
:Eh? Revolver" blinked Pip. his
right hand making a sudden move
ment. and then stopping in MID.
air. He drew q step closer. and
stared hard at Rupert. How diu
YOU know I had a revolver"
II didn't" admitted Rupert,
complacently. But I do now.
Don't o think Id make rather
a good detective?"
A little flush crept into Pip's
cheeks. He continued to regard Fu-
pert fixedly, then suddenly thrust
his head forward as though this
action would place Rupert at q dis
advantage: which, in q sense. IL did.
Are you trying to make OUT"
he began.
But Rupert poured oil upon the
troubled waters.
I'm not trying to make out any
thing" he said, only you must ad-
NIT all this is a bit confusing. You
tell me you are-well. attached TO
the detective force, which I'm will
ing to accept. and that one Of my
fellow guests is a crook. which I'm
not so willing to accept. Tell me
something more about her. Then
I'll know where I am, when I meet
her again"
You won't meet her again." in
terrupted Pip. Because before
that's going TO happen. I'll have
the handouts on her. You want to
know something about her. ehf
Well-how's this. for a start? She
tried to murder me yesterday in
a train"
Tried TO murder your" repeated
Rupert. slowly. Why should she
do that?"
Because she's 'wanted'-she
knew I was after her. And she'd
do the same to you, II you got in
her wayl And to anybody else.
Shed tell you to quit first. and
then, II you didn-i" Suddenly
Pip advanced close to Rupert. and
tapped him on the shoulder. That's
why / tell you to quit. sirl Leave
this to us. ! made a mistake this
morning in asking somebody else
to help me catch her, she's that
slippery, and I'm beginning to get
worried about him." He glanced
behind him toward the gate. then
turned back and stared at the
house. Fancy her trying TO hide
in an empty housel Mugs gamel'
Possibly remarked Rupert. dry
ly, but aren't you a bit OF a mug
yourself. staying here talking to
me while this-this murderess gets
away?"
Again the dull flush appeared on
Pip's cheeks.
"D'you suppose I amt got nv
people posted2" ne snapped. Il
know my businessi"
I'm sure you do" answered Ru-
pert. You know ii SO well that,
although you're only q detectives
assistant. you carry both a revolver
and handouts about with YOU
I'll take the revolver for granted
but may I see the handcuffs?"
The dull flush now burst into It's
full glory.
You think you're smart. don't
you?" exclaimed Pip. an9rilv. .You
quit this-or there1l be trouble!"
You quit, you little liar-or
there1l be more troublel"
Pip may have had his unintellf-
gent moments, but this was not
one OF them. "A change had come
over the young ms he had been
talking to. and he perceived that
the trouble referred to was very
imminent. Hastily mutterinz
something unintelligihle, he turned
and hurried to the gate before N
clenched fist made this exit impos-
sible. and a few seconds later the
town Of the clenched fist saw him
turn to the left-had he turned to
the right. he would have been fol-
lowed in a flash-and was sur
prised to hear an engine starting
up.
so he arrived in a care" thought
Rupert. How the devil did he
come up without hearing him7"
Now Rupert ran to the gate him
self. and was just In time to e
the a disappearing towards the