Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-18

every moment. NoW-Sunlight plac-
idity; and a pepper pot!
Thank you," he said.
She smiled family, and Charlie
returned to his seat, throbbing as
from a great adventure.
STEADY, old chap" murmured
Rupert. Don't make a fool of your
self"
Have some pepper retorted
Charlie, Indignantly, and rendered
his friends egg UNBEATABLE.
And then an odd thing happened.
The girls table was farthest from
the window, and between her and
the window sat Rupert and Char
lie. All at once, as Rupert raised
his head, his eyes became tense.
Don't move" he whispered, with
out moving himself. shes seen
something. Her expression /.
Something behind me Can you
catch what it is-Quick?"
Charlie played his part. The WIN
dow was behind Rupert, and to-
wards this the girl had presumably
looked. Charlie looked, also. He
had a fleeting glance of a loud
check suit, and he had a ~fleeting
glance Of something else, too. Then
he felt, rather than saw, Rupert's
inouiring eyes upon him.
These eggs are top-hole," said
Charlie. Shove over the toast, will
you?"
Yes. if you'll shove back the mar
malade," replied Rupert.
A few minutes later the girl rose
from the table, and left the room.
Simon Brill left after her. Rupert
and Charlie were now alone.
"Well?" asked Rupert quickly.
Tell me-did she look fright
ened?" said Charlie
mo, not frightened. I imagine it
would take a lot to brighten that
girl. She's got a something about
her-a something that"
"Oh, shut up!" interposed Char
lie. II know all that! Shes Won
derful. She's divine. She's got
every virtue, and we're both insane
ly in love with her But even a
goddess can be scared, can't she?"
"Well-she looked startled" Ru-
pert compromised, smiling. And
I'm waiting for you to tell me Wny!D
TT was that check suit"
what! Was he at the Window
He was!"
"Confound the fellow. And, Of
course, he saw herr"
Cant say that, old sport. But,
apparently, she saw him, too. OLD
Brill" ].
well. what of it. I don't sec"
you mean, you didn't seer IN
| terposed Charlie, frowning. If you
had seen, you would have seen.
which remark isn't quite so banal
as it sounds. I should imagine that
old Brill keeps a pretty good Watcn
on his features-but I could tell
bv his expression that that rascal
in the check suit interested him
Just as much as he interested the
girl. From which we deGuce, my
dear Watson, that old Brill and old
Check-suit know each other.
Queer. isn't i'll didn't like Brill
from the first moment l clapped
ewes on him." murmured Rupert.
"Nor did l." agreed Charlie,
That's why we've been mistrustlng
him all this while without any def
mite reason for doing so But we've
got our reason now. You see, Ru-
pert. Brill didn't look frightened or
startled. He was just-well inter-
ested I've a notion that, if some
body Swallowed Brill this morning
he'd find himself heading for Mr.
Check-suit."
Eyes, 1 dare say you're right"
unused Rupert. And he might
overhear some useful conversation
too, if he got close enough"
There was a short silence. Then
Charlie grinned, and said:
"Well-shall we toss for it?"
"ToSs for what?" asked Rupert.
"Why-to see which of us is to
shadow Brill, and which Joscelyn
Narrower"
"Joscelyn NARROWER repeated