Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-03
CHAPTER XXI

You know. i don't understand
this az all. Miss Marlowe," said Ru-
pert. Where Is the body now?"
I'm Newcastle" she said. Mr..
Brown and I went to the statior-he
wouldn't let me 60 alone-and We
reused the station master. ] suppose
IL was during this time that the la
borer looked into the house and saw
the body. I 'phoned through 20 the
police station at Newcastle. and they
| sent a car over. with q skilled ar
penter-and this morning you would
hardly know the difference In that
room. would your"
But Why did you have the cup
board door patched up again." de-
manded Rupert.
"You forget-I had solved one
mystery. but not the other" she re-
piled. IF 1t were known that the
body had been found. the people we
are trying TO trap would dissolve
and their secret with them, perhaps.
No-they mustn't know just yet. We
must still try and put them off the
| scent a little. That's why I wanted
YOU both to leave. ! am being
guarded for the moment, so TO
| speak. from Newcastle, and they
agreed there that. IL we weren't care
full, we would frighten our quarry
away"
"A precious lot OF good 1t is,
guarding from Newcastle" grunted
Charlie.
II agree" said Rupert. we shall
| guard o now. Miss Marlowe. from
n little closer. 7 suppose when the
| police car arrived. and the door had
been patched UP again, they took
| the BODY back to Newcastle? is
that it7"
Yves, we went there with them.
There we're things to discuss. And
then I returned In another car. 30
you'll guess I've had rather d hectic
night" she added.
Good Lord, you havel" NUT
tered Rupert. And after o hectic
day. tool"
Suddenly Charlie exclaimed.
Lock herel Their I suppose you
did drug that little beast In the
train. after ALL"
aYes." she confessed. with a little
smile. AFTER Mr.. Browns warning
7 decide to watch him. and when
he offered me a cigarette towards
the end Of the journey. I accepted It
rather clumsily. I'm afraid. and
dropped IL. There was some con-
fusion when we picked 1t up-and In
the end he smoked 1t himself. But
he got q bit wild when he found he
was losing his senses instead OF me
and gave one rather bad min
ute" She glanced at her wrist az
she spoke. Il expect he suspected
me. somehow, and that was why ne
followed me. But who he is. apart
from that. I haven't any idea"
There was q short silence. while
the men revolved her disclosures IN
their minds.
There's one point that puzzles
me terribly" she said. suddenly.
THAT cupboard. It was bolted on
the insfdei How can one explain
| that?"
"I'm more interested In irving TO
explain how any girl lives with such
| COURAGE rs yours" answered Rupert.
with an irrepressible little shudder.
What made you take uD this case
| Miss Marlowe. Is II really necessary
for you TO run into such personal
danger?"
she did not answer at nee Then
| she said. quietly:
"Well. II isn't In my usual line.
| Mr.. Blake. But the caretaker, you
see. was my father"
A shadow fell upon them. 1t was
| the shadow of Simon Brill. Their
watchfulness had relaxed. and as
though uncsnnilv coRnizant of the
fact. the old man had approached
unobserved.
Charles mind. not trained 10 elas-
tic behavior, became for the moment
a complete blank. Rupert's mind.
| on the other hand. continued to
function. despite It's whirlfng. and
| somewhat to his own surprise.
'We're discussing q rather Rruesome
find" he said. and stepped aside
Look
En nninfnT In fhn dffrh Brill adj