Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-03
CHAPTER 3

But now the %liuetenant knew he
had been altogether wrong in his
preconceived notions. He knew ne
a been IN love with Patricia Blair
from the moment she had smiled
at him with such friendly good
nature in the curve of her mouth
and the light that glimmered in
her humorous dark eyes, and he
heard the slight huskiness of her
music-box voice. IL might be, OF
course. that he had known and
loved her in some former existence.
That possibility. however. was too
hay 10 contemplate in this prosaic
age. He was in love with a real.
vivid. loyable woman.
Paris IS a big city and time Is
a whizzing merry-go-round. October
glided into chill November.
Then one morning Rex saw Mar
gerry Lynne hurrying down the cor
ridor to the little private room he
occupied and his heart leaped with
the anticipatory Joy Of likely good
news.
Instead Of good news he received
a jolt that almost broke his heart.
Jim Is gone-disappeared from the
hospital in the most mystifying
manner. The only clue Is furnished
oy a gas victim in the bed adjoin-
ing the one formerly occupied by
Jim. This soldier had seen a man
dressed as an orderly push a screen
around the young mans bed. After
a few minutes the orderly had led
Jim, now dressed in a khaki uni
form. down to and through the
doo- opening into the main cor
ridor. That was the last he had
seen Of either. He had never seen
the orderly before.
The kidnapins for II could be
termed nothing else-of Jim was
a heartbreaking blow 10 Rex Dali
lard and Margery Lynne. II was
an eventuality that neither had
even considered. although when IL
came both felt IL was something
that should have occurred TO them
as 500 as they began to associate
Jim with Pats brother. BY that
time neither ballard nor Margery
had any doubts in their own minds
but what Jim was the real brother
OF Patricia Blair. They were cor
reSpondingly certain that the man
then posing as James X. Blair was
an imposter. His pretense Of being
unable to recall his former life was
simply 10 avoid being questioned.
That this man had already re-
ceived and raj o waiting for
further instructions in the game
being played was apparent to Dali
lard and Margery.
And vet they were helpless in any
desire they might have to aid jim
or Pat Blair. They had no proofs
save that which their own eyes
had seen and their common sense
and reason told them. And such
evidence. Of course, would be use
less in any court.
II was while they were trying TO
hit upon some plan OF action that
a very pompous looking man ar
rived at the hospital with the suave
announcement that he. Herbert
FoXall Maxwell, Of New York City.
was the legally and lawfully ap-
pointed guardian Of James x. Blair
and Patricia Blair, twin brother
and sister. and the administrator
Of their estate. now being held in
trust. He had come. he said. upon
receipt Of a cablegram informing
him Of Jimmy Blair's injury, TO
take his two. wards. Jimmy and
Patricia, back home 10 New York.
When told that the girl. Patricia,
according to the story vouched for
BY DR.. Frank Gordon, had been
kidnapped, Mr.. Maxwell, smiled in
diligently.
Just another, I suppose. OF the
dear girls little escapades." he said
with large tolerance. She is prob
ably even at this moment sitting