Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-27

! her for just a fleeing second. shook
his head and looked down again.
Cant you talk-Jimmy?" Again
the scarcely discernable hesitation
before p-onouncing the name.
Hes always nervous after these
spells OF weeping" explained the
nurse, when her charge failed to
make any response to Pats inquiry.
Nervous and a little stubborn" she
added, quickly. His memory Is only
a frail thing at best. We have to
Just keep at him to induce him TO
speak sometimes"
Pat stood for q moment longer,
looking steadily. meditatively. at the
young man before her. Just once
he had raised his eyes, and then
only for an instant. Finally, with a
little sigh, shE turned away.
We've bezn fools!" she said, In
a swiftly whispered aside to ballard
and Margery. Just plain dumb-bell
fools, and ! the biggest fool for not
insisting the second time on the
X-ray. Now it's too late. I saw
Jimmy-Jimmy Blair-when that
nurse slipped him out OF the room
by that hall exit. 1t was Jimmy
that DR.. Gardner examined, all
right Old Maxwell. out in the
hall, must have grabbed him and
put this fellow in his place. Then
Jimmy was rushed down stairs by
someone working for MAXWELL! It's
all plain now. We're Just left,
that's ali-left holding the Sackl
They've painted this fellow UP, and
| nothing would convince Old Doc
Gardner now that he isn't Jimmy.
oh. WE'LL" She sighed and turned
away.
II Maxwell or DR.. Gardner had
looked for any demonstration OF
affection or tenderness on her part,
they were doomed to disappoint-
ment. Nor did she offer any COM
! ment aloud on the outcome OF the
last examination. 1t was Maxwell
who asked the question that de-
cided the days issue.
We'll, where do we 60 from here2"
was the form Of his jovial query.
II was answered by Pat.
Back 10 the trust company Of
flce," she said. her eyes again
~glittering strangely. We might as
well finish the days work."
The the lawyers, Marks, spoke
for the first time since entering
the building.
1T seems to me-" he said. choos-
ing his words carefully, that this
young man Is scarcely in a fit state
Of mind TO assume personal control
OF a gigantic fortune, as 1t appears
to be MI. Maxwell's intention OF
turning over to him!"
For the fraction Of a second the
look in Maxwell's eyes, turned full
on the lawyer, was a look that
spelled murder. Then 1t vanished. TO
be replaced by the usual urbane
expression. This urbanity increased
ten-fold with the assimilation or
Pats answer TO the lawyers remark.
Mr.. Maxwell, no doubt, viii be
willing TO continue in the office Of
manager and advisor OF his protege,"
| she said. with a sweetness and per-
feet composure no person could
question. The others. ballard, Cor
don and Margery, looked surprised
at her statement, but they said
nothing. A moment later Maxwell
was ~escorting his companions out
TO the elevator on their way back
to where Grierson awaited the OUT
come OF the X-ray episode. The
doctor who had aided in the ex-
animation left with them on his
way to his own office. Pat and her
party followed close on the heels OF
Maxwell and his, without another
word on the part OF the former, nor
by her friends, until they were in
side the car. Then Margery gave
vent to her disgust.
Its Just as Rex says" she avow-
ed. her pretty o all a-wrinkle.
there's something most awfully
rotten in Denmark"
DR.. Gardner turned in his seat
to eye the young rebel sternly.
do you mean to imply. Miss
Lynne?" he inquired. his rudy face
like a new-blown pink, that I made
a mistake or gave false testimony
in my statement regarding the
young nan I eXamined?'
"Oh, dear, no, Doctorl" replied
Margery. i~mpatiently emphatic. BY
no means! Your X-ray showed jim
my Blair-no question Of that!
Don't you think so. ReX?" she
queried, turning to the lieutenant.
"No doubt about 1t az all. at all"
he said. in quick agreement.
What do you think, Patricia?
questioned the old doctor, persist
emily. DO you think / made any
mistake? Don't you understand now
that you've been all wrong about
this young man?"
The girl he had known from