Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-09

READ THIS FIRST:
Herbert Maxwell, guardian Of Pa
tricia and Jimmy Blair, twins and
heirs to a huge fortune, makes away
with o part OF their estate. Nurse
Margery Lynne. Lieutenant Rex
ballard and Dr.. Frank Gordon, both
IN love with Patricia, attempt to
Illustrate the plot, but fail. Jimmy.
an aphasia victim, is held captive by
Maxwell. He Is discovered when a
friend OF Margery'S recognizes his
picture as that Of a man under care
at her fathers sanitarium. Pat and
her brother are brought together
once more.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER 80
The Jolt starts the watch running
for a few seconds. But 1t soon
stops again. Jimmy's brain, like the
rundown watch. had been jolted
into brief, pathetically brief. action.
He had uttered the old familiar
name Pat" as q parrot talks in
voluntarily. And yet one would
hardly say a parrot talked sub
consciously"
The fact remains, however. that
he spoke the name. pat" and that
he frowned. puckered his lips and
frowned again, and the performance
was accepted at once by Pat and
Margery as pretending a lifting of
the cloud"
But the cloud that lay like the
smothering folds Of a heavy BLANKET
over the mind Of Jimmy Blair had
not lifted. nor had his thinking
brain functioned one iota In any
movement Of actual thought when
he repeated the old familiar name
OF pat"
Realization of this came 70 them
after a half hours vain effort TO
elicit another word from him or TO
secure some manifestation on his
part that he had even a glimmer oil
understanding as to Why all tlts
bother over him. Pat relinquished
the Job finally to the still optimistic
Margery, and turned. with a little
sigh. to DR.. Pine. He already had
impaired to them all the informa-
ton that Mr.. Foxwell" had fur
nished him regarding Kenneth
Maxwell" and the latter's fortune
of three hundred thousand dollars"
After Pat had given the doctor a
brief outline of the real situation
and a correct statement or affairs,
the doctors exalted opinion Of the
charming Mr.. Foxwell' had drop
ped practically to zero.
He must be a very diShonorapie
man." was his severe comment. a
very dishonorable mani" And when
he had said that. Dr.. Pine had
given utterance 10 the basest char
~acterization in his vocabulary OF
things low and vile.
Don't you think. doctor?" she
asked, hopefully. that an operation
might bring Jimmy back to normal?
Or would 1t be likely to prove too
dangerous?" -,
Il certainly think you should
have him undergo an examination
by a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W speclal-
ists-in brain diseases" replied the
specialist in the treatment OF John
Rarlevcorn patients. LAS for the
danger an operation might entail"
he continued cautiously, that, OF
course. would depend upon its ma
ture. and the surgeon operating"
A discussion Of plans regarding
the care of Jimmy was then held.
wherein it was decided by Margery
that the first consideration must be
for his safety. comfort and welfare
in general. These. she thought,
could best be looked after by hav-
ing Jimmy occupy Pats room and
the latter move in with her.
For we've got to. have him where
he will be under the constant obser-
walton. practically. OF at least n
OF US day and nighti' she declared.
earnestly. her blue ewes resting In
thoughtful contemplation on =
Young man in question And we
must not forget" she went on. very
serious now. chat Old Maxwell KID
named him once-or had him KID
naped-and Is quite ikelv TO do II
again. II he gets a che-ncel"
THAT Is ONLY too truei" was the
quick confirmation Pat gave 70 the
last statement. She turned to the
w~hite-haired old doctor.
Would II be against your princi-
rles-or ethics. doctor?" she oueried,
With a uuizzical little smile that re-
vealed several tlnv dimples at the
corners Of her mouth. "to keep mum
to give Maxwell no word or hint
whatever rgarding Jimmy? You
know now that he-Maxwell-haS
no right, not the slightest, to say