Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-10

daily association with the otner ana
q fine appreciation Of that others
capabilities. She patted the hand
she had been holding of the young
man at her side as her thoughts
flashed back with Kaleidoscope
rapidity over the series Of astonish-
ing events that had gone into the
workings and the successful ter
mination, up to date, at least, OF
Maxwell's scheme TO rob Jimmy OF
fourteen million dollars.
Oh, well, she conSoled herself,
Jimmy should be non the loser even
If they failed to force Maxwell to
disgorge. In such all event and II
Jimmy recovered. as he would, she
was sure, she would turn her share
over TO him.
And yet she knew In her heart,
even as she told herself what she
would do, that Jimmy. with his
mind all Strengthened out properly,
would never accept more than half,
at the most, Of the fourteen million
then in her nanF and in her de-
post box.
The only part in this daylight
robbery Of old Maxwell's," said
Margery in answer TO Pats passing
observation, that is particularly
srrange or might tax the belief o.
the public is the airplane accident
in which the man who looks like
your brother the man who robbed
him Of letters, tag and uniform.
happened to crash TO the earth just
where DR.. Gordon and you should
see 1t all and bring him to the hos
pital. And the strangest part Of
that, 10 me, Is that you should
have mistaken him for JIMMY But
then" she added in extenUation of
that action. "his face was all cover
ed with dirt and blood at the time,
you we're greatly excited. and. to
make confusion worse confounded'
he had Jimmy's letters and tag.
And then. too. you hadn't seen jim
my in fourteen monthsl"
TT does seem ridiculous to me
now" said Pat. still ~caressing in
an absentminded way the hand Of
her brother. that ! could have been
fooled so easily. And yet She
turned suddenly and looked into
the face of the young man at her
side. Theh. after a moments study,
she turned back. her gaze embrace
ing the two girls. I'm certain now"
she continued. that ] really knew.
in a sort Of sub-conscious way.
even while l was accepting Him as
Jimmy that he wasn't Jimmy ut
all! I revolted at the very thought
of kissing him-and I didn't kiss
him. although I would" She flash
ed that Jimmy a smile that was
a revelation OF love and tenderness
even If he had been covered
with blood and dirt"
Rex ballard frowcned, dropped
down with a weary gesture in the
big leather chair and lit a cigaret.
Then he frowned again. DR.. Cor
don. seated in the deep leather
chair opposite. noted the frown
and he. too. frowned just for COM
panv, and both men were miserably
tired and miserably disappointed
and disguised with the fruitless
outcome Of their days determined
efforts. They had interviewed the
officials at no less than eight diff
ferent institutions in and around
Mt. Vernon and had failed utterly
10 get the faintest clue TO or or
Jimmy Blair. AS he thought OF the
dismal result Of their days work
the doctor frowned again. Then
the telephone on the table across
the room tangled and the doctor
~swore-softly. He felt better i'm
mediately and looked across at his
companion. That worthy young
man looked back at him. grinned
YEARLY and made a motion as If
TO rise. The doctor wig-wagged IN
the old trench code signifylng stay
down. Then he rose.
Keep your seat. old man. he
said quickly. as he gained his feet.
IN answer it,"
He stepped over to the table.
picked up the phone and lifting off
the receiver clamped II TO his lett
ear. The doctor listened left-hand-
edly. Rex watched him more or
less alphabetically.
Yes he heard the other say.
"this is Dr.. Gordon. Who is-oh,
hello, Margery! How are you, any
wav, and how is Pat?"
Rex's apathy vanished instantly
and his ears perked up with a sud-
den interest in things. He sat up
straight.
Whats that" he heard the doc
tor ask, a new snap 10 his voice.
whats that-you've found jim
nv? Out at Yonkers? You've got
him home with you now? Hoorayl
That's bullyl" Then after a wait
of a minute or two during which
Rex sat in a sweat of tense anxiety:
Sure thing! You betl All right
SO long!"
Slam went the receiver into It's
hook! the doctor whirledi Slam
went the phone, slapped down on
the table.
What do you think OF that?"
broke out the man who had Just
done all the slamming. They've
got Jimmy Blair all safe and sound
at Margery's homei"
He recounted briefly the story as
told TO him over the wire.
They want us TO come right