Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-22

By G1o29

has reasons for ieying that her
brother has been kidnapped { ! Is
being unlawfully held here IN New
York. She Us this yoli man"
nodding toward MaxwellS compan-
ion-''is not her brother and she
wants time IL whiI To bring wit
nesses here by wi ON she expects
to prove their allegations.
1T is in connection, therefore,
with the aforesaid facts" went on
the attorney. that ! am authoriZ-
ed TO ask that proceedings schedul-
ed for tod Y be postponed until III
week from today AZ this hour IL
this room, when my client will be
prepared 10 Substatiate her deciar-
alton Just maze that the man pres
ent here today by Herbert Maxwell
as James IL Is not her bro
Their, and is not, thereto b, the
rightful heir TO one-half the James
K. Blair estate rs specified IN the
will Of the late James K. air, ST..
Il am further authorized 10 re-
quest that. inaSmush as you Lave
seen and heard what has transpired
here today betT cen M. Maxwell,
his alleged claimant. and Miss Pa
tricia BIZ =. - you VIII be pres
ent on the coming occasion ~ week
from today and that you will bring
with you as a diSinte- ested witness
to what may t~ransp.re any reliable
physician"
The mom.,t tie l-wyL. had
stepped forward Ms proclaim "a rep
reSentative OF Patricia Blair. Rex
ballard, watching Maxwell closely,
had noticed ne mans face darken
angrily. But rs Marks took up his
proposal and outlined his request
relative 70 the postponement Of
transfer proceedings another look
gradually replaced the ngry *
preston on n. exe-u )r's coun-
tenance. His light blue eyes gleam-
ed maliciouSly and 4 sardonic twist
Of the heavy upper lip proclaim to
the observer Mr.. MaXWell's salts
faction with matters III hand. Be-
fore the trust company president
could Of any reply TO the law
yer's request, TN administrator was
speaking.
II want 10 asset. az once. Mr..
Grierson," the suave voice was say
ing. that both IN m W behalf,
wherein my honor, my integrity as
executor OF the late James X. Blair
estate, Is at stake, h. ! sanction
the proposal lust made for post
ponement OF transfer proceedings.
I confess that I al curious re-
garding Miss Blair's strange be-
havior. Familiar as I am with the
idioSyncracies OF Patricia. this act
ion on her part. this n and un-
warranted reputation OF her l-rO-
Their at this time is a little too
much. And vet II isn't altogether
unexpected. Her failure TO write me
or TO acquairt nc with her move
warned me that 81 vas up 70 oae
kind Of devilment. CT course my
only interest In the James X. Blair
affairs now pertain exclusively 70
my person9l lterest III and my az
lection for Jim y Blair. With the
transfer OF the Blair property 10
The heirs ny financial connection
ends. But. until that transfer is
made I hall continue 4 watch out
for and protect my ward whose mis-
fortune seems TO have given rise
TO some kind Cf q scheme on the
part OF his sister 70 %invalidate his
rightful clail ="
Rex ballard caught his breath
with a little gasp. The mans au-
daclty vas astounding, something
TO marvel al, a veritable T velatiOn
in itself OF a carefully conceived
and well-coC plot.
Without q shade az hesitation he
had contrived in a very few words
TO reverSe the actual situation and
throw both TN O -arge a--d the
onus OF a scheme 10 rob Jimmy
Blair on the lat is own sister. Rex
shot a swift gar 8 Pat. She was
staring at Maxwell and there was
a look OF questioning dread III her
brown eyes.
The lawyer. -Eari.s. made brief
reply 10 the executor ~h0rtive at
tempt 70 dlScr-dit Pat Blair.
MY clients reasons for the dec
laration Just made are absolutely
valid and wholly Iust!fiablei" he said
she knows her own brother and
will prove her stat ent az the
next meeting here. You viii be
present, will you not, Mr.. Grier-
SOM"
'Oh-yes, yes, OF con l' replied
the trust eonpan, head. a trlfle
daZed at the dramatic twist and
even criminal aspect given an az
fair that ordinarily was q cut-and-
dried nature. YES. iii be present"
Then he added as he turned to-
ward the door. Il hope everything
ends harmo- 'ously and happily"
From the nome that Pat and