Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-28
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Herbert Maxwell, guardian az On.
tricia and Jimmy Blair. twins and
JOINT heirs 70 O huge fortune. plots
TO secure it for himself by the sub
stitufion OF Q man, resembling JIM
my, at the settlement OF the estate
at New York City. Jimmy suffering
from aphasia, has been held In Sc
clusion BY Herbert Maxwell. Patricia
aided by Lieutenant Rex ballard and
DR.. Frank Gordon, both in love with
her, and Nurse Margery Lynne. at
tempts to Illustrate the plot. but
fails when her family physician
identifies the fake as Jimmy after
q physical examination. The friends
tEen believe Maxwell has outwitted
them by substituting the real jim
my for the false in the examination
room. But II Is too late.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER 20
It was plain by the expression On
MS face and the way he shook his
big, leoaine head that DR.. Gard
ner was anything but satisfied. Pat.
however, ventured nothing further
on the subject. A moment after
ward the "a drew UP and stopped Ia
front Of the Trust building.
Maxwell his countenance wreathed
In smiles, was seated at the long
table In the directors room when
Pat and her friends entered. The
young man whose legal right to the
name OF James K Blair had been
so definitely established, sat next
to him. The nurse had retired dis
cretly to a seat In the back Of the
room.
Not 50 much as n suggestion of
hesitation marked the movements Of
the heiress to ten million dollars rs
she made her way across the room
TO where Maxwell sat waiting. She
mad confide in none OF her friends,
not even in Margery. relative to her
intentions. She knew what she
wanted, she had told herself, and as
the situation now revealed itself to
her there seemed only the one way
by which she could attain her de-
sire. Maxwell looked at her inquire
lngly as n came UP to him.
/ want TO talk with you private
~ Tor q moment" she said IN a low
tone. 1T won't take long-just a
question ! want to ask you. We can
step down to the end OF the room!"
He seemed slightly surprised at
her request, but rose at once and ac-
companied her as she had asked.
1t was an unexpected move on Pats
part. and the others OF her party
looked their surprise. In a distant
corner she halted.
I'll make it brief, Mr.. Maxwell"
she began, outwardly calm. but with
a heart that was throbbing anx-
iously. Brief and snappyI And you
might as well drop your pretense.
you've Won and I'm prepared now
to pay. Just give me back my broth
er-that'S all ! ask nowl Promise
you'll turn Jimmy over to me and
Ill make no further efforts TO
thwart you in the game you are
working! You had Jimmy there IN
the X-ray room todayi 1t was clever
the way you made the switch out
In the hall. I know how 1t was done
now, but ] didn't then, or the out
come would have been far different.
But that's all past and finished.
Promise you'll deliver Jimmy to me
at six o'clock this evening and-you
may go through with the transfer
Of his share Of the property TO this
substitute OF yours! viii you do 1t,
Herbert MAXWELL"
The man looked at her, and his
lips smiled, But the pale blue eyes
we're like globules Of ice, After a
moment he spoke.
I'm not denying anything you've
SAID Patricia. And. I know what
you're thinking. But my advice to
you is this: Accept the situation as
IT stands. Accept the man your own
DR.. Gardner has positively ldenti-
fled as Jimmy Blair, the man you.
yourself, identified In France. Ac-
cept him here-and now. Then. after
another week, or so. when every
thing Is settled, you may trade the
second double cross for the first!
Understand"
She studied the face before her.
A quick flash-back Of memory re-
called various occasions when this
man had pledged his word to her,
and as she reviewed those occasions
now there came to her mind no in
stance In which It had been protest
ed. He was one Of those a~nalogies In