Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-11

hear"
Elanda laughed Historically.
Lord Dusenberry Is sleeping late
this morning. isn't he? Are you
sure he didn't disappear in the
night?"
Carmel had q premonition that
something had gone wrong. Elanda
had found something out. Perhaps
the man had really fallen for her
and had weakened and told her the
truth. When Carmel merely sat
staring. Elanda laughed again:
You were going TO call the doctor.
I think it would be more to your
interest to call the police"
"Elanda Lee, what are you talking
about?" Carmel asked in a low, weak
whisper.
Seeing her enemy SO weakened
gave Elanda more strength. and sud-
denly she felt her fear leaving her.
She sat up straight in her bed then.
Il think If you 60 and look you
will find your English chauffeur
and his girl friend, your second maid
I believe he called her Dizzy
left at an early hour this morning
with the big gray car you had loaned
him. Didn't he leave a note for
you?"
Carmel screamed. 1t was a shrill
scream that shocked Elanda, until
she fell back among the pillows.
Tell me you little fool-tell me
or I'll"
Carmel looked so wild that Elan
da was afraid Of her. But she knew
she had the upper hand. 1t was a
pleasure to see Carmel lose control
Of herself so completely when she
found her plans had been foiled.
Elanda compelled herself TO smile.
sit down. my dear Carmel. and
calm yourself. Sit down and I'll
tell you all about it."
Carmel's face twisted with hate:
sit down and talk with you-you
little fool?"
She called Historically.
"Mamie!" When Mamie appeared
in the door she commanded shrilly:
Go and knock on Lord Dusen-
berry's door and see whether he is
UP yet. Then 60 and see where the
second maid is.
~She-she's not here. Miss. The
housekeeper Just asked us to find
her and we've looked every place.
Her bed hasn't been slept in"
The two girls faced each other.
Elanda had a wild desire to laugh
and Carmel felt she would like to
kill Elanda. In a second the maid
came back:
He doesn't answer, Miss"
Well, find him. you fool-goi"
Carmel screamed at the maid then.
And the maid hurried away. fright
ened.
Then Carmel whirled on Elanda:
"You will please explain to me
how you found all this out
Elanda laughed tauntingly. II
suddenly seemed to her that she
was a character in a melodrama.
I'D love TO, my dear Whoopee.
Last night I went out into the gar
den for a little air, and / heard his
lordship and the young lady having
an argument. Inc young 4dGe
seemed not to like the idea Of her
boy friend spending another night
here. He told her all about how you
happened TO offer him five thousand
dollars to impersonate an English
lord"
Carmel gasped and covered her
face with her hands. Elanda held
up her hand:
But wait, my dear Whoopee. You
haven't heard anything yet. You
haven't missed anything this morn
inc, have you? / believe II you look
you'll find your safe has been loot
ed and the house pretty well rid
or jewelry-"
Carmel screamed at her furiously:
you liel You lie"
Elanda felt amazingly cool and
self-possessed at the moment. She
had told Carmel the story with keen
relish. And she sat back and
watched Carmel's unbelief and rage
with pleasure.
Then Mamie I'M running along
the hall, her face white as chalk.
Miss. they're gone-and we've
been robbed"
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