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

mas reasons Tor ieVLuB TIA uSI
brother has been kidnapped 6 ! Is
being unllwfully held here In New
York. She ! vs. this youI : man"
nodding toward Maxwell's compan-
ion-'is not her brother and she
wants time In whic 10 bring wit
nesses here by WI ON she expects
70 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 one
week from today at this hour IN
this room, when my client will be
prepared 10 substatiate her declar-
alton Just maze that the man pres
ent here today by Herbert Maxwell
IS James /. IL = Is not her bro
Their. and Is not. thereto ;. the
rightful heir 10 one-half the James
K. Blair estate as specified In the
will OF the late James K. air, ST..
II am further authorized to re-
quest that, inasmu h as you Lave
seen and heard what has transpired
here today betR cen Mr.. Maxwell,
his alleged claimant. and Miss Pa
tricia Biz. ~ you viii be pres
ent on the coming occasion n week
from today and that you will bring
with you as a diSinte-eSted witness
to what may transpire any reliable
physician"
The momc-t the lawyc. had
stepped forward IS proclaime ID rep
reSentative Of Patricia Blair, Rex
ballard, watching Maxwell closely,
had noticed he mans face darken
angrily. But Is Marks took up his
proposal and outlined his request
relative to the postponement OF
transfer proceedings another look
gradually replaced the ..ngry ex-
preston on til. exesu. Or,S coun-
tenance. His light blue eyes gleam-
ed maliciously and a sardonic twist
OF the heavy upper lip proclaim TO
the observer Mr.. MaXwellS salts
faction with matters in hand. Be-
fore the trust company president
could Of. : any reply TO the law
yer's request, tn administrator vas
speaking.
q want to asset a. once, MI.
Grierson," the suave voice was say
ing. that both In M own behalf.
wherein my honor. my integrity as
executor Of the late James x. Blair
estate, Is at stake, tn: ! sanction
the proposal lust made for post
ponement Of transfer proceedings.
/ confess that 1 an 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 III and I'M
warranted reputation or her bro
Their at this time is a little too
much And yet il isn't altogether
unexpected. Her failure to write me
o TO acquaint me with her move
ment during the last two years
warned me that 81 was up 10 some
kind OF devilment. or course my
only interest in the James X. Blair
affairs now pertain exclusively to
my personal Interest in and my az
lection for Jim Y Blair. With the
transfer OF the Blair property TO
the heirs ~ financial connection
ends. But, until that transfer Is
made I hall continue tr watch out
for and protect my ward whose mis-
fortune seems TO have given rise
TO some kind OF a scheme on the
part OF his sister 10 invalidate his
rightful claL Il"
Rex ballard caught his breath
with @ little gasp. The mans au-
dacity was astounding. something
TO marvel az. q veritable + velation
IN itself Of a carefully conceived
and well-coc--- plot.
Without a shade OF hesitation he
had contrived in q very few words
to the actual situation and
throw both tn Cargo a-.d the
onus OF q scheme TO rob Jimmy
Blair on the lat rs own sister. Rex
shot a swift gan { Pat. She was
staring at Maxwell and there was
a look OF questioning dread in her
brown eyes.
The lawyer. .larLs, made brief
reply to the executor &bortive at
tempt TO discr-dit Pat Blair.
my clients reasons for the dec
laration Just made are absolutely
valid and wholly Ju~stifiablel" ne said
she knows her own brother and
will prove her stat lent at the
next meeting here. You will be
present, will you not, Mr.. Grier-
SOM"
"Oh-yes, yes. Of cou. 81" replied
the trust company head. e trlfle
da1ed at the dramatic twist and
even criminal aspect given an af-
fair that ordinarily was a cut-and-
dried nature. Eyes, I'll be present"
Then he added as he turned to-
ward the door: Il hope everything
ends harmon 'ously and happilyI"
From the nome : that Pat and