Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

won't do you any good, IN this
room" He was still standing
over her 80 that she couldn't get
up out Of the heavy chair. what
I ought 70 do" he concluded. glow
ering down upon her. Els to wiring
your neck"
II came 10 her that down inside
he himself was frightened: be-
wildered, anyhow, like n bull with
q lot or darts In bis shoulders. gar
Inc about the ring not knowing ex-
actiy who bis enemy was. II she
could just keep out OF his way.
Anyhow. II was plain be didn't
quite know what he wanted to do
with her. She scrubbed her lips
vigorously with her handkerchief
before she spoke.
Il wish you'd sit down where ]
can see you" she said. what harm
do you think I've done your"
what did you come here for5"
he asked.
Unless TO make trouble for mel"
she supposed he mFant. You mean"
she said. you're afraid I've come
10 tell your uncle that 7 think you
stole my three hundred dollars and
my trunk"
He was almost inarticulate with
fury. but finally he managed 10
stutter. Never mind about that.
What did you come here for?-
She decided TO evade that.
-Your uncle sent for me-" she told
him.
III she'd been a practiced deceiver
she'd have stopped there. Not being
one. she felt that the explanation
sounded rather bare and added to
IL. Il don't know how he found out
where I lived? Did you tell him?
Because, OF course. you did find
out from Babe"
He sat down IN the chair that
she had sat in during the talk with
Forster.
mo" he said. II didn't tell him,
but / happen 70 know how he found
out I guess I'm beginning to catch
on to some things. too" he went
on. still cycling her intently. "She's
quite some girl. that Babe Jen-
nings. How long have you known
herT'
"Quite a WHILE Rhoda told him.
Got sort OF an idea she's a
friend OF yoursT-
NO" Rhoda answered. II know
she f."
he gave q short laugh. did you
know" he asked. that she left for
New York this afternoonT"
She smiled and shook her head.
We'll" be asserted. Il saw her
orr on that train. myself"
The lie was so childish that
Rhoda almost laughed as she said,
That's very interesting
Don't you believe it?-
mo"
Her skepucism didn't seem 10 r.
ritate him. He stared at her
thoughtfully q few seconds and
then said. "well. maybe I've got you
all wrong. I thought you and she
were teamed up In this business.
Now I've got a notion that she's
burned you Just like she did me-"
How did she burn your" Rhoda
asked.
Never mi-d about that. That's
my end OF IL. Say. what kind OF
a trunk was Il you lost7 Because
she took n trunk with her. / helped
her check Il"
what sort OF trunk was ~ that
you checked7" Rhoda asked him. II
didn't seem possible that even he
would be fool enough to fall into
that trap.
he did give his answer n 1T
tie uneasily. "Why. I didn't notice
IL especially" he said. 1T was Rnrt
or q square leather trunk"
She sat for a while In puzzled ST.
lence. How could he have hoped
she would believe a story like thatl
Why hadn't be seemed more dlsap-
pointed that she didn't believe III?
was it possible that be really
thought Babe had taken a train to
New York?
when did an this happen she
asked at last. what time did the
train leaveT
"Five-thirty."
what did she do? Call you I'D
and ask you TO see her or"
The question startled her III little
as she asked IT, 1t made her think
or the anonymous telephone mes
sage that had come TO Claire Cleve-
land just as Claire had locked her
In the bathroom
II didn't startle Max for he an
swered readily enough "No. I Just
happened to run across her there"
80 you helped her buy her ticket
and check her trunk and then you
saw her on on the train And now
you've heard my trunk has been
stolen you think that must be the
one you checkeds"
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