Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

a rascal he remarked rather low.
but In his natural voice.
Rhoda was rather startled ~
this and admonished him to be
careful but she smiled I'm agree
ment with his Characterization or
Forster. And when she saw that
Martins voice hadn't reached the
old mans ears. she said In u tone
that matched his He thought for
a minute this afternoon that I'd
come up 10 shoot him; made me
take my hands ont OF my pockets
And Conley was In the room
through that little door down there
almost before I'd had time to do IT,
Only I didn't see" she added. why
he wouldn't want him to listen as
well as look"
II think I DO Martin told her.
The poor old goat lives In terror
OF physical violence, you see. I'm
agine he's something OF a crook
He must have 10 have lots Of talks
with people he's afraid to be left
alone with Well, d spy who
could hear everything they said
would have pretty good hold Oh the
old man II he wanted TO use IL
Blackmail. don't you sect But he
can watch from up here, ready Ia
come in IL he sees anybody make
a pass AZ him. without ever know
ing what it'E all about"
Forster startled them both by m
swift glance straight in their d.
rection and a perceptible motion
Of the head that must have been
some sort OF signal They both
started back precipitately. and
Rhoda coIlIded with the table,
which moved with a protesting
grunt much louder than their voices
didn't hear
TITS gil right Rhoda said. ne
didn't hear"
-we1l soon hear something.
though Martin said very quietly
In her ear. 'Conley viii be coming
TO. down there In the closet Wed
better beat IL out or here while we
have q chance"
He was at the foot or the little
flight Of stairs before he realized
she wasn't following. Conley was
now well along the road TO recover
ing Consciousness In another min
ute he might again be formidable.
Turning back in~npattenny To learn
why Rhcda didn't come. he saw her
gazing ont through the glass with
the utmost in~tentness. bright-eyed
with excitement utterly oblivious
TO their pressing need for haste
Hurry" he called Tt will be
too late IL Won don't
She answered without turning
her eyes sway from whatever she
was gazing at IN the room Il
can't Something's happening that
I've got TO watch Claire Geve
lands IN there with hIm
II Martin could have been sure
that be dared leave the PROSTATE
detective alone long enough TO dash
back. pick Rhoda I'D and carry her
out By force. he would probably
have done IL He'd have liked to
do It. He was furious with Ter
just then. But already Conley had
rolled over prone and was trying
60 ret to his feet Martin had
Just time to bestride him and drop
lard with both knees On the small or
the mans back. In almost the same
instant be Snatched his wrists and
pulled around 30 that they crossed
behind his back. Conley's bead
hit the edge 81 the step pretty
hard and he went limp once more.
I've got him now Martin called
to Rhoda- Only FOR heavens sake
come along
4 can't" she answered fncred-
fbly In the NEXT breath she added,
4 wish you wouldn't keep talking
20 me"
If she wouldn't come along Ne
must manage 10 hnd out what she
was doing UP there. Some vague
memory. probably OF the movies,
suggested M expedient Hcldins
the crossed wrists with sna hand
ne unbuckied the mans trousers
belt with the other. pulled Il
through the loops and managed,
after a little experimenting, 10 bind
Conley's arms together in m way
that he thought would hold.
He was about TO leave him thus
when = faint groan suggested an
other necessity. and simultaneously
the sight OF a white SILK mufier
dangling from. the pocket OF one
or the ~overcoats hanging in the
closet suggested the means OF serv-
ing r. He'd never gagged any
body before and wasn't quite sure
how 1t was done. but he succeeded
In getting several folds or the
thick silk between the relaxed Jaws.
and tied tho ends light mt the back
az the mans neck. Then he gprang
I'D the steps 10 Rhoda and stood
beside her. looking out through the
glass nj the scene she was absorbed
I'm watching