Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-22
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Geh hA~AG AODA
Rich old MRS. JUPITER ia
robbed and murdered during an
engagement party she 10 giving
for her secretary. MARY HARK-
NESS. MHry's s~capeErnce brother.
EDDIE. is supposed TO have been
In the house mt the murder hour.
DIRK ~RUNTHER. blue-blooded
younE lawyer. Mary's hance. nd
viSes her 20 keep silent about
having arranged 60 meet Eddie
secretly, until he can locate the
10y. Eddie has disappeared.
Nary prevents n maid. BESSIE.
from telling BOwEN. police re-
porter for the Star. about EddIc's
s~UppoSed visit. Dirk telephones
ihat he has cum Eddie and will
take her TO see him hat after
noon.
ROW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
MARY mastered a wild desire TO
~ shout at her future mother-in-
las. Could nothing crack that
magnificent self-assurance? But
rcrt APPS Hrs. Ruyther hadn't known
how important the matter was.
when she finally got through to
nirk. Mary could hear him growl.
Ing siecpily; what time IL II?
Three-twenty7 Oh. damn IL. why
wosn't / called? Mary? Listen
Get & can and 60 TO the corner of
Third AvJ=us and -- Street.
The noihwes, corner. Eddie will
mcc. you there at four. You've
half IN four. but you may make II
II you hurry. Got 70? All right.
run. III come as iast as ! can"
She turned IRON tie instrument
her thoughts twirling.
Better get a taxi. Bowen was
waiting for an answer 10 his re-
quest that he ne allowed 10 20 with
her 70 meet her brother. but Mary
mot.o-ed him away absently.
Il can't talk to you now" she
caid kurriedly. and went out The
newspaperman hesitated but there
was nothing to do but leave so he
followed. Under the portico stood
a r~amshackle car which Mary. in
desperation. was cycling specula.
lively. Empty taxicabs don't ply
the Long Island by-roads. She'd
nave TO call up the village. and
precious seconds were ticking
away
Bowen, observing her dilemma.
advanced toward the car. opened
the door and paused with a foot on
the run~ning-board.
I'm take you wherever you're
going" he offered. "No fooling." he
offered. mo fooling. I won't fol.
low you-In take you there and
run. I've got an edition to catch
anyway"
There was no choice. She must
hurry or run the chance OF miss
Ing Eddie. She got in swiftly and
they went roaring of toward town
at a gratifyingly rapid pace.
A block before they had reached
the corner Dirk designated. she
asked him to put her down. To
make up for her obvious lack OF
trust she thanked him warmly.
BOWEN had seen girls who wore
that look of dewy innocence
before. in his travels about New
York. Later he had discovered to
his sorrow that they were harder
cookies" than himself, which was
saying q good deal. At least they
profited a great deal more from
their endeavors than he did from
his.
Well-if be didn't find a tele-
phone pretty quick he wouldn't
make the final with the story ne
did have. He chugged along 20
the corner, looking for a drug store.
There was one across the street.
He had to stand and wait outside
the only telephone booth the store
afforded. Cursing under his breath,
he paced back and forth before Its
closed glass door. His im~patieace
mounted rapidly as a glance iuto
the dark interior showed him that
the young man within was not talk.
ing-just standing with his elbow