Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

reporter. he required time Co think.
II Max was already Ii the fiat
there was nothing to be gained by
following him Even unarmed, Max
could beat him to a pulp and would
be able TO identity him. besides.
as one OF Rhoda's allies. Call q
policeman That was no good.
either. Police Intervention meant
a story In the papers. And this,
for some reason be could only half
guess. was a horror to Rhoda-
But was that Max's taxi7 There
was no chauffeur In It. though the
motor had been left running. The
obvious inference was that the
chauffeur had been tipped TO 20 &c
and carry out luggage. such ms 9
trunk.
Would Max have the nerve to ash
a taxi driver to assist him in his
burglary7 Well. he might Ii he
were smart enough Martin hac
just reached that point ia his spec
ulations when they were confirmed
by Maxs emergence from the door.
way. accompanied by the chauf
feur Juggling the trunk.
Martin said to his chauffeur.
That's the man I want. And !
think I know where he's going. but
] can't be sure enough 10 risk Il.
Follow him. win your"
II made him feel frightfully
cheap to give an order like that.
But the heroic alternative offered
no chance az all OF success. He
could think OF nothing better than
TO tag along. make sure where the
trunk went. and try 10 invent some
way OF blufing this pair Of con-
~spirators out OF their booty UP in
Claire's fat after she'd Joined Max
there.
Automatically. or course. he'd
been watching the other taxi Now
as they approached the drive he
was astonIshed 70 see IL turn south
instead OF North; down town In
stead Of up. That wasn't the way
to Claire's fat. Yet her instruc-
lions 10 Max had been explicit that
he take II there Was Max start
ing something on his own account !
-~betraying his allyn Or had he
observed that he was being fol
lowed and was be trying 70 throw
or pursuit.
I'm a reporter for the News"
Martin told his driver, "and that
chap with the trunk Is n peach OF
a story II ] can get It He isn't
going where I thought he would
though"
Probably going to one OF the
depots. isn't he. with that trunk7"
the chauffeur suggested.
Il believe you're right" Martin
agreed. III he Is the story IS
even better. But I've got to find
ont where he's going"
Their quarry showed ne signs on
consciousness that IL was being
followed. Its destination proved
70 be the Union station
Where win he 60 with that
trunk II he wants to check IT."
Martin asked.
lit depends on whether he's cot
his ticket" the chauffeur told him.
III be hasn't he'll stop and get II
half way down the ramp. IL he
has he'll 70 all the way down to
the lower level"
Evidently Max hadn't his ticket.
for his taxi stopped half way
down. pulling up a little beyond
the entrance 10 the concourse.
But the person who left the cab 10
buy the ticket was the chauffeur.
Max apparently didn't want 70
leave his precious trunk until Il
was safely checked
Martin slipped out Of his cab
and followed the chauffeur boldly
ND 70 the ticket window and stood
at his elbow while the man bought
a ticket and q lower berth. the
number OF which Martin noted. TO
New York on the Pennsylvania
limited that afternoon. He re.
turned MS incunsplcuously as he
could to his own tan. The other
cab had already started down the
ramp.
At n safe distance Martin fol.
lowed and saw Rhoda's little hat
trunk checked. saw Mar drive
away - unchecked. d-n him.
with. no doubt, what WA left OF
her three hundred dollars In his
pocket Those identical twenty
dollar bills that Martin had seer
paid for the ticket had been very
likely a part OF the hoard in he
bureau drawer. And he had stool
looking on and not done 4 mortal
fhinrl Well. what could he have