Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-17

Forster owned the hotel ana NV
seemed sort or scared when she
found she was going ID 10 that
bungalow or his on the roof. Con.
ley came down II the private ele-
vator 10 take her up
What time was thisf-
II don't know" said the bov.
This afternoon sometime. Say. do
you think they're keeping her up
there7n
Martin nodded. He hadn't
thought SO until n moment ago.
But a bungalow on the roof offered
opportunities.
I'm going tip 70 see W she's
there, anyhow"
How You going to get In?" the
boy wanted 70 know. THE private
elevators locked I'D except when
they run Il themselves. The only
sfair-eXcept the service stair
comes down into Forster's office on
the top floor. That's all locked No
now"
How about the IRE escanef'
Martin asked.
The boys face lighted at this
suggestion. but chiefly. Martin was
disappointed 20 discover ~ ad-
mlration or the reporters nerve in
contemplating ~ There's u IRE
escape landing outside the window
right az the end or the corridor
on the top door. And there's "
steel ladder goes I'D from there
that curves over A sort of stone
railing at the edge M the main
roof That ladder must be pretty
scary, climbing right I'd over the
edge OF nothing"
IN may no confessed that III
struck Martin that way. But nll
he said was that Ii looked like the
best bet. He shook hands with the
boy and walked away. with the
best air or unconcern Ne could A.
sumo. 70 the elevators.
"As FAR as you 70" he said In
response 10 an inquiring glance
from the elevator boy. He hoped
the phrase would conceal his e.
norance OF the actual number az
the top floor. and il did. He FER
ceived. though. that ven the brief
est hesitation on his part when he
stepped or the elevator at the
top woEld be fatal TO his plan. The
boy would ask him whose room he
vas looking for. He must choose
In advance which way 10 turn.
Very well. he'd rurn TO the right.
II seemed az first that he had
made a disastrously bad guess. FOR
he found himself walking straight
toward "A transverse partition or
glass and oak with 4 door III the
middle of X marked &C =. For
ster." The door was ajar and
there was a light inside. The eie-
vator hadn't started down. The
boy was certainly watching him..
The only thing he could possibly
do vas TO push open the door and
walk IN and e what happened
after that.
Nothing happened. A sense that
he bad no time 10 waste all but
betrayed him into q mistake. The
project that was on the rails or bis
mind was the one he'd come I'd IN
the elevator with. namely. 70 Get
out the window at the end or the
corridor onto the FIRE escape, and
he had his hand on the knob when
the thought OF something else halt.
ed him. The helpful bellboy who
had remembered Rhoda had spoken
OF a stairway leading from the Of
fee I'D into Forster's apartment.
He turned back nt once and start
cd through the suite Of Offices
looking for II.
When he saw II going boldly un
from the second room he entered
evidently the stenographers'
room. since there we're four type
writer desks IN this first thought
was that this was too easy 70 be
true. II wasn't Is easy as II
looked. however, for he found AZ
the head Of II : solid mahogany
door locked II would take . con-
petent burglar with q full set or
tools 10 Get in through that door.
he thought despairingly.
He gained one advantage. though.
from its solidity. There would be
no harm ia making ca light and
having a look at H. He got out
hts cigarette lighter and struck a
light. There ere two small pieces
or electrical apparatus screwed 10
the wall above the door. One "
them he recognized nv an electric
buxzer, end this, as he thought
Il, seemed rather queer. Why
wasn't X the other way around
the push button On this side and
the hnzzer IA Forster's apartment
Why should anyone already f. the
apartment have to ring = deor bell
10 get into this public otieef The
door was locked against the Office
and into the apartment. Wei then.
An wamnff A dnar hell