Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

indeed no physical match On any
terms for hts antagonist. tried 10
slip around him and get TO the
door. But Max was quicker than
he was and he met his rush with IN
blow on the Jaw that was like the
kick OF q mule A crashing sound
accompanied by a brilliant display
or lights was the last thing Martin
was conscious Of for several min
uteA
The next thing was a stream or
cold air and wetness and q pair
Of Light hands exploring beneath
bis unbuttoned coat he did not
remember Rhoda's trunk check
and ticket that Max had said he
meant 10 ret but all the same he
tried 20 push the hands away.
Even as he did so the fog lifted
enough for him TO realize that they
were q girrs hands and that they
weren't picking bis pockets
The shaky voice that said Its
all right Lie STILL" sounded like
Rhoda's and the face be giddily
saw bending over him looked like
Rhoda'A Tx couldn't be, could it,
What would she be doing here?
Where was this anyhow And
why was hts head drenched with
water7 IL was Rhoda- She was
getting clearer every minute.
1t really Ia you- isn't itf- he
Raid-
she nodded and said. Don't talk.
Lie STILL
AS his vision cleared and things
rot less swimmy be saw that she'd
been crying. and the shock OF that
discovery lifted the fog from bis
memory. This was the room
where he'd encountered Max Lewis.
whats he been doing 20 your"
he asked
Maxi Nothing. He didn't know
I was here. He thought I'd gone.
just rs he told you"
But you must have been here
to have heard him tell IN So
II was In that room In the dark.
Claire was In here waiting for
him. but she didn't see me when
\ came In Theard all he and Claire
said while they were quarrelIng.
But they were both 80 angry, each
with the other. that ! could hardly
tel what II vas about
II struck him that he ought to
know the framework OF their quar-
rel probably he would when he'd
come to a little better. He asked.
why was he chasing you around
the place II be thought you'd
gomez"
He wasn't Rhoda said y
wasn't running away from him.
I'd had a long talk with Mr.. For
ster. I think I found out quite q
lot from him. Martin Then \
talked with Max All he wanted
was to get rid OF me. and he
thought he had. And then 7 heard
nv uncle talking 70 Mr.. Forster
and 7 simply bolted In q panic.
II was perfectly silly. but I'm glad
] did or / wouldn't have been here
now"
what happened after Max
knocked me out7- He had already
begun exploring his pockets.
HE took an envelope" she said
-Out Of that pocket; the FIRST one
he felt In. 7 suppose 1t must have
been the ticket and trunk check be
said you'd stolen from him. Re
didn't look inside Jugt cramrned
IL IN his pocket and went out as
quickly as be could"
"How long ago was that7 4
mean, how long was X cut7-
she turned away from him as
she answered, Il don't know. II
seemed a long time TO me. Was 10
something important that he got
away withT"
lie told her how he'd seen Max
carrying or her trunk and the
stratagem by which Babe had got
the trunk check from him The
thing for u 10 do he decided, rs
TO get out Of here and beat II to
that baggage room I know the
way 10 the stairs That's how \
got In"
But almost as he spoke there
came the clatter OF n metallic o.
ject falling downstairs Somebody
on the other side Of that door had
just had an unforeseen encounter
with Martins w~aste-paper basket.
Then. as they Involuntary stopped
with held breath, they heard m key
driven into the lock Right at
hand was q door. q little ajar,
opening into what was probably n
closet Martin. catching Rhoda up
with q arm as II she'd been q
package. fairly lifted her inside
and shut the door after them.
They heard the stair door open,
they heard steps along the eorri-
DOR Bur, instead of going by. the
steps paused outside the closet
door.