The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [58]
a m
ail
i b
l o
b x
o ,” said Shelby quickly.
Lu
L is
i
s lo
l ok
o ed fr
f om
o Er
E nie
i to
o She
h lb
l y,
, the
h n ba
b ck again
i .
. He sa
s id
i so
s m
o ethi
h n
i g in
i Spa
p nis
i h
s ,
h
and Er
E nie
i
e m
ot
o io
i n
o ed to
t
o hi
h m
i to
o be
b qu
q ie
i t.
“So
o the
h bl
b i
l n
i d man
a did
i pi
p c
i k up
p th
t e
h
wallet,” sa
s id
i Er
E nie
i .
. His
i
s fa
f ce wa
w s
s st
s ern
and acc
c usi
s n
i g.
. “Fo
F r
o a wall
l e
l t,
, you
o
endan
a gered
d ou
o r cau
a se
s ? I
s
s thi
h s
i
s true?”
“Ce
C rtain
i ly
l
y not
o !” sn
s app
p e
p d She
h lb
l y
b .
“I sa
s id
i I wa
w s
s goi
o n
i g to
o drop
o
p it
i in
i
n the
h
i .
l
. Le
L t’s not
o st
s an
a d
d he
h re and
n ar
a gue.
.
Tha
h t ol
o d
l man’s
s dow
o n on
o the
h hi
h g
i hw
h ay
y
and—”
“Why
h did
i n’t you
o giv
i e the
h wall
l e
l t to
t
me?” crie
i d Er
E nie
i .
. “I wou
o ld
l ha
h ve ca
c ll
l e
l d
Mr.
. Seba
b st
s ia
i n and the
h re wou
o ld
l ha
h ve
be
b en an en
e d to
o it
i .
. The
h re wou
o ld
l n’t
ha
h ve be
b en
n anythi
h n
i g to
o br
b in
i g the
h se
s kid
i s
s
dow
o n on
o u
s!
s ”
“I tell
l
l you
o it doe
o sn
s ’t matter!” in
i s
n i
s s
i t
s ed She
h lb
l y
b .
. “You’ll
l
l be
b
e ou
o t
u
t of
o
f the
h
e co
c u
o n
u t
n r
t y
r
y so
s o
o n
o .
.
I’ll
l
l take care
r of
o
f the
h kid
i s
d !
s ”
“You
o ’re not
o le
l avin
i g,
, Mr.
. Tuckerman?” said Jupe. “I
I ca
c n
a
n gu
g e
u s
e s
s
s wh
w y
h .
y
. Yo
Y u
o ’re going
to
o st
s ay he
h re
e and enjoy
o so
s m
o e of
o
f the
h lo
l o
o t
o fr
f om
o the
h rob
o b
b e
b ry, aren’t
t yo
y u
o ?
u
? Yo
Y u
o
u ar
a en’t going
to
o giv
i e it
i
t to
o the
h Re
R pu
p bl
b i
l c
i ans.
s ”
Er
E nie
i st
s ared
e at She
h lb
l y
b ,
y
, and She
h lb
l y
b ’s
s col
o o
l u
o r ros
o e
s ,
, the
h n dr
d ain
i ed aw
a ay
a again
i un
u ti
t l
i
l hi
h s
fa
f ce was
s a
g
ha
h st
s ly
l whi
h t
i e.
. It w
as
s cle
l ar tha
h t
a Ju
J pe
p ha
h d hi
h t
i
t on
o the
h
e trut
u h.
h
“Wha
h t is
i
s thi
h s
i ?
s ” sa
s id
i Er
E nie
i .
. The
h re w
as
s a n
ot
o e o
f
o
f menace in
i hi
h s
i
s v
o
v i
o c
i e
c .
e
“The
h mon
o ey ha
h s
s gon
o e to
o pa
p y fo
f r the
h guns!
s ” sn
s a
n p
a p
p e
p d
e
d Sh
S e
h l
e b
l y
b .
y
. “You know that,
Er
E nest
s o!
o ”
“I know
o only
l abo
b u
o t tw
t o
o hu
h ndred
e tho
h u
o sa
s nd
d dol
o l
l a
l rs,
s ” sa
s i
a d
i
d Er
E n
r i
n e
i .
e
. “This afternoon
you
o gave St
S rauss
s
s ha
h lf
l .
f
. And ton
o ig
i h
g t
h I gave hi
h m
i the
h ot
o he
h r ha
h lf
l .
f
. But wha
h t abo
b u
o t
t the
h rest
of
o
f the
h ba
b nk mon
o ey? You
o sa
s id
i you
o se
s nt it
i to
o Rod
o rig
i uez,
z
, bu
b t you
o r fa
f ce sa
s ys
s you
o did
i n’t!
Don’t wor
o ry abo
b u
o t a th
t i
h n
i g,
, you
o sa
s id
i .
. Alw
l ays
s you
o were su
s ch
h an or
o g
r aniz
i e
z r.
. You
o too
o k
care of
o
f the
h
e wig
i s
s and
n th
t e
h fu
f nn
n y clo
l t
o he
h s
s and
d th
t e
h getaw
a ay
y car and
d the
h mon
o ey.
. And
d we
e
trusted you. You’d been the courier for such a long time. You carried the money we collected for Rodriguez, and you said it didn’t mean anything to you. You said it was like carrying so many cabbages or pieces of paper. It was only a shipment to you. Did some of that money stick to your hands, too?”
“How dare you!” cried Shelby. “You’ll answer for that!”
“No. You’re the one who’s going to answer,” said Ernie. “You’re coming with us tonight, and you’ll speak to Rodriguez’ people in Mexico City. And maybe you’ll