Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
sp.-.d ,n.o q wen furnished

, a,,rv ushered snto q wen furnished
au,r+ment upon the first floor, commu-
venting with folding doors with a bed
room or the back. My attendant
saamad ro he 4 superior sort or boots,
,,ttb q favor Of the valet thrown III.
Pc was DISPOSED TO he talkative, u !
nrofted by the opportunity TO ask him
a few Questions.
.C,ntajn Arnewood told me I would
,rrhobIv iud him here or at his club, y
roma rked. And I understand he il
more often in town than with Ills resi-
ment at Aldershot.
We'll sir. I'd scarcely go so far as 10
sav that he replied, but he certainly
does come up pretty frequently. He's
had those rooms for more than two
mnntbs now. right on end, though, or
course he hasn't occupied them all the
rjma Let NE see-he's been here this
trim since the first of the month, and l
hadn't set eyes on him since the Sghr
Of the great fog. last month"
II remember it, I said, with an en-
~couragfng nod. 'On the 10Th, WASN'T
it, Quite SO. A very bad fog, indeed.
T hone CAPTAIN Arnewood was not our
in it,"
u can't say "a to that" was the re-
MY. "bur he didn't sleep here that
night. and was off to Aldershot next
dav afore I came on. duty. | remen-
har mat night particular. COS OF the
murder in Greek street. Bad business,
that, sir"
VERY bad" I assented.
II was clear the man had not yet seeh
an evening paper. and | saw no reason
why I should supply him with the lat
est news. So I altered my attack into
Inquiries. rather insinuated thar put,
concerning the captains habits, tenn
permanent and general characteristics.
The verdict. upon the whole, was dis
tinctiveIy favorable. he was irregular
in his hours, like most bachelors, but
was never the worse for liquor. and al
WAYS remembered the night porter. He
was crotchetv and often cross, but very
rarely downright il-tempered. He
was fond. occasionally, of puntins upon
4 winner, and would pay literally for
a really good tip" And so forth. 4
counterpart. apparently, in most re-
spects. OF hundreds Of other leisured
EtUIlttlttl, ECSlNLA- W LAA4A& Il AASAS IA
Pfccadilly.
In due course, Captain Arnewood
made his appearance, and, in reply 10
my apology for the lateness of my cali,
he expressed his readiness TO see me al
any and all hours.
II am a bit pressed for time this
evening. though. he added, las I've got
back late and I'm dining at EarPs
Court. So. be as brief as possible"
II shall not detain you two minutes
+ reioined. II wish 10 know whether
Inspector Trail"
"Confound Inspector Trail and all
his tribe,' he broke in, impetuously,
He, first Of all. asked me for 4 writer
statement Of my proposal, and then
discovered that the offer Of the reward
must reach the Commissioner OF Police
through the Home Office! \ pretty
sample Of red tape, isn't it? He
thought that. with the Home Secreta
rvs approval. the matter could be ar
| RANGED within a week! \ week. An
! other weeks grace for my poor cous
ms assassin! OF course, I declined &c
consent to any such mOnstr0us delay
and I drove to the nearest printing OF
flee my caE-lan could discover. There
I put in an order for 10000 posters and
100000 handbiIls. and I even waited
for some proof copies Of the handhtlls
Here's one. Keep it. No weeks delay
about that. is there?'
No" said I. there certainly isn't
The mans jerky, tornado style almost
hewiIdered me. Could this well-nigt
| rabid eagerness TO avenge Il sOusin h
had never seen, and whose death had
enriched him, be genuine?
Can you see me early tomorrow?
he went on. excitedly. "Yes?' Well
! come and breakfast with me at ten
We can talk matters over quietly anC
fix our plans. You'll excuse me for the
present, won't you? Thanks. \ de
mainf'
"Good-evening." I reioined. Il shall
be here TO time"
CTo be ContinuedS