The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-09
Observation-Disclosures

uoupie' soHle cieVerly set up second
sels. their puppet or confederate, per.
sonated him, acted for him. making
ducks and brakes of his fortune, ac.
curing every red cent that was nova
pie n within reach, without fear of
interference or r%etribution, provided
only they kept fast hold of their prey.
HOW far was it in my power to meet
n Illustrate these fe%lonious but as
tutely planned measures? At least /
mad M or two threads. one or two
clues, in my hand.
believed that I could exactly locats
the present place of Captain Woods
detentton. / knew the very house or its
o~utbuildings in which liz was impris-
oned. To get him out must be my next
1ob. II he We're ono free, much mis-
cnle1, the worst certainly, might b.
prevented. But whether he were i'm
lnedi- toy released or not it was of lit
Tie less Importance to follow up his per-
secutors To t:ccrtain what they were
DONG and wor4s to counteract and de-
feat them.
three of them, at least, l had heard
OF, thanks to my friend at the consu-
late, two by name and clear identity.
The third should be discovered through
the other two.
My next moves were clearly and i'm
p~erat1Nely marked out for me.
AS passed along the Strand 1 called
IN at Norfolk street. No sign from Jo-
seph. so all was presumably Without
change in the Strathallan road. Next
to Charges street.
time was getting on. Close on 8 p.
M, n nothing done as yet In Mr..
woods behalf. 1 was impatient, eager
to act for him, and yet l knew l must
proceed regularly. The man Savory
"hQd rnf11rpa1 49, y->.,, -. a -.
That he a drawn blank in Laburnum
street. OF course no Mr.. Wood was
there. / did not require to be told that.
saVory was also satisfied now. a good
zeal on the evidence of the collie do,
which he had taken with him.
Master Willie was nowhere on the
premises. Roy will answer for that.
told him to go look although the
woman OF the place-it was a sort of
second rate lodging house-cal,ed him
a dreadful dog and tried to stop him.
Roy's teeth helped him to quest right
through the house"
Fine fellow! Wen take him with
US to look for Mr.. Wood. Eth, Isoy?"
he was like a Christian, that dog,
for he made friends at vlce, wagged
his tail and put his nose in my hand.
When Savory added on some gibberish
with "ulloolooloo, go search, Roy" he
first howled and yelped, then ran up
INC down the hall entry like a mad
thing.
Where are we going, sir?" asked
Savory, growing respectful as he rec
ognized my authority.
To scotland Yard straight. They
wouldn't listen to me this morning.
Now perhaps What have you got
there"
Its n letter, sir. brought by hand
half an hour ago for Mr.. Wood, marked
Very Immediate Dye see? But-you
wouldn't surely.
This was in alarmed protest as l was
about to break the sea.
Wouldn't 1 though? Why, it's a
question of life and death with Captain
Wood. Anything and everything that
Is likely to help us must be made use
of. I stand on that, and here goes"
But just as l was about to open tht
letter we We're interrupted by the ar.
rival of a tall, military looking gentle
man, with a fierce face II a Very hec.
toring, o~Serbearing manner. We were
standing liz the hallway, the man Sa.
worry and I. for although he knew wha,
my business was he did not trust m
enough to let me go upstairs. TIL,
front door was just ajar, he inside anG
l still on the stnop, when this high.
came up and said Is il Of us:
rs this where Captain Wood lives:
Look sharp. ] want to know"
There was a shortncss in his one ant
manner Which, being q free born Amer.
lean. l could not stomach at all. He
might have been a slave driver talking
TO black Africans, and / looked at hin
in a way to warn him not to raise m,
dander.
Come, speak out. Which is the mar
of the house? Is Captain Wood in?
must see him at once. l am Sir Charlie.
Coliirsham.'
At this Savory bowed low. They ars
a mean. lickspittle lot, these B%ritishers
whan there's any talk of titles or bis
toads in their puddies.
Yes, yes, Sir Charles; quite SO,
know you now. But Captain Wood j:
not In"
Where shall I find him? I must ses
him at once. 1t is a matter of duty
Where is he"
That's Just what we want to know
I put in. 1T puzzles us entirely. II,
has got into some mess somewhere, ant
we can't tell for certain what has hap
pened to him or where to find him."
And who the devil are you. pray?'
asked my gentleman insolently. "Ant
what In heavens name have you to d
lSMltlL SdPldiii sSoOo - vi lAG dl AillCl
Iical,. ] perceive"
"Waal. that's SO, and what difference,
does that make? Amt l good enough
to know Captain Wood or for you t,
talk TOP He had pretty well raised m,
danders this time.
"Pshaw! I've nothing to say to you
/ don't know you, ard l don't want t,
know you, and you may go to the deyi
your own road as soon as you please.
And, without waiting for more, h,
brushed past me. pushing Savory aside
and saying:
Il must go up to his rooms. Their
are some papers up there l want. Shov
the way, please" and he ran upstairs.
OF course I followed. 1 was as murl
concerned about Captain Wood as Ii
was. Besides, 1 felt it due to myself
respect and position as n of you
most trusted agents to call this over
bearing Britisher to account.
The new visitor, General Sir Charlie
~Coilingham. as / presently heard h
was called, was the first in the room
and he went straight to the bureau o
escritoire, at which l expect Captain
Wood did his writing business. III
general fell upon the papers and turner
them over with much haste and excite
ment. Then he turned to Savory an,
said in the same ~perenptory tone:
Where is the dispatch box from m.
office, sent here last night? / don't Sc
It. Fetch 1t, will you?"
but 1t vent to the captain thi
morning. Sir Charles, with his port
manteau and other things"
Great powers! How could it whe
you don't know where he is?"
III you will permit me to EXPLAIN
here put in. although I wonder I wen
on, for l saw clearly in his tace that h
thought me an interfering nonentity al
together beneath his contempt. But a
I told my story his manner changed
his look of utter incredulity and amaze
rnent gave way to IN of absorbed In
%terest, and by the time l had finishe
he had thrown himself into the neares
armchair. with q loud and p%rolonge
whistle, IN evident let off to his dis
turbed feelings.
Then he sprang Y his feet and wake
up and down the room like a madmaf
4 talking to himself aloud:
Its not possible. It's too preposter
Gus. I cannot, ought not, to believe i
But yet. by the Lord Harry. strang
things do happen"
Then he pulled UP short and faced m
as II / We're q criminal and u tough.
II suppose o are to be trusted
n Who and what do you call yourself
You haven't dreamed all this? 70
weren't drunk last night?"
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