The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
CHAPTER VII.

quitting the prisoner, MI. dargrdVeS
walked from the station to the court.
at the back of the room, in the portion
reserved for the accommodation Of the
public, sat shabby man, of a furtive
Ind shrinking aspect, with watery, blink
ing eyes, who was correcting the entries
N q dog-eared little notebook with an
nch of blunt pencil. In his abstraction
N this task the shabby man looked hard
1t the ceiling from time to time, and the
solicitor made vain attempts to attract
ais attention, until an officer observed
the pantomime and said in deep MUIR
muir, "Kloss, you're wanted" The man
rose with frightened start and caught
sight of the lawyers reckoning finger.
He nodded i'll answer to the summons
and, having hidden his pocketbook and
his fragment of pencil in his pocket as
If they were guilty secrets, made a shut
ling way into the vestibule. Hargraves
was there before him, and had already
penciled these words: Joseph Taylor.
Pacific Hotel. Keep IN sight" The
shabby man took this message, read it
and straightway began to chew the paper
On which it was written.
''There'l be something for ex's. gov
ernor," he said, and his employer ten
iere6 eight half dollars.
He skunk away, having bestowed the
roins in as many separate pockets as he
could find, as if they were as secret as
the dog-eared book and the pencil, and
as he shambled down the street he swal-
lowed the pellet of paper as if it were a
pill of unusual size, with exaggerated
motions of the throat.
Hargraves returned to the station, was
closeted there for something ike a quar-
ter of an hour with the officer in charge
stopping to purchase an early copy OF
an evening paper on his way. His eye
ran over the pages as he walked and
In a moment he had lighted upon what
be wanted.
THE body has been identified as that
Of Mr.. Harvey Martin Jethroe, popu
lar and wealthy man, for many year:
well known in mining and mercantile
circles throughout South America"
Hargraves' way led him to the Pacific
Hotel, where he inquired for Mr.. JOSEPH
Taylor. Mr.. Joseph Taylor was in the
billiard room.
"Well," said Mr.. Taylor, "what car
do for you, sir?"
My name is Hargraves, and / am 8
solicitor. l have a communication Of
some Importance to make to you, and il
1t were convenient, should like to make
It privately"
IF you will come to my ROOM" sait
Mr.. Taylor. rising.
He was not entirely ut his; ease, a.
Hargraves' keen eyes discerned readily
IL IL -
emit willingness, marshaled his visito
into an elevator and followed him. Thel
again he led the way to the extremit!
Of a long corridor, and finally to a small
sitting room.
1--WE shall be suffice atty private here
sir" he said. Take a chair, if 70,
please. and let me know your business.
THAT may serve to introduce it" sal,
Hargraves, laying his newspaper upol
central table, and indicating a head
line with his fore6nger.
Mr.. Taylor, with an aspect of surprise
adjusted q gold trimmed pince-nez, an,
stopped to read. He dropped with sucl
suddenness that, if chair hsd not bee1
by hazard behind him, he would hav
fallen to the floor.
What he asked in a trembling M,
half-breathless voice-"what has thi
got to do with me?"
.sWhy, Mr. Taylor" said Hargraves
you announce yourself as the emissar
,f some sociesty or firm winch has deal
ings with Mr. Jethroe, and you use to
ward that gentleman threats of mos
unmeasured nature. 1t is not for me t
explain the connection these facts ma,
have with the dreadful event records
there" He pointed to the open journa
before him. Hou, perhaps, may be in
clined to give me some information"
1t was evident that Mr.. Taylor wa
not man OF strong nerve, and that b
was not accustomed to circumstance
of personal peril 1t was evident, ful
Their. that he felt himself in peril now
But who are your he stammere(
"and why do you come to mer
Il am solicitor" said Hargraves
"and come to you because I am er
gagged for the defense Of the man VIII
Is charged with last nights crime"
"He's-he's-arrestedT Taylor asked
swalloxjns between each word. and pam
Is like nan who has been run to
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