Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-22
CHAPTER VII.

Quitting the prisoner, Mr.. Hargraves
walked from the station to the court.
At the back of the room, In the portion
reserved for the accommodation of the
public. sat II shabby man, Of furtive
and shrinking aspect. with watery, blink.
Ing eyes, who was correcting the entries
In dog-enred little notebook with an
Inch Of blunt pencil. In his abstra elton
In this task the shabby man looked hard
at the ceiling from time to time, and the
solicitor made vain attempts to attract
his 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 IN answer to the summons
and. having hidden his pocketbook and
his fragment of pencil In his pocket rs
II they were guilty secrets. made u shut
ding way into the vestibule. Hnrgraves
was there before him. and had already
penciled these words: Joseph Taylor,
Pacific Hotel. Keep In sight" The
shabby man took this message. read II
and straightway began to chew the paper
OH which 1t was written.
'There'll be something for ex's. gov
ernor." he said. and his employer ten.
dered eight half dollars.
He skunk away, having bestowed the
coins In rs many separate pockets rs he
could find, as II they were us secret as
the dog-enred book and the pencil, and
- he shambcd down the street he swal.
lowed the pellet Of paper as II 1t were Il
pill Of unusual size, with exaggerated
motions Of the throat.
Hargraves returned to the tation, was
eloseted there for something like a quar-
ter OF an hour with the officer In charge
stopping to purchase an early copy OF
IN evening paper on his way. His eye
ran over the pages as he walked and
In a moment he had lighted upon wha,
be wanted.
"The body has been identified as tina,
Of Mr.. Harvey Martin Jethroe. q popu
lar and wealthy man, for many year,
well known In mining and mercantile
circles throughout South America"
Hargraves' way led him to the Pacif,
Hotel. where he inquired for Mr.. JOSEPH
Taylor. Mr.. Joseph Taylor was In tn,
billiard room.
"Well." said Mr. Taylor. "what cal
do for you, sirf"
wy ~ 1AuTkTuNess anu j uIu
solicitor. l have communication Of
some Importance to make to you, and u
It were convenient, ! should like to max,
1t privately"
III you will como to my ROOM" sale
Mr.. Taylor. rising.
He was not entirely at his ease, a,
Hargraves' keen eyes discerned readily
enough: but he led the way with appar
ent willingness, marshaled his visitor
into an elevator and followed him. Their
again he led the way to the extremity
Of a long corridor, and finally to a small
sitting room.
1--WE shall be sufficiently private here
sir" he said. "Take a chair, IL 70,
please. and let me- know your business.
"That may serve to introduce it," sal,
Hargraves, laying his newspaper upo,
u central table. and indicating a head
line with his forefnger.
Mr.. Taylor, with an aspect of surprise
adjusted a gold trimmed pince-nez, an,
stopped to read. He dropped with sucl
suddenness that. II n chair had not beer
by hazard behind him. he would hav,
fallen to the floor.
"What," he asked In a trembling an,
half-breathless vOice-"what has thi
got to do with meT'
"Why, Mr.. Taylor" said Hargraves
"you announce yourself as the emissar,
Of some sociesty or firm winch has deal
ings with Mr.. Jethroe, and you use to
ward that gentleman threats Of a mos
unmeasured nature. 1t Is not for me T.
explain the connection these facts ma!
have with the dreadful event recorde,
there" He pointed to the open journa
before him. "fou, perhaps, may be In
clined to give me some information"
1t was evident that Mr.. Taylor wa
not a man OF strong nerve, and that h
was not accustomed to circumstance
Of personal peril. 1t was evident. fur
Their. that he felt himself In peril now.
"But who are your" he stammered
"and why do YOU come to meT
II am a solicitor" said Hargraves
land come to you because ! am en-
gagged for the defense Of the man VIII
ID charged with last nights crime"
"He's-he's-arrestedY" Taylor asked
swallowing between each word, and pant
Ing like q man who has been run to
standstill.