The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-04-11
CHAPTER XII.
/ UNMAsK MY ENEMY.

morning, and l was to grappie
anew with the mystery. l found two
reports awaiting me at the office: Mr..
Royce had passed a good night and
was better; the clerks who had spent
the afternoon before in visiting the
stables had as yet. discovered nothing
and We're continuing their search.
l looked up a time card of The Long
Island railroad. and found that Miss
Holidays coachman could no each
the city until 9:30. So 1 put on my
hat again. sought a table at
Wallack's, and over a cigar and stein
of hook, drew up a resume Of the case
TO clear the atmosphere as it We're. 1t
ran something like this:
March 13, Observation-Disclosures found
murdered; daughter drives to Wash
iE-ton qua
March Ia. Triday-Coroner's inquest;
Miss Holiday released; mysterious
note received.
March 16, SuiIday-Holladay buried.
Marsh IS, TuesdAy-Wil opened and
probated.
March %. Friday-Miss Holiday re
turns from drive bringing new maid
with her and discharges old one.
March 20, Saturday-Gives orders TO
open summer house.
Aplll l, Tuesday-Asks for $lOO,o0O.
April 2, Wednesdny-Gets 1t.
April 8, Thursday-Leaves home, os-
tensibly for Belair. in company with
new maid.
April IA, Monday-Butler reports her
disappearance; Royce taken i'll: l begin
my search.
There 1 stopped. The last entry
brought me UP to date-there was Moth
ing more to i'd. But 1t seemed lmpos-
sible hat all the developments OF this
mystery should have taken only a
month. Fol years, as it seemed to me,
I had thought of nothing else.
/ looked over the schedule again
carefully. There was only one opening
that I could see where it was possible
complishing anything. That was In the
very first entry. Miss Holiday had
driven to Washington Square; h had,
/ felt certain. visited her sister; l must
discover the lodging of this m
Perhaps I should also discover anc
Holiday there. In n event. should
have a new point to work from.
The police had been over the ground,
I knew; they had exhausted every re-
source in the effort to locate Mr.. Hol-
laday's mysterious visitor. and had
found not a trace OF her. But that fact
did not discourage me; for l hoped to
start my search with information which
the police had not possessed. Brooks,
the coachman, should be able to tell
me
Recalled suddenly to remembrance OF
him, l looked at my watch n saw that
1t was past his hour. I was pleased to
find him awaiting me when 1 opened
the office door three minute later. /
had only a few questions to ask him.
when your mistress left the car
riage the day you drove her to Wash
ington Square. did you notice which
street she took after she left the
%square?"
yes. sir; she went on down West
broadway
"On which side?"
"Th. left-hand side, sir: tn east side
to get to that side"
Yes, sir; she did. / noticed pertic'-
lar, for I though 1T funny she shouldn't
we let me drive her her on down TIL
street to wherever she was goin'. Its
a dirty place along there, sir"
Yes, I know. When you drove her
put on the 2Sth-the day she brought
back the maid-where did she GO"
ITO Washington square. again sir"
And left you waiting for her?"
Yes, sir, just tn same"
And went down the same street,"
YES. sir; crossed to tn east side
just tn same as tn time before"
How long was she gomez"
"Over an hour, sir; and hour an a
half, l should say"
did you notice anything unusual in
her appearance when she came back?'
mo, sir: h was wearfn' a heavy
veil. She had tn other woma with
her. an h just said 'Home!, in a
kind of hoarse voice. as ! helped them
into TIL carriage"
That was all that he could tell me
and yet I felt that it would help ms
greatly. In the first place it narrowed
my investigations to the district lying
to the east OF West Broadway, and ]
knew that the French quarter extended
only a block or two In that direction
And, again. it gave me a point to in
sist on In my inquiriesI knew the
date upon which h mysterious woman
had left her lodging. Or, at least
knew that it must be one of w dates
The lodging had been vacated, then
either on the tWenty-eighth of March
or the third of April. AS a last re
source. I had the photograph. I was
ready to begin my search. and dis
missed Brooks. warning him not to SAY
anything to ANYONE about the mystery
AS ] passed out the doo to the pave.
ment. / happened to glance across ths
and there, in the crowd OF brok,
ers which always lines the street. / per.
ceived Martigny. He was listening In.
tently to one of the -hrokers,,who wa
talking earnestly in his ear-tellin,
ll1IIl nOW@ W tIldhC HAS lOIluIlCs \ sup
pose-and did not see me. For an in
slant, / was tempted to cross to him
and get him III OF Hanger Then
smiled at the absurdity OF the thought
1t would take a clever man to fieec
Martigny, and / recalled his strong face
his masterfuI air-he was no fool, n
lamb ready for the shears. He wa
perfectly able to look out for himself
to WELD the shears with power I'M eff
feet, lie need be.
I turned west toward Broadway. still
I suppose, thinking OF him subcon
sciously: for a few moments late
some irresistible impulse caused me
glance around. And there he wa.
walking after me. on the opposite sid
OF the street! Then, In a flash, / ur
derstood. He was following me!
ut Is difficult to describe the shoe
through me. that left n
nurnbed and helpless. For an instan
! stumbled on, half dazed: then grae
ually, my self control came back, an
with q certain fierce JOY, a ho exults
ton. Here, at last. was sOrnethiT
definite. tangible clew ready to
hand if only ! were clever enough
fellow II up: q raysof light In the darl
ness! could feel my cheeks burnin
| and my heart leaping at the thought
Buc what q been his part IN Il
affair: For q moment. 4 CROPPED bin
ly In the dark, but onlysfor a mOmeI
WhAteyer6hlS share In the4tragedy,