Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-14

# tered, ana stood looking Al us Mllnout
speaking: but despite her admirable
c%oinposare. l could guess how she was
racket with anxiety.
Miss Holladav." began my chief.
This is Mr.. Singleton. the district at
torney, who wishes to ask you Il few
questions"
"onr question ONLY" corrected Single
ton. bowing. Were YOU at your IA
TIERS Office Yesterday af%,crnoon. Miss
uolada ,pt
no. sin she answered. instantly
md enlphatically. i have not been
near NY fathers Office for more than II
week
=! SAN him studying her for n moment.
then he bowed again.
That is all" he said. Il don't think
the evidence justiiies me holding her.
Mr.. Royce and he left the room.
followed him. for Knew that | had
no further part in our Juniors errand.
went back to our table and busted
myself gathering togethe. our belong
ings. The room had gradually cleared.
and at the end of ten minutes only the
coroner and his clerk remained. They
had another case, it seemed to open in
the neutrality-suspicious. case which. per-
maps involved just as great heartache
and anguish as ours had. Five minutes
later. my chief cafne hurrying back to
me. and a glance at his beaming eyss
tOitl me HOW lie n9u Nhct Welcomed.
Miss h%olladay has started home
with her maid" he said. SHE asked
me to thank YOU for her for the great
work you did this afternoon. Lester.
| told her it was really you who had
lone everything. Yes. IL was" he add
ed, answering my gesture of denial.
.NhileI-@:ls sTapils -44.lt.tessis t~..e..ttt4
I'm the dark. you found the way to light.
Hut come, we must get back to the
ONCE
We found a cab at the curb. and in
a moment We're rolling back over the
route we had %traversed that morning
ages ago. as il seemed To me. II wus
only a few minutes after 5 o'clock: and
reflected that | should yet have time
TO complete the papers in the ilurd case
before leaving for the night.
Mr.. Graham WAS still at his desk. and
he AT once demanded an recount of the
nearing. l Went back To my work. and
so caught only a word here and there
enough. however. To show me that oul.
senior was deeply Interested in This ex-
~traordtnary affair. AS for me. | put all
thought of 1t resolutely from me. ana
devoted myself to the work in hand.
IL was done at last, and ] locked my
desk with a sigh of relief. Mr.. Graham
Nodded to me kindly as | passed out.
ana left the Office with the comfort
able feeling that had done "A good
days work for myself. as we'll as for
my employers.
A man who had apparently been lott
erinG In he hall followed me into the
evMto
inns ls Mr.. Lester, isn't IT," he
asked as the ear started to descend.
Yes l said looking at him I'm sur
prise. He was we'll dressed. with alert
eyes and strong. pleasing face. had
never seen him before.
And you're going to dinner .ren.t
you. Mr.. Lester" he continued.
"Yes-to dinner" assented. more
and more surprised.
Now. don't you think me impertin-
emit he said, smiling at my look or
amazenent. but l want you TO dine
WIN me ms evening. l can promise
you as good a meal as you can get at
most places in New York.
But I'm not dressed" I protested.
Ihat doesn't matter I'm the least
neither am l. you see. We will dine
IN a solitude a deux.''
Where: l questioned.
The car had reached the ground fo,r
and we left it together. was com
p'etely in the dark as to my compan-
ions purpose. and vet it co,,ld havs
but n explanation-it must be CON
nected in some way with the Hollaaay
case. Unless-and | glanced al Min,
again. No, certainly. he was not a con-
hdence man-even IL he was. 1 would
rather welcome the adventure. NV
curiosity won the battle.
Very we'll" I said. I'm be glad to
accept our Invitation. Mr."
tie nodded ~approvingly.
There spoke the man Of sense. Well.
YOU shal not go unrewarded. Godfrey
Is my name-no. you don't know me.
but III soon explain myself. Here's nv
cab
mounted into 1t. he after mo II
seemed to me that there was an UNI
usual number OF loiterers aho,,t tho
door OF the building. but wa ware ar
q second thought We ra.ts ~ 'i.e.l
Broadway. and turned northward for
tho thro. ~l.