The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-26

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I hurried back 10 the o;tlee 10 MAX.
my final report 10 Mr.. Graham, and 4,
get the abstract which Rogers has
promised 10 have ready, aslG Which was
awaiting me on my desk. our Worthy
senior Was genuinely pleased when ht
learned that his junior was going VIII
me, though our absence would mean
a vast deal OF extra work for himself
The canvass of the city stables had
been completed without result, but
suspected now that Martigny himself
had hired the carriage. and had. per
haps. even acted as driVer-SUch al
easy and obvious way TO BATTLE our
pursuit would hardly have escaped him.
I finished up some odds and ends OF
work which l had left undone, and
finally hade Mr.. Graham goodby, and
started for my rooms. My packing was
soon finished. and l sat down for u
hnai smoke and review of the situation.
There was n development of the
day before which quite baftied ME. I
had proved that there were. indeed, two
women and l believed them to be
mother n daughter but l could not
In h lenst understand why the young
er one had so completely broken down
after the departure of the elder with
Miss Holiday. 1 looked at his point
from every side, but could find no rea-
sonab1 explanation of it. 1t might be,
indeed. that the younger II was be-
ginning already to repent her share in
The conspiracy-there could be no ques-
ton THAI it was she who had struck
down Holiday in his ofice-that she
had even refused to go farther in the
plot. and that her companions had
found il necessary to restrain her: but
this seemed to me too exceedingly i'm
probable to believe. And, as l went
over the ground again. | found myself
beginning more and more to doubt the
truth OF Godfrey's theory, though 1
could formulate none to take it's place;
I became lost in a maze of conjecture,
and at last / a it up and went to
bed.
I called for Mr.. Royce, as we agreed,
and together we drove down to Morton
street He, too. had limited his baggage
to a single small trunk. We secured q
deck hand to take them into our state
room. and. after seeing them disposed
Of went out on the deck to watch the
last preparations for departure. The
pier was in that state of hurly burly
that mny be witnessed only at the sail
ing OF a transatlantic liner. The last
OF the freight was being got aboard
with frantic haste; the BOA and pier
we're cToNdeu with people who had
come to hid their friends good bye;
two u 6 were putting noisily alongside,
ready Ia pull us II into the stream.
My companion appeared quite strong
and seemed to enjoy the hub-hub as
as l did He flushed with pleas
ure az he caught sight of our senior
pushing his way toward us.
Why, this is kind of you, sir" he
cried. g%rasping his hand. II know
what the work of the office must be,
with both of us deserving you this
way"
TUT. TUT" and Mr.. Graham smiled
at us. You deserve a vacation, don't
youe j couldn't let you go without
telling Q good bye. Resides" he
that two very lear friends of mine
are taking this boat-Mrs Kemball
and her. darghter-the widow of Jim
Rembah, you know"
MI. Royce nodded. I, too, recalled
the name-Jim Kendall had beer one
Of the best men at the New York bar
twenfy PEARS before and must have in
evitably have made a great na,ne for
himself. but for his untimely death. L
had heard a hundred stories of him.
Well. i want o to meet them"
confirmed MI. Graham looking about in
all directions. "Ah, there they are!"
and no dragged his partner away to-
yard The bow of the boat. saw
him boring before a gray haired little
lady. and a younger and taller n
whose back was toward me. They
laughed together for a moment, then
She last bell rang, n the ships Off
GERS began to clear the boat. 1 turned
hack 10 h pier, but was brought
around an instant later by Mr.. Gra-
hams voice.
MY dear Lester he cried, Il
Thought we'd los you. 1 want to in
trodUce you to Mrs. Kemball and her
daughter. who are to be your fellow