The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-12
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Royce had passed a good night anc
was better; the clerks who had spen'
the afternoon before in visiting the
stables had as yet discovered nothinS
and We're continuing their search.
/ looked up q time card Of the Long
Island railroad. and found that Miss
Holidays coachfaan could not reach
the city until $50. So l put on my
hat again. sought a secluded table al
Waliack's. and over q cigar II stein
of book, drew up q resume OF the case
to clear the atmospheric as it were. III
rar something like this:
March Is. Thursday-Holladay found
murdered: daughter drives to Wash
iEgton square.
March IA, Friday-Coroner's inquest;
Miss Holiday released; mysterious
note received.
March 1G, Sunday-Holladay buried.
March IS, Tuesday-Wil opened and
probated.
March IS, 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.
April 1, Tuesday-Asks for s10O, 900.
April 2, Wednesday-Gets it.
April 3, Thursday-Leaves home. os-
tensibly for Belair, in company with
new maid.
April IA, Monday-Butler reports her
Az AN
INV search.
There I stopped. The last entry
brought me up to date-there was MOTH
ing more to add But it seemed impos-
stble that all the developments of this
mystery hould have taken only a
month. For years. as it seemed to me-,
I had thought of nothing else.
I locke ove the schedule again.
carefully. There was only one opening
that I could see where it was possible
to begin work with the hope of ac-
comprising anything. That was In the
very first entry. Miss Holiday a
driven to Washington Square; she had,
u felt certain. visited her sister; / must
discover the lodging of this woman
Perhaps I should also discover Frances
Holiday there. In any event, L 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-
iaday'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
hi police had not possessed, Brooks,
the coachman, should be able to tell
Recalled suddenly to remembrance OF
him, l looked at my watch and saw that
it was past his hour. l was pleased to
find him awaiting me when 1 opened
the office door three minutes later. l
had only a few questions to ask him.
when your mistress left the car
riage the day o drove her to Wash
ington Square, did you notice which
square?"
yes. sir; she went on down West
Broadway
"On which side?"
.Th' left-hand side. sir; TIL east side"
She must have crossed the street
to get to that side"
Yes. sir; she die. l noticed pertic'-
lar. for I though i" funny she shouldn't
we let me drive her her on down tn
street to wherever she was goin'. Its
. dirty place along there, sir"
Yes, 1 know. When you drove her
out 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?"
Eyes. sir, just tn same"
And went down the same street,"
Yes. sir; crossed to TIL east side
--1ust tn same as TIL time before"
How long was she gone"
"Over al hour. sir; and hour an a
half, I SHOULD say"
Did you notice anything unusual in
her appearance when she came back?"
mo, sir; she was wearin' a heavy
veil. She had tn other woman with
her, an she just said 'Home!' in a
kind of hoarse voice. as l helped them
Into tn carriage"
That was all that he could tell me,
and yet I felt that it would help me
greatly. In the first place it narrowed
my Investigations to the district lying
to the east OF West Broadway, and 1
knew that the French quarter extended
only a block or two in that direction.
And, again, 1t gave me a point to in
sist on in my inquiries@ knew the
date upon which the mysterious woman
had left her lodging. Or, at least l
knew that 1t must be one of two dates.
The lodging had been vacated, then,
either on the twenty-eighth of March
or the third Of April. AS a last re-
source, l had the photograph. 1 vas
ready to begin my search, and dis
missed Crooks, warning him not to say
anything to anyone about the mystery.
AS l passed out the door to the pave
ment. l happened to glance across the
way, and there, in the crowd of brok-
ers which always lines the street. 1 per-
ceived Martigny. He was listening in
tently to one Of the brokers. who was
talking earnestly in his ea,-telling
him how to make his fortune. l sup
pose-and did not see me. For an in
tar / was tempted to cross to him,
and get him out Of danger. Then ]
smiled at the absurdity of the thought.
1t would take a clever mar to fleece
Martigny, and l recalled his strong face
his masterful air-he was no fool, nc
LdIllD lSd0y " llC SIlGdlS. Ie WAS
perfectly able to look out for himself
to WELD the shears with power and eff
feet, IL need be.
I turned west toward Broadway, still
I suppose, thinking of him subcon-
sciously; for a few moments later
some irresistible impulse caused me tc
glance round And there he was
walking after me, on the opposite side
of the street,! Then, in a flash, un-
derstood. He was following me!
It is difficult to describe the shocl
that ran through me, that left m.
numbed and helpless. For an instant
! stumbled on. half dazed; then. grad
Aally, my self control came back. ant
with a certain fierce joy, a hot exulta.
ton. Here, at last. was something
definite, tangible. a clew ready to my
hand. II only I were clever enough tc
follow it up;8a ray OF light in the dark.
ness! I could feel my cheeks burning
and my heart leaping at the thought!
But what had been his part in the
affair? For a moment. 1 CROPPED blind.
ly in the dark, but only for a moment
Whatever his share in the tragedy, III
had plainly been left behind to watcf
us; to make sure that. we did not follow
the fugitives; to warn them in case o
danger. / understood, now, his solicit.