Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04

4 uODI I'LL EithASCu NI iiiS WAtSh,
Iu 1t was after O'clock. The
rain had almost ceased. but
J the wind was still high He
turned back to the building and found
the janitor sitting just inside the door
He had endured the ordeal of inquisi-
ton by police and reporters and was
rather limp.
After all, Godfrey told himself, he
had US yet only half the story; he
must get every detail from this man,
and he saw that It would be necessary
to proceed dclicately, for his compan-
ions temper was evidently badly ruff
fed
well" he began mt last, you look
as though those fellows had about
worn you out, Mr.
Higgins Is my name," said the jan
itor. "Simon Higgins"
'Oh, yes. remember now"
They sat together for moment In
silence, listening to the tramp of feet
In the halls overhead, the opening and
closing Of doors, the subdued murmur
of voices. At the stair foot, beyond the
elevator, they caught glimpse now
and then Of policeman pacing back
and forth.
They're searchin' tn house." OBJ
served Higgins at last, with grimace
of disdain. II turned tn keys over t
them. Much they'll findv'
Nobody there, ehr' 1t was not real
" a question. 1t seemed more sign
Of polite interest on Godfrey's part.
II ought t. know. told 'em they
wasn't nobody there. Amt been here
all evenin' 'cept fer that minute ! run
acrost TIL street? Nobody in nor out,
'cept tn girl, not since Z o'clock. That
was about tn time that there Thomp-
son come in too drunk t stand. He'd
never "a got home in tn world by his
self. but they was feller with him.
a-holdin' him up"
Godfrey was listening with strained
attention. There were many questions
he wished to ask. but he dared not In
terrupt.
"Well, we got him upstairs atween
u6s AL luCl, WACA WCAS SAAO09A AAsS
pockets, couldn't find his key, an
b had t. come down an git mine afore !
could git his door open. We laid him
on his bed an left him there, a-snorin'
like hog. That Teller who was with
him was certainly good sort. He set
down here t. talk t me awhile-it was
rainin' so hard he couldn't go-an' he
said he'd run acrost Thompson down at
Pete Magraw's place on Sixth avenoo.
Thompson was treatln' everybody an
actin like fool ginerally. Then he
got bad an started t clean out tn
saloon, an Pete was goin' t. call a cop,
but this Teller said he'd bring him home,
an 30 he did"
Higgins stopped to take breath, and
Godfrey ventured to put a question.
Ibid you know hlm2"
'No. never seed him afore."
'What sort Of looking fellow was
he?"
"a good lookin' Teller. well dressed
no bum, ken tell y that. He was
short an heavy set, with little black
mustache that turned up at tn ends"
Godfrey's heart gave sudden leap
SO Miss Croydon had told the truth
after all!
"And then what happened?" he
asked. II suppose this fellow went
away?"
.Oh, yes; he stayed here talkin' quite
awhile-he started t go onct or twice,
but tn rain was too bad. But about
8 o'clock he said he couldn't stay nc
longer, rain r no rain, an was jest
buttonin' up his coat when cab
drove up an woman got out. She
had thick veil on SOS couldn't see
her face, but from her style judged
she was a high fier. She come up t
me an she says. I want t. go t
apartment fourteen = Mr.. Thompson.
Madam says I. I wouldn't IL was
you Why she asked, quick like
amt he there? He's there says L
but he amt in no condition t see
lady, Never mind says she, I'll sc
up All right says l. I'll be back
in a minute, I added t my friend
No. he says, I can't wait; I must be
goin',' an he started toward tn door
We'll, good night says. an stepped
into tn car an started it.
81 showed her tn door o fourteen
an she knocked. / was waitin' at tn
elevator, fer I knowed Thompson was
too dead drunk t. hear her an I'd have
t take her down ag'in; when blessed II
tn door didn't open an In she walked
Well, sir, i was SO dumfoundered
couldn't believe my own eyes! But II
she went, an come on down. tryin' t
flgger It out. 1t was mebbe ten min
utes later that heard q pistol shot an
I knowed in a minute what'd hap
pened. That drunken brute had got
too familiar, an she'd put bullet In
him; though" he added refectively
"why she'd 60 t his room at all is
more'n kin see."
'Was there only one shot?" asked
Godfrey.
/ "Only one," answered the janitor
"but it sounded like small cannon
It didn't come from no sech little pop
gun as that which Mr.. Simmonds
picked up in tn corner. I rushed w
tn stairs an threw open tn door
Wasn't 1t locked?"
"No; an that's funny, too" he added
"fer I remember hearin' the lock snaI
after tn girl went in Somebody mus
"a throwed it back ag'in. Mebbe tn
oirl did n irwin 4, oft ont an ThOmp