Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-26

/ hurried back TO the office to make
my final report to Mr.. Graham. and to
get the abstract which Rogers had
promised to have ready, and which was
awaiting me on my desk. Our worthy
senior was genuinely pleased When he
learned that his junior was going with
me-, though our absence would meal
a vast deal of extra work for himself.
The OF the city table had
been completed without result. but 1
suspected now hat Martigny himself
had hired the carriage. and had, per-
haps, even acted as driYer-such an
easy and obvious way 10 battle u
pursuit would hardly nave escaped him.
/ finished up some odds and ends of
work which l had left undone, and
finally bade Mr.. Graham goodby, and
started for my rooms. My packing was
soon finished, and / sat down for a
final smoke and review of the situation.
There was one development of the
day before which quite baffled me. /
a proved that there were, indeed, two
women, and / believed them to be
mother n daughter but / could not
in the least understand why the young
er one had so completely broken down
after the departure of the elder with
Miss Holiday. / looked at this point
from every side, but could find no rea-
sonable explanation of il. 1t might be,
indeed, that the younger one vas be-
ginning already to repent her share in
the conspiracy--there could be no ques-
ton that ii was she who had struck
down Holiday in his office-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 I went
over the ground again, / found myself
beginning more and more 10 doubt the
truth Of Godfrey's theory, though l
could formulate none TO take it's place;
| became lost i'm a maze of conjecture.
and at last l gave it up and went to
bed.
/ 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 a
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 hurry burly
that may be witnessed only at the sail
ing Of a transatlantic liner. The last
of the freight was being got aboard
with frantic haste: the boat and pier
were crowded with people who had
come TO bid their friends good bye:
two tugs were putting noisily alongside.
ready TO pun us out into the stream.
NY NohhbtAiDH oppNdIfu quite SlTOIlR
and seemed 10 enjoy the hub-bub as
much as I did. He flushed with pleas
ure as he caught sight of our senior
pushing his way toward us.
Why, this is kind of you. sir!" he
cried, grasping his hand. Il 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
you? l couldn't let you go without
telling 0 good bye. Besides" he
added, Il learned just this morning
h a two very dear friends of mine
are taking this boat-Mrs Kendall
and her daughter-the widow OF Jim
Kemball. o know"
Mr.. Royce nodded. L, too, recalled
the name-Jim Kemball had been one
Of the best men at the New York bar
twenty years before and must have in
evitably have made a great name for
himself, but for his untimely death. |
had heard a hundred stories of him.
We'll, / want you to meet them
continued Mr.. Graham looking about In
ell directions. All, there they arel"
and he dragged his partner away to-
ward the bow OF the boat. l saw
him bowling before a gray haired little
lady, and a younger and taller one
whose back was toward me. They
iduSICu lpSGtHtI IDF Il moment, then
the last bell rang, and the ships Off
GERS began To clear the boat. | turned
back TO the pier, but was brought
around an instant later by Mr.. Graz
hams voice.
My dear Lester he cried. II
thought we'd lost you. | want to in
troduce you to Mrs. Kemball and her
daughter, who are 10 be your fellow
voyagers. Mr.. Testers a very ingen-
ious young man." he added. Make
him amuse you!" and he FASTENED
away TO catch the gang plank before
1t should be pulled in.
/ bowed TO Mrs. Kendall, thinking TO
myself that had never seen a sweeter,
pleasanter face. Then / found myself
looking into a pair of blue eyes that
fairly took my breath away.
We'll not neglect Mr.. Graham's adj
vice" said a merry voice. $50 pre-
pare for your fate, Mr.. Lesteri"
There was a hoarse shouting at the
gang plank behind me and the eyes
looked past me, over my shoulder.
See" she said; there's one poor
fellow who a just made it,"
| turned and looked toward the gang
plank. One end had been cast loose,
but two deck hands were assisting an
other man TO mount IL. He seemed
weak and helpless, and they supported
him On either side. An involuntary
cry rose TO my lips as / looked at him.
but / choked it back. For it was Mar
tigny, risen from his bed TO follow us,