Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-11

very busy day when the doctor wa
announced.
How 10 YOU do, DR.. jensen" sale
Cheney, extending his hand. What
the horrible trouble Mr.. Miller speak.
about in this card of in~troduction?"
In as few words rs possible DR.
Jensen told Cheney the entire troubl'
from beginning to end. Cheney smoked
as the doctor talked. and when h
paused the colonel said:
You've got Il very clever antag
onist. DR.. Jensen. Nj. o'Brien is no
unknown to me. 1 presume Mr.. Mile
In this case Is to get him to incrim-
mate himself By asking for this
money in the presence of a witness.
Cheney had beer studying h doc
tor very carefully. He noted the long
stylish frock coat. the gray trousers
perfectly creased. and in the Doctors
hand his shiny silk hat.
Do you always dress this way. doc
tor" asked Cheney.
Yes. generally" replied the doctor
amazed at the question. He ever
smiled as he replied to Cheney. The
colonel. too. smiled and continued:
Queer question. isn't it, doctor? But
let me assure You it's not an idle one
Inc case is not As hard as it would
80 oi'N 4 u before We Scl lIIOuSt
with Mr.. O'Brien he viii wish he had
MT asked for SIS 900. Now you. doe
tor. Will go about your daily work UNI
IN you hear from me. ] promise you
ii won't be long. Coed evening, doc
tor
DR.. Jensen was just a little nom
plussed over the manner of the cool
cheney. but he would have faith in
him.
The next morning cheney sent for
I.onergan. Ed" he said. Harold
O'Brien is a lawyer over here in the
Rock building. / want a perfect de-
scription of the lay of his offices and
adjoining rooms. l don't care any
thlng about he man. because / know
enough now. but 1 am particularly
anxious to get the information about
his rooms. You understand. Ed?
sure. colonel: I'm on. and Lon
ergan went out. That afternoon he
came Jack II reported the result OF
his investigat ton.
Three looms en- suite, colonel. The
nrst Two are occupied by a loan shark
company; h third room is O'Rrien's
once, You have to pass through the
-t''1ft ~rtrtrtt ru,rrrs- to- reach rhp faw-
yer. He's pretty we'll barricaded. He
pays the rent n sublets to the loan
company"
What color are the carpets. Ed?"
carpets: Let's see. They are a
rather dark green"
How dark" asked Cheney. produc-
ing 4 bundle of different colored green
yarns and laying them before Loner-
gan: Ed looked them over carefully
and picked out one strand. That's
about it,. colonel"
Cheney took the strand and placed
1T carefully in mis- ~pocketbook. "That's
all. thank you, Ed. save that wish
you would send one of the men out to
this address," handing I.onergan a
card. and ask Mr.. Elliott to step in
here on his way downtown tomorrow
morning"
Yes. sir" and Lonergan was gone.
Cheney chuckled to himself. by
George. there's going to be one very.
much surprised lawyer before many
days go by"
The next morning about 2 o'clock Mr..
James Elliott. a rising young electrical
engineer. came in the ~colonels office.
Cheney was a great believer in young
men and Elliott vas one OF his favor
ties.
Morning. Jimmie" he said. cheer
Thanks. colonel" replied Elliott.
taking the preferred cigar. Whats
up that you want me? Have l been
reported for doing something crimi-
nal"?' This with a smile.
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Im ona Ne a,s oui hn ne Mas snili'ns neart-
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his pocketbook.
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