The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-08

a4dt Is an, ne SAID. / don thlnl
the evidence justities me holding her
sir. Royee." ana he left the room.
followed him, for l knew that | hat
io further part in ouc juniors errand
Went back to our table and busiee
myself gathering together Our belong
lnss The room had gradually cleared
and a the end OF ten minutes only the
coroner and his clerk remained. They
hau another case, it seemed TO open ir
the neutrality-suspicious. case which. per.
maps involved just as great heartacht
ana anguish as ours had. Five minutes
later, my chief came hurrying back to
me. and Il glance at his beaming eyes
told me how he had been welcomed.
Miss Holiday has started home
With her maid" he said. She asked
me 10 thank YOU for her for the great
Wofk YOU did this afternoon, Lester.
told her ii was really YOU who he'd
done everything. Yes, it vas he add
cd, answering my gesture of denial.
Mhlle was cropping helplessly around
IA the dark. You found the way to light.
but come; we must get back to the
office"
we found a cab at the curb, and In
q We're rolling back over the
route We had traversed that morning
ages ago, as it seemed to me, 1t was
only a few minutes after 5 O'clock, and
l reflected that | shout yet have time
O''ii'4eee tHe papers IN the Iturd case
before leaving for the night.
Mr.. Graham was still at his desk and
ne at once demanded an account of the
nearing. | went back to my work. and
so caught only a word here and there
enough, however, to show me that o1r
senior was deeply interested in his eS-
lraordlnary affair. AS for me. 1 u all
enoush, OF 1t resolutely from me and
devoted myself to the work in hand
1t was done at last. and / locked my
desk with a sigh of relief. Mr.. Graham
nodded to Inc kindly as l passed out.
and | left the office with the comfort
able feeling hat l had lone a good
days work for myself. as Well as for
my employers.
erlng III the hall followed me into the
elevator. -
This is Mr.. Lester. isn't ito" he
asked as the car started 10 descend.
Yes said looking at him in sur
prise. He was we'll dressed, with alert
eyes and strong. pleasing face. l had
never seen him before.
And you're going to dinner. aren't
you, MIR. Lester?" he continued.
"Yes-to dinner" | assented moro
and more surprised.
Nov. don't you think me imperttn-
ent, he said. smiling at my look OF
amazement. but / Want you to dine
WIN me this evening. l can promise
o as good a meal as you can get at
most places in New York"
But I'm not dressed" protested.
doesn't matter in the least
nelther am |, you see. We will dine
in a solitude a deux."
'Where?' l questioned.
Wei how would the studio suito"
me car a reached the ground floor.
and We left it together. | was COM
pletely in the dark as to my compan-
IONS purpose. INC yet it could have
one eXplanation-it must be con-
hected IN some way with the Holiday
case. Unless-and l glanced at him
agaln. No, certainly. he was not a con-
man-even If he was. I wo,,ld
welcome the adventure. NV
curiosity Won the battle.
VERY we'll said. I'll be glad to
accept your invitation. Mr."
He nodded approvingly.
There spoke the mar of sense. Well
you snail not go unrewarded. Godfrey
IS my hame-no. you don't know me,
~
l mount into it. he after me. 1t
seemed to me that there was an nm
usual number of loiterers about the
of the building. but we were Off
In a moment. and / did not give them
a second thought. We ratified out into
'.S tiio Illed for
three mile straightaway run to
Ihlon square. noticed in a
mat We We're going at a rate of speed
rather exceptional for a cab and II
increased as the driver found
: clear o "a before him. My companion
threw up the trap in The root of the
as we swung around into Thir-
zenith street.
A right. SAM" he called.
Inc driver rriDnaH down -
the hole.
Al right, sir" he answered.. "Thev
couldn't stand the pace a little Bit.
They're d~istanced."
III trap snapped down again. we
5urned into Sixth avenue. and stopped
f~orbiddinG without. but a den with
n. MY companion led the way up
to a private room, where a ia hIe
ready for US. The oysters an
oeared before we were fairly seated,
You Sec" he smiled. II made bold
% believe h a you'd come with me,
so had the dinner already ordered"
/ looked at him Without replying
completely in the dark. Could this
De the writer of the mysterious noteo
But what could his object be- Above
MI, why should he SO expose ht1nselfo
ne smiled again, as he caught my
~
Nouise, you re puzzled he said !
We'll. III make y clean breast of the
at once. | wanted to talk with
'ou about this Holiday, case. and de.
'ided that n dinner at the Studio wolld
De just the ticket"
| nodded. The soup was a thine IN
marvel at. ~
You were right l assented. THE
cea was a stroke of genius
II knew you would think so. You see
NICE this morning, I've been making
'ather a study of you. That coup OF
ours at the c~oroner's court his after
noon was admira ble-one of the best
Kings ever saw"
bowed my acknowledgements.
on We're there. them" | asked
On. yes: | couldn't afford to miss it"
The color blind theory was a simple
nc" mp
so simple that 1t never occurred TO
-nSohe else. | think We're too ant TO
the simple explanations which
after all. nearly always the true
mes. It's only in books that we meet
he reverse. You remember itSs
iaboriau who advises one ALWAYS 10
Ilstrust the probable?"
Yes. | don't agree with him"
Nor l. Now take this case. for in
lance. think it's safe to state that
Where it's not the result of
uaden passion, is always committed
or one OF two objects-revenge or gain
Mr. HOllaIa VIC ,oc+ liFn