Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-01-11


/ That will let in the air; besides
through it one can get an admirabl,
/ view of the outer room"
All" l said, beginning to under
stand. ITS trap
Yes. a trap. Maybe Well catcl
fomething and maybe we won't What
time do YOU usually go to lunch?"
About l o'clock"
THAT ought to bring You here by
1870 Very well; lock me in and take
the key with YOU"
l did rs he babe me. though not with
out some reluctance. and confess that
thought of little else during the morn.
ing.
one o'clock came at last ana hur-
ried out and took the elevated uptown
as the quickest way of getting there.
1t was just 100 when | opened my
door. With Il little shiver of apprehen-
sion | inserted the key in the lock of
the closet and threw back the bolt.
Godfrey walked out on the instant.
He was smiling, but pale with fatigue.
IF you've got such Il thing as a nip
of brandy anywhere about. Lester" he
said, sinking into the nearest chair,
I'd he infinitely obliged for it, | feel
rather shaky in the knees"
| brimmed a glass for him. and lie
set it down empty, with a sigh of sat
isfactiou.
That's better Do YOU know.
thought for a time toward the last that
l was going to collapse. one little
crack is scarcely ventilation enough
for an active pair of lungs However
| was repaid
You were:"
Yes" and he smiled at my impa-
tience. IN tell You the story and see
what You make Of it. First cane the
chambermaid. who performed her du-
Ties with ueatness and dispatch. Then
dreary half hour passed, had about
come - the conclusion that l might
have spared my pains when | caught
the sound Of a key in the lock of the
close. and an instant later our friend
Tremainc appeared within my range
of vision
"Tremaine, l exclaimed. Then he
had Thompson's key"
Yes agreed Godfrey. But my
story's only begun. Tremaine took Il
look through the rooms TO assure him
self that there was no one here. He
tried the closet door, but didn't seem
surprised or suspicious when he found
it locked. Then he went back to the
outer room, dropped on his hands and
knees and began to search"
For the diamond|'
$50 thought at first. | couldn't see
him for little while. but presently |
perceived that he wasn't searching
over the body of the carpet, but around
its edges He seemed to be looking for
a place where it was loose, for lie went
very slowly from tack to tack. Once |
thought he had found it, for he came
to "A place where a tack was wanting
and ran his hand under eagerly. But
in a moment he brought it out again
empty"
$50 it couldn't have been the dia-
mond," | remarked in perpleXity.
NO. it couldn't have been the dia-
mond." asseutcd Godfrey. his eyes shin /
ing. But Trcmninc wasn't done yet. F..
Really, he'd make an admirable detec- F.
tive. admired his methods, though /.
they also gave me a clew TO what he .
was looking for. He placed Il chair .
just here. before this desk, just oppO- .
site the bedroom door. You'll rcmem- /
Der that Thompson also had a table
and chair similarly placed"
Yes, | remember"
Then he sat down IN the chair and
began a minute scrutiny Of the walls.
First that one Wonder. He went over
It inch by inch until he came to the
speaking tube. Then lie sprang up and
opened it and pecrcd inside. even hold.
ing a lighted match in. Let us see"
and Godfrey also examined the tube
IT'S empty"
Yes" | said. I've used it once or
twice, and IT works all right"
"Well, Tremainc wasn't satisfied
with that. lie ran his hands along the
top lodges of the doors, mounted
chair and peered above the windows,
examined every nook ana granny. At
last he gave it up, replaced things just
as lie had found them, glanced at his
watch and went away. Now. what was
ne looking forf"
| cudgeled my brain.
Il don't know | said. Il can't i'm.
lgine"
Let me help you" said Godfrey. his
yes shining still more brightly. Il had
inc TO think ii all out in the closet
here. In the first place, he looked only
II the outer room; in the second place,