The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-03-14
The Holiday Case
BURTON STEVENSON
ey BURTON e. STEVENSON.
sy IIenry Hor 9 GO --

What would a boys description he
WORTH II would be AZ the hest vague
and Indefinite. Besides they've not even
found the boy. Now. TO return 10 the
note.
We had come To the coffee and cigars.
and I felt u time To protest.
"Iicforr "" return To the note. Mr..
Godfrey" said. Id like to- ask you two
direct questions. What interest have
you In the natter"
1.-THE interest OF every investigator of
crime" he answered. smiling.
You belong to the detective force.
them"
Il have belonged to u. At present.
I'm I'm other employ.
And what Was your object In bring
Ing me here this evening"
"Dnc portion of my object has been
accomplished. The other was to ask
YOU To write out Cor me copy OF the
note"
But who Was II pursued us up
Broadway"
''Oh. I have rivals" he chuckled. II
fiattcr myself that was rather neatly
done. VIII you give me copy Of the
note. Mr.. Lester
No" I answered sauarcly. You'll
have TO 20 to the police fo: that. I'm
out OF the case"
He bowed across TN. table 20 me with
~ HttiF lfNEHs ~ U iDpk"p ~ ulIfts IiH
impcrturbablc good humor touched me.
'I'li tell you one thing. though" I
added. THE writer of that note knew
nothing or Rogers color blindness
you're on the Secent there
II ann" he asked amnzcdly. Then
how did you know ~. Mr.. LestcrT''
~ suppose you detectives would call
II dcduC tion-i acduocd g."
lie took n contempiative pun or two.
rs he looked nj me.
Well" he exclaimed. NJ last. Il must
sny that beats me. Deduced IL. That
was mighty clever
Again I bowed my acknowledgement
And that's all you can tell me-" he
added.
''rm afraid that's ALL"
VERY we'll. thank you for that
much" and he flicked the ashes from
his cigar. Now. fear that I must
leave YOU. I've n good deaf nf work to
do. aud you've opened UP n very In
tercstinE limo of speculation. assure
you ina; I've passed "A very pleasant
evening. I hope you've not found II
tircsomer"
quite the contrary" I sail heartily.
I've endowed myself immensely"
Then I'll ask ouc last favor. My
cab IL ut tho door. I've nn further Use
for u. and ] beg youll drive home IN
1 snw ihnt lie really wished ~.
why. yes. certainly" aSacnted.
Thank you" hs said
lie took me down 20 the door called
the cab and shook hands with me
warmly
Good by. Mr.. Lester" II" said. I'm
Elad ~ the chance tn have met you.
I'm not really such n mysterious i'm
divijunl-it's merely q trick ~ the
trade. ] hope well meet again sonlc-
time"
so do t. said. and meant q.
] Saw him stand for moment on the
curb looking after us ms we drove away
then u. turned and ran rapidly up the
steps OF the elevated.
The driver sccined I'm no hurry to get
ire home. and ] had plenty of time to
think over the events ~ the evening
but I could make nothing OF them
What rcsul; he had achieved I could
no, imagine. Aud yet he had seemed
satisfied. ~ To- Ills theory. could not
but admit that " vas an adroIt one.
even a mastery ouc--a better one. GER
tainly. than should have evolved un-
aided.
'oh. Mr., Lester" she cried. such n
time rs I've had this night Every Ave
minutes there's boon somebody here
looking for yOu. and there's crowd
or them IN iu your room now. 7 tried
to put them out. but they wouldn't go."