Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-24
chatting away with Mrs. Tremalne."

chatting away with Mrs. Tremaine."
'Then you have met her? She
thought she was mistaken"
You mean she knew me?' he asked
quickly.
'She asked who you We're; she fan
cied she'd met you somewhere"
Godfrey laughed little dry laugh.
"She has" he said, but it's strange
she remembers it, for I'll swear she
never looked at me, or perhaps" he
added, knitting his brows, "She has
some special reason to remember.
happened TO be in the hall of the Mara
thon apartment house talking with
Higgins, the janitor, when she and her
husband came in from dinner the night
that man Thompson was killed there.
Perhaps you remember about it,"
/ nodded, smiling.
Yes | remember"
Something in my face caught his at
tention.
You mean you know something
about it?" he asked quickly. But
movement of feet across the floor out
side interrupted him. we can't talk
here" he said. "Will you be at home
tonightT'
Yes"
Then I'll look you up" and he turn
ed to go
Wait Il minute" 1 said. I'm not
with Mrs. Fitch any more"
Aren't you?'
NO. I'm CHARTERED at the Mara
thon."
AT the Marathon"
Yes. Suit fourteen. Higgins will
show you up
He stared at me an instant with
starting eyes. Then the door opened
and Mr.. Royce came in, followed by
two clerks.
I'll look for you this evening" l
added, hugely enjoying his stupefac-
ton.
He nodded mechanically and turned
away. walking like man in dream.
Well" began Godfrey as he settled
back in his chair and looked around
the room. this is about the last place
on earth I'd have expected to find
you"
And yet it's not so wonderful"
pointed out. Il had to change my lodg-
ings and found that these would suit
Its in your blood" he went on,
smiling. 1T has been ever since that
affair OF Miss Holiday. You'll never
get it out. But I'm glad you're here.
I've an idea that we're just on the
threshold of n very remarkable ms
terry, and you can help lot
Then the murder wasn't the end:'
''No; 1 fancy it was only the begin
ming Now tell me how you happened
to be with Mrs. Tremaine last night"
'Tremaine had an important bust
ness engagement" | said, which he
couldn't break. He'd promised to take
her to the theater and had secured
seats. Rather than disappoint her he
asked me to take his place"
land she didn't Object:'
''She made the best of it. l guess"
''She seemed to be getting a good
deal of fun out of it."
she was. She's the most uncOnven-
tional creature l ever met. She'd inter-
est you. Godfrey
Il don't doubt it in the least. But
Tremaine interests me too. You don't
happen to know what this business en-
gagement was?" and he looked at me
with n queer smile.
mo. 1 suppose that it had some
thing to do with his railroad"
Ellis raiirOadr'
I related briefly the project in which
Tremaine was engaged.
We'll, perhaps it was connected with
that Godfrey said when l had finish
ed, but indirectly-very indirectly. He
spent the evening in Dickie Delroy's
box ut the opera
It was my turn to stare.
Godfrey" l said suddenly, there
arc two points I'd like to submit to
rather important ones. fan
~. But first l want you to tell me the |
story of the crime, just as it occurred. |
suspect there were some details that |
didn't get into the Record. Start |
cigar first"