The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-09
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"Snty miluteS iaIer, 1 was surprised
to ind Godfrey just within, In close
conference with Mr.. Royce.
Here he Isl" he cried. mo, no:
don't take off your coat; don't even
take on YOU hat! Come along; it's a
mighty close thing now" and he caught
me by the arm.
It's all right, Lester" said u jun
lor, seeing my astonished c~ountenance.
out"
That was enough; / needed no second
oiddlng and ran after Godfrey to the
Elevator. AT the curb q cab was wait
ing. and we Jumped into 1t.
James Slip" called Godfrey, and In
an instant we were Off.
The driver seemed to realize the need
OF haste, for we bumped over the paw
ing stones at a prodigious rate, thread
ng m dirty streets Of the italian and
Jewish quarters, and finally pulling up
with q .whirl In the shadow OF Brook
tyn bridge.
Come ont" cried Godfrey, and we
crossed he ferry-house at q jump,
slammed our tickets into the chopper,
and sprang aboard the boat just az 1t
Was casting loose. j.
That was Q close shave" said God
srey, sinking into the nearest seat and
taking or his hat.
I sat down beside him and mopped
away h Precipitation. Lhad need Of
ll@nay breath FOR a. moment. but at last
l managed to blart out a question.
What's 1t all aboutg"
We'll" began Godfrey, putting on his
hat again and booking at me with a
auizzical smile, I'm tho first place, the
iminent and widely known firm OF Ora
lam Il Royce has been engaged to de-
END n John Tolbert Drysdale, now
arlder arrest charged with murder and
Fobbery. You are on your way to Baby
on, Long Island, to aook over the
and get the case ready"
sol" nodded; yes. I read OF the
saRS I'm last nights papers. But Mr..
Orysdale has never, i think, been a
client or our; how did he happen to
choose us?"
He didn't; I chose you. I wanted
him to have the best In the market"
Thanks" I said, coloring a little.
FBut how did h ONCE come to take
the case? We're always rather shy Of
criminal cases, you know"
Yes, I know you are. But i chinned
-FOUR Junior a bit"
THAT explains tit" I said, laughing.
TOf course Wen do our best for him"
You'll acquit him." said Godfrey,
with conviction. Il was at Boston yes
terday, or I'd have gone down to Baby
on at once and taken you with me-"
Then / shouldn't have got to say
yoodby 10 Cecily."
ITO whomT" @#
"ro Cecily-Tremaine's sweetheart,
you know He shipped her back to
Martinique this morning."
"Oh, did hep" and my companions
syes narrowed suddenly. why was
that?"
1 related briefly the incidents of the
preceding evening and of the morning.
Godfrey" l added impulsively, If
Eou knew Tremaine personally, 1 think
you'd realize what a poor case we've
rot against him. Why, it's no case at
Ill! Theorizing's all very well, but
what a jury wants Ia evidence-plain,
Ttraight-out, direct evidence, and we
haven't enough OF that to build a COP
web. 1 thought I'd found some yester-
Jay afternoon, but 1t was all the effect
IF s~elf-inducec hypnosis" and I told
aim Of my visit to Sing Sing.
He listened with intent face.
I'm not so sure II was hypnosis" he
Said, when I had finished. AT least,
eli have q look at those photographs
myself before I accept that theory. In
Act, 1 rather think it's Tremaine who
aas hypnottzed you, not l."
Il don't believe he's guilty" I re-
peated.
Then who tsp
"Cecily!" I said bluntly. "I believe
khe's the e who killed Thompson,
anyway"
Where's your evtdence?"
Il haven't any" I said helplessly:
only a kind OF intuition"
We'll. I've h same kind OF intuition
{ was Tremaine."
But w haven't any evidence
Igainst him, either: not a shred OF real,
direct. convincing evidence"
/ sparhana mt ~ ha aUraaN. Uh,,E u,nS-o
EOing to get it-enough to convict him
md some to spare"
Convict him OF what?"
o two murders n one robbery"
Then you believe he's implicated In
his Edgemere aftair?'
I'm sure Of IT,"
But there isn't a shred of evidence
against him." ! protested again, coming
'ack to my old objection: really God
rey was allowing his ~prejudices to car
" him too far. r.
Not a shred. apparently" he assent
ID readily.
well, then, how
Here's he landing" he interrupted.
We can talk It over on the train"
We left h boat and FASTENED across
10 h station. The train was waiting
he word to start and vas In motion a
moment after we stepped aboard. There
we're not many passengers, for the
morning travel Is toward the city, not
rom It; and we had no d~ificuity Ia
ipdng q seat where we could talk with
,ut fear OF being overheard.
Now" began Godfrey, "as you say,
here isn't a shred Of evidence, appar-
rntly, against Tremaine. How about
Tour client?" "
Against Drysdale," I answered, "the
Evidencs seems to be unusually COM
Ilete."
you might have used a stronger
Shrase. It's not only complete, it's con-
mmmately perfect. Not a link Is miss
ng. He was on the spot; his revolver
. found near by with blood
IN 1t; a button from his coat
. in the dead mans hand;
when he returns to the house,
10 is visibly disturbed; at the mo-
nent of his arrest, he was preparing
% escape; he refuses to explain where
he was at the time the crime was COM
nitted; he's involved in steel specula-
ion and presumably needs ready
money"
"well?"
WELL" said Godfrey earnestly, that
rery perfection is it's greatest weak
less. It's o perfect. Any one of
hose things might have happened;
lerhans anV two Of than. huf that fhax,