The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07

"
Spanish needs a little furnishing, and
only the other day l was practicing
with a man whose name. 1 believe, is
Murrcllo. Do you know him?"
If you have completed our business
| will ring for the servant said the
lawyer.
H e told me-my Spaniard, I mean
a curious story. He comes from ar
celona, and by way Of being a mason
or something Of the sort, was brought
to England with some other of his fell
low countrymen to make some curious
alternations to the house OF a Senior
ln-er-Clapham of all places in the
world"
The LAWYERS breath came short and
fast.
From what 1 am able to gather"
Jimmy went on lapguidly, and my
Spanish is Andalusian rather than Ca
talonian, SO hat l missed some Of his IT..
interesting narrative. these alterations
partook OF the nature of wonderfully
concealed strong-rooms-stee l doors
%artfully covered will cheap wood cary
concealed strong-rooms-steeldoOrs art
ruby covered with cheap wood carving.
vaults cunningly constructed beneath in
nocent basement kitchens, little STAIR
like"
The leNity went out of his voice. and
he Strengthened himself in his chair.
i have no desire to search. YOU Of
fice," he said quietly, .or perhaps L
should say no further desire. for I W
hole and corner. No." he checked the
words on ~Spedding's lips. mo, it was
not who committed the laundering
burglary you spoke of. You never
found traces of me, I'll swear. You may
keep the keys of your strong-room, and
I shall not trouble your bankers"
What do you want?" demanded the
lawyer shortly.
Il want to see what you have got
downstairs" was the reply, and there
was no doubling it's earnestness, land
more especially do I want to see the
red envelopes"
The lawyer bent his brows in
thought. His eyes were fixed
ingly on Jimmy's.
Suppose" he said slowly. suppose
that such an envelope did exist, sup
pose for the sake of argument these
mysterious vaults and secret chambers
are, as you suggest, in existence, what
right have you, more Than any other
one of the benefciaries under the will,
to demand a private examination? Why
should I give you an unfair advantage
over them?"
Jimmy rose to his feet and stretched
himself before replying.
There is only n legatee whom I
recognize" he said briefly, that is the
girl. The money is hers. l do not want
q SA4ii6. 1 dIl SQudlly uOlcTIIlluCu
that nobody else shall touch a penny
neither my young friend Connor"-
he stopped to give emphasis to the
next wv words-"nor yourself"
"Sir!!' said the outraged Mr.. Sped.
ding.
Nor yourself, Mr.. SPEEDING" re-
peated Jimmy with conviction. LET us
understand each other thoroughly.
You are, as 1 read, you, a fairly
respectable citizen. l would trust you
witt ten or a hundred thousand pounds
without experiencing the slightest anx-
million in solid cash, nor would l trust
any man. The magnitude Of the sum
is calculated to overwhelm your moral
sense. The sooner the red envelope is
in the possession of Angel Esquire the
better for us ALL"
fingers n%ervously stroking his jaw,
thinking.
IAN agile mind this,' thought JIM
my; III I am not careful there will be
trouble here"
He watched the lawyers face and
noticed the lines suddenly disappear
from the troubled face, and the placid
smile returning.
Cancellation n partial confession"
5odssc{ Jimmy, and his diagnosis was
We'll, Mr.. Jimmy" said Speeding.
Will so1ie BLOW VI NedTClneSS, since
you know so much. 1t may be welleto
tell you more. AS o have so clev-
erly discovered. my house to a great
extent is a strong room. There are
many valuable documents tina / could
not with any confidence leave deposit
ed at my Office. They are safer here
under my eye. so to speak. The papers
OF the late Mr.. Reale are. l confess.
In his house; but-now mark me
whether the red envelope you speak Of
Is amongst these l do not know. There
is a multitude Of documents in n
ton with the case, all Of which 1 have
is late. but
He paused ir~resolutely.
If you would care to inspect the.
mysteries OF the ~basement"-he smiled
benevolently, n was his old self-"I
shall be happy to nave your assistance
In a .cursory Search
Jimmy was alert and watchful and
to the point.
Lead the way" he said shortly. and
Speeding. after a moments hesitation.
opened the door and Jimmy ollowei
him into the hall.
Contrary to his expectations. the la W.
yer led him upstairs, and hrourh a
plainly furnished bedroom to a small
room that opened of. There
was a conventional wardrobe aRainst
the wall, and this SPEEDING opened
A dozen suits hung from hooks and
n the lawyer groped
amongst these for a moment. Then
there was a soft click. the back
of the wardrobe swung back.
Speeding turned to his visitor with a
quizzical smile. ~
CONTINUED Next Week,