The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
A Mystery
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Copyright. 1909. by Dodd.
Mead L. Co.
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And, say he went on, piacihS MS
hand soothingly upon the others arm,
you wouldn't mind looking up Chair
man Peter Frederick. would your ~
isn't everybody can trust"
He seized pad and wrote hastily
for q moment ard finally. handing the
slip Of paper to the sergeant. added:
"TIFsf try these four addresses. Il
he's not at any Of these. then try his
home. You'll be sure to ind him there.
Int see him. Don't take no for an an
syer. and after you have told him the
whole story get his orders. see:"
1t took an hour and half to locate
Chairman Peter Broderfck. The ser
eeant found him horpe-in his rooms
on the ground floor Of the Iroquois
club. He waited for some time before
he could gain access TO that estimable
gentleman, for Peter Broderick's hour
for rising was high noon. The hoy
who aroused him awakened slumber-
inx lion. The JFoquois club covered
when Broderick woke up. Others cow
cred too. Broderick's word was law
everywhere, ana yet he wore no badge
Of authority. held no Office. He did not
even want one. He was higher than
authority. stronger than civic force.
He was power personified. He bad at
tained that mystical position In the
universe known wherever men cast
| ballots ~ Chairman Of the county com
mittee. which meant to owe no man
duty. but to demand servitude and
| It meant to hold the bag! It meant
that whatever Peter Broderick wanted
be got.
"weii.' roared Broderick to the ser
reant. "what In thunder do you
| wantr'
The desk sergeant briefly set forth
his credentials and authority and then
plunged boldly into the purpose OF his
4 prssencs.
| THE captain wants to know what
he's to DO about this Hargraves mur-
der"
/ Brodersck stared hard at him.
i "Hargraves mnrders. he repeated.
aWhat Hargraves:
The sergeant went on to give him
the facts. Bruderick the while was
thinking deeply. Finally be interrupt
ed the other with the question:
4 Look here, sergeant. what Was
there to prevent Hargraves being shot
down by 4 highwayman or q thug!
Can you tell me thatw
.S}faeef Kee9h says
i Hang Onlcer Keoghw yelled Brod-
erick. '.Keosh II going to say nothing
but what he's tcld to say. Look here.
does anybody know who killed Har-
graves?
4 "No."
$50 far 70 good. Now, then, that's
| a dark street isn't It? And other
houses 10 well 81 Cradiebaugh,s have
an opening on that street, haven't
they? say that this thing wasn't
pulled "a iaside OF Cradlebaugh's. It
| was the work Of an unknown assas-
| siu--a thug. DO you understand? be
declared emphatically.
~You want the captain to work 4
out on that theory. Isn't that ft:'
II don't want the captain to work Il
out on any theory yelled Broderick.
"Iet the captain sit stiil-do nothing
say nothing. I'm doing this thing. III
work ont MI the necessary theories
DO y0u hearY'
THE captain told me to remind you
that Prosecutor Murgatroyd
i Bscderick sprang to hts feet and
stood siowerfng over the sergeant.
's1furgatroyd: Nobody has to remind
! me Of Murxatrcyd, d---n him. I'm al
! ways being reminded Of him. Hes thu
only olBeeholdsr In this burg thai
hasn't rot the dscency to know that
Whist say eoss. Sergeant" be went
!. On accidentally, "this is blamed I'm
portant thing, and before ! do any
thing I'm eoiug down town to CONSUL
I MI. Graham Th0rne. I'll bring him nj
10 Ceadlehaugh's. You tell your cap
tain to meet M there In an hour and
half"
Twenty minutes later Brcdsrick wad
did into tn private once Of Graham
Thorre, Eeq.. counselor ct Law.
Z 'sThorne.D he exclaimed. loungtnl
back comfortably In chair. have yos
.. ssen sb0ut thls thing? Do ron knox
! | what happened there last night Z:
Thorne srniiAd grtmly and pointed y
the pile Of morning papers on bis desl
- knew about It at . o'clock thl
81 uaprnin9. rye been waiting for you
] turn Up Tar tn Last four hours Thai
Was note Of superiority In. his vcic'
which, strange 10 say. Frederick
n0wiss resentrd.
! Frederick ever since he had mi