The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-16
ANGEL ESQUIRE
BY EDGAR WALLACE

had done. There were certain irregu
iarities to be CLOSED over, topics to b
avoided-why, for instance. officia
action was not taken when IL was seel
that SPEEDING contemplated a felony
Most worthily did Angel hold the for
for offcialdom that day. and when h,
vacated the box he left behind him tn,
Impression that Scotland Yard was al
foreseeing, all wise, and had added We
another to its list of successful cases
The newspaper excitement LASTED
exactly four days. On the fourth day
speaking at the annual congress Of the
British association. Sir William Far.
ran, the great physician. in the course
or an illuminating address on 1.-THE
first causes OF disease" announced az
his firm conviction that all the ills that
flesh is heir to arise primarily from the
wearing Of boots, and the excitemen,
that followed the appearance In
with bare feet will long be remembered
In the history of British Journalism. II
was enough, at any rate, to blot out
the memory Of the Reale case, for i'm
mediately following the vision of a
stout and respected member Of the
Haberdasher company in full robes
and chain of Office entering the Man
sion House insufficiently clad there
arose that memorable newspaper dis
cussion Boots and Crime" which
threatened at one time to shake estab-
lished society to its very foundations.
bill Is a brick" wrote Angel to
Jimmy. Il suggested to him that he
might make a sensational statement
about microbes. but he said that the
Lancet had worked bugs to death and
offered the no boots alternative"
1t was a fortnight after the inquiry
that Jimmy drove to Streatham to
carry out his promise to explain to
Kathleen the solution Of the cryptic
gram.
1t was his last visit to her, that
much he had decided. His rejection Of
her offer to equally share old Reales
fortunte left but one course open to
him, and that he elected to take.
She expected him, and he found her
sitting before coy fire idly turning
the leaves Of a book.
Jimmy stood for a moment in an
embarrassed silence. It was the first
time he had been alone with her save
the night he drove with her to Streat-
nam, and he was little at loss for
an opening.
Ite began conventionally enough
speaking about the weather, and not to
be outdone In commonplace, she or
dered tea.
And now. Miss Kent" he said, IT
have got to explain to you the solution
oI Oh RealeS cryptOgram.
He took sheet Of paper from his
pocket covered with hieroglyphics.
Where old Reale got his idea of
the cryptogram from was, Of course,
Egypt. He lived there long enough
to be fairly well acquainted
with the picture letters that abound
In that country, and we were fools not
to jump at the solution at first. I don't
mean YOU" he added hastily. II mean
Angel and / and Connor and all the
people who were associated with him."
The girl was looking at the sheet,
and smiled quietly at the faux pas.
How he came into touch with the
professor
she asked.
Angel has got him into some kind
OF institute" replied Jimmy. He's q
fairly common type of cranky old
calls him, and that Is about the de-
scription. He's the sort of man that
haunts the admiralty with plans for
battleships, a minus genius
THAT'S Angels description. too--who.
with an academic knowledge and
good memory, produced reasonably
clever little book. that 500 other school,
masters might just as easily have writ
ten. How the professor came into
Reales life we shall never know. Prob
ably he came across the book and dis
covered the author, and trusting to
his madness made a confidant Of him.
Do you remember" Jimmy went on.
that you said the figures reminded you
or the bible? Well, you are right. AL
most every teachers bible, I find, has
plate showing how the alphabet came
into existence"
He indicated with his finger as he
spoke.
Here Is the Egyptian hieroglyphic.
Here Is q hand that means d. and
here Is the queer little Hieratic wiggle
that means the same thing, and YOU
see how the Phoenician letter is very
little different to the hieroglyphic, and
The Greek delta has become a triangle
and locally 1t has become the ID we
KNOW"
"All this is horribly learned" he
said, and has got nothing to do with
The solution. But old Reale went
through the strange birds, beasts and
things till he found six letters, 8 p r
N G, which were to form the word |
hat would open the SAFE"
1T is very interesting" she said, q |
little bewildered.
1.-THE night you were taken away."
said Jimmy, 1--WE found the word and
cleared out the safe in case of acct |
tents. 1t was a very risky proceed |
ng on our part, because we had no |
authority from you to act on your be- |
half"
You did right" she said. She felt
t was feeble rejoinder, but she could |
.hink Of nothing better.
And that is ALL" he ended abruptly.
IND looked at the clock
You must have some tea before YOU |
co." she said hurriedly.
They heard the weird shrek Of a mo- |
or horn outside and Jimmy smiled.
THAT is Angels newest discovery"
he said, not knowing whether to bless |
'r curse his energetic friend for spoil |
ng the tete-a-tete.
oh" said the girl. little blankly
he thought.
Angel Is always experimenting with
lew noises" said Jimmy, land some |
elbow has introduced him to a motor |
siren which Is claimed to possess an |
almost human voice."
The bell tinkled and few seconds
after Angel was ushered into the room. |
II have only come for a few min |
Ites." he said cheerfully. IT wanted |
% see Jimmy before he sailed and as |
have been called out of town un-
Before he sails?" she repeated slow |
y. Are you going away?"
"Oh. yes. he's going away" said |