Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-01-06

but paused 60 explain
Peter Brcder1ck has got everything
10 DO win II since the people put 'hh
hlstheskire MurEatroyd into the prose
cufurfs onr ToB know as vel as !
do that there's 0eeo TOO many
u Cradiebapgh's-and hur'
cutroyd sent word from the court
house that the place would be closed
= eseenqa cot. Y there was any more
trouble there
-ADd BroderiekT persisted the ser
reant
aBrodenck ave ne orders 10 be tip
nd OF hzrd when anything happens
10 Cradlebaurh's-no matter ~nat
Ana that. concluded THE captain. rs
snourh for you and me We've got 20
/ obey orders seer
ne removed the receiver from US
hook ana was about to TAX 10 central
but changed his mind. hung NJ TIE re
eelrer. Wheeled around On the sergeant
ana asked.
Were yOu going bonner
The other stretched his arms ano
yawned
Yes wuT
Ths ezpsaia passed over two black
cigars
-sraoke en- They'll keep you awnke
Ana. say, be went on placing bis
hand sosahingiy upon the others arm
-you wouldn't mind looking up Chair
man Peter Brodsrick. would youi II
isn't eTerybody l can trust
He seized a pad and wrote hastily
for q moment and finally. banding me
glsp Of paper 10 the sergeant added:
FIRST nv these four addresses II
he's pcs al any Of these. then ny ms
home YoufH be SURE 10 find him there
But see him. Don't take no for an an
Ewer. and after you hAre told him ths
whole story get his orders Seer
It took an hour and q half 70 iocsis
Chairman Peter Broderick The ser
ceant found him h0ne-in MS room
On the ground floor Of the lroquol
cluh. He waited for some time befors
be could gain access 4 that e<simahls
gentleman. for Peter Broderick's boul
for rising was high noon The boz
who aroused him awakened q slun1ber
ing Hon The Iroquots club covered
when Broaersck woke up Others COW
cred too BrodericksE word Eas Law
ersrywhe-e. and yet be wore no badgl
Of authority. held 10 Office BE did no
even want one. He Was higher thai
authority. stronger than ciTie force
He was power persoui3ed he had al
tained that mystical position II tn
universe known wherever men cas-
ballots as chairman Of the county cofn
mittee. which meant TO owe no man
: duty. hut 10 demand servifDde an
{ fealty from every man II meant Dor'
e II meant 10 hold the bag. II mead
that whatever Peter BrodeFick wanie
! be got
weir reared Brodersek 10 thr SCI
Eeant what IN thunder do 30
4 wautT
The desk sergeant briefly set fort
his credentials and authority and The
plunged boldly into the purpose Of h
T. presence
n -The captain wants TO know wh'
he's 10 DO about this HargraFes mu
der
Broderick stared bard at him
y aHsrgr1ves murderg be repeAte'
what Hargraresg
The sergeant went On 20 give hil
the facts. Broderick The While vi
v thinking deeply. Finally be inierrup
g ed the other with the question:
Look here. sergeaBt Whai va
there TO prevent Hargrares being shI
down By a hlgtwzyman OF a thus
Can you ten ne thst?N
-o6cer Eeogh says
J. Hang oBcer Keoghg yelled Bro
a eriek. -Keogh Is going to say nothiI
but what hes told Il say Look her
does anybody know who killed IA
grzvesf
mo.
$50 far 50 good Now. then. that
y q dark street isn't IT. And 9th
houses as well as Cradleba8gh's hs'
g an opening On that street haver
d theys / szy that this thing wasr
1e pulled Of inside Of Cradlebaugh's
"A YVES the work of an unknown ASA
sin-a thug DO you understand
y declared eE1phaticaliy.
AYou want the captain 10 work
ls out On that theory. Isn't that ity
r u1P m aHy- u1eua!-
ii Let the captain sit stili-o nothine
I'm gay nothing. I'm doing this thing
= work Q al The necessary tbeori'
w. Do you kearY
.Tbe captain told me to remind =
mat Prosecutor Murgatrord"-
~ B-oderseE sprang to his feet a
stood riowering over the sergeant
lie @Murgatreyd. Nobody has TO remi
me of Nmgatroyd. d-D him. TN
IA rs1z heiag reminded Of him He's
- o1fv ~oaBceholdsr In this hurg 4
hasn't cot the decency 70 know q
what I say goes Sergeant. he W
On conh6entially. this Is a blamed
ono po-tanf thing. ard before DO 8
ny thing I'm going down town to con-
Mr.. Graham Tborne- IN bring him
are 10 crad8ebaugh's- You tel your
his tsia to meet u there IN an hour an
10 half
u Twenty minutes later BrodericE '
died into the private Office Of Oral
ThsrDe, ESQ. counselor al law.
MAJ sThorne." be exclaimed loun;
for hack comfortably In q chair. have
: Of seen about this thing; Do you K
!, q gbat happened there last nighiY
his Thorne smiled gr1miy and pointe