Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-10
CHAPTER XIV.
N THE SAFE.

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The four men stood in silence before
the body. Jimmy bent and touched
the hand.
Dead" he said.
Angel made no reply, but switched
on every light In the room. Their he
passed his hands rapidly through the
dead mans pockets; the things he
found he passed to one OF the other
detectives, who laid them on the table.
"A chisel, a Jenny, a center-bit,
lamp, pistol" enumerated Angel 1T
is not difficult to understand why Con-
nor came here: blu who killed him."
He made a close inspection of the
apartment. The windows were intact
and fastened, there were no signs OF
were muddy footmarks, which might
have been made by Conner or his
murderer. In the center OF the room
was a small table. During Angels fire.
,quent absences from his lodgings he
was in the habit OF locking his w
rooms against his servants, who did
their cleaning under his eye. In on
sequence, the polished surface of the
little table was covered with a fine
layer of dust, save In one place where
there was a curious circular clearing
about eight inches In diameter. Angel
examined this with scrupulous care,
gingerly pulling h table to where the
lkI MOuiu Idll Oh IL WiLI "a
brilliance. The l.ttle circle from
whence the III had disappeared in
terested him more han anything else
in the room
You will sec that this is not
touched" he said TO n of the men;
and III to the other, you had bet
ser &C round &c Vine street AMI report
this-say, / will go myself"
AS Jimmy and he stepped briskly
In the direction Of the historic police
station, Angel expressed himself terse-
ly.
"Connor came on his own TO burgle;
he was surprised by a third party,
who. thinking Conner was myself, shot
him.
That is how I read IT," said Jimmy.
''But why did Conner Gomez
II have been expecting Conner"
said Angel quietly, He was not the
sort OF man to be cowed by the fear
OF arrest. He had got 1t into his head
that I had got the secret OF the safe,
and hi came 10 find out"
Inside the station the inspector on
duty saluted him.
1--WE have one OF your men inside
he said pleasantly. referring to the
Frenchman: then. noticing the grave
faces OF the two, he added: rs any
thing wrong. sirT"
Briefly enough the detective gave an
account OF what had happened In
Jermyn street. He added his In
structions concerning the table. and
left as the inspector was summoning
the divisional e
II wonder where we could find
Sreddlng r. asked Angel.
II wonder where SPEEDING will ind
I es= sasSaea4 Jimmy srtHfiys
Angel looked round In surprise.
Losing your nerve?" he asked
rudely.
.No.. said the cool young man by
his side slowly: but somehow life
seems more precious han It was a
week ago
sFiddiesticksl. said Angel, You're
in love"
perhaps ! m admitted Jimmy I'm
q surprised tone. as r. h idea had
never occurred, TO him before.
Angel looked at his watch.
Ten o'clock" ne said; stime for all
good people to be III bed. Being my
SELF Of d vicious disposition. and. more-
over. DESTROYS OF washing the taste OF
fragndy out OF my mouth. l suggest we
walk steadily 10 a place OF refrssh-
Angel. said Jimmy, Il cannot help
thinking that you like 70 hear your
i love Il" said angel frankly.
III a little underground bar IN Leices-
Ter square they sat 81 table listening