The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-09
CHAPTER XIV.
OPENING THE SAFE.

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. Then he
passed his hands rapidly through the
dead mans pockets; the things he
detectives, who laid them on the table.
"A chisel, a Jenny, a center-bit,
lamp, pistol" enumerated Angel. 1T
II not difficult to understand why Con-
nor came here; but who killed him?"
He made close inspection Of the
apartment. The windows were intact
and fastened, there were no signs of
q struggle. In the sitting room there
were muddy footmarks, which might
have been made by Connor 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 two
rooms against his servants, who did
their cleaning under his eye. In con-
sequence, the polished surface of the
little table was covered with a fine
layer Of dust, save in one place where
there was q curious circular Gearing
about eight inches In diameter. Angel
examined this with scrupulous care,
gingerly pulling the table to where the
light would fall on 1t with greater
brilliance. The little circle from
whence the dust had disappeared in
eerested him more than anything else
You will see that this Is not
and then to the other, "You had bet
ter go round to Vine street and report
this-say. / will go myself"
As Jimmy and he stepped briskly
in the direction of the historic police
station, Angel expressed himself terse-
1y.
"Connor came on his own to burgle;
he was surprised by third party,
who. thinking Conner was myself. shot
him."
THAT is how read IT," said Jimmy
''But why did Conner conner"
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 / had got the secret of the safe,
and he came to find out"
Inside the station the inspector on
duty saluted him.
ne said pleasantly, referring to the
Frenchman; then. noticing the grave
faces Of the two, he added: Us any
thing wrong. sir?"
Briefly enough the detective gave an
account OF what had happened In
Jermyn street. He added his in
Utructions concerning the table, and
left as the inspector was summoning
the divisional surgeon.
II wonder where we could find
6pedding?" asked Angel.
II wonder where SPEEDING will find
us7" added Jimmy grimly.
Angel looked round In surprise.
Losing your nerve?" he asked
sNo." said the cool young man by
his side slowly: but somehow life
seems more precious than it was a
week ago."
'Tiddlesticksl" said Angel, you're
IN love-"
Perhaps I am" admitted Jimmy In
q surprised tone, as II tho idea had
never occurred to him before.
Angel looked at his watch.
'"Ten o'clock" he said: slime for al
GOOD people to be In bed. Being my
SELF Of q vicious disposition. and. more
over. DESTROYS Of washing the taste OF
tragedy out of my mouth, / suggest we
walk steadily to a place of refresh
ment."
"Angel," said Jimmy. II cannot heir
thinking that you like to hear your
self talk"
Il love II" said Angel frankly.
: In lierls Underground bar In Leices-
ter square they sat ct table listening