Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

presence.
1.-THE captain wants to know what
he's to do about this Hargraves mur-
der"
Broderick stared hard at him.
"Hargraves murder?" he repeated
"What Hargravesy'
The sergeant went on to give him
the facts Frederick the while was
thinking deeply. Finally he interrupt
ed the other with the question:
Look here. sergeant. what was
there to prevent Hargraves being shot
down by a highwayman or a thug?
Can you tell me that?'
"Officer Keogh says
Hang Officer keogh!" yelled Brod-
erick. "Keogh is going to say nothing
but what he's told to say. Look here.
does anybody know who killed Har-
graves?
| NO"
i $50 far so good. Now, then. that's
a dark street, isn't it? And other
houses as well as Cradlebaugh's have
an opening on that street, haven't
they? l say that this thing wasn't
pulled of inside of Cradlebaugh's. 1t
was the work Of an unknown assas-
sin-a thug. Do you understands" he
declared emphatically.
You want the captain to work it
out on that theory! Isn't that it?"
II don't want the captain to work it
out on any theory" yelled Broderick.
LET the captain sit still-do nothing
say nothing. Pm doing this thing. I'll
work out all the necessary theories
Do you hear?'
1.-THE captain told me to remind you
that Prosecutor Murgatroyd"-
Broderick sprang to his feet and
stood glowering over the sergeant
"Murgatroyd! Nobody has to remind
me of Murgatroyd. d-n him! I'm al
ways being reminded OF him. He's the
only of1iceholder In this burg that
hasn't got the decency to know that
what say goes. Sergeant" he went
on confdentially,' ".his is blamed i'm
| nortant thing, and before do any
thing I'm going down town to consult
Mr.. Graham Thorne. I'll bring him up
to Cradlebaugh's. You tell your cap
tain to meet us there in an hour and n
half"
Twenty minutes later Broderick wad-
lied into the private Office of Graham
!, Thorne. ESQ.,, counselor at law.
"Thorne." he exclaimed. lounging
back comfortably in chair, "have you
seen about this thing? Do you know
what happened there last night?"
Thorne smiled grimly and pointed to
the pile of morning papers on his desk
II knew about it ut 6 o'clock this
morning. I've been waiting for you to
turn up for the last four hours" There
was note of superiority in his voice,
which. strange to say, Broderick in
nowise resented.
| Broderick ever since he had met
Thorne had felt an admiration for this
tall. handsome, dignified young man
with the gray just commencing tc
creep in his hair Thorne possessed all
the qualities that go to make up a
clever, astute counselor at law. OF his
antecedents. it is true, no one knew
aught. He had merely arrived few
short years before. opened his big law
office. stalked into the courts and out
of them, into the clubs and out of
them. 1t cannot be denied that he
made his best impression upon iaymen
and not upon the lawyers. although
even the members of the bar conceded
that Thorne had ability. That he earl-
ed great deal of money was quite
manifest. for he spent it with free
hand If trit1e too SYSTEMATICALLY. He
hobnobbed with the best people. knew
everybody worth while. and everybody
worth while knew him. Broderick felt
that If fate could regenerate him he
should like to be Thorne.
WELL" blurted out the politician
what are you going to do about it?"
What are we going to do about it?''
asked the lawyer in TURN
II can handle the police" Broderick
affirmed,
I THAT goes without saying. But
we're up against something more than
the police"
"If Tom Martin or Sam Apgar was
the prosecutor now" walled Broder
ick, wed have no trouble. They used
to come to me regularly for instruc
tions"-
Thorne paced the entire length OF
his long private Office.
But" he protested. Martin ism,
prosecutor. Neither is Apgar. Murga
troyd is prosecutor. and
Il
Broderick. He's so straight that he
leans over backward. 1t was he who
said six weeks ago that the Tweedale
suicide was the last straw; that If an
other fracas occurred inside of Cradle
baugh's it would be goodby to Cradle
baugh's. And now there's this blamed
murder!"
Thorne looked Broderick in the eve
for moment and asked:
"Do you know that this murder hap
pened inside of Cradlebaugh's?"
mo. But I'm satisfied it did"
"Have you talked to Pemmican?" +
Broderick stared in surprise.
mo. But haven't your"
Thorne shook his head.
"You forget that waited here fol
you. Now that you're. here. my ides
is to see Pemmican and get the facts.
1.-THE captain of the - precinct will
be there" explained Broderick. "Ht
understands That you're counsel TO,
Cradlebaugh's. See"
Come on" repeated Thorne. "wel
so and see Pemmican.'