Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-12

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n sent in a b.ief but highly colored
version OF the tragedy.
linen we walked back to the house
together. AS we approached it, L was
startled to see a shadow fit across
the kitchen blind.
"She mustn't go down there again."
| said, and flung open the door.
Lucy Kingdom was standing with her
hand on the knob of the door which
led to the cellar. She started around
at my entrance, n stared at me, but
saw no light of recognition in her
eyes.
Don't go down there" 1 said gent
~. You'd better lie down again.
She permitted me to lead her back
to h couch without protest or re-
%sistance.
TRY to rest" 1 said. There's moth
ing o can do. You must be strong
for tomorrow"
She lay down as obediently as a
child n closed her eyes,. Her
lips moved for a moment; but at last
1 was relieved to note by her regular
breathing that h had apparently fair
en- asleep.
1 returned to the dining room and
closed the door between, so tina the
and noise might not disturb her.
who had stationed himself at the outer
door, and l heard q wagon rattle up in
front OF the house.
Then half a dozen policemen came
pouring into the yard, headed by a
man with grey hair and heavy black
moustache, whom l saw to be the chief.
He stopped for a moment to listen to
the story the patrolman had to tell,
then he turned sharply to me.
"Of course you'll have to explain
your presence here" he began.
My names Lester; IL you doubt 1t,
here's my card" I said, cutting him
short. Mr. Godfrey and I suspected
something was wrong here. We looked
into 1T and found much more thar we
bargained for"
WHO'S MI. Godfrey"
"The man who sent your patrolman
here"
How did you ge. so dirty?"
"Uncovering the dead man in the
cellar"
And your hand seems to be
Yes; Harriet Kingdom shot me he
fore h hanged herself"
she discovered you in the cellar?"
Yes"
He looked at me a moment longer
without speaking.
It's hardly probable I added, that
II my friend and I had been guilty Of
any crime, he'd have stopped to warn
the police. and II have waited here for
you to come and take me-"
That's true" he assented; but I
don't quite see what your business was
here." VS.
my friends a reporter on the New
York Record" I explained.
"Oh. a re%porter!" he repeated. in
stantly drawing the inference which 1
hoped he would. THAT explains It.
But, Of course, Mr.. Lester, you. as a
lawyer, know that o had no right to
enter q house in that way. It was
your duty to inform the police"
There are emergencies" pro-
tested. I'm which n must take affairs
ones w hands,"
7 admit that: but whether this was
one of them"
asked. 49," :
''well. that's not for mo to decide.
I understand you're staying at the
"Yes-at least. I was staying there
Yesterday. rave up my room, not
knowing that ia need It again. Im
about dead for Sleep"
He pondered for q moment. looking
at my card.
"How do I know this IL really vour
he asked.
You don't know It." I retorted,
growing suddenly impatient. put ri
nave 9 dozen people down from New
York to identity. me. e you doubt It.
Meanwhile. let mo 80 to bed"
All right" he said. pocketing the
card with sudden decision. put It
will have to be under. guard. I don't
to place you under arrest, but at
the same time u can't run the risk az
letting you get away. You've no OBJ.
lection to III company Of an omcArYs
None Whatever. II he'll only yet me
All right. but you'd better hav.
that hand dressed before you turn In.
We brought . doctor alone ON. the on
lot him look at It."
Thank you" I assented. and the doc
tor was summoned.
it, not n the least serious,a he a.
ticn. and the wound va soon washed
ana bandaged.
That feels better. said. - he
pressed Tho last strip OF Dlacter INTO
iIlace. Nov Pm ready for bed"
sSher1nan. sa1d the chief to, one Of
.n ne n sss9 70 With this gentleman,
hear nom mo. Let him % Is Be bed III Il
~ wants To- and don't disturb him: but
Il he tries to escape: stop hifn ~ Va
70 shoot him.
! did my best to repreoe = omila. ana
euccee6sd IN turning e into Z yaWn.
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