Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-16


too easily identified If | hadn't. Yet
know | had TO the wretched mans
voice rose was forced to it."
why did you throw it in the
Creek" asked Bruce. why not the
East River?"
Because knew all about the
Creek" was the quick reply. used
TO swim in II when | was a kid and
knew one place where the water was
deep close up TO the bank and where
there were rocks | could use. | could
! drive right along there without rails
ing any suspicion. It's lonely place
too. so there wasn't danger OF anyone
hearing the splashes."
| The man in the chair wet his lips
| once more. Then he went on.
When I'd done that and 1t had
| gone, | guess | lost my nerve. I'd
| been nervy enough driving through the
| New York streets and going over in
| the ferry; but now that | was standing
| there in the dark on the bank, with the
| water just down in front there and the
horse the only living thing anyways
near, began shaking and | almost
called for help. Then jumped in the
| runabOut and drove like mad for a
long time. | heard one mani guess
| he was a cOp-shouting at me as
went by, but / didn't stop.
After a bit, | pulled on the reins
and sat there on the seat. thinking.
| didn't know where he'd gotten the
horse and carriage, so | couldn't very
well take 1t into any stable unless l
said I'd found 1t in the streets, and
then they'd remember me afterwards.
So. after I'd made sure | hadn't left
anything in the runabout, | jumped
down and walked away and left the rig
there. There wasn't q gas lamp nearer
than three blocks and there weren't
any houses even as near as that, so
guess nobody saw me.
well, when I'd gotten away a bit.
| had another attack of nerve and
went into a saloon and braced myself
with some whisky. Then | sat down
in one corner and began thinking
IL out again and while | was thinking
| remembered I'd left my cane, with
my initials on the end of il, in his
rooms"
Bruce looked up quickly.
Ah9 Sdlu hc' AHul . why gOu
came back. I've been wondering"
Well" said the man in the chair.
that was one reason. | was sure
wasn't leaving anything of mine be-
hind me when | left. for | remember
standing in the middle of the room
and looking all around. Where was
the cane?"
ION the desk in plain sight, me
lad" said McGinnis.
4 guess | was too strung up to no
tice it," said the man in the chair.
Anyway, that was the only clue l
left"
You're mistaken" said Bruce
The man in the chair gave a little
start
We'll, don't see what it could have
been" said he, " 1t couldn't be worse,
though, than leaving my. initials"
" 1t was worse even than that" said
Bruce. " It's bad enough to leave ones
initials. It's worse. isn't II, to leave
ones full name?"
The man in the chair made no reply
He was plainly mystified.
81 found your full name on a piece
of marking tape on the bathroom
floor" continued Bruce.
The man in the chair shook violently.
God! he said, Il remember"
The Night City Editor stepped away
from the door against which he had
been leaning and took a chair.
The cane was one reason for your
oOinor hall enid hn ha
What were the others?"
There was only one other one" re-
pied the man in the chair. made
up my mind I'd better destroy every
thing in those rooms to show who
Greening really was.
of he'd been arrested with that
watch and those papers in his pockets.
he'd not been put down on the blotter
under the name of Greening. | was
surprised. tell you. to find them. He
must have forgotten himself, for once.
a thought, at first. I'd post a letter
addressed to somebody in Philadelphia.
Then | thought I'd open it and read
It, Then thought I'd tear il up with
out reading II. Then something else
came up in my mind and | just
dropped It in that drawer with the
other things. Then l went home and
went to bed"
Bruce looked up again.
"You went homer" he asked. In
manifest surprise. THE janitress
told me she hadn't seen you since you
left at seven o'clock last night"
That's right" replied the man in
the chair. She didn't. | got home
about two o'clock. She certainly didn't
see me then and | don't think she did
when | left"
when was that?" asked Bruce
Four o'clock this afternoon" was
the reply.
You don't mean to say you slept |
until four o'clock" broke in the Man |
aging Editor, upon whom not a word |
nor a shade Of expression upon the |
face of the man in the chair had been
lost. .
Yes, until quarter of four this
afternoon-it's yesterday afternoon
now, guess" replied the man in the
chair at was pretty tired, | guess. !,
You see, I've lost a good deal of sleep |
these last two months. Many night |
didn't get home from following him
until one or two o'clock in the morn
ing and then I'd have to be at work
1T the factory at eight. | must have
slept pretty sound, too, for | didn't |
hear the alarm clock at seven"
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