The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-20

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God knows what had to do, he
went on, in lower tone. What's
the use my telling YOU? | guess you
all know what it was like when it was
found. had to- 1t would have been
too easily identified If l hadn't. You
know had to the wretched mans
voice rose" was forced TO It"
Why did you throw 1t in the
Creek asked Bruce. Why not tho
East River?'
Because knew all about the
Greek" was the quick reply. used
TO swim in it when was 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 a 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 i 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 tho
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 j didn't stop.
After 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
we'll take it into any stable unless /
said I'd found 1t in the streets. and
then they'd remember me afterwards
SO, after Id made sure ! hadn't left
anything in the runabout. | jumped
down and walked away and left the rig
there. There wasn't 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 bit,
] had another attack of nerve and I
went into a saloon and braced myself
with some whisky Then sat down
in one corner and began thinking
it out again and while | was thinking
! remembered I'd left my cane with
my initials on the end of it, in his
rooms"
Bruce looked up quickly,
All! said he. That's why you
came back. I've been wondering"
WE'LL 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?"
On the desk in plain sight, me
lad said McGinnis.
guess was too strung up to no.
tice it" said the man in the chair.
!" Anyway, that was the only clue
left"
You're mistaken" said Bruce.
The man in the chair gave little
start.
Well, ! don't see what 1t 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. Its worse, isn't it, to leave
ones full name?"
The man in the chair made no reply
He was plainly mystifled.
/" | found your full name on piece
T of marking tape on the bathroom
floor" continued Bruce.
The man in the chair shook violently.
God! he said, | remember
The Night City Editor stepped away
from the door against which he had
been leaning and took chair.
The cane was one reason for your
4 going back" said he, as he sat down.
What were the others?"
There was only one other one" re-
piled the man in the chair. mada
up my mind I'd better destroy every
thing in those rooms TO show who
Greening really was.
:" If he'd been arrested with that
\ watch and those papers in his pockets.
he'd not been put down on the botter
under the name of Greening. | was
surprised, tell YOU, to find them. He
must have forgotten himself, for once.
" thought, al first, I'd post letter
addressed to somebody in Philadelphia.
Then thought I'd open it and read
it. Then I thought I'd tear il up with
out reading it. Then something else
came up in my mind anG ! Just
F. dropped 1t in that drawer with the
other things. Then | went home and
went TO bed"
Bruce looked up again.
You Went home? he asked. in
manifest surprise. The janitress
tod me she hadn't seen you since you
left at seven o'clock last night"
That's right replied the man In