Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
CHAPTER xx-(continued.)

mo. sir. not the words. But the
voices they sounded awful. And one
otner gentleman e came along from
tne dining room and asked me what the
members now at the Veterans. sir. and
being q foggy night we vas partik'lar
quiet. But this gentleman g was cur
tous about the noise. SO g Just opened
a smoking room door and peeped in,
and then I did ear a few words"
What were they?" G
was goin' Of awful. but / couldn't
rightly say which one 1t was. I card
the word 'beggar' and lazy. idling,
0 d-for-nothing' but I couldn't rightly
say 200 said 'em."
How long did this go on?"
"Oh. a long time. sir! I couldn't say
for sure. After a bit It got quiet In
the smoking room. And at about .
O'CLOCK or soon after the visitor come
away; and g asked me for a light"
What did he seem like then"
u ed been drinking. sir.
HIS lace was all queer. and pale. and
moist like. and is and shook like any
thing when he lighted is cigarettes"
MI. de Mountford did not come out
with him?"
mo. sir. not Just then, but e come
out OF the smoking room a moment or
the all. MI. de Mountford e was quite
calm. Sir. didn't look at all as IL ED
been 'aving a quarrel. 'Ed'dg his cigar
is lips. his at on. and is over
coat over is arm"
Did he speak to the visitor then ?'
moi right away. sir. e seemed to be
forward and e says: I am going back
to Grosvenor Square now. Would Won
like to see Uncle Rad about this bust
ness yourself? But I warn you that e
as OF the same mind as myself"
And what did the other gentleman
say?"
"E just kind o. laughed and shrug-
geo his shoulders and said: I've no
doubt Of that"
Then after that did they agree to go
to Grosvenor Square together?" n
= don't rightly know. sir. If the two
but the visitor e went out first and Mr..
de Mountford followed i'm into the
outer lobby. Then @ turned and spoke
to me-"
who did,"
mi. de Mountford, sir; the other
gentleman wasn't a yard away from
I'm and must ave card every word e
said"
What did he say?"
re said to me: Power, I say, you've
no business to allow people TO enter
the club rooms like that. You must
pep eie!u waiting IN the all, one Will
Eet hopelessly pestered by beggars at
This rate Them were Mr.. de Mount
lords very words. sir, I'd take my
Bible oath to every one Of 'em: ana
fhe other gentleman e. was in the outer
lobby, sir. and e must ave card every
syllable. / caught sight Of is face and,
my word, there was murder in is eye"
"Thatll do. Power" admonished Sir
Thomas. thus checking the mans fiow
3f excited e%lOQuence.
Very good. sir" replied the other
aumbly.
and after that what h%appened?"
Both gentlemenswent off, sir. I tried
70 look after 'em but the fog was that
ihick n couldn't see ones and before
tne's eyes"
$50 you lost sight Of them Just out
side the clubhouse? 2"
That's right. SIR"
And did you see either Of these
two gentlemen since them"
mo. sir" And the mans voice
cropped to a solemn whisper. "Mr. de
9ountford was murdered in q taxicab,
nr-must ave been oon after g left
The club"
VERY soon. I should say. But the
Il saw the other gentleman this
morning, Sir"
'-Where?"
mi. Travers from the police, sir, e
called to see me at the club. n e
took me in q tax1cab to Grosvenor
Square. and told the shoffer. Sir. to
pull up by the curb on the garden
side Then e told me TO watch Q par
t1k.ler 'ouse opposite and see 90 was
goin' In or out. I didn't art like It,
edr: because I'm not supposed to absent
myself for vefy long OF Q morning.
though the committee amt very par
0ks1ar. But Nj. Tfavers . was Of the
Oo1loo. cir. 10 I thought It was right