The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-07-18
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w eHe truth. He confesses his guilt.
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mo, sir, not the words. But the
voices they sounded awful. And one
pther gentleman e came along from
the dining room and asked me what the
noise was about. There amt many
members now at the Veterans, sir, and
Deing a foggy night we was partik'lar
quiet. But this gentleman e was cur
Gus about the noise, so e Just opened
the smoking room door and peeped in,
IND then l did ear a few words"
What We're they?"
Abuse Sir, mostly. One gentleman
vas goln, on awful. but I couldn't
hghtly say which n it was. 1 card
me word 'beggar' and lazy, idling,
sood-for-nothfng' but 1 couldn't rightly
say 90 said 'em."
How long did this go on?"
oh, a long time, sir! 1 couldn't say
:5r sure: After a bit it got quiet in
ne smoking room. And at about 8
o'clock or soon after the visitor come
aWay, and e asked me for a light"
what did he seem like then"
- thought ed been drinking, sir.
us race was all queer, and pale, and
molst like, and is and shook like any
ming when he lighted is cigarette"
MI. de Mountford did not come out
with him?"
mo, sir, not just then, but e come
put OF the smoking room a ome or
Two later, whilst is visitor was still in
me al. MT; de Mountford e was quite
Pam, Sir. didn't look at all as If ED
Peen 'aving a quarrel. 'Ed'd his cigar
etWee is lips, his at on, and is over
coat over is arm"
Did he speak to the visitor then? '
Not right away, sir. e seemed to be
,es.tatlng like at first. then e came
torWard and e says: T am going back
TO Grosvenor Square now. Would Won
K to see Uncle Rad about this bisi-
ness yourself? But I warn you that e
Is OF the same mind as myself"
say?" soii'iiia'
"E just kind O. laughed and shrue-
ged his shoulders and said: I'VE no
doubt of that"
Then after that did they agree to go
to Square together?"
= don,t rightly know, sir. If the two
sen1emen said anything about that,
put the visitor e went out first and Mr.
de Mountford followed i'm into the
outer lobby. Then e turned and spoke
to me-" Pm
Who did,"
MI. de Mountford. sir; the other
gentleman wasn't a yard away from
said" ' "ofo {
What did he say?"
e said to me: Power, I say, you've
no business to allow people to enter
the club rooms like that. You must
aeep mem waiting in the all. one will
set hopeiessly pestered by beggars at
TINS rate Them were Mr.. de Mount
ford's very words, sir, I'd take my
Blole oath to every one Of 'em: and
the other gentleman e. was in the outer
loppy, Sir, and e must ave card every
synaple. l caught sight Of is face and,
NY Woru, tnere was murder in is eye."
"Ihatll DO, Power" admonished Sir
Ihomas, thus checking the mans flow
Of excited eloquence.
very good, sir" replied the other
And after tina what happened"
Both gentlemen went off, Sir. I tried
70 100 after 'em but the fog was that
thlck n couldn't see one's and before
ones eyes,"
so you lost sight of them just out
III the ~clubhouse?"
That's right, sir"
And did you see either of these
Two gentlemen since then?"
mo-, SIR And the mans voice
cropped to a solemn whisper. Mr.. de
Mountford was murdered in a taxicah
sir-must ave been soon after q left
the club" ~
other?" Du' the
morning. sir"
where {. .@-tt H H
M. Travers from the police, sir. e
called to see ne at the club, and e
took me in a taxicab to Grosvenor
Square. and told the shoffer, sir, to
pull up. by the curb on the garden
side. Then e told me to watch a par
tiklar 'ouse opposite and see 100 was
gotn' in or out. l didn't 'arf like it.
sir, I'm not supposed to absent
myself for very long of a morning.
hough the committee amt very par
tiklar. But Mr.. Travers 'e was of the
police, sir, SO l thought it was right
TO do as e told me-"
see?" 80
Nothing much for close on an hour.
sir; a carriage drew up to the door
OF the 'ouse n an elderly gentleman
got out. Mr.. Travers told me that it
was the doctor. e rang the bell and
went into he ouse. Then after a bit
co did l see walking down the street
n straight up to the fro..t door OF
the partik'lar 'ouse, I'd been told to
look at, but Mr.. de M~ountford's visitor
of last night
You recognized aim"
nColdn't mistake i'm. SIR"
Did you call Mr.. Traver's atten-
ton to him."
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