The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-07-18
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LOUISA sees him and asks him pointedly
A 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
Delng q foggy night we was particular
pulet. But this gentleman e was cur
.1us ABOUT the noise, so e just opened
the smoking room door ana peeped in,
and then l did ear a few words"
What were they?"
Abuse, sir, mostly. One gentleman
vas DIN on awful, but I couldn't
Hghtly say which one it was. 1 card
me word 'beggar' and lazy, idling.
sood-for-nothing' but 1 couldn't rightly
lay 90 said EN-"
How long did this go on?"
On, a long time, sir! l couldn't say
:or sure. After a bit it got quiet in
ne smoking room. And at about 9
o'clock or soon after the visitor come
away. and e asked me for a h
WHAT did he seem like then"
~ thought ed been drinking. sir,
dls race was all queer, and pale, and
molst like, and is 'and shook like any
thing when he lighted is cigarette"
"Mr. de Mountford did not come orr
with him?" ooe
mo, sir, not just then, but e come
Put Of the smoking room a or
Two later, whilst lis visitor was still in
me all. Mr.. de Mountford e was Quite
PALM sir. didn't look at all as if ed
Peen 'aving a quarrel. 'Ed'd his cigar
between is lips, his at on, and lis over
coat over is arm"
Dld ne speak to the visitor then p"
Not right away, sir. e seemed to he
,esltating like at first. then e came
orWard and e says T am going back
70 Grosvenor Square now. Wo11d Vol,
like to see Uncle Rad about this hist
ness yourself? But I warn you that e
Is or the same mind as myselfI,n
say" '''is''a"
doubt Of that"
Then after that did they agree to go
TO G~rosvenor Square together?"
l don't rightly know, sir, if the t,,c
gentlemen said anything about thar.
9ut n visitor e went III first and Mr..
de Mountford followed i'm into the
outer lobby. Then e turned and spoke
to me-" ~ spohe
WHO did?"
Mr.. de Mountford, sir; the other
gentleman wasn't a yard away from
said" "oiu {
What did he say?"
e said to me: Power, I say you've
no business to allow people to enter
Inc club rooms like that. You must
Keep them waiting in the all. one will
g th1s nopeiess u pestered by beggars at
ford's very words, sir, Td take nv
Blole oath to every one of 'em: and
n other gentleman e. was In the outer
lobby, sir, and e must ave card every
syllable, l caught sight of is face and,
my word, there was murder in is eve"
"That'll do. Power" admonishe6 Sir
Thomas, thus checking the mans flow
of excited eloquence.
very good, sir" replied he other
humbly. ti
And after that what happened"
Both gentlemen went off, sir. tried
to look after 'em but the fog was thar
thick one couldn't see ones and before
ones eyes," -
so you lost sight of them lust ont
sid the clubhouse?"
That's right, sir"
And did you see either of these
W gentlemen since hen?"
mo, sir" And the mans voice
cropped to a solemn whisper. Mr.. de
Mountford was murdered in a taxicah
slr-must ave been soon after e left
the club" 80
o+n nVery soon, I shoul say. But the
Il saw the other gentleman this
morning, sir" -"
Where"
Mr. Travers from the police. sir q
called to see me at the club, and e
took me in a taxicab to Grosyenor
Square, and told the shoffer. sir, to
pull up by the curl on the garden
side. Then e told me to watch a par
tklar 'ouse opposite and see 90 was
gotn' in or out. 1 didn't 'arf like it.
sir, because I'm not supposed to absent
myself for very long Of a morning,
though the committee amt very par
tiklar. But Mr.. Travers 'e was of the
police, sir, SO 1 thought it was right
to do as e told me-"
Quite right. And what did you
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 the 'ouse. Then after a bit
GO did l see walking down the street
and straight up to the fro.it door of
the partik'lar 'ouse, I'd been told to
look at. but Mr.. de Mountford's visitor
Of last night
You recognized him
"Coldn't mistake i'm, SIR"
Did o call MY. Traver's atten-
ton TO him."