Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-25
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The keen inner sense which neither
the Psychologists nor the psychologists
have yet been able to define or to
name apprised him of a threat de-
veloping in the distant corner, but he
resolutely ignored it, drank his coffee
and presently went his way around the
peopled end of the building and back
to the Office entrance, meaning to go
above stairs and put in another hour
with Grady before he should decide
definitely about making the night run
to Little Butte.
His foot was on the threshold of the
stairway door when Judson overlook
him
Mac told me to report to you when
l couldn't get at him." the ex-engine
man began abruptly. There's some
thing Matching. but | can't find out
what it is Are you thinking about
goin' out on the road anywhere to-
night. Mr. Lidgerwood?"
Lidgerwood's decision was taken on
the instant
yes; l think shall go west in my
car IN an hour or so. Why!
There amt any why | guess, if
you feel like goin' But what don't
savvy is why them fellows back yon-
der in the waitin' room are so dead
anxious to find out if you are goin'."
AS he spoke a man who had been
skullling behind n truck load of ex-
press freight, so Near that he could
have touched either of them with an
outstretched arm, withdrew silently
in the direction of the lunch room. He
was a tall man with STOPPING shout
ders. and his nOiseless retreat was
cautiously made. yet not quite eau
tiously enough,
"By cripes Look at that. will your?
Judson exclaimed. pointing to the re-
treating figure. That's Hallock, and
he was listening,'
LidgerwoOd shook his head.
mo, that isn't Hallock." he denied.
And then, with a bit of the man driv-
ing rasp in his voice: See here. Jud-
son, don't YOU let McCloskeys preju-
dices run away with you: make q
memorandum of that and paste it in
your hat. | know what you have been
instructed to do and I'll tell you here
and now that | shall he much better
pleased if you can bring me the assur-
ance that HallOck is true man"
But that was Hallock," insisted
Judson. cor else 1t was his Twin dou-
BILE"
mo; follow him and you'll see for
yourself 1t was more IKE that Ruby
Gulch operator who quit in quarrel
with McCloskey a week or two ago
What is his name-Shetiield|
Judson FASTENED down the platform
to satisfy himself. and Lidgerwood
mounted the stair to his Office. Grady
was still pounding the keys Of the
typewriter on the batch Of letters
given him in the busy hours following
his return from supper. and the super
intendent turned his back upon the
clicking activities and went to stand AT
the window. from which he could look
down upon the platform with the wait
ing passenger train drawn up beside IL.
Seeing the cheerful lights in the side
tracked Nadia. he fell to thinking OF
Eleanor, opening the door Of conscious
thought to her and saying 10 himself
that she was never more than single
step beyond the threshold Of that door
Looking across TO the Nadia. he knew
now why he had hesitated so long be
fore deciding TO go on the night trip
to Timanyoni park. But he could still
resolve that there should not be
repetition Of the old tragedy Of the
moth and the candle. II was well that
at the ver< outset duty call had come
to enable him TO break the spell Of her