The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-09-12
THE ARGYLE CASE
After the Raid.
were columns about it

nection between the ''unearth-
| ing of the most gigantic cOunterfeiting |
plot in history and the Argyle MUIR
der. None knew that Miss Mazuret |
had been in the house. Gage, Skidd |
and Mrs. Martin were incomunicado.
! the latter too numb and dazed to talk
even if she could have been approach
ed AS a special favor to Kayton she
was held under his orders to be taken
to his Office when wanted in the morn
! ing.
KaNton appeared as fresh and clean
/ shaved and immaculate as was his
won't He heard the final reports of
the nights work from his various aids.
dispatched them out for breakfast, or
dered the stenographer to hustle with
the photograph notes and sent for Man
ming The young man entered, eating
his morning apple.
"Hurleys all right. governor" was
his greeting. Hes down in his Of
fee"
"Nervous?" queried his chief, with a
faint smile.
"Oh. gee." murmured Manning. ale
got up all right and has big break
fast ordered and then saw the paper
and he didn't eat Il bite. He piked
back to his room and packed his little
bag. Then he read the papers again
and unpacked it. We went down on
the Il with him. and he passed his
street, and we thought he was going
! to beat it, but | guess he was 50 wor-
ried he forgot his station. He's wait
ing in his office now with his ear to
the ground"
Kayton smiled. Lets start little
rumble for him. joe" he said, picking
up the telephone receiver. Get me
Hurley. We've got to find out who
this Hurley is, Joe, and get his rec
ord
He ran over some typewriter pages
that Leischmann dropped noiselessly at
his elbow and grinned.
"Hurey's got us sized up in fine
. shape" he remarked, glancing down
] sideways. According to him, I'm
pinhead.'
He has a great sense of humor, gov
ernor" Manning assured him solemn
ly. HE laughed so hard last night
that he nearly split the dctograph."
Kayton laughed and then suddenly
frowned for silence.
Hello, Mr. Hurley" he said cheerful
ly into the phone. 81 think I've OBJ.
tanned a clew on your Argyle case
Drop in and see me this morning. can
you? Yes, I'd like to consult you It's
4 too confidential for the telephone. All
\ right. Thanks"
= He hung up the receiver, laughing
silently.
n "Joe. go to the hotel and get Miss
Mazuret.' be said quickly. Don't &C
to the desk Go to the telephone girl
she's all right-and send my name up
n Get her out without attracting any at
4 tention, and bring her right dow
here"
! "All right, governor" said Manning
y and he hurriedly slouched out Kay
= ton sent for Leischmann and gave hin
some particular instructions in connec
N ton with the last page of the dicto
graph report and the specimen of Mrs
n Martins signature as Nellie Marsh
that he had in his desk.
Look here" he said. 81 want you #
y type in above the name-there! yo1
u see?-as if it were the final page o
her confession-the usual thing befor
Il a notary public, and have two of tn
boys sign right down here and put o.
a couple of waters. Make it Page
n. NJ. statement
n "Yes, sir" said Leischmann and add
~ ed as he withdrew, Mr. Colt ha
y come"
n "Ohw Kayton chuckled. ''See If b
4 has Mrs. Martin with him. If he ha
send her in, and tell him I'll see hill
l. later"
" Unconsciously Kayton drew himsel
" together, and his muscles stiffened a
the door of the outer Office opened. an
Y Mrs. Martin walked into the sanctun
n She had dressed herself with car
T. that only accumulated the ghastlines
of her appearance-the fishy whitenes
\ of her face and the madness of angus
nj in her dark eyes. Slowly and dell
IN erately as an automaton, she advance
\ to the desk. her eyes fixed with deadl
q intensity on KaytOn's impressive face
4 God" she exclaimed at last in
. low, passionate voice, in which UTE
hate and utter despair were strange
is blended. GOD, | wish I'd let him k1
Ter YOU"
-. Kayton met her terrible eyes 1
calmly as if she had wished him
pleasant good morning.
What good would that have done
he asked quickly. "If hadn't caug
On him some one else would. You we
re. playing a game that you couldn't wi
e., You knew that. You said so. "
~ told him last night that every prise
ne in the world was waiting for him."
The woman turned away with
groan and sank weakly into cha
ION Hes dead. He's dead." she moane
at There was nothing for him to
but kill himself" said Kayton,