The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-08-22
THE ARGYLE CASE
CHAPTER X.
The Counterfeiter's Den.

acteriStic. Even the many who live
there to think thoughts OF social broth
erhood insist on adhering to their own
particular thoughts, and thus, as in
the middle ages. when man enters
free Of all danger that his neighbors
may intrude on his privacy.
Mrs. Martin recognized that this COM
munity was the ideal one for her
"rooming house." No one would or
could inquire as to the character or oc-
equations of her roomers. No one cared.
Beyond little printed sign above the
brick wall by the door she made no eff
fort to secure dodgers. The few who
came were told that the house was full.
She had three lodgers-all men. These
three came when she took the house
and remained always. No new dodgers
were added to their number and these
never left her house. .-.-.
They occupied rooms on the second
floor. 1t was q two story and attic
house. with a dining room and kitchen
in the basement. They were not often
In each others rooms. but they met
frequently in the garnet. which was,
scantily but innocently furnished. But
by the manipulation of certain boards
In the floor and sliding panels at the
backs of closets and cupboards these
men could instantly avail themselves
of the tools for printing trade indus
try that is most severely frowned upon
by the treasurer of the United States.
But that there was no possible oc-,
casion for her to appear in the upper
rooms Of the house. Mrs. Martin would
never have consented that Miss MaZu-
ret should become lodger. She had
back parlor bedroom on the first floor
in which she lodged the girl and felt
that she was as much out of the way
as If she had been in "a Broadway
hotel.
Immediately thereafter events moved
with great SwiftneSs An organ grind
err began haunting the block at all
hours Of the day and night. There
was new man at the newsstand on
the corner across the street. The Sa
looms at either end of the block began
to do a surprisingly good business and
the attic of the house next door to Mrs
| Martins was rented by couple of in
ventors who wanted to work secretly
on new electrical appliance that
would make stir in the world. This
new appliance was the photograph. the
greatest of eavesdroppers, which has
already made considerable stir in va
rious quarters of the United States
! This photograph is a fearsome device
1t is so small and unpretentious that II
can be concealed in the barest of rooms.
1t is a telephone produced to the uIti
mate power of constituencies. Placed
| In corner of the floor behind the
dresser of great chamber it will
transmit over little wires TO listeners
miles away every syllable of whis-
| pered conversation in the opposite cor
ner
All of these changes in the neighbor
hood occurred within few hours after
| Miss MaZnret had entered the house in
Greenwich village: also one or two
men dropped in to call on her 10 the
course of the afternoon and evening.
The next day there We're other call,
ers on Miss Mazuret. and finally. early
| in the afternoon. the four Mrs. Martin
and her three lodgers-left the house in
body. Thereafter there was no caller
until nearly O'Clock in the evening,
when night had fallen. These were
unusual visitors There We're two of
them. and. though they had never Ell
tered the house before. they produced
a bunch Of keys and fitted one into the
front door. The younger of the two
men carried IA woman'S hand bag par
TALLY concealed under his coat. Miss
Mazuret met them in the hall and
greeted them with nervous aid eager
relief. They We're IIr. kayton and his
irrepressible assistant.
The assistant had shortly before clev.
erly possessed himself of Mrs. Martins
bag and the keys while the party lei
surely dined.
The girl piloted them upstairs through
the empty house to the attic, where
Kayton unlocked the door with IA key
off the same bunch that had enabled
them to enter the house.
rather large work table was be
tween the door and the fireplace. and
between the fireplace and the table
but backed against the wall opposit,
the windows, WAS low lounge. A
folding bed stood between the win
dows. To the right of the door was
another door which evidently opened
into a closet. Kayton tried the handle
1t was locked.
I'D like to search this rat hole" ht
| muttered Then. where's that dicto
graph. Joe:" he demanded suddenly
looking up. Manning produced the lit
tie square box that had caused one o
his pockets to bulge Connect it on
of that window" ordered his chief
indicating the one that opened on t
the fire escape. -------i
Manning gently opened the window
as Kayton shut off his fashlight II
CROPPED around in the dark. and afte
much granting and swearing to him
self. reappeared from the outer dark
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