Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-25
CHAPTER x1-(continued).

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closely. 1 could see that he was whit.
and shaken. His trouble, whatever it.
nature, plainly lay heavy on his mind
Have o anything to tell US thi.
evening, Rogers" l asked, kindly, bur
he only shook his head.
I've told YOU everything / know
sir he answered in a low voice.
I'm not going to hurry you Rog-
ers,' | went on, but l want YOU tc
think it over. You can rely upon M
to help YOU, if l can
He ooked up quickly. but caugh,
himself and turned his eyes away.
Thank you. SIR was all he said.
And now l added, brisSly. I'll
have to ask you to get up. Move
the cot away from the door, Parks
Parks obeyed with astonished face
You're not going in there, sir?" he
protested. as l turned the knob.
Yes. we are" j said and opened
the door Isis" "
No. sir" broke in Parks. under
standing. The u~ndertakers brought
the coffin and put him in it and moved
him over to the drawing room this
afternoon, sir"
I'm glad of that. 1 want all the
lights lit, Parks, just as they were last
night"
Parks reached inside the door and
switched on the electrics. Then he
went away, came back in q moment
with a taper and proceeded to light
the gas lights. A later the
lights in the inner room were also
blazing.
There you are, sir" said Parks. and
retreated to the DOR. will you need
me?'
Not now, but wait in the hall out
side. We may need you. l had a no.
but l saw Godfrey smiling.
Very good, sir" said Parks, evil
IDENTIFY relieved, and went out and
closed the door.
led the way into the inner room.
We'll. there it u.s." I said and nodded
the full glare of the light, every inlay
and incrusation glittering like the
eyes of a basilisk. 1T isn't too late
to give it up, Godfrey"
"Oh, yes, it u.s." he said, coolly, re-
moving his Goa "It was too late the
moment you told me that story. Why,
Lester. il 1 gave it up 1 should lev
sleep again"
And if you don't. you may never
wake again. 1 pointed out.
He laughed lightly.
"Wha a dismal prophet you are.
Draw up a chair and watch me-"
He pulled back his shirt sleeves and
placed his electric torch on the floor
beside the cabinet. Then he paused
with folded arms to contemplate his
masterpiece of M. Boule.
1T is a beauty" he said at last, and
then drew out the little drawers one
after another. looked them over and
placed them carefully ON a chair.
Now" he added, "let us see if there
is any space that isn't accounted for"
He took from his pocket a folding
rule of ivory, opened it, and began
a series of measurements so search
ing and intricate that half IN our
passed without a word being spoken.
Then he pulled up another chair and
sat down beside me.
7 seem to be pretty much mp
against it," he said, no doubt just as
the designer of the cabinet would wish
me to be. The whole bottom Of the
desk Is inclosed n those three little
drawers take up only a small part
cabinet seems to be double-at least
there's a space of three inches 1 can't
account for. So there's room for a
dozen secret drawers. If the Monte
span required so many. And now to
find the combination"
He adjusted the steel gauntlet care
fully to his right hand and sat down
on the floor before the cabinet.
I'll begin at the bottom. he said.
III there Is any spot I miss, tell me
Of it."
He ran his fingers up and down
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