Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-16

q been IN the mousse. Gage, Skldd
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 norm.
ing.
Kayton appeared as fresh and clean
shaved and immaculate as was his
wont. 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.
"Hurley's all right. governor" was
his greeting. Hes down in his Of
fee"
"Nervous?" queried his chief, with a
faint smile.
ooh, gee!" m%urInured Manning. "He
got up all right and had a big break
fast ordered and then saw the paper
and be didn't eat a 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 I guess he was so wor-
ried he forgot his station. He's wait
ing in his office now With his ear to
the ground"
r. 1%N,, c,Ni1n1 ttT nf'c cfopf q 1iff1n
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 owe some typewriter pages
that Leischmann dropped noiselessly at
his elbow and grinncd.
"Hurley's got us sized up in fine
shape" he remarked. glancing down
sideways. According to him, I'm a
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 telegraph"
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
, too confidential for the telephone. AL
right. Thanks"
He hung up the receiver. laughing
silently.
"Joe, go to the hotel and get Miss
} Mazuret," he said quickly. Don't &C
y to the desk. Go to the telephone girl
she's all right-and send my name up
Get her out without attracting any at
I t%ention. and bring her right dow
here"
Cali right, governor!!" said Manning
and he hurriedly slouched out. Kay
i ton sent for Leischmann and gave hin
some particular instructions in connec
ton with the last page of the dicto
graph report and the specimen Of Mrs
Martins signature as Nellie Marsh
that he had in his desk.
"Look here" he said, II want you t.
e type in above the name-there! 70
. see?-as if it were the final page Q
O her confession-the usual thing befor
. a notary public, and have two Of til
e boys sign right down here and put o
a couple Of waters. Make it Page {
? N. M. statement"
Eyes, sir" said Leischmann and ado
e ed as he withdrew, "Mr. Colt ha
J. come"
"OhT" Kayton chuckled. "See if b
has Mrs. Martin with him. If he ha
o send her in. and tell him I'll see hir
D later"
Unconsciously Kayton drew himsel
together, and his muscles stiffened a
the door Of the outer Office opened, an
Mrs. Martin walked into the sanctun
She had dressed herself with a car
that only accumulated the ghastlines
of her appearance-the fshy whitenes
of her face and the madness Of angus
in her dark eyes. Slowly and delit
erately as an antomaton, she advance
to the desk, her eyes fixed with deadl
intensity on Kayton's impassive face.
"God!" she exclaimed at last in
low, passionate voice. in which ute
hate and utter despair were strangel
blended. God, l wish I'd let him XII
you'll"
Kayton met her terrible eyes a
calmly as if she had wished him
pleasant good morning.
"What good would that have done?
he asked quickly. IF l hadn't caugl
him some one else would. You wer
playing a game that you couldn't wiz
You knew that. You said so. 70
told him last night that every prise
in the world was waiting for him."
The woma turned away with
groan and sank weakly into a chat
Hes dead! He's dead!" she moanei
"There was nothing for him to d
but kill himself" said Kayton, a
quietly as before. why, he kille
himself when he went into this thing
The government would never have lie
him out. He'd have been burie
= alive"
Mrs. Martin choked and shook he