Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05

y ~, it's the cG8uce ~ - .3etipc-to
"".ich ourselves against the greatest
>HM.uW " woletp liMy&,
His ~hHu muSg told how excited he
Was
and do you know what we shall
u"u IN lhat drawer, .rr; Eut no
!, Is only u 4Ue>> The widest sort of
a guess Nut it it is ri&ht II Is
rt1ht, Anyway YOU viii help me
Lester: \ou will Gomez"
There was wizariry in his man
Oer not IL be resisted
Yes" answered. with quick in
taking OF the breath; I'm COME
4 knew you would, Tomorrow
night, thcn--Iil cali tor You here ut
: o'clock We will have diuuct to
scther-and then. hey for the great Sc
tveti"
The door closed behind him, and his
footsteps died away down the hail
looked at my watch-it was nearly =
O'clock
nizzily went to bed. But my sleep
was broken Ivy fearful drram--a
dream OF Il serpent, with blazing eyes
and dripping fangs, poised t. strike
My first thought when | awoke next
morning was for Parks 1t was with
lively sense OF relict that | heard
Parks voice answer my call On the
phone
This is Mr.. Lester" | said lis ev
erNthing all right"
Everything serene, sir he answer.
ed. 1T would take Il mighty smooth
burglar to set in here now. sir"
How is that?" asked
"Rcporters are campcd all around
the house, sir. They seem to think
somebody else will he killed here 70,
day"
Il hope not" said quickly. And
don't let any of the reporters in nor
talk to them. Tell them they must 20
TO the police for their information II
they set too annoying let me know.
and I'll have an officer sent around
Don't let anybody in the house-no
matter what he wants-unleSs Mr..
Grady or Mr., Simmonds or Mr., Gold
- tNN' accompanies Iliil l'ull ltl
anybody in YOU don't know. IF there
is any trouble call me up | want YOU
to be careful about this"
II understand, sir"
How is Rogers?" | asked.
Much better, sir. He wanted to
get mp, but told him he might rs well
stay in bed, and I'd look after things
| thought that was the best place for
him. sir"
1T is" | agreed. Keep him there
as long as you can. I'll come in dur
ing the day. ii possible In any event.
Mr., Godfrey and | will be there this
evening. Cali me at the Office il you
need me for anything"
Very good, sir" said Parks again.
and hung up
l glanced through Godfrey's account
Of the affair while | ate my breakfast
and noted with amusement the SLY
digs taken ut Commissioner Grady.
Under the photograph OF the unknown
woman was the legend:
mfr Vantine's Mysterious Caller
GRADY Please Noticel"
And it was intimated that when
Grady wanted any real information
about an especially puzzling case he
had TO go to the Record to get It,
This. however was merely by the
way, for the story of the double trag
edy, fully illustrated, was flung across
many columns and was plainly consid
nrn1 tha - .,
day.
| glanced at two or three other pa
pers on my way downtown. All of
them featured the tragedy with riot
OF pictures But when 1t came to the
story Of the tragedy itself their nc
counts were far less detailed and init
mate than that In the Record ! sus-
pected that 1t was the realization Of
the Records triumph which had caused
the descent of the phalanx OF report
ers upon the Vantine place
! went over the whole affair with
Mr. Royce as soon as he reached the
Office and spent the rest OF the day
arranging the papers relating to Van
tines affairs and getting them ready
to probate. Parks called me up once
or twice for instructions as to various
details, And then, toward the middle
Of the afternoon. came the cabiegram
from Paris which | had almos: for
gotten to expect:
Royce e. Lester New York:
Regret mistake in shipment exceedingly.
Our representative will call TO explain
ARMAND & son
SO there was an end OF the romance
Godfrey had woven and which | had
been almost ready to bclieve--the 70
nance Of design. Of carefully laid
plot and all that. 1t had been merely
accident after all
| put the whole thing impaticntly
away from me and turned to other
work. but found could not conquer n
certain deep seated nervousness. SO n
last | locked my desk. told the boy
would not be back and took a cab for