The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-09

PlgOt regretful!y, Ito answer that
question ut present, or to discuss this
case with you. have my report frs;
to make to the chief of Your detective
bureau. Tomorrow | shall be most
happy 10 tell you all that | can. But
for tonight my lips are closed. sad as
it makes me to seem disrourteous."
could hear behind me the little in
drawn breath of disappointment at the
failure OF the direct attack.
voice was heard inqurn@ loudly
for MoosSeer Pi@gOtt. recognized that
voice, and 50 did Godfrey, and | saw
the cloud of disappointment which fell
upon his face. An instant later Grady,
with SimmondS in his wake, elbowed
his way through the group
"MOOsseer Piggott." he cried, and
enveloped the Erenchmans slender
hand in his great paw and gave it a
squeeze which was no doubt painful.
Glad to see you, sir Welcome to our
city, as we say over here in America.
| certainly hope you can speak Eng
fish, for ! don't know a word of your
lingo. I'm Commissioner Grady, in
charge of the detective bureau. and
this is SimmondS, one of my men.
NJ, Pigots perfect suayity was not
even rufiicd
Il am most pleased to meet You. sir.
and you, Monsieur Simmon." he said
Yes, l speak English. though, as you
see, with some difficulty"
These reporters bothcring yonr life
out, l see" And Grady glanced about
the group, scowling rs his eyes met
Godfrey's.
Il have but just told them that my
first report must be made to you, sir"
said Pigot. Il was hoping that we
might 60 ashore at once. l have my
papers ready for you
"All right" agreed Grady. "And
after I've looked over your papers I'll
show you Broadway, and I'll bet you
agree with me that it beats anything
iii gay Paree. Our boats waiting, and
we can start right away. This your
bag? Yes? Bring it along, Sim
monds." And Grady started for the
stair.
But the attentive steward got ahead
of Simmonds.
NJ. Pigot turned to us with a little
smile
Till tomorrow, gentlemen" he said
Il shall be ut my hotel and shall be
glad to see yOu-shall we say at II
o'clock? l am truly sorry that | can
tell you nothing tonight"
He shook hands with the purser,
waved his hand to us and joined Ora
dy, who was watching these amenities
with evident Impotence. Together
they disappeared down the stair.
Come on, Lester" Godfrey said.
I'VE might rs we'll be getting back.
can send the boat down again after
the other boys" and he turned down
the stair.
Godfrey babe me goodby at the dock
and FASTENED away to the office to
write his story. AS for me, that Whit
of salt air had put an unaccustomed
edge to my appetite, and l took a cab
to good restaurant, deciding to spend
the remainder Of the evening there,
over good dinner.
l ambled through the dinner in q
fashion so leisureIy and trif1ed so long
over coffee and cigarette that it was
far past 10 o'clock when ! came ont
into Forty-second street After an in
stant's hesitation l decided to walk
home and turned back toward Broad
way, already filing with the after the
ater crowd.
Reaching Madison square, I walked
out under the trees, as I almost al
ways do, to have look at the Flatiron
building, white against the sky. Then
glanced up at the Metropolitan tower,
higher but far less romantic in appear
ance, and saw by the big illuminated
clock that it was nearly half past II.
| crossed back over Broadway at
last and turned down Twenty third
street in the direction Of the Mara
thon, when, just at the corner l came
! face to face with three men as they
swung around the corner in the same
! direction. and, with little start, | rec
ognized Grady and Simmonds, with N
PigOt between them. Evidently Ora
| dy had been introducing the stranger
to a number of typical American
drinks-and the result of all this was
that Grady's legs wobbled perceptibly.
AS a matter of racial comparison, |
glanced at NJ. Pigot's, but they seemed
in every way normal.
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