Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-18
sur bundled. 1 told him to hold the

sur ounded. 1 told him to hold the
fort!"
Poor boys." he commented, smiling.
TO think that all they know is what
Grady is able to tell themi" Then he
stopped before the house and mad a
careful survey of it.
Which room is the cabinet imp" he
asked.
where those two shattered windows
are. n cabinet is in the corner room
there is one window on this side and
two or the other"
Wait till l take look at Them" he
said. and. vaulting the low railing, he
walked quickly along the front of the
house and around the corner. He was
gone only a minute. They're all
right" he said. in u ton of relief.
"Of course they're all right. You
didn't suppose
If that cabinet contains what I
thought it did. Lester-yes," he added,
a little savagely. as he saw my look.
wouldn't be safe in the strongest vault
of the National City bank" and he
motioned for me to ring the bell.
l did so, in silence.
Parks answered it almost instantly,
and 1 could tell from the way his face
elao INV SllQ ne WAS 10 ste NE.
Well. Parks" 1 said. as we stepped
inside, everything is all right, l hope?"
Yes. sir" he answered.. "But-but
1t gets on the nerves a little, sir"
L heard a movement behind me, as
1 gave Parks my coat, and turned to
see Rogers sitting on the cot.
Hello / said, so you're able to be
up. are YOU"
Yes. sir" he answered, without
looking at me. II thought I'd come
down N keep Parks company"
Parks smiled a little ~sheepishly.
II ske him to. MIR. Lester" he said.
II got SO lonesome and jumpy here by
body to talk to. Especially, after the
burglar alarm rang"
The burglar alarm?" repeated God
frey quickly. What do o mean?"
We've got a burglar alarm on the
windows. sir. It's usually turned Off
ter leave it on today. and it rang about
the middle Of the afternoon. l thought
at flrst that n of the other servants
had raised a window, but none of them
had. Something went wrong with it, I
guess"
Did you take a look at the VIM
dows?" 1 asked.
Yes. sir, a policeman came to see
what was the matter and we went
around and examined the windows, but
they were all locked. 1t made me feel
kind of scary for a while.'
Does the alram work now"
mo, sir; the policeman said there
must be a short circuit somewhere, and
that he'd notify the people who put it
IN; but nobody has come around yet
to fit it,"
Wed better take a look at the win
dows, ourselves said Godfrey. You
stay here. Parks. We can find
Jhnn1 all yiphf and f1nn't yyaof
you to leave that door unguarded for
a single instant"
We went from window to window,
and Godfrey examined each of them
with a minuteness that astonished me,
for L had no idea what he expected to
lind. But we completed the circuit OF
the ground floor without his apparently
discovering anything out of the way.
Lets take Il look at the basement"
he said, and led the way downstairs
with Il readiness which tol me hi
he had been over the house before.
In the Kitchen. we came upon the
COOK and nousemaid sitting close to-
gether and talking in frightened whis-
pers. They watched Us apprehensively,
n l stopped to reassure them, while
Godfrey proceeded with his search.
Then heard him calling me.
l found him in a kin of lumber
room. standing before it's single small
window. his electric torch in his hand.
Look there" he said, his voice quiz
ering with excitement, and threw a
circle of light on the jamb of the VIM
dow at the spot where the upper and
lower sashes met.
What is it?' 1 asked, after n mo-
ment. Il don't see anything wrong"
You don't? You don't see that this
house was to be entered tonight? Then
does this mean?'
With his finger nail, he turned up the
her l saw that the wire had been cut