The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-11

out, see.' And Grady glanced about the group, scowling as his eyes met Godfrey E.
 q have but just told them that my first report must be made to you. sir, z said Pigot. T was hoping that we might go ashore at once I have my papers ready for you''
 ssAn 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 in gay Farce Our boats waiting, and we can start right away This your bag2 Yes1 Bring it along, Sim monds.' And Grady started for the stair
 But the attentive steward got ahead of Simmonds
 M Pigot turned to us with a little smile
 sTHl tomorrow, gentlemen 7 he said. q shall be at my hotel and shall be glad to see you-shall we say at II o'clockf I am HuIy sorry that can tell you nothing tonight 7
 He shook hands with the purser, waved his hand to us and joined Ora dy, who was watching these amenities with evident impatience Together they disappeared down the stair.
 Come on, Lester,s' Godfrey said. Eve might as well be getting back I can send the boat down again after the other boys" and he turned down the stair.
 Godfrey hade me goodby at the dock and hastened away to the office to write his story As for me, that whiff of salt air had put an unaccustomed edge to my appetite, and I took cab to good restaurant, deciding to spend the remainder of the evening there, over a good dinner
 I ambIed through the dinner In q fashion so 1eisurely and trifIed 50 long over coffee and cigarette that 1t was far past 10 o'clock when came out into Forty second street After an in- stant's hesitation decided to walk home and turned back toward Broad way, already filling 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 F'1atiron building, white against the sky. Then I glanced up at the Metropolitan tower, higher but far less romantic in appear anee 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 I came face to face with three men as they swung around the corner in the same direction. and, with little start, I rec ognized Grady and Simmonds, with M. Pigot between them Evidently Gra- dy had been introducing the stranger to number of typical American drinks-and the result of all this was that Grady's legs wobbled perceptibly As matter of racial comparison, I glanced at M. Pigot's. but they seemed in every way normal.
 Hello, Lester,v said Simmonds in a voice which showed that he had not wholly escaped the influences of the evenings eeleBrat Ion, and even Grady condescended to nod, from witch I in ferred that he was feeling very unusu- ally happy.
 Hello. Simmonds,'' answered, and as I turned westward with them, he. dropped back and fell into step be side me.
 -.Piggott is certainly a wonder, 2 he said, A regular sport wanted to see everything and taste everything. He says Paris ain't in the same class with this town
 where are you gong now 1 asked,
 Were going round to the station. Piggott says he's got a sensation up his sleeve for us-it.s got something to do with that cabinet with the eabinet?''
 ssYes; that shiny thing Godfrey got me to lock up in cell. "Simmonds,'' 2 I said seriously, "does Godfrey know about this?' 4No,'' said Simmonds, looking little uncomfortable. "I told Grady we ought to phone him to come up, but 1 the chief got mad and told me to mind my own business. Godfrey's been after him. you know, for long time
 Suppose phone him. suggested. .sThere'd be no objection to that, would there?'
 q won't object" said Simmonds, s.and don't know who else7will, since 1 nobody else win knew about it. Good night" and he followed his compan- 1 ions into the station. CHAPTER XIV.
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 station, and two minutes later
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