The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-18

tell Of the diamond robbery: and then
L realized that no morning paper would
nave a word of 1T. For the robbery
was only a few hours old-and yet, 1t
seemed to me an age a passed since
that when Godfrey la rushed
in upon Grady and me. So the. city
moved on. as yet b%lissfully ukcon-
scious of the sensation which would be
sprung with the first afternoon edi-
lions. and over which reporters and
artists and photographers were even
now. no doubt. laboring. I promised
myself a happy half Jour in reading
Godfrey's story!
1t was then that 1 remembered the
appointment for IL o'clock. The last
act of the drama was yet to be
staged, Godfrey had said, and he
had also spoken of a bomb-a big
be. One thing was certain: if Cod
frey had prepared it, its explosion
would be startling enough!
There were a number of things at
the office demanding my attention, and
l was SO late in getting there and the
morning passed SO rapidly that when
the office boy came in and announced
that Mr.. Grady and Mr.. Simmonds We're
outside and wished to see me, l did
not. for a moment, connect their visit
with Godfrey. Then l looked at my
watch. saw that 1t was five minutes to
II, and realized that the actors were
assembling.
show them In" I said, and they en-
tered together a minute later.
Grady was evidently much p~erturbed.
His usually florid face was drawn n
~haggard, his cheeks hung in ugly lines,
there We're dark pouches under his
eyes, and the eyes themselves were
bloodshot. 1 guessed that he had not
been to bed; thai he had spent the
night searching for Crochard-and 1T
It-1 c aocN nrnt,1h To aaa that fhn "a rob
had been unsuccessful. Simmonds, too,
was looking rather shaky, and on doubt
still felt the after effects of that Whit
of poison.
Tn glad to see you are better, Sim
monds," / said, shaking lands with
him. "That was a close call"
1t certainly was" Simmonds agreed,
sinking into a chair. IF / had got a
little more of it, I'd never have walked
up"
p you remember anything about
Not a thing. One minute we were
sitting there talking together as nice
as you please-and the next thing I
knew was when l woke up in the bank"
where's that man Godfrey" broke
in Grady.
He said he'd be here at noon,' I
said. n glanced at my watch. It's
noon now. Were you to meet him
him here?"
Grady glanced at me suspiciously.
Don't you know anything about it?"
he asked.
II only know that Godfrey asked me
to be here at noon today. What's up?'
Blamed If L know" said Grady, sulk-
lily. Il got word from him that I'd
better be here, and I thought maybe
he might know something. I'm so dizzy
over last nights business that, I'm run-
ming around in circles this morning.
But l won't wait for him. He can't
make me do that! Come along, Sim
monds."
Wait a minute I broke in, as the
outer door opened. Perhaps that's
Godfrey, now"
And so it proved. He came in, accom-
panied by a man whom 1 knew to be
Arthur Shearrow, chief counsel for the
Record.
Godfrey nodded all around.
Il think you kno MT. Shearrow," be
said, placing on my desk a small leath-
er bag he was carrying. This is Mr..
Lester, Mr.. Shearrow," he added, and
we shook hands. 1.-THE object of this
conference, Lester" he concluded, lis
to straighten out certain matters con-
nected with the Michaelovitch dia-
Record the biggest scoop it has had
for months"
II amt here to fix up no scoop 70,
the Record" broke in Grady. THAT
paper never did treat me right"
1T has treated you as we'll as you
deserved retorted Godfrey. I'm go
ing to talk plainly to you Grady. You,
goose is cooked. You can't hold on fol
an hour after last nights getaway be.
comes public"
Wen see about that!" growled Ora.
dy, but the fight had evidently beer
taken out Of him.
81 understand you wouldn't let Sim.
monds telephone for me last night?'
queried Godfrey.
That's right-it wasn't lone Of YOU
business"
Perhaps not. And yet, ii I had beer
there. the cleverest thief in Paris, Il
not In the world, would be safe behint
those chrome-nickel steel bars at tn,
Twenty-third street station, instead o
at liberty to go ahead and rob some
body else"
You're mighty cocksure," retortet
Grady. TITS easy to be wise after its
all over"
well. I'm not going to argue will
you,'' said Godfrey. st admit it was
a good disguise, and a clever idea-but
just the same, you ought to have seer
through 1t. That's your business"
Grady mopped his face.