Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-28
CHAPTER Viii.
A DISTINGUISHED Caller.

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my fruitlesS chase. There is
where he stood" he said. and the
marks on the sill were evident enough.
We went slowly back to the house
and Godfrey sat down again to con-
temptation of the cabinet.
Its too much for me- he said at
last. ''The only way | can find that
drawer. I'm afraid, is with an ak. I'm
going to look up the subject of secret
drawers-perhaps III stumble upon
something that will help me-"
"And then, Of course" said discon-
solately, sit is quite possible that there
isn't any such drawer at all"
But Godfrey shook his head decid-
edly.
81 don't agree with you there, Les
ter. I'll wager that fellow who was
looking In at us could find it in a
minute. I'll have another try at it to-
morrow. One thing we've got to take
care of, and that is that our friend
OF the burning eyes doesn't get a
chance at 1t arst."
"Those shutters are pretty strong"
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eyes," agreed Godfrey, "the shutters
are pretty strong-they might keep him
out for ten Enthusiastically longer
than that. AS for Parks, he wouldn't
last ten seconds. This fellows one OF
the greatest criminals OF modern times.
l think would better drop word to
Simmonds and get him to send down a
- - A0N %hn
With them outside and Parks on the
inside it ought to be fairly SAFE"
"I should think So" l said. zone
would imagine you were getting ready
to repel an army. Who is this fellow.
anyway, Godfrey? You seem to be
half afraid of himw
"Pm wholly afraid of him if he's who
I think he is. But it's a mere guess
as yet, Lester. Wait a day or two.
I'll call up Simmonds."
He. went to the phone, while l sat
down again and looked at the cabinet
In a kind Of stupefactiOn. Godfrey
came back while / was still cropping
blindly amid this maze of mystery.
"It's all right" he said. "Simmonds
is sending two Of his best men TO
watch the house." He stood for mo-
ment gazing down at the cabinet.
"I'm coming back tomorrow to have
another try at it." he added. 81 have
left the gauntlet there on the chair. so
if you feel like having try yourself,
Lester
Heaven forbidr' protested. "But
perhaps / would better tell Parks to
let you in. l hope l won't find you
corpse here. Godfrey
$50 do l. But I don't believe you
will. Yes. tell Parks to let me in when
ever l come around. And now about
Rogers"
"What about him?"
81 rather thought might want to
grill him tonight But perhaps would
better wait till get little more to go
on" He paused for a moments
thought. eyes, I'll wait" he said
finally. ''I don't want to run any risk
Of falling"
We went out into the hall together,
and l told Parks to admit Godfrey
whenever he wished to enter. Rogers
was SLlII SltCIuS OH Tic COI' iOOh1HS ~
crushed and sorrOwful that could not
help plying him. l said so TO God
FREY as we went down the front steps.
perhaps you're right" he agreed.
something has happened to him
something in connection with that wo-
man-and he has never got over it.
Well. we shall have to find out what
it was Hellol Here are Simmonds'
men," he added as two policemen stop
ped before the house.
"Is this Mr.. Godfrey" one of them
asked.
"Yes," said Godfrey.
"Mr. Simmonds told Us to report to
you. sir, If you were here"
(TO BE CONTINUED