The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-18
CHAPTER XVI.
THE FATE OF M. PIGoT.

Whatever may have been Grady 8 de-
fects of insight and Imagination, he
aroused. Almost before the echo of that
slamming door had died away, he was
beside the ~sergeant's desk.
Get out the reserves" he ordered,
and have the other wago around.
Phone headquarters to rush every
man available up to the Day and Night
bank. and say it's from mel"
He stood chewing his cigar savagely
as the sergeant fastened to obey. In a
moment, the reserves came tumbling
out, struggling into their coats; there
was a clatter of hoofs in the street as
the wagon dashed up; the reserves
piled into 1t, permitting me to crowd
In beside them, Grady jumped to the
seat beside the driver, and we were off
at a gallop, our gong waking the echoes
of the silent street.
L clung to the hand rail as the wag-
on swayed back and forth or bound
ed into the air as it struck the car
tracks. and stared out into the night,
struggling to understand. Gould God
frey be right? But of course he was
right. Some intuition told me that. and
yet how had Crochard managed to sub
Btitute himself for the French detec-
live? Where was Pigot? Was he lying
somewhere in q crumpled heap, with
u tiny wound upon his hand? But that
could not be-Grady and Simmonds
had been with him all the evening. And
could that aged Frenchman with he
white, fine, wrinkled skin be also the
had known as Felix Armand? My
reason reeled before the seeming i'm
possibility of tt-and yet, somehow, /
knew that Godfrey was right.
The wagon came to a stop SO sud-
denly that I was thrown violently
against the man next to me, and the
reserves. leaptng out, swept me before
them. We were In front Of the Day
and Night bank. and at a word from
Grady he men spread into a close
Gordon before the building.
Another police wagon stood at the
curb, with the driver still on the seat,
but as Grady started toward it, a fig
ure appeared at the door of the bank
and shouted to us-shouted in inartic-
ulate words which / could not under
stand. But Grady seemed to under
stand them. and went up the steps
two at q time. with an agility sur
pr1sing In so large a man and which
! was hard put to 1t to match. A lit
tie group stood at one side Of the vesti-
bule looking down at some one ex-
tended On a cushioned seat. And an
instant later l saw that it was Sim
monds, lying on his back. his eyes open
and staring apparently at the ceiling.
But at the second glance l saw that
the eyes were sightless.
Grady elbowed his way savagely
through the group.
where's Kelly?" he demanded.
At the words, a white faced man in
uniform arose from a chair into which
he had plainly dropped exhausted.
"Oh, there you are" n Grady
glowered at him f~erociously. Now
tell me what happened-and tell it
quick"
why. SIR" stammered Kelly, there
wasn't anything happened. Only when
we stopped out there at the curb and
I got down and opened the door,
there wasn't nobody in the wagon but
Mr.. Simmonds. I spoke to him and he
him and he kind OF fell overland then
I rushed In here and phoned the sta
ton, but they said you'd already
started for the bank and then we went
out and brought him in here-and
that's all / know, sir"
You didn't hear anything-no sound
Of a struggle?"
mot a sound. sir: not a single
sound"
And you haven't any idea where
the other man got out?"
mo, sir"
Mr.. Simmonds had a little valise
with him-did you notice it?"
Yes, sir, and | looked for it In the
wagon. but 1t amt there"
Grady turned away with a curse as
four or five men a in from the street
the men from headquarters, / told
myself. / could les him talking to
them in sharp, low tones, and then
they departed as suddenly as they had
come. The reserves also hurried away,
and T concluded that Grady was try
ing to throw a net about the terri
tory in which the fugitive was prob
ably concealed; but my interest In
the time being by my anxiety for Sim
mends. I picked up his right hand and
looked at 1t; then I drew a deep breath
of relief, for It was uninjured.
Has any one sent for a doctor p, ]
asked.
Yes. sir" one of the bank attaches
answered. I'VE telephoned for one at
once-here he is now" he added as
a little black bearded man entered,
carrying the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The newcomer glanced at the body
waved us back, fell on one knee
stripped away the clothing from the
breast and applied his ear to the heart
Then he looked into the staring eyes
drew down the lids. watched them snaI
up again. and then hastily opened his
case.
Lets have some water" he said.
.,Tnen he's not dead?" I questioned
as n Of he clerks sprang to obey.
Dead? No, but he's had a taste o.
whiff of something that has stopped
the hear action"
With a queer, creepy feeling ovel
my scalp, / remembered the little f1asl
nal1 Iull OF l1QutQ which
Crochard carried In his pocket.
But he had not meant murder thi.
time. / remembered that Godfrey hat
said he never killed an adversary. TIL,
doctor worked briskly away. and a
the end of a few minutes S1mmonds
eyes suddenly closed. he drew a lon,
breath. and sat erect. Then his eye
opened and he sat swaying ursteadil.
n staring amazedly about him.
Best lie down again. said h doctol
soothingly. You're q little wobbly vet
yoE know"
Where am II" gasped Simmonds
Then his eyes encountered mine
Not
He stopped short. looked once arcun,
Mt the cleaning marble OF the bank
fumbled for something ~ his side am
fell senseless on the seat.
4 have nj recollection OF how I 30
back to the Marathon. I suppose I muS
have walked: but my first remembrance
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