Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
CHAPTER XNvI.
THE FATE OF NJ. PlGoT.

whatever may nave DeeN CiTaON 5 ue-
fects of insight and imagination, he
was energetic enough when thoroughly
aroused. Almost before the echo of that
slamming door had died away he was
beside the sergeants desk.
Get out the reserves" he ordered.
"and have he other wagon around.
Phone headquarters to rush every
ma available up to the Day and Night
bank. and say it's from me-
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; h reserves
piled into it, permitting me to crowd
In beside them, Grady jumped to the
seat beside the driver, and we were off
at a gallop, our gon waking the echoes
of the silent street.
1 chung to the hand rail as the wag-
on swayed back and forth or bound
ed into the air as it struck the a
tracks. and stared out into the night.
struggling to understand. Could Cod
frey be right? But of course he was
right. some intuition told me that, and
yet how had Crochard managed to sub
etitute himself for the French detec-
tive? Where was Pigot? Was he lying
somewhere in a crumpled heap. with
a tiny wound pom his hand? Blu that
eouiu nol De-IIauy n SlnmonuS
had been with him all the evening. And
could that aged trenchman with the
white, fine, wrlnklcd skin be also the
bronzed and virile parsonage whom 1
had known as Felix Armand? My
reason reeled before he seeming i'm
possibility of it-and yet. somehow. 1
Knew that Godfrey was right.
The wagon came to a stop so sud-
denly that 1 was thrown violently
against the man next to me, INC the
reserves, leaping 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.
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 I could not under
stand. But Grady seemed to under
stand them. and went up the steps
two at a time. with IN agility sur
prlsing In SO large a man and which
l 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 ayes open
and staring apparently at the ceiling.
LUZ 0S NtS SSSOAld kldIICO i saw lIaC
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 ferociously. Nov
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
! got down and opened the door,
there wasn't nobody in the wagon but
Mr.. Simmonds. l spoke to him and he
didn't answer-and then 1 touched
him and he kind Of fell overland then
l 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 l know, SIR"
You didn't hear anything-no sound
OF a struggle"
sound"
And you haven't any idea where
the other man got out?"
mo. SIR"
MI. simmonds had a little valise
with him-did you notice it?"
Yes. sir. and I looked for it In the
wagon. but 1t amt there"
Grady turned away with a curse as
Tour or fv men ran in from the street
the men from headquarters, I told
myself. l could hear him talking to
them In sharp. low tones. and then
come. The reserves also hurried away.
md l 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
That maneuver was overshadowed. for
the time being by my anxiety for Sim
non I picked up his right hand and
looked at 1t; then 1 drew a deep breath.
OF relief. for 1t raj uninjured.
Has any sent for q doctor?" I
asked.
Yes. sir" one OF the bank attaches
answered. we telephoned for n at
once-here he Is now" he added as
carrying the inevitably -identifyinR
medicine a
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 h staring eyes.
drew down the lids, watched them snap
up again. and then hastily opened his
case.
Lets have some water" he said.
.ssIhen he's not dead?" I questioned.
- one Of the clerks sprang to obey.
Dead? No. but he's had a taste or
whif Of something that has stopped
the heart action"
I With g queer. creepy feeling owe
my scalp. / remembered the little flask
half fun Of bl0od-red LIQUID which
Orchard carried In his pocket.
But he had not meant murder this
Time I Remembered that Godfrey had