Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
CHAPTER Nx-(continued).

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"Yes; ] saw them"
"They Were the same ewes"
'lhe same eyes"
And the laugh-did you hear that
laugh?"
Certainly l heard it,"
Il heard 1T once BEFORE" l said, land
you thought it was Il case of newest"
Tell silent Il moment, Shivering a
little at the remembrance.
But why lie Armadn lie there SO
quietly" 1 asked at last. Was he in
jured?"
Godfrey made a little gesture toward
the corner.
Go see for YOURSELF he said.
SomethlnS lay along the wall, on the
spol where l had seen that figure, and
as L bent over it, / saw that it was a
large net. finely meshed but very
strong.
That was dropped over Armand's
mead as he came up the stairs" said
Godfrey, or flung over him as he came
into the room. Then the dead man
yonder jumped upon him and trussed
him up with ropes.
Pushing the net aside, l saw upon
The floor a little pile of severed cords.
yes" agree: he would be able to
do that Have YOU noticed his size,
Godfrey? He was almost a giant
III couldn't have lone 1T if Arm
and hadn't been willing that he should"
routed Godfrey. curtly. You see he had
no difficulty in getting away" and he
held up the net and pointed to the
great rents in it. He cut his way out
while he vas lying there ought to
nave ought to have known
he wasn't bound-that he was only
waiting = but 1t was all so sud-
den. :"
He threw the net down upon the
floor with a gesture OF disgust and
despair. hen he stopped in front of
the Boule cabinet and looked Town at
1T musingly; and, after IL moment, his
face frightened.
The burlap ~wrappings had hen all
most wholly torn away, and the cab
met stood. more insolently beautiful
than ever. it seemed to me-, under the
rays of the sun, which sparkled and
glittered and shimmered as they fell
upon it.
"But we'll get him. Simmonds," said
Godfrey. and his lips broke into a
smile. I'm fact, we've go him now.
We have only to watt and he'll walk
into our arms. Simmonds. 1 want you
to lock this cabinet up in the strongest
cell around at your station; and carry
the key yourself"
Lock it up?' stammered Simmonds,
staring at him.
Yes" said Godfrey. lock it up.
hats u n salvation!" His face
WAS SiOWllS, he was quite ll1nSelI
again alert, confident of victory. You're
in charge of this case, aren't you?
Well, lock it up, and give our reasons
to nobody"
"Thatn be easy" laughed Sim
monds. Il haven't got any reasons"
"oh. yes. you have" and Godfrey
bent upon him Il gaze that was posi-
lively hypnotic. You will do it be-
U l want you to. and because 1
tell you that. sooner or later, if you
keep this cabinet safe where no one
can get at it, the MAJ we will
more than that, Simmonds; if we do
get him.. I'll have the biggest story l
ever had and you will be world fam
Gus. France will make you a chew
alier of the Legion of Honour, Sim
monds. mark my words. Don't you
think the ribbon would look we'll in
you button hole?"
Sinamonds was staring at the speak
er as though he thought he a sud-
denly gone mad. Indeed. the thought
flashed through my own brain that the
disappointment. the chagrin of failure.
had been too much for Godfrey.
He burst into laughter as he saw
our faces.
mo, I'm not mad" he said soberly;
land I'm not joking. Tn speaking in
deadly earnest Simmonds, when 1 say
that this fellow is the biggest catch we
could make. He's the greatest criminal
of modern times-I repeat it, Lester,
this time without qualification. And
now. perhaps. you'll agree with me-"
And with Armand. SO finished. so
self poised, SO distinguished, in my
mind, and tine body of his latest victim
before my eyes. l nodded gloomily.
But who is hep" 1 asked. do you
know who he is. Godfrey"
There's the ambulance" broke in
Simmonds, as a knock came at the
street door. and he hurried down to
open it.
Come on, Lester and Godfrey
hooked his arm through mine. There's
nothing more we can do here. Well go
down the back way. I've had enough
excitement for the time being-haven't
you?
Il certainly have" l agreed, and he
LED the way back along the hall to an
other stair, down it and so out through
the laundry.
repeated. why did he kill that poor
fellow up there? Why did he kill
Drouet and Vantine? How did he get
into the Vantine house? What it it all
about?"
'Ah!" he said. looking at me with a
smile. That is the important question
what is it all about! But we cont
discuss 1T here in the street. Besides, l
want to think 1t over. Lester; and 1
want you to think it over. If l cam. I'll
drop in tonight to see you. n we can
thresh it out! Will that suit you"
yes" l said: land for heavens sake,
don't fail to comet
CHAPTER XXI.
GODFREY wEAvEs A ROMANCE.