Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-03
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE SECRET or THE CABINET.

CHAPTER NXIV.
THE SECRET OF THE CABINET.
Godfrey babe me goodbye at the
dock and hastened away to the office
to write his story. which, ! could guess,
would be concerned with the I'M
or Americans, especially with Grady's.
Az for me. that Whit of salt air had
put an unaccustomed edge to my APP
petite. and l took n cab to Murray's,
deciding to spend the remainder of the
evening there. over II good dinner. Elk
cept In a certain mood. Murray's does
not appeal to me: the pseudo-Grecian
temple in the corner. with water cas-
cadtng down it's steps. the m~ake-believe
clouds which float across the ceiling,
the tables of glass lighted from be
neath-all this. ordinarily. seems triv-
ial and banal; but occasionally in AN
can even find something picturesque
and romantic In bright gowns, and
cleaning shoulders. and handsome
faces seen mid these bizarre surround
ngs And then. OF curse. there is al
ways the cooking. which leaves moth
ing to be desired.
was In the right mood tonight for
the enjoyment of the place. n l
ambled through the dinner in u fashion
so leisurely and trified so long over
coffee and cigaret that it was far past
10 o'clock when I came out again into
Forts-second street. After an in
stant's hesitation. / decided to walk
home. n turned back toward Broad
way. already filling with the after
thcater crowd.
Often as I AVE seen it. Broadway
at night is still a fascinating place to
me. with its blazing signs, it's chang
Ing crowds. it's changing street traffic,
Its bright shop windows. Grady was
light In saying that gay Paree'' had
nothing like it; nor has any other city
that know. 1t is. indeed. unique and
thoroughly American; and walked
along 1t that night in the most leisure
~ fashion. savouring it to the full:
pausing. now and then. for IA glance
At a shop window. inc stopping at the
HOFFMAN house-now denuded, alas! of
lts Bouguereau--to %replenish my sup
ply of cigarets.
Reaching Madison square. at last. L
walked out under the trees. as I al
most always do. to have "A look at the
fiatiron building. white against the
Then | glanced up at the Met
ropolitan tower. higher but far less
in appearance, and saw by
the big Illuminated clock that IL was
nearly 1880.
crossed back over Broadway. at
last. and turned down Tw%enty-third
street in the direction of the Marathon,
wnen. Just at the corner. 1 came face
20 race with three men as they swung
around the corner in the same direc-
tion. and. with a little start, l reccg-
mixed Grady n Simmonds. with NJ.
f1eOt etween them. Evidently Grady
felt 1t incumbent upon himself to
make good his promise in the most
liberal manner. and to display the won
ders Of the Great White Way from end
70 end-the ceremony no doubt invol.
wang the introduction of the stranger
TO a mi OF typical American
0rinks-and the result of all this was
tnat Grady's wobbled p%erceptibly.
As a matter Of racial comparison. /
glanced at M. Pig0t's. but they seemed
IN every way normal.
..del!0. Lester" said Simmonds. IN
= voice which showed that he had not
Wholly escaped the influences of the
c0n,tcscended 70 nod. from which I In
ferred that he was feeling very unus-
uAlly happy.
Hello" Simmonds." / answered.
ana. an ! turned westward with them.
he dropped back and fell into step be-
"Piggott ts certainly a he
AAld. "A regular spOrt-wanted to see
everything end taste everything. He
nays Paris amt In the same class with
this town."
Where are you going now?" asked.
Were going round to the station
Piggott says he's got q sensation up
his sleeve for us-it's got somethinr Ia
DO With that cabinet"
With the cabinet?"
YGs-fhat shiny thing Godfrey roN
me to lock up In q CELL:
'sSlmmonds." said. seriously, does
Godfrey know about this?'
mo" q SimrnOnds. looking q little
uncomfortable. II told Grady We
ought to phone him to come up, but