The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-04

Godfrey bade me goodbye at the
dock and fastened away to the office
to write his story. which, I could guess
would be concerned with the manners
| of Americans, especially with Grady's,
! AS for me. that Whit Of salt air had
put an unaccustomed edge to my ap-
petite, and l took q cab to Murray's,
deciding to spend the remainder of the
evening there. over a good dinner. Ex-
cept In a certain mood, Murray's does
not appeal to me-; the pseudo-Grecian
temple in the corner, with water cas-
cading down it's steps, the make-believe
clouds which float across the ceiling,
the tables OF glass lighted from be-
neath-aH this. ordinarily. seems triv-
ial and banal; but occasionally i IN an
esoteric mood, l like Murray's, and
can even find something picturesque
inc romantic In bright gowns, and
cleaning shoulders. and handsome
faces seen amid these bizarre surround
ings. And then, Of course, there is al
ing to be desired.
L was in the right mood tonight for
the enjoyment OF the place, and I
ambled through the dinner in a fashion
SO leisurely n triied so long over
coffee and cfgaret that 1t was tar past
F,orty-secsnd street. After an In
stant's hesitation. I decided to walk
home. turned back toward Broad
way, ALREADY filling with the after
theater crowd.
Often "a I have seen it. Broadway
at night Is still a fascinating place to
me. with It's blazing signs, its chang
ing crowds. its changing street traffic,
it's bright shop windows. Grady was
right in saying that gay Paree" had
nothing Hike n; nor has any other city
that knew. 1t is. indeed. unique and
thoroughly American: and I walked
along 1t that night In the NEST leisure
ly fashion. savouring it to the full;
pausing. new and then, for a glance
at a shop window, and stopping al the
norman heuss-now denuded, alas. OF
It's Bouguerc1u-to replenish my SUD
ply of cig2rets.
Reaching Madison square, at last. I
walked out under the trees, as l al
most always do. to have a look at the
Flatiron building. white against the
sky. Then I glanced up at the Met
ropolitan tower. higher but far less
in appearance. and saw by
the big illuminated clock tina 1t was
nearly 1880.
I crossed back over Broadway. at
last. and turned down T~wenty-third
street In the direction OF the Marathon.
when, just at the corner, I came face
to face with three men as they swung
around the corner In the same direc-
ton, and with a little start, I recog-
nized Grady and Simmonds, with M.
Plgot between them. Evidently Grady
had 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
to end-the ceremony no doubt tnyoI-
wing the introduction Of the stranger
TO a number of typical American
drinks-and the result of all this was
that Grady's legs wobbled %perceptibly.
As a matter of racial omparison T
glanced at M. Pigot's. but they seemed
in every way normal.
Hello. Lester. said Simmonds. In
q voice which showed that he had not
wholly escaped the influences of the
evenings celebration; and even Grady
contescended to nod, from which I in
ferred h he was feeling very nus
ually happy.
Hello" S~immonds." answered.
and. as / turned westward with them.
he dropped back and fell into step be-
side me.
"Piggott is certainly a WONDER he
said. "A regular sport-wanted to see
everything and taste everything. He
says Paris amt in the same class with
this town"
Where are you going now" I asked.
We're going round to the station.
Piggott says he's got a sensation up
do with that cabinet"
With the cabinet?"
"Yes-that shiny thing Godfrey got
me to lock UP in q CELL"
aSimmonds.' I said. seriously. does
Godfrey know about this?
mo" said simronds, looking a little
uncomfortable. II told Grady we
ought to phone him to come up. but
the chief got mad and told me to mind
my own business. Godfrey's been aft
er him.. you know. for a long time"
suppose l phone him." / suggested.
"There'd be no objection to that, would
there p"
II won't object" said Sinmonds
and I don't know who else will. since
nobody else will know about ft.a
a right. And drag out the pre-.
iiminaries as long assycu can, to give
hin a chance to get I'D here,
Simmonds nodded.
III do what / cam he agreed, "bui
! don't see what good 1t will do. The
chief won't let him in, even IL he does
come up
We'll have to leave that to Godfrey
But he ought to be told. He's respon-
sible for the cabinet being where 1t is
i know he is, n Piggott says 1t was
2 mighty wise thing to put It there
though I'm blessed il + know why
Hurry Godfrey along as much as you
can. Good night" and he followed his
companions into the station.
There was q drugstore at the corne
with q public telephone station, an6
TWO minutes later, I was asking to be-
connected with the city room at ths
Record office.
No, said a supercilious voice, Mr.
Godfrey was not there: he had LEFT