The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-24
CHAPTER XVIII.
A THEORY.

1 was surprised when I anne down
for dinner an hour later, to find God
frey awaiting me.
Il always try to make it Saturday
night" he explained. THE chief throws
the work on the other fellows, if he
after the inquest. The story's all in,
and now We'll have a good dinner-if
I do say it myself-and then a good
talk. l feel the need of a talk, Lester"
80 do l." l said, though I'm afraid
talking won't help us much"
THE funny thing about this case
is" unused Godfrey, that the farther
we get into it the thicker it grows"
Yes" / agreed, land the more one
thinks about it. the less one under
stands"
We'll, suppose we get away from
turned the talk to other things. No
man could ak more delightfully."- Of
music, of art, of letters. How he man
aged it ! could never guess, but he
seemed to have read everything. to
have seen everything, to ave heard
everything. Marryat, for instance;
who reads Marryat nowadays? And
yet he had read the Phantom Ship"
and SO knew something of Goa. An
hour passed very quickly, but at last
he rose and led the way into his
study.
"a friend of mine dropped in to see
me today at the office" he remarked,
"a Cuban planter who comes up to
New York occasionally, and whom 1
happened to help out of a rather Sc
rious difficulty a few years ago. Per-
haps some day I'll tell you about it. He
always brings me a bundle of his own
special cigars. 1 didn't see him to-
day, but he left the cigars, and l want
you to try one. Perhaps it will give
you an inspiration"
He went to his desk, opened a tin
foiled package hat lay there, and
carefully extracted two long cigars Of
a rich and glowing brown.
Perhaps you've heard Of the special
cigars that are made for Pierpont
one to me-, after carefully replacing
the wrappings Of the bundle. We'll,
/ smoked one of Morgan's cigars once
it was good, mighty good; but it
wasn't in the same class with these.
Light up"
1 did. Never before had I drawn
between my lips a breath SO satisfy
ing-so rich, so smooth, 50 full of
flavor. 1 exhalted the fragrant smoke
slowly.
Godfrey 1 said, II never knew
what tobacco was before. Are these
cigars purchasable? I'm only a poor
lawyer, but even one a month would
be a thing to look forward to and
dream about"
But Godfrey shook his head.
I've felt like that" he said; but
they're not to be had for money. And
now about SWAIN"
Lets postpone it a little longer" I
begged. Il don't want my mind dis
tracted."
Godfrey laughed, but fell silent; and
for the next half hour, no sound was
heard.
Now / said, at last, TN ready to
listen, SO fire ahead whenever you
want to-"
Il haven't much to TELL" he began;
nothing new about the case. But ]
stopped at the Tombs, before I started
back, to make ure that Swain had
everything he wanted. They'd given
him an upper cell. and sent over to the
Marathon and got him his things, and
| arranged to have his meals sent in
to him from Moquin's."
II ought to have thought of that"
said. contritely. I'm much obliged tc
you. Godfrey. Did you see him"
Only for a mute He seemed
fairly cheerful. He'd had them bring
some of his law Books to him, and re-
marked that he'd have plenty of time
to study. j like the way he's taking it
He gave me a message for you"
What was it?"
THAT you are not to forget YOU
promise" / smoked on for a few mo-
ments in silence.
Il promised him I'd get Mis-.