Charlevoix county herald., 1918-06-21

rocks. Then We secuted around an
found a place where somebody seem
ed to have slid over the edge. We
hung q lantern over on rope. an
finds the other teller on a sort OF
ledge bout fifteen feet down. Had to
90 down an tie him on SOS we could
pull him up. l did"
was he dead?"
Gold. Just like Charley, When We
found him."
Funny" Heny lifted a stubby
hand and scratched his chin. We'll.
/ guess you better bring the bodies In
to one of the card rooms. Doc Os-
borne will want to look 'em over. An
you. Bill. you go up where you FOUND
'em AN hang about.
when the folks hears OF this
they'll wanter go up and mill around
and walk all over any clues. You stick
till mornin', an then I'll send some
body else to relieve you. Now some
of you fellers pick up these two an
bring 'em in"
Several Of the men bent to comply.
We formed little procession into
the lobby and across 1t toward the
door of a card room which Heffy Sc
lected. saw Laredo talking to the
clerk as we filed past. and quite sud
denly a medium-sized man, nattiiy
dressed in blue and wearing close
Vandyke and a professional air. ap-
reared from upstairs, running
down.
At once he made his way to Heffy's
aide and addressed him. whats the
matter? Griggs called me-"
Griggs. l fancied, must be the clerk
AS It happened. was right.
1.-TWO dead 'uns," said Hehy snort
w. Better come in an look 'em
over"
We crowded through the door OF the
card room, and the bodies were lald
upon tables. It seemed to me that the
faces of each appeared to be puned
and swollen as l scrutinized them
more closely.
So much saw before Heffy inter
rupted. Now all of you who don't
know these parties beat 1t. Me an
the doc wants to get to work. Guess
we better get Griggs in. Some OF
YOU fellers tell the clerk we want
him."
Better get the man he's talking to,
aIso." I suggested. "He knew Win
garde in Mexico"
Heffy turned round. He pulled up.
"Who-" he began and paused.
had been waiting for the moment.
From the first / had recognized him
as a former patrolman from my home
town. The surprise seemed to De
mutual on his part.
Go on and take another look,
said, grinning. "Who took you out OF
harness and slid you into plain Clothes
Heffy?"
"Glace!" he shouted. "Well, good
night; where did you come from?"
Never mind; get Laredo-the man
who was with Griggs minute
ago." l told him. Care If / stick
aroundT"
Sure not" he assented, and walked
to the door. From there he signed to
Griggs. "Come on in an bring your
friend with you" he directed.
He came back.
well, say. / never looked to see
you. How's the old town? They tell
me you've quit the papers an gone IN
for the private stuff. Right?"
nodded. "Glace and Bryce, Private
Investigators" told him.
"An' l grabbed this cinch Job
through a pull" he announced. "Say,
II there's anything funny in this, get
in an help me. I've heard lot about
your work. but never thought I'd get
q chance to work with you. Bryce told
me once you had a side-kick with
a funny moniker, too. What about
him?"
Hes upstairs with the dead mans
daughter" replied.
well, good night" said Heffy. and
turned to Griggs and Laredo, who
had Just entered. Say, Mr.. Laredo,
did you know this Professor Win
garden"
The Mexican answered briefly.
"Wha'd'ye know about his goin' Oh
with Charley, Griggsr Heffy went
on.
Griggs told Dayton's story. That's
all know" he said.
"All right. Get back on your Job.
them" Heffy told him.
He went over and ran a hand into
each of Wingarde's pockets. He pro-
duced handsome gold watch, a roll
Of bills of large denominations, and
some notebooks and papers. HE
wasn't killed for what he had on him,
at any rate" he decided. thrusting the
things into a pocket Of his own gar
ments.
Feel carefully of his body"
suggested, stepping In close to his
side.
whats that? What forr he de-
handed; but he rapidly complied, pat
ting and rubbing his hands up and
down and around the outline of the
corpse with a dizziness which showed
he had had no little practise. IT got