The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-21
"Yes, sir. An every time I

Stone, it 5 q shoe button an in
that same house l was in is the
shoe it uSetcr be on.
Look out now, Terence, don t
let your zeal and your magma
ton run away with you
No, sir, but can t you go
there yourself, and get the shoe
and the cane, or send for EN-, and
If they fit the cane mark in the
mud, and if the button I've got
is exactly like those on that shoe,
then amt there sumpin in it,
Mr., Stone7 Amt there?"
The freckled face was very
earnest and the blue eyes very
bright as Fibsy waited for en-
couragement.
There S great deal in it,
tibsy. You have done wonderful
work. In fact, so wonderful that
must consider very carefully be-
fore | proceed.
8 Yes, sir. You see maybe the
place where [ was might be the
house of that Mr.. Lindsay; he's
a friend of Mr.. Landon S"
Wait bit, child. Now you We
done so much, so very much. have
patience to go little slowly for
the next move. Do you remem-
Der what the inspector told
about the noises he heard
when the Italian woman first tel
ephoned him about Mr.. Trow-
bridge?"
yes, sir, every void. Rivetin'
goln on; photograph playin',
an kids whoopin eoughin like
fury
Well, from the board of
health We found the general To-
cation of whooping cough cases
at about that time. Now if we
can eliminate others and find the
Italian ones"
Yep, | ind stand! Coin
now?"
Is, dt once.
Calling a taxicab. they start
ed, and Stone went to an Italian
quarter near 125th street where
whooping cough had been preva
lent Il few weeks previous.
Find the house, F7ibsy,'' he
said as they reached the infected
district.
Unsmilingly E'ibsy 5 sharp blue
eyes scanned block after block.
New buildin'," he said at
last, thonghtfuliy; and then,
darling across the street to a for
lorn little shop he burst in and
out again, crying Here you are.
Mr.. Stone -
Stone crossed the street and
entered the shop. There was a
swarthy Italian woman and sew
eral children, some coughing,
others quarreling, and all dirty
A phonograph was in evidence
and Flbsy casually looked over
the records unit. he found the
ragtime ditty the Inspector had
recalled.
lie called up headquarters and
asked Collins if that were the
music he heard before. Yes
said Collins, and Stone shouted
Hold that wire, F'ibsy; wait a
minute, and, dragging the
scared woman to the telephone
he babe her repeat the message
she had given the day of the muir
der.
Same voice! Same woman!"
declared the inspector, and Stone
hung up the receiver.
Then he soothed the frightened
Italian, promising harm should
come to her if she told the truth.
The truth, as she tremblingly
divulged it, seemed to be that
some man had come to her shop
that afternoon and forced her to
telephone as he dictated. She re-
membered it all perfectly, and
had been frightened out of her
wits ever since. He had given
her $40, which she had never
dared to spend, as it was blood
money!
Describe the man, said
! Stone.
u not see heem good. He hold
noosapaper before his face, and
maka me speaka telephone.
How did he make you? Did
he threaten yon9"
He haye-a dagger. He say
| ne killa me if | not speak as he
say. =
All. a dagger An Italian