Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-13
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path disappeared among the trees.
IN THE gray Of dawn two dirty. be-
l dragglcd, unshavcn figures tra!led
up the wide. low stairs N police head
quarters and presented themselves
before Captain Lewis.
We'll. of ali thc--Odcll' Where
have you been? Miller. why didn't
you come back TO report? This is "a
HI OF "a note" The captain. worn
from his nght-long vigil. clustered
TO mask his relief IF this Is the
way you conduct case, sergeant
1t ISM" Odeii replied wcarily.
Miller and | have been personally
conducted for the last thirty-siN
hours; tied UP in an old boathousc on
the shore ut Windcrmerc, Conn. after
being held w and hlackjackch by =
couple Of crooks hired by Sims, Far
ley and Drcw's man"
lie made Il detailed report; and at
its conclusion the chief ISSUED some
hurried orders. and then turned to
Miller.
Did you recognize the man who
brought you your food; the one who
the sergeant says was called Pctc?'
NO. captain. /, was pretty dark
under that boathousc in spite Of the
sun shining outside. and couldn't
place his voice. Volkcrt can !hcn-
tify him. though. if Tony has skipp
ed out by the time the boys get
there"
Tony won't do much skipping If
he's sleeping off Il whiskey-and- lau-
danum jag" the captain retorted
grimly. I'm going To phone the
sheriff at Windcrmcrc TO hold him
for us How far is that boathouse
from the village?"
About mile and "A half" Odcll re-
spondcd. The sheriff may know
whose il is if you tell him that Their.
is canoe stored there named the
'Midinette.' 1t took us nearly an hour
To wake up the fellow al the garage;
bu, when we succeeded he brought
MS into the city in good time. Here's
the rest OF the money | took from
Fctc's body. and the pistol"
AS he laid them upon the desk the
chief took up the receiver and pUt
in IL call for Windcrmcre. then turn
cd once more to the detective with a
quizzical light in his keen eyes.
We'll. ! suppose all YOU want now
is to get a bath and then slcep the
clock around" he remarked.
NO. sir" replied Oden doEgcdly,
although his head was swimming
from fatigue. 81 wan: 10 clean up
and get back on the job as fast as
] can. Have there been any fresh
Developments"
"a few. Want Miller any longer
"Not now. may need him tonight,
though
"Nil right" Captain Lewis nodded
TO the subordinate. You're of duty
until 6. Miller. Report then If you
think you can get about the streets
without being kidnapped"
Miller. flushing at the implied re-
buke in the chiefs heavy attempt Mt
jest. withdrew; and as the door
closed after him Odell asked eagerly:
Did you get anything further out
Of Pctcrs?"
mo. After l got through with him
yesterday morning he was like n
squeezed orange; but beyond what he
told you about that voice that he
heard. his mind is only blank of
bewildcrment and Il kind of supersti-
tious terror.
"rhe queer thing about IL Is that
he is back ut his old job. after all"
The chief leaned forward in his chair
II had to let him 20, of course; we
hadn't thing 10 hold him on. and he
said he was going back TO his sisters:
but | put Il man on him anyway, so
that VIC could get him if we needed
him again. lie didn't even want to
go TO the Meade house for his things.
and wouldn't until | told him that we
had IL guarded inside and out; yet
when hr got there he stayed; told
Taylor THAT Miss Meade wanted him
to. and he though il was his duty.
Funny that an IL .-srce that quiet
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