The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-07
AlSD HERE IT CONTINUES.
The Old DaguerrOOtype.

Tom and Betty Clancy, in the pri
vacy Of their own suite at inquest,
were differently employed, anu yet
the Investigations of both were tend
ing toward the same consequence
if either had but known it.
1t was Saturday midnight; that is
to say, the night of the day following
upon the arrival of Senorita Cervan-
tez, and Betty's absorption in her oc-
cupatiOn was due to the fact that
Tom, the preceding day, had entirely
forgotten her telephone order about
the morocco portfolio case that had
belonged to her grandmother. He
had not been ~neglectful a second time
latter Betty had expressed her opln-
ion of his indifference to her wishes),
you may be sure; and so she was stu
diously examining the daguerreotype
likenesses of a collection of individ-
uals who had lived generations before
she was born.
Tom. on the other hand, had taken
a sealed envelope from the coat he
had worn in the city that day and was
porting over a couple Of typewriter
pages that it had contained.
Both had preferred to wait until
they had gone to their room for the
night to perform their separate tasks,
for although not a word had passed
between them in regard to their de-
signs, each wished to discuss with the
other the facts-Or the suggestions
which might accrue.
We already know what Betty
searched for. As for TOm-well, we
need only recall to mind a converse
ton between him and Bing when they
were on their way to town the preced-
ing Tuesday, and when the latter hac
sought Toms opinion of Belknap, anC
Tom had so frankly expressed it.
Neither of them had said much or
the fsubject at the time, but both haC
continued to stink" about it after
wards-and Tom had done some "act
ing" as we'll as thinking.
He had no sooner attended to hi!
mai ad finished his regular morning
dictation. that day, than he swunl
the bracketed telephone beside hi
desk into use, and called up the Rod
ney Rushton Detective Bureau. Hi
instructions to ex-Lieutenant Rushtor
formerly of the police headquarter
detective staff, were characteristic
and are worth repeating:
"HellO. RushtOn," he said. "This i
Clancy. Sure. Pm always wei
Say! Take your pencil and jot dow
a few Of the items that I'm going t
mention, and that you will want t
remember. All ready? There's
guy down at Myquest-Mr. Harvard
place on Long Island, you know-b
the name Of Conrad Belknap. &c
that? 1 don't suppose it's his rigI
name, but it's the only one l know
He had a letter Of introduction
Harry Archers, and they took him /
inquest. l don't like him, Rushtol
Nc. there's no particular reason VIII
l don't; l just do not. He play
cards Just as if he knew how, and he
got a grin on him Just exactly like IL
cats after it swallowed the canar
Get me I want his dossier. / wal
you to find out where he came fror
what brought him to New York, VIII
he is here for, who his acq~uaintanc
and friends are, what he eats al
where he sleeps when he isn't leec
lis OA oCAANDONJs 0aA0 SCC A
don't you? All right, Rushton. Ha
some sort of report ready for me
noon, Saturday. No, send it to II
office. I'll take it down to Myque
with me, and look it over, and Nc
day morning I will telephone you
come down here to see me-"
1t was the report that he had
ceived from Rodney Rushton Il
Tom was reading while Betty "
searching among the daguerreotyp
Betty completed her investigate
first.
She started eagerly and her
paxted to speak to Tom, when, p
ceiving that he was closely occupi
she waited; then, after an0sher Int
val, he broke the silence betws
them-rather queerly, too,
thought.
Cook here, Betty he said, swI
ia yDur opiuion OF thak chsp d
KNAPP You're xa2EsF cz@saE aks