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Captain Poland saved me。           And should the stock of the   concern           ever    be 



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on a paying basis I intend to repay him not only          all  he  advanced    me   but 

any profit I may secure shall be divided         with    him   in  gratitude。     That 

there will be a profit I very much   doubt�察  �though   this   does   not   lessen   my 

gratitude to Captain Poland         for his aid。; 

    There was a little gasp from Viola as she heard this。 

     ;Captain Poland saved father from possible ruin�察─�she murmured�察 �and 

I ´ I treated him so�    �Oh�     �oh� ─�



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                            CHAPTER XV 



                                   POOR FISHING 

       ;Have a drink�察�Colonel�拭─�

     ;Eh�拭─�

     ;I said ´ Here�察�boy�     �A Scotch high and a mint julep。; 

     Colonel Ashley�察�roused from his reverie as he sat in his club�察�gazing 

out on the busy�察�fashionable�察�hurrying�察�jostling�察�worried�察�happy�察�sad�察�and 

otherwise throngs that  swept   past   the   big   Fifth   avenue   windows�察  �shifted 

himself in the comfortable leather chair�察�and looked at his cigar。              It had 

gone out�察�and he decided that it was not worth relighting。 

     ;Cigars�察�too� ─�ordered Bruce Garrigan。 

     ;Oh�察�were you speaking to me�拭─�and the colonel seemed wholly awake 

now。 

     ;Not only to you�察�but in your interests�察─�went on Garrigan�察�with a smile。 

;Hope I didn't disturb your nap�察�but ´ ; 

     ;Oh�察�no�察─�the colonel hastened to assure his companion with his usual 

affability。   ;I had finished sleeping。; 

     ;So I inferred。    Do you know how many hours�察�minutes and seconds 

the average human being has passed in sleep when he reacnes tne age of 

forty´five years�拭─�and Garrigan smiled quizzically。 

     ;No�察�sir�察─�answered Colonel Ashley�察 �I do not。; 

     ;Neither   do   I�察─  �confessed   Mr。   Garrigan   as   he   sank   down   in   a   chair 

beside   the   colonel   and   accepted   the   glass   from   a   tray   which   the   much´ 

buttoned club attendant held out to him。          ;I don't know�察�and I don't much 

care。; 

    Then�察  �when   cigars   were   glowing   and   the   smoke   arose   in   graceful 

clouds�察�an aroma as of incense shrouding the two as they gazed out on the 

afternoon throngs�察�Garrigan remarked�此�

     ;I   didn't   know   you   were   here。 In   fact�察  �I   didn't   know   you   were   a 

member of this club。; 

     ;You wouldn't know it if my attendance here were needed to prove it�察─�

said the colonel with a smile。         ;I don't get here very often�察�but I had to 



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run up on some business�察�and I found this the most convenient stopping 

place。; 

     ;Are you going back to Lakeside�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes� ─    �There was prompt decision in the answer。 

     ;Then     you   haven't    finished   that  unfortunate     affair�拭  �You     haven't 

found out what caused the death of Mr。 Carwell�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�I know what killed him。; 

     ;But not who�拭┌А�

     ;Not yet。; 

     ;Do you hold to the suicide theory�拭─�

     ;I don't hold to anything�察�my dear Mr。 Garrigan�察─�answered the colonel�察�

who was in a sufficiently mellow mood to be amused by the rather vapid 

talk of his host ´ for such he had constituted himself on the ordering of the 

drinks and cigars。       ;That is I haven't such a hold on any theory that I can't 

let go and take a new one if occasion warrants it。; 

     ;I see。    And so you came up to get away from the rather gruesome 

atmosphere down there�拭─�

     ;Not exactly。      I came up on business ´ I have a business in New York 

you know�察�in spite of the fact that I am here�察─�and the colonel smiled as he 

looked   about   the   room   where   were   gathered   men   of   wealth   and   leisure�察�

who did not seem to have a care or worry in the world。 

     ;Oh�察 �yes�察  �I   know   that�察─  �agreed   Garrigan。   ;Well�察  �has   your   trip   been 

satisfactory�拭─�

     ;I can't say that it has。    In fact it's pretty poor fishing around here�察�and 

I'm thinking of going back。          I want to hear the click of the reel and the 

music of the brook。        I wasn't cut out for a city man�察�and the longer I stay 

here the worse I hate the place�察�even if I do have a business here。; 

     ;Then you don't care for ´ this�察─�and Garrigan waved his hand at the 

congestion of automobiles and stages which had come to a halt opposite 

the big windows of the exclusive and fashionable club。 

     It was four in the afternoon�察�just when traffic both of automobiles and 

pedestrians is at its height on the avenue。          Of horse´drawn equipages they 

were so few as to be a novelty。 

     ;I   care   so   little   for   it   that   I   am   going   back   to´night�察─  �the   detective 



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responded。 

     ;Then you have found what you came looking for�拭─�

     ;I told you the fishing was very poor�察─�said the colonel with a smile。 

;My  friend   Mr。 Walton�察 �were   he alive   now�察  �would   never   forgive   me   for 

deserting the place I left to come here。         When did you come up�拭─�

     ;Last night。     They insisted I had to put in an appearance at the office 

merely to take away the salary that's heen accumulating for me ´ said   it 

cluttered     up   the  place。    So    I  obliged。     Do     you   know     how    many 

automobiles pass this window every twenty´four hours�拭─�Garrigan asked 

suddenly。 

     ;I do not。; 

     ;Neither do I。      It would be interesting to know�察�however。              I think I 

shall count them�察�when I have nothing else to do。               I understand there is a 

checking or tabulating machine made for such purposes。                    But perhaps I 

am keeping you from ´ ; 

     ;You are merely keeping me from ordering another portion of liquid 

refreshment�察─�interrupted the colonel with a smile。             ;Boy� ─�

     And   once   again   there   was   diffused   the   aroma   of   mint   and   the   more 

pronounced odor of the Scotch。 

     ;Yes�察�it's pretty poor fishing�察─�mused the colonel�察�when Garrigan had 

gone   off   to   engage   in   a   game   of   billiards   with   some   insistent   friends�察�

whose advent the detective was thankful for�察�as he wanted to be alone。 He 

was gregarious by nature�察�but there were times when he had to be alone�察�

and it was because of this trait in his nature that he had taken up with the 

rod and reel�察�becoming a disciple of Izaak Walton。 

     Until dusk began to fall�察�changing the character of the throngs on the 

avenue�察  �the   colonel   lingered   in   his   easy   chair   before   the   broad�察 �plate 

windows。       And   then�察  �as   the   electric   lights   began   to   sparkle�察  �as   had   the 

diamonds on some of the over´dressed women in the afternoon�察�he arose 

and started out。 

     ;Will you be dining here�察�sir�拭─�asked one of tke stewards。 

     ;Mr。 Garrigan asked me to inquire�察�sir�察�and�察�if you were�察�to say that he 

would appreciate it if you would be his guest。; 

     ;Thank him for me�察�and tell him I can't stay。; And the colonel�察�tossing 



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aside   the   cigar   which   had   gone   out   and   been   frequently   relighted�察  �soon 

found himself making a part of the avenue's night throng。 

     It was a warm summer evening´altogether too warm to be in New York 

when one had the inclination and means to be elsewhere�察�but the colonel�察�

in spite of the fact that he had been in a hurry to leave the club�察�seemed to 

find no occasion for haste now。 

     He   sauntered   along�察  �seemingly   without   an   object�察  �though   the   rather 

frequent     consultations      he   made     of  his   watch    appeared      to  indicate 

otherwise。      Finally�察�he seemed either to have come to a sudden decision 

or to have noted the demise of the time he was trying to kill�察�for with a last 

quick glance at his timepiece he put it back into his pocket�察�and�察�turning a 

corner where there was a taxicab stand�察�he entered one of the vehicles and 

gave an order to the chauffeur。 

     ;Columbia College´yes�察�sir� ─�and the driver looked rather oddly at the 

figure of the colonel。 

     ;Wonder  what   he   teaches�察  �and   what   he's   going   up   there  this   time   of 

night for�拭─�was the mental comment of the chauffeur。                 ;Maybe they have 

evening   classes�察  �but   this   guy   looks   as   though   he   could   give   em   a   post´ 

graduate course in poker。; 

     Colonel Ashley   sat   back   in   the   corner   of   the   cab�察  �glad   of   the   rather 

long ride before him。        He scarcely moved�察�save when the sway or jolt of 

the vehicle tossed him about�察�and he sat with an unlighted cigar between 

his teeth。 

     ;Yes�察─�he murmnred once�察 �pretty poor fishing。                 I might better have 

stayed where I was。        Well�察�I'll go back to´morrow。; 

     Leaving the taxicab�察�the colonel made his way along the raised plaza 

on which some of the college buildings front�察�and turned into the faculty 

club�察�where he stayed for some time。             When he came out�察�having told his 

man to wait�察�he bore under his arm a package which�察�even to the casual 

observer�察�contained books。 

     ;Pennsylvania station�察─�was the order he gave�察�and again he sat back in 

the corner of the cab�察�scarcely glancing out of the window to

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