Chapter 35 The Night of the Two legged Little Man
Secret Service agent James West was called to the sheriff's office to discuss the latest robbery from the harbor. Inside the sheriff's office was Captain Elroy and three of his shipmates to give testimony to both the sheriff and James West.
Taking off his black hat and placing it onto the hook in the office. He started to ask questions starting with the captain of the vessel "The Freedom".
"Did you happen to see who it was that knocked all of you out cold Captain?" West asked with waiting for his over all response.
"All I know for a fact is the gas being placed inside the compartment of my quarters. I wasn't able to see anything or feel afterwards. It was basically the same from everyone else Mr. West."
"And what did you think happened to the portraits that were stolen from the vessel?"
"I have no idea sir. All I know those portraits from England are worth a fortune for anyone wishing to sell them on the black market or to the military. I have no idea as to why these criminals are looking to start a war with England with stealing those precious paintings." He tried to catch his breath after the statement.
"Captain, you need to take it easy. This situation with the portraits will no doubt be resolved. I have a strong feeling as to who of might of been involved with taking the merchandise from the vessel. I just need to figure out where." James West exclaimed with his words while walking towards the door of the sheriff's office.
"Where are you going Mr. West?" Sheriff Thompkins a replacement from Dodge City only arrived the past few days.
"I am going to start digging around for information in town and at the saloon for where my two part time agents are working under cover. Excuse me gentlemen." He goes to grab his black hat from the hook to walk back outside.
Dr. Loveless was enjoying his latest new precious merchandise at the warehouse just outside the town. "Gentlemen, you done a wonderful deed once again to make me happy. Now I need to know when Colonel Lindey will be coming to take the portraits to his fort and the payment for them from his investors." He gets off his little chair to take a look at one of the paintings of a beautiful sky line with a beach with a flock of birds flying over.
His number one man Avery tells him that he heard from Colonel Lindey. "Dr. Loveless, he's going to be here with-in the hour with the payment. So it should not cause any problems with him getting here under cover . He understood that he wasn't supposed to be wearing his military uniform in order not to have West or the others notice."
"Good enough everyone. But in the mean time. Put those portraits into storage onto he arrives, while I need a bit of a rest for now. No one disturbs me until Colonel Lindey arrives. Understand?"
There was a chorus of " Yes Sir!"...