The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-08

tious, self-respecting, kindly old party,
didn't She?'
She certainly impressed me as q
woman who had nothing to conceal
and was anxious that iusgcs sh2ul1 be
tempered with mercy"
VERY cool, and collected, and digni-
fed"
Most assuredly."
"Well. when she met me, she gave
start. Who brought you into the case?
she said. Not you, madam, of course
says l, and she gave a little ,twitch.
wanted says l, to take a look at that
bullet She snatched at the back of
the chair and laid in a big breath.
'You had better go to my lawyer l
don't thing he will let you see it I'm
not sure that he has il, madam I said,
I have seen 1t, and II was never made
for n pistol barrel
Say, old fellow. that's a woman,
and she'll beat up is the end II We don't
use woman's tactics. She just braced
herself and began to act, but it was too
late. An says she, you have some
new theory in the case or some new
light. I wish You would go to my law
yer with it and If You wish any mate
rial assistance why you can come TO me
afterward.'
Il call that simply prodigious; she
says to herself: Here's dangerous
man. I'll get Mr.. Grcvc to handle him
and I'll handle Mr.. Greve. and I'll
throw out hint of money at the same
! time"
Then Amos Daryl struck the paper
weight that he held In his hand en-
phatically ON the table. and, turning
round, said: My friend, that woman
had no sooner clapt her eyes ON me
than she understood the truth, ana the
truth was this: that somebody had ar
rived that she couldn't hoodwink. |
| tell you. a womau's thinking apparatus
| is lightning sometimes"
| sat down i'm front Of Daryl You
amaze me-" | said, suppose You turn
to the facts now. The bullet was not
made for pistol barrel
mo. The pistol is a little French
playthiny. There are not twenty-five
of them in the country, for we make
those things better here. But 1t was
made at French factory where the
cartridges are all moulded. The bull
let from MIR, Prlneveau's body was not
moulded 1t was cut from a piece OF
lead and shaped with an instrument
You can see the marks OF a fine file on
| It If YOU use a glass
But" / observed, "thc bullet en-
tered Mr. priuevCau's side through ms
clothing. the hole was found In MS
vest. II must have been fired from
that side and Mrs. Prinevcau was on
the other side
See here" said Daryl, getting up
suddenly. 81 don't mind being little
nsh Just for once, and I'll bet YOU u
trip ticket to Florida, where you can see
my little orange grove, after this case
Is decided, that Mr.. Prineveau didn't
wear the vest with the hole In 1t when
he was killed In the carriage. Have
YOU been up to sixty sixth street and
Fourth avenue to look, the ground
| over?"
| "No."
"wen, have. 1t was 3 o'clock when
Mr. Prlneveau was killed, and there
was q steady stlff wipd blowing from
the northeast with plenty of snow, but
Il was light enough to see westward
across the open lots to the Fifth ave-
nue.. II there had been anybody within
n thousand feet the coachman or Mrs.
Prineveau could have seen him. To
suppose that a little French pistol could
have carried further than that straight
TO Mr.. Prineveau's heart Is one of
those yarns that would make a ma
rine sick. My dear fellow, I've talked