The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-27
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PARTNERS
BY HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright, 1901, by Charles W. Hooke.
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turned Elmendorf. "There are n few
things that | wouldn't call exactly or
dinary--Miss Machines conduct, for in.
stance"
"shc explained that perfectly to me-"
replied Kendall.
"Yes," said Elmendorf. ~ happened
to hear the explanation. And now let
me tell you something. 1t is Il moral
certainty that Miss Maclane went to
that house before she says she did;
that she was there very close to the
moment Of the crime, not to put 1t any
stronger"
"What do you mean?' demanded
Kendall
You have heard OF the mysterious
woman in the casc:'
Yes. She was seen By DR.. Blair
leaving the house. But there's always
something Of that sort in every affair
of the kind. 1t will he explained
II wish Miss Maclane would explain
it," said Elncniurf, for she was the
woman. DR.. Blair knows it beyond IL
shadow of doubt"
"1f he knows IT," returned Kendall,
"why hasn't he said 500"
"Would you? Put yourself in his
place. Would you throw that rope
around a woman's neck before getting
little more light on the matter? AS
II man of the world and a doctor who's
learned in his business the value Of
keeping his mouth shut, would you do
same way. He wasn't born yesterday.
Wien the time comes, he can give his
evidence"
Kendall laid his hand upon his hair,
perhaps to satisfy himself that it was
not beginning to stand on end.
ADO you believe that he will testify
against herr" he demanded. "Elmcn-
dorf. this is deadly serious"
"Wcll, | should think it was" said
the drtrrti*'r, "and the longer she keeps
quiet about it the more serious il gets"
1t was Krndall's turn to walk the
floor. and he did it.
"Thcre are a thousand chances to
one continued Emcndorf, that if
the story she tells you is true she can't
prove it. Suppose she was in store.
Who's going TO remember her or the
time Of day? Take her motive, take
her admissions to you If they were
made in court, combine them with
Elair's evidence, and what do you sup
pose the result would beT'
"iou cannot have seen her with Miss
Miller" said Kendall, and still sus-
poet h"r of this crime"
E!mcndorf hcsitatrd, as if he could
last refuge.
"Thrrc's one way to look at that" he
said at last Miss Marlane goes to
that house wild with rage after her
scene with Alden. She has the fixed
idea that's more in crime than even
you doctors think it is. She gets in
without seeing anybody because of the
defective catch of the lock. She walks
into that room. Miss Miller Is on the
balcony. Right on the table, where the
WY II lllNSl NAVY pun II, 10 tHilt hIllt,
open perhaps, for the envelope that
held that note was cut. Miss Maclnne
takes that knife, and on the instant
Miss Miller comes in through the win
dow, the other girl shrinking back to-
ward the closet. She is behind Miss
Miller. She doesn't see her. You know
how it would be with the girl entering
from the balcony, the bright light be-
hind her. My friend, it's all over in a
second, and Brenda MacIanc doesn't
know what she's done until she comes
to this hospital and sees in that bed a
creature rs different from the woman
she supposed she had struck down as
God could make"
Krn1al's forehead was dripping wet.
"nrt tie money! he gaspcd.
"Nho knows anything about the mon
cy" demanded Elmcndorf. ut may
have lain out Of sight until Ncalc and
his men got there, and one of them may
have lifted it, This is not for publica.
ton. DR.. Kendall. It's between our
Selves"
ITS nightmare" said Kendall. II
don't believe a word of it,"
IF you don't like the way I've put it,
let me give you another vicw,' replied
the detective. Miss Maclanc goes to
Tie house - heaven knows why, per-
laps from curiosity. She goes up the
steps and sees through the glass panel
of the outer door Alden in the hall
With the door of Miss MillCr's room
open this would be possible I've tried
it. Seeing Alden, Miss Maclane hur-
rics away. She doesn't know what Al
den has just done, but she doesn't want
to meet him. DR.. Blair secs her, but
erward. This would be natural, for Of !