Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-03-13
CUATTER VII.
10 rRosEcUnoN Is HEARD.

/ t<CsSSa, = RENDA returned to Ell
{ lSlg Vsa.ssz <si sizes room after ar
I ~. q ,ktet5 ranging with Kendall
/ H. ' to be notified at once
/ l0Js 4 - " If her father should
/ s{ S-z4D9 l9,f secure Alden's release
{ ? lS,s-szz.zs..s5e and he should come
\=-1zz--- - to the hospital. AS
she passed out of the reception room
1 she encountered Dir. johnson, who was
in the act OF entering. He took q seat
upon Il corner of the table epd met
! with some evidences Of embarrassment
the look which Randall turned upn
him.
"Were you listening there?" demand
ed Kendall after half a minutes 81
lence.
"Well. | couldn't help hearing a word
or two" the other admitted. You see,
was looking for you, and ! didn't
/ want to interrupt the conversation"
This thing must stop, Mr.. Elmen-
dorf," said Kendall. I've been drag
gcd into it by the heels. i gave you
! my word in the dark before | knew
what you were going to do"
dAbtA hAOh ny SNiA " titAt hsiS
going to do" replied the detective. Il
came up here with orders to be present
when Miss Maclane went into Miss
| Miller's room"
Il did not suppose that this decep-
tion would extend to Miss Maclane
! when | made my promise" said Ken
dali Il understood that she had seen
you that she knew who you were. And
| gou are not disguised"
Il have shaved Off my mustache,"
said the detective, "and look like the
devil without it. But this whole mat
ter of disguise is merely knowing what
somebody else will notice. When
| you're going to be recognized, send an
other man. Miss Maclane had too
much on her mind at the Thirty eighth
! street house She couldn't have told
| afterward whether | was white or
| black. And so, with the mustache gone
and these goggles for my eyes, it was
sure thing"
'Why was Il necessary"
| 81 reported to headquarters that Miss
Maclane was coming down here" re-
piled Elmendorf, "and the old man
wanted TO get line on it,
"On whatT'
whether they'd seen each other be-
| fore. The result was little peculiar,
as you'll admit. Your patient recog-
niZed Miss slaclane at n glance, but
| Miss Maclane says she never saw Miss
Miller before. What do you make Of
| 1t? OF course Miss Maclane has told
so many different stories"-
at is perfectly natural" said Ken
| dali. checking EImendorf by word and
gesture. miss Maclane Is promi-
nent in society. Her picture has been
printed in the newspapers hundred
times. With n natural motive|$or in
terest in her, Miss Miller has undoubt-
edly famllariZed herself with Miss
Maclane's appearance. She may even
have seen her entering a church on
the occasion of a society wedding
or in some similar way"
"That's the easy answer" replied
Elmendorf, "and guess it's right. One
thing is certain-if Miss Maclane struck
that blow, Miss Miller didn't see her,
and the poor girls story Is true"
'Tf Miss Maclane struck the bloww
repeated Kendall, dazed. what
earthly reason have you
"Now, see here" said Elmendorf,
"let's view this matter calmly. No
body can be hurt by n straight, honest
view of the facts, except the one that
ought to be hurt the cowardly, black
hearted murderer who did this thing.
Talk about calmness! Walt minute"
lie walked back and forth two or
three times between the table and the
corner Of the room, finally facing Ken
dali squarely and continuing:
81 don't usually care a Excuse me.
| don't usually swear, either. and /
won't do It now. / WAS going to say
that these things don't effect me, as
rule; they're all in the way Of business.
But somehow this takes hold of me.
How could anybody harm that little
girlY
And he took another turn across the
room.
"Miss Miller excrts q strange influ-
ence," said Kendall ~ suppose we're
at least as hard hearted as the police.
but caught DIR. Darlington, the ambu-
luINf Ful EfOu hliO NNhA NhN VIZ Ahi5
case. walking up and down in his room
and telling another of our young doc
tors what he would like TO do to the
man who was responsible for this. The
room smelled OF birthstone from the
language that he used. And between
ourselves, Mr.. Elmendorf. the thing
filed me with horror such as | haven't
felt In n good many years. 1t Is the
personality of the girl undoubtedly.
There's nothing unusual about the
ease"
"Well. | would hardly say that" re-
turned Elmendorf. "There are n few
things that wouldn't call exactly or
dinary-Miss MacIanc's conduct, for In
stance"
"She explained that perfectly to me"
replied Kendall.
yes" said Elmendorf. 81 happened
TO hear the explanation. And now let
me tell you something. II Is n 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 meanp demanded
Kendall
"You have heard of the mysterious
woman In the casep
ayes. She was seen by DR.. Blair
leaving the house. But there's always
something OF that sort I'm every affair
OF the kind. 1t will be explained"
81 wish Miss Maclane would explain
It," said Elmcndorf. "for she was the
woman. DR.. Blair knows II beyond n
shadow OF doubt"
"If he knows IT," returned Kendall,
"why hasn't he said sof"
'Would you? Put yourself In his
place. Would you throw that rope
around womnn's neck before getting
n little more light on the matter? AS
n man OF the world ana doctor who's
learned in his business the value Of
keeping his mouth shut. would you DO
itl No. And Dr. Blair feels just the
same way. lie wasn't born yesterday.
When the time comes. he can give his
evidence"
Kendall laid his hand upon his hair
e. to t.t.