The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-09


every opportunity for killing Lori
moF. sha knew whore he lived he
occupied the apartment In which he
NaH killed befefs she married him.
She knew hla mode Of life aud his
habits Moreover. abe waa. as she
has told you. familiar with firearms.
and 10 zap # all she eannet prove
that she was not At Larlmer.H rooms
lat night WHY. ny dear fellow
there lHnzt an amateur In town who
viii not pronounce her guilty be
yand the shadow Of a doubt OF aueh
facts aH those
Parker save an embarrassed 1T
tie laugh aa Maddox paused but Il
Was plain that much Of tie story
vas neW to him aud thai Il had
clarified him considerably lie
turned tnaulrlnglY to AIunlss.
Doesn't anybody know where Yau
we're last night he asked
Now Why do you want Ia pull
the atufflnk out Of lovely story
with sensible questions Maddox
laughinsly interrupted That's the
trouble with you professionals.
you've no appreciation Of an artistic
climax How much weight do you
suppose any amateur would give 20
the fact that Mrs. Evans and I
dined together last niEht a Tevis'
restaurant. and that | saw her back
a. this hotel ~ o'clock. and that
abe went TO bed and stayed there
until s o'clock this morning How
can she demonstrate that she slept
all that Tine Couldn't she have
slipped out unbstnuwuT Isn't there
always a possibility that some mo-
turtesY loving person can be found
who will testify that he ar she saw
a mysterious lady on the stairs OF
IN the hall Or somewhere outside har
room bstween 2 and Il last night
True nobody saw her ~ tsaFimef's
rooms Hut that's what makes Il
such a good story It's The missing
link which appeals 20 the story
monrerH lmaEiuAtiou No tell
yau Parker he continued. sudden
" dropping his banterine tons. The
amateurs are going "a have a field
day With Us. and the mors Ne can
do a. shorten the aaY fnr tAsla the
better. 10 90 ahead aud go II Mru
Evans knows anything % xalas.
while / write these notes
MADDOX swung his chafr nruune
and fummaEei IA the desk IL Tsu
and paper lie had wateitsd exsff
shade % expression on Alntlss'h
face a. he rehearsed the arrAiKn-
mant against her She had pfumlss
81 To withhold the fact Of her prss
enna In Lafimers rooms. but The
promise had been made without full
kuaWledEe Of is bearing. and.
though he vaa nov convinced that
hhe eompreheHdpd II. Dave listened
with strained intensity 10 every IN
auIrY and answer which passed be
, hind his hack. his hand fairly trems
bling Wiih excitement AZ be wrote.
Parker began y questions. but
after n feN moments he allowed
AlaaIaa u tell her 0Ru story. mere
~ intsTrupting her nov and asain
TO gain additional details Alaslse
Wa perfestiy If her eass she
soomad to avoid nothing and fear
nothing gliding over the dangerous
places With perfect serenity. aud a.
naxs listened his last remaining
doubt faded away She saa follow
InE his Instructions because she Lad
promised. hut truth aua inHoesnea
were IN her every tone The rsTY
suspicion Of fRlashuo6 to Hay moth
inE u murder fell to pieecs before
her perfect composurs.
The telephone bell rang While she
was still talking and Maddox turn
ri iuquiriuKlY 70 the detective.
The FIRST - The amateurs. be
suggested. WarnluEiY.
Parker rose I've finished Mr.
aafdur " he announced Hold 'sm
Off for Il while and III telephone
yuu from headquarters II ne Nant
Mra Evans 20 k-eg anything back
see her position In the matter. and
don't mlnd telling you that we're
net playing paper ehAaes The one
we're after Is = man. be added
turning to AlnAlse.
a man. Who.
That's what us don't knuV
maam. A man was iet into Mr.
Iarlmera rooms eafly last evening
and wo haven't run him down yet :
Had the dsteetlvs not turned
again 70 Maddox as ha spoke. he
would have seen Ainales'a expires
sion Of CONSERVATION As II waa.
his eyes met Dawes. which we're
plainly laughing
IF you're after that fellow. Par
ksr. he remAr ksf. 4 may as we'll
surrender myself Al once. for you'd
De sure 90 catch me sooner Or later
waa the visitor who called on Isgr-
inner laat evening about and laft
without seeing him No there'a
nothing in that. I'm sorry ~ say
he continued. hrtskly Nov hurry
off. before the reporters catch you.
and I'll join you down town inside
81 two hours and tell you all know