The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
CHAPTER NXIIL

hind tho detective tie paid no ri
trutinn to it but seated himself At
the dvsk and began Co write Aina.
lee watched him
shall / answer the telephone.
| navvr
Ilc shook hla head
No. don't answer that or any
| thing else until we're ont af the
woods he answered. thssrfutly hut
emphntiJalIy Probably Hume re
porter wants 20 see you aud ta
avoid that I'm nov preparing a gen
oral statement for the press Prom
this time on you mustn't speak an
an unnecessary word.
Ito glanced up again. and seeing
a troubled look Ia her face. laid
aside hts pen and turned To her IN
IquirinEly
You SIN think mo guilty Of this
thing
Thcro was note Of reproaeh IN
her voice
No. don't think you guilty. he
answered " nut ! want fair chance
Ia prove your innocence You don {
realize the crisis we've Just PASSED
Through"
"Crizls' she repeated. IN a puz=
tled tone No. understand what
you said 20 Mr. Parker. aud why
you said a. You wanted 10 tell mo
what 10 say 10 him and 10 let me
see how outsiders might Look at the
matter didn't you Hut don't
know what you mean b. a crisis
Then rs high time you did 30. =
A shade OF anxiety passed over
Naddox'a face. and his tone Was un=
usually grave.
"Aiualec. - he began 4 vant you
20 look Al this mRttrr With other
peoples cyca. Indeed. It's impafA-
tive for your own safety that yuu do
50, Did you notice Parksrsa face as
I outlined the facts against you.
Not particularly. but some things
you said seemed 60 surprise him. e
They dld surprise him MADDOX
spoke slowly and with deepeniuE
emph asis so much -. Ainaiee.
that hal he learued them al arut
hand and one by ono you would be
under arrest fIr murder tonight
Dave paused. but his companion
merely looked A. hin wondsrinEiY.
increiulously
You have no idea Of the effect OF
that ntory had u been drawn frum
you by question and enaNofs he
went ou Even a. II waa. for a Ill
Ito while I was afraid % the result.
but I'm sure the main points are
now discounted as far as he IL con
crrncd You know Yuu didu.t com
nit this murder. aud 80 10 I. hut
II W. LEI the powers that Be camp
on your trail tho real criminal vii
escape and you sill never be cleared
In tho public mind That wouldn't
b. fair 10 yourself 1T wouldn't DC
fair 20 Kay We must Keep the po-
llce moving. and In the right dirsc.
ton. We must anticipate every poe
sible shred 81 evidence against yuu
and BE- the firat % disclose it II e
should DO disclosed n all e
Perhaps you are riKht-uf course
you must be- Dave" Ainaieu began.
muainrly but I don't seem able
70 feel afraid % this thing don't
think ! shall ever BE- afraid 81 any
thing again an long a. I live she
added. EmilinEly or course. II |
we're guilty ! could see the need 81
caution But a. I'm not Why cant
I freely answer all the questions In
the Worid 2"
MaddoH's eyes met hers. and when
be answered he spoke directly To
them
Can you explain your presence in
I Lorimcrrs rooms q"
She made no reply II vas Dave
Who AZ last broke the long silence
II you announce thar Yuu vent
there In TT u temporary mad
naas. be continued IF you confess
20 some Wild. underlined ida Of TAX
ing his life. how many people all
believe that you did not carry out
your purpoaeF'
But he wasn't there Yuu met
mo We left together -dlned to-
Esther. and you saw me To the very
door 81 this hotel
Maddox answered With another
question.
Can you prove that ron did not
leave your hotel again after We
parted That's the weak point In
our nlibl now. But I tell you Aims
lee. be continued. pltllessly. II you
volunteer the information that you
entered Iorimer's rooms and left
them without being seen. between q
and In the evening. the public
will credit you with the ability 10
I do IL between 10 and II 80 At night
and the search for Dick IarImer'H
assailant will stop right then and
/ there
She challenged him with a direct
question
Suppose they discover was At
{ those room At o'Cluck==auBuoHe
some ono saw me going in or going
ont wouldn't my silence virtually
condemn meY Wouldn't I then have
I 10 deny the fact7 Wouldn't you have
to deny n. tool Wouldn't the one
silent lie lead 20 another. and 80 on
10 lies unendinE
"Of course every step must be
carefully considered" Maddox ad-
mItrd We must move cautiously
and discover what Is known and
what not known A far a. | can
T see AT UIfafNis there II very NANAlf
+ rlsk--comparatively none. when you
think OF the effect Of such a diselos-
ure as"
Dave. I don't like IT," ahe inter
ruptcd THE only guilt feel is tho
F Consciousness that I am keeping
back something and trying to hide
H. No one could catch or trip me
F.. n ! told the whole truth. never
told n downright lie in my life Dave
and ! cant do n now. Let me be
frank and open. or"
She stopped at his protesting Rea-
ture
IT'S magnificent. Alnslee. i" he in
terpoEed It's magnificent. but II
isn't law. II isn't indeed You must
feel your way with tho law 1t isn't
/ like acting with an individual OF
even n group Of individuals II Is
an impersonalty which must be
handled with the utmost caution
/ When you have seen the law twist
faefH out Of ahaus and moi aou