Arizona republican., 1911-02-28
Bruce put his hand in his inside coat

e nal of this"
 He drew forth a cabinet photograph and handed il 10 the superintendent The latter glanced al it. Then he handed 1t back and touched an electric button. A boy answered the summons
 Send Helen Lester here at once. he said. sharply.
 A moment later. young woman en tered the room. She stopped just in side the door and looked inquiringly al the three men.
 Where were you last night. Miss Lester? said the superintendent.
 The girls face went crimson. She looked down al the floor and was silent.
 The superintendent looked at her kindly.
 l have no desire. or right, to pry into your private affairs" he said unless some extraordinary cireum- stance warrants it. l believe such a circumstance has arisen. must therefore repes, my question. Where were you last night?"
 The girl remained silent. with bowed head. The superintendent looked up at the framed photograph.
 '' Miss Lester" he continued, turn round and look at that photograph on your left"
 The girl did so. slowly. reluctantly
 In that picture. you are standing between two men," the superintendent went on. Tell me what your rela. tions toward them have been and are now"
 The girl wheeled upon her iuquisitor
 What right have you to ask ms such a question. MT. Andrews? sh. exclaimed. What right"
 She stamped her foot
 This is a serious matter" the su. perintendent continued. calmly Tn case of this kind I have a right tU ask you such questions
 What kind?" retorted the girl de- fiantly.
 Murder" said the superintendent
 The giT.'s lett hand went up 10 her heart Sl,e swsyed little. but caught herself a NcGirnis stepped towards her. Thea she looked the superintead ent square iu Ihe eyes.
 Who hes been murdered? she asked. in an sTrn voice.
 The superintendent outlined the case briefly
 The girl noted the details with pain. iul eagerness. but made no comment
 You see. Miss Lester" the super intendent added. this is serious busi. ness. It may save you much publicity if you tell me now all you know about those two men"
 The girl looked at Bruce and Mo Ginnis.
 They must hear what you have to say, Miss Lester" said the snperintenG ent. interpreting her glance. Whs; have you had to do with John Joyce?
 The girl hung her head.
 was engaged to him." she said. in a half-whisper, until"
 Until Tom Greening came?"
 The superintendent finished the sen. tence for her.
 Yes said the girl. Then then l broke 1t of with him and be came engaged to Mir. Greening."
 Did the two men ever Quarrel?"
 The girl did not answer. Bruce and McGinnis both noticed that the fiust of anger had faded from her cheeks.
 The superintendent took another tack
 Did Joyce ever try to win you back again?" he asked
 Yes" said the girl He warned me against MT. Greening Said he was sure Mr. Greening was trifiing with me, that he was not a man who coulC be trusted. l laughed af him and he said he'd prove 1t If 1t took a thousand years"
 The girl paused.
 When I told MT. Greening what John had said he was very angry"
 Why did Greening leave us?" asked the superintendent.
 !" He told me Joyce was spying on him all the time," replied the girl. ' Following him over to Manhattan. trying 10 find out where he.was going. and so on"
 " Did he ever make threats against Joyce?" Bruce asked suddenly.
 The girl raised her eyes looked at the young man. and hesitated.
 l don't think you could rightly say that she said, slowly. " He was very annoyed al him at times, but le seemed to be sorry for him, too"
 The superintendent glanced quickly at his two visitors and then turned again towards his subordinate
 Now. Miss Lester" he said. sternly, '' tell me what you did last night. where you went. and with whom. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
 The girl raised her head again.
 " will tell you the truth" she said. but there's not much to tell. Mir came 10 my home in run about last night to take me over 10 Jersey City to be married He said he didn't want the publicity ons has 10 go through with now about mar riage licenses in the Greater City. We 1rove across the ferry to Manhattan and then stopped outside his flat 1 house" What street?" asked Bruce. Ipekly. I'm not sure" said the girl | Fifty-seventh or eighth, l think. near some elevated line. l was too excited | Q notice" Go on, said the superintendent He went inside to get something" continued the girl. and I waited out tide in the carriage. After about a luarter of an hour. he raised one of he windows on the second floor and | alled out to me He seemed very an 5ry about something. but don't think le was angry AL me He told me tO |