The evening world., 1911-03-11

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his ourlv black hair. and smiled. The
needle had jumped up higher again.
completing Crowloy's triumph. They
hled out of the cell. ana back to the
little ONCE.
SO I proved him on your own ma
chine" Crowley ~rejoiccd openly, you
fotir-iushing patent palmist"
Il don't ask you to release l<anisn
yet. Inspector Trant said. quietly.
Crowley laughed extensively. THAT Is,
not until / have proved for you the
proper man In his place He drew a
paper from hts pocket. II cannot sure
~ name him yet. but picking the most
likely of them from what | read, | adj
wise you to rearrest Caylis."
Crowley. throwing himself into a
chair. burst into loud laughter. He
chose Caylls, Sweeny. did you hear
thnt?' Crowley xasped. That's in the
Same class as the rest OF your per-
formance. young fellow. Say. I'm sorry
not to be able to oblige YOU" he went
on. derisively. but. you see. Caylis was
the only ono OF tho whole sixteen who
couldn't ave killed Bronson. for he
was With me--talking to me--in the sta
tlot. from half-past one that morning,
half an hour before the murder. TIL
hslf-past two. a half hour after
Trant sprang TO his feet excltedly. lie
was ne cried. Wv ny didn't you tell
me that before?" Inspector Walker. |
said a ONE that | could not be
sure which of tho other fifteen killed
Bronson: but nov | say arrest Caylls-
Il would try to explain. Inspector
Walker" aid Trant. but believe me.
l mean no ononse when ! say tina |
think 1t would be absolutely useless
now. But he besitated. as the
inspector turned coldly away. In
spector Walker. YOU said this morning
you knew kanlan from his birth. How
much negro blood Is there In him."
How. did you know that?" cried
WaiHer, staring at Trant In amaze
ment. Hes always passed for whit.
Hes onc-eighth niger. But not three
people know 1t, Who told you2'
The galvanometer." Trant replied.
quietly. the same way Il told me that
no was innocent and Crowlcy's test
useless. Now. will you rearrest Caylis
at once and hold him til | can get the
galvanometer OF him?'
II Will, young fellow" Walker prom
sed. stil staring at him. III only for
that niger blood"
An hour later Trant Jumped from a
North Side car and hurried down SUI
perior street. Two blocks east OF the
car line he recognized from the familiar
pictures IN the the frescoed
ana once fashionable front OF the
Mitchell boarding house. where Bron-
son had lived. lie was seeing 1t for
the first time. but with barely more
than a curious glance. he went On
toward he place. a block east. where
the attorneys body had been found. lie
noted carefully the character of the
buildings on both sides OF the street.
There was "A grocery between two
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cigar store. then another boarding
house. and the e~lectroplater's shop he
fore which the body was found. Tho
little shop, smelling strongly Of the
OILS and acids used In the electroplater's
trade, was OF one story. Trant noted
tho convenient vestibule flush with the
walk. and the position OF tho street
lamp. which would throw It's light on
any ono approaching. while conceallng
with n dark shadow one waiting in the
vestibuir.
lie glanced beyond tho shop 10 the
house whore. Inspector Walker had told
him, the questionable Mrs. Hawtin lived.
Beyond that he saw n sign-that OF a
DR.. O'Conuor. He swung about and
returned to the house where Bronson
had boarded,
Tell Mrs. Mitchell that Mr.. Trant.
who II working with Inspector Walker.
wishes TO speak with her. no said to
the maid. and he had n to esti-
mate tho parlor before the mistress OF
the house entered.
a white-faced. brown-eyed little boy OF
seven. with pallld cheeks and golden
hair, had fled between the portleres as
Trant entered. The room was not nj all
typical OF the boarding house. It's orna-
ment and It's arrangement showed the
imprint OF a decided. II not cultivated.
feminine personality The walls lacked
the usual faded family portraits. and
there was an entire absence OF ancient
k~nickknacks TO give evidence OF a past
gentiiity. so he was not surprised when
the mistress OF this house entered. pretty
after a spectacular fashion. impressing
him with a quiet reserve Of passion and
power.
Il am always ready to see any one
h comes to help poor Mr.. Bronson"
she said.
81 heard so, Mrs. Mitchell" said
Trant. hut az you ave had 10 tell
the painful details 80 AMY times TO IN.
police and the reporters, | shall not ask
you for them again"
d you mean she looked up quick
iy, that you bring me news instead OF
coming 20 ask IT."
mo, I want your help, hut only IN
one particular. You must have known
Mr., Brons0n's habits and needs more
Intimately than any other person. Re
Gently You may have thought OF some
possible reason FOR his going out In the
manner and at that time, other than
that held by the police"
"Oh. | wish | could, Mr.. Trant," the
woman cried, But ! cannot"
- saw the sign Of a doctor-Dr.
O'Connor-'ust beyond the place where
he was KILLED. DO you think II possible
that he was going 10 Or. O'Connor's, or
have you never thought OF that2'
II thought % that. Mr.. Trant," the
woman returned, a little denantly. Il
tried 10 hope. at first, that that might
be the reason for hts going out, But,
"a | had 20 tell tho detectives who
asked me OF that some time ago,
know that Mr.. Bronson so Intensely
dlsl!ked Or. O'Connor that he could
not have been going for him, no mat
ter how Urgent the need. BESIDES. Dr.
Carmeachal, who always attended him,
lived around this corner, the other
way"
Il see." Traut acknowledged thought
fully. Yet, II Mr., Bronson disliked DR..
O'Connor, he must have met him. Was
IN here" He eaned over and took the
hand OF tho pallid llttle boy. perhaps
Dr.. O'Connor comes 10 see your SOM
"Oh, yes, Mr., Trantl" the china put In
eagerly. "Dr. OConnOr always comes to