The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-05-18

very animated group. The tatler one
an oldish man. lean and bird. an
nounced his errand at once.
"A Pittsburg warrant?" inquired.
unlocking my cigar drawer.
Yes. Allegheny county bas 40
sumed jurisdiction, the exact locality
where the crime was comntkssd being
/ in doubt" He seemed to be the
spokesman. The other, shorter and
rotund, kept an amiable silence. Ws
hope you will see the wisdom Of waiv.
ing extradision," he went on. 1T will
save time
"PI cone, of course" agreed.
"The sooner the better. But want
you to give me an hour here, gentle.
men. I think we can interest you
Have cigar?"
The lean man took a cigar; the 70
tund man took three, putting two in
his pocket.
"How about the catch of that door,"
he inquired jovially. ANY danger of
lit going off again. Really, consider.
Ing the circumstances, they were re-
markably cheerful. Hotchkiss, how.
ever, was not. He paced the floor I'M
easily, his hands under his coat-tails.
The arrival of Mcknight created di.
version; he carried long package
and a corkscrew. and shook hands
with the police and opened the bottle
with single gesture
Il always want something to cheer
on these occasions, he said. Where's
the water, Blakeley? Everybody
ready?" Then in French he toasted
the two detectives.
ITO your eternal discontinue" he
said, bowling tremendously. May
you go home and never come back!
If you take Monsieur Blakeley with
you, / hope you choke
The lean man nodded gravely.
"Prosit," he said. But the fat one
leaned back and laughed consumedly.
Hotchkiss finished mental synop-
sis of his position, and put down his
glass Gentlemen" he said pompous-
ly, within FIVE minutes the man you
want will be here, a murderer caught
in a net of evidence so fine that a
mosquito could not get through"
The detectives glanced at each 9th.
er solemnly. Had they not in their
possession sealskin bag containing
wallet and bit of gold chain, which
| by putting the crime on me, would
leave gap big enough for Sullivan
himself to crawl through?
why don't you say your little
speech before Johnson brings the 9th
er man, Lawrence?" Mcknight In
quired. "They won't believe you, but
it will help them to understand what
is coming
You understand, of course" the
lean man put In gravely, that what
you say may be used against you"
| I'll take the risk" I answered i'm.
patiently.
| It took some time to tell the story
ef my worse than useless trip to Pitts.
burg, and its sequel. They listened
gravely. without interruption
.Mr. Hotchkiss here" / finished.
believes that the man Sullivan, whom
we are momentarily expecting, com:
mitted the crime Mr. Mcknight to
inclined to implicate Mrs Conway,
who stabbed Bronson and then her
self last night AS for myself, / am
open to conviction"
"I hope not" said the stout detec-
tive quizzically And then Alison was
announced. Ny impulse to go out
and meet her was forestalled by the
detectives, who rose when / did. Mo
Knight, therefore, brought her in, and
I met her at the door.
| II have put you to a great deal Of
trouble" said contritely, when I saw
| her glance around the room. Il wish
| I had not"
| 1T is only right that I should come,
she replied, looking up at me. 81 am
the unconscious cause of most of it.
am afraid Mrs Dallas is going to
wait in the outer Office"
| I presented Hotchkiss and the two
detectives, who eyed her with inter
est In her poise, her beauty, even In
her gown, fancy she represented a
new type to them. They remained
standing until she sat down.
Il have brought the necklace" she
began, holding out uninterrupted
box, as you asked me to-"
/ passed It, unopened, to the detee-
tives. THE necklace from which was
broken the fragment you found In the
sealskin bag" I explained Miss
West found it on the floor of the car.
near lower ten"
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
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