The Glenwood post., 1911-04-01

very animated group. The taller onA
an oldish man. lean and hard. an
nounced his errand at once.
"A Pittsburg warrantr' inquired.
unlocking my cigar drawer.
Yes. Allegheny county has as
sumed Jurisdiction. the exact locality
where the crime was committed being
| In doubt" He seemed to be the
| spokesman. The other. shorter and
rotund. kept an amiable silence. I'VE
hope you will see the wisdom of waiv-
ing extradition," he went on. 1T will
save time"
'Tll come. OF course" l agreed.
THE sooner the better. But l want
you to give me an hour here, gentle
men. think we can interest you.
Have cigar7"
The lean man took a cigar; the ro-
tund man took three. putting two in
his pocket
How about the catch of that door3"
he inquired jovially. ANY danger Of
1t going off again7' 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 a d.
version; he carried long package
and 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 ccme 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 a 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. murderer caught
In a net Of evidence so fine that =
mosquito could not get through"
The detectives glanced at each 9th.
er solemnly. Had they not In their
possession a 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
1t 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'm take the risk" l answered i'm
/, patiently.
, 1t took some time to tell the story
| of my worse than useless trip to Pitts
burg and its sequel. They listened
, gravely. without interruption.
, Mr. Hotchkiss here" finished.
1--we are momentarily expecting, com.
, mitted the crime. Mr.. Mcknight ia
, inclined to implicate Mrs Conway,
who stabbed Bronson and then her
self last night. AS for myself, am
, cpen to conviction"
II hope not" said the stout deteo.
tive quizzically. And then Alison was
announced. My impulse to go out
, and meet her was forestalled by the
: detectives, who rose when l did. MO
Knight, therefore, brought her in. and
met her at the door.
| II have put you to great deal Of
t trouble" said contritely, when I saw
her glance around the room 81 wish
had not"
1T is only right that 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 oflce"
l 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.
II have brought the necklace" she
, began. holding out a white-wrapped
box. "as you asked me to-"
, passed 1t. unopened. to the detec.
tives. THE necklace from which was
broken the fragment you found in the
sealskin bag" explained. Miss
West found 1t on the floor of the car.
near lower ten"
ITO BE coNTINUED3