Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-12-14
CHAPTER kVL-(contInues.)

CHAPTER xVl-(con,lnues1
We've got the motive for N,
crime The Two men shouted IN on,
breath
Rr.2 assumed an attitude o, cage
Interest The prosecutor looked sic
aihcaut'y 4, him.
VIVA, have you discovered" b,
asked
That man Fitch IS mixed mp IN n,
case Just as always thought" Don
nelly Informed him. "She stole ,hos,
diamonds for his sake. It's another
case OF the girl turning thief to Lelp
Der lover"
We've run he whole thing down
and We have {, here IN black and
white tits fingers c,asped three or
four letters which be aaunted tcmpt.
ias.y before Tie eyes OF he prosecu.
tor They confirm cur suspicion that
Fitch is at the bottom Of the whole
case Rather. that he's the man high.
err up"
Mott gathered the contents OF the
m'ssives In three or four sweeping
Elances a. he handed them to pr.tz.
lie p,rused them closely, AS II weigh.
Ing their import while noting their
contents His impassive face masked
the emotions they aroused in him.
and Ge returned them to the assistant
district attorney with an air OF indif.
ference
These letters are conclusive. Mott
pUnounced
Conclusive OF WHAT" deman ded
Britt.
THAT Miss Holcomb was the tool
Of her hance and that the two have
combined TO enlist your sympathy"
y guess It wasn't a bad bit O! de-
tectiye work 70 get those letters"
Donueiy smiled
Il guess not" agreed Carson. anx
sous to Justify his partners little out
burst Of seI-adulatou.
Er!az turned to them abruptly.
Their h'ppant tones lrritated him. HIS
nature reyo.ted at the il.-bred rejoic.
ting over thu prospective degradation
Of a woman.
How did you get the letters ," he
asked brusQuely.
Donueily, ready 70 burst with the
Importance he had gathered. needed
90 urging 10 impart the desired in.
formation.
4 had Doctor Fitch Swallowed from
The day lie appeared at Headquarters
70 Inquire about Miss Holcomb." he
said. That's how | got on that be
was negotiating with q real estate
agent Luckily, the agent was
friend Of mine, and he informed me
that Fitch had purchased and naid
for site on which to build a mod.
ern sanitarium. Yes sir, he put I'd
800 1000 for the ground; and the build.
tnss and furnishings, | learned. are 10
rosJ nearly a quarter OF million. II
wasn't easy to get the agent to turn
over Fttch's letters. but I told him
he'd have 10 produce them before
The grand jury under g. subpoena, SO
be handed them over"
Have you tried to learn where he
Got the money!" Britt demanded.
Its plain enough where he got the
money. The individual stones OF tho
necklace would bring al the money
be needed for the deal"
Hllfft l1x-1
that he sold the diamoHds?" Britz per,
sisted
I'll get ali that without much
trouble" was the confident reply.
Well, go ahead and get it." Britz
ordered.
When the two detectives left the
room Mott found It impossible to re-
strain his qualification.
y guess You'll admit you're On the
wrong lay" he 1eered. You've be-
wildered yourself with your own zeal.
This is the sort Of stuff want" he
declared, lingering the letters.
You've been led astcay. Now yet
on the right tran and accomplish
something
An attendant entered with a card /
The prosecutor glanced at It and
passed It over TO the detective.
He's an old friend" Mott remarked
We we're in college together"
A dark flush sufused Britt counte-
oance and deepened his yellow ivory
complexion to dull gray. He fixed
. look OF anxious interrogation on
0oes a. II doubtfn ot the wtsdom Of