The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-03-30

vssy animated group. fhe talses -
- si1ksh man. IeaA aAA hard. a.
nssaeed his errsnA st saos.
"A Pittsburg varrsntr I Inquired.
ualseking my cigar drawer.
-Yes- Allegheny county has ~
sHnsA Jurisdiction. the exact locality
wh1re the crime vas committed being
u dssbt." He seemed to be the
sDeAssnan. The other. shorter aaA
rotssA. kept IN aniabIs siIeaos. We
h0pe you will see the wisdom of vaiv-
ing sxtradition." hs vest -. IT vtN
save time"
"rn come. Of course" I agreed.
The sod6er the better. But I vant
you to give me Al hour here. gsstis'
Doa. ! think We can Interest you
Have . cigarl"
tusA man took three. putting two u
his pocket
How about the catch Of that Aoerf"
he inquired jovially. ANY danger 4
1t going off again. Really. coasidss.
ing the circumstances. they were ~
markably cheerful. Hotchkiss. how
ever. was not. He paced the noor IN
easily. his hands under his coat-tails.
The arrival Of Mcknight created . d.
version; he carried q long package
and q 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" hs
said. bowling tremendously May
you 90 home and never ccme back!
II 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 synoH
sis Of bis position. and put down his
glass. Gentlemen" he said pompous-
ly. within five minutes the man you
want will be here. . murderer caught
in . 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 q sealskin bag containing
a 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. Lawrence1" 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'll take the risk" l answered i'm
patiently.
It 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.
believes that the man Sullivan. whom
We are momentarily expecting, com.
nlitted the crime. Mr.. Mcknight 10
inclined to imp!icate Mrs. Conway.
who stabbed Bronson and then her.
SELF lask night. As for myself. am
open to conviction"
Il hope not" said the stout deteo
tive Quixzically. And then Alison was
announced. MY impulse to 60 out
and meet her was forestalled by the
de electives, who rose when l did. Mo.
Knight, therefore, brought her in. and
l met her at the door.
Il have put you to great deal Of
trouble" said contritely, when I saw
her glance around the room. II wish
had not"
1T is only right that l should come."
she replied. looking up at me. II am
the unconscious cause Of most of 1t,
am afraid. Mrs. Dallas is going to
wait In the outer office."
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 white-wrapped
box. "as you asked me to-"
! passed 1t, unopened, to the deteo-
tives. The necklace from which was
broken the fragment you found In the
sealskin bag" explained. Miss
West found It on the floor of the car.
near lower ten"
ITO BE CONTINUED)