The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30
The Window at
the White Cat
Continued from Page 8

l
he anything" Re said as he gave ii
back. from a book. chapter and verse
In the Bible to a prescription for rheu-
lnatism at drug store. As to the lady
IN the cab, l think perhaps you are
right. he said. examining the interior
of the bag, where Wardrop's name in
ink told its story.
! How on earth did you get the bag?"
! asked.
ut was a coincidence There have
| been a shrewd lot Of baggage thieves
| in two or three eastern cities lately.
| mostly Boston. The method. the pc
| lice say. was something like this-one
| Of them. the chief Of the gang. would
get wagon. dress like an express
man. and 60 round the depots looking
| at baggage. He would make a mental
| note of the numbers. go away and
forge check to match. and secure the
pieces he had taken fancy to. Then
he merely drove around to headquar
tiers. and the trunk was rifed. The
police got on. raided the place and
found. among others. our Russia leath
er bag. 1t was shipped back. empty.
to the address inside. Bellwood."
AT Bellwood? Then how
1T came while was lunching with
Miss Letitia," he said easily. Were
very chummy-thick as thieves. What
l want to know is"-disregarding my
Observation-Disclosures is the hundred
thousand?'
Find the woman"
did you ever hear Of Anderson, the
nerve specialistY he asked. without
apparent relevancy.
II have been thinking of him." l
answered IF we could get Wardrop
there on some plausible excuse it
would take Anderson about ten min
utes. with his instruments and expert
mental psychology, to know everything
Wardrop ever forgot"
"I'll go on one condition." Burton
said. preparing to leave. "I'll promise
to get Wardrop and have him on the
spot at 2 o'clock tomorrow
About O'Clock a woman came who
refused to be turned away. She was
Of medium height. quietly dressed and
fairly handsome My first impression
was favorable She moved with a GER
tain dignity. and she was not laced.
crimped or made up. l am more so
phisticated now. The lady who tells
me things says that the respectable
women nowadays outrouge, outcrimp
and OUTAGE the unrespectable.
However. the illusion was gone the
moment she began to speak. Her
voice was heavy. throaty. expression
less. She threw it like weapon. l
am perfectly honest in saying that for
a moment the surprise of her voice
outweighed the remarkable thing she
was saying.
IL am Mrs. Allan Fleming" she said.
with a certain husky defiance.
II beg your pardon said after a
minute. You mean the Allan Elem
ing who has just diedy
She nodded. l could see she was
unable just then to speak. She had
nerved herself to the interview. but
1t was evident that there was a real
grief. l saw now that she was in
mourning.
"Do you mean," asked incredu-
lousy, ''that Mr.. Fleming married
second timer
"He married me three years ago In
Plattsburg. l came from there last
night. i couldn't leave before"
"Does Miss Fleming know about
this second marriageY'
mo. Nobody knew about it. Ihave
had to put up with a great deal. Mr..
Knox. It's hard thing for woman
to know that people are talking about
her and all the time she's married as
tight as ring and book can do It,
II suppose" hazarded. If that is
the case you have come about the es-
tate?'
'Estater Her tone was scornful.
II guess I'll take what's coming to
me. as far as that goes. and it won't
be much. No. came to ask what
they mean by saying Allan Fleming
killed himself"
Don't you think he did,
81 know he did not" she said tense
ly. "Not only that, know who did 1t.
1t was Schwartz-Henry Schwartz.
You don't know Schwartz. was mar
ried to him for fifteen years. l took
him when he had saloon in the Fifth
ward, at Plattsburg. The next year
he was alderman. l didn't expect in
those days to see him riding around in
an automobile. not but what he was
making money. for Henry Schwartz is
| money maker. That's why he's boss
of the state now"
And you divorced him?''
"He was BRUTE she said vindic-
| lively. "He wanted me to go back to
him. and l told him l would rather
die. l took big house and kept bach
elor suits for gentlemen. Mr. Fleming
lived there and-he married me three
years ago. He and Schwartz had to
stand together. but they hated each
other"
'Schwartz?" I meditated. "Do you
happen to know If Senator Schwartz
was in Plattsburg at the time of the
mur-of Mr.. Fleming's death?"
HE was here in Manchester