Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28


svsry detall. She bsae her gase q
tho desA man. stopped. made quick ~
animation. Asst q the wound end tAsG
Of his tAcs. Both ArA Moro aA6 Mo
Hasdlns were aboss 70 eek tAis stsan0
Or 70 account Tor hsssslf. when ~
Doctor, hali.dresssd but carrying hid
bas. edged past the door. All turned
to him. He looked but ~ instant on
the face.
He's dead" he said calmly. Has
any one notified the polscef Has any
one called up . CoPonerf"
"rll attend to that" volunteered the
strange woman. with IN air Of psffect
competence and command: where's
the phone-ground noor and top door
hall? All right: I'll use tho top ncor:
that's nearer. Any particular Core.
ner. Dootorf Lipschutxs All right. 7"
In the hall. she INST tho regular
patroIman, who had rseelved the nevs
at hast. The limb OF the Law had Tor
hidden the augmented crowd at the
door to follow him: he was ascending
alone. The sight Of this woman In
her fashionable olothos-or was It hee
compelling look OF command-stopped
him.
Listen" she said. there's only .
second. Never mind who am. Look
at this" She produced the old and
worn piece Of paper which she had
drawn from her bag . minute before.
ITO the police" II read. ANY mat
ter that concerns the bearer. Mrs.
Resale LIE Grange. Is to be referred
to me. l request you to give her the
greatest discretion.
INSPECTOR MARTIN MCGEE"
mot . word" pursued Resale Ls
Grange. Nov mind didn't see this
thing, an l don't know as much about
It as you. But it's your Job to tip
me off to the reserves as soon a. they
come-make them understand that
they amt to stop me whatever ! do.
And remember"-now the woman
smiled In a meaning way-"you got
here just a. quick as you could-not
a second later--Ill stick 10 that. Now
before che followed him.
At that moment, Senior Estrilla
came down the stairs from his sisters
room. He had opened his raincoat.
but 1t was still wet. He had turned
up his hat brim. but an occasional
drop fell.
my seester Is better" he said. "Oh.
can l assiet?" And while he helped
the men to cover the body. he listened
to scattered explanations from the
women.
Now the reserves had come: snd
after them, the Coroner aud the de-
tectives. They cleared out the house.
holding only those Who seemed 70
them pertinent Witnesses. At signal
from Rosalie Le Grange they detained
her for q time, on the ground that she
had arrived susptcto0sly early. Tho
FIRST unorsanized search for tho Grim.
inal simmered down to Tommy
North. although even Mrs. Moore ad-
mitted that he had entered only a
minute before the body was diseov-
cred. In tho midst Of the investiga-
ton. . new quandary presented itself.
The house was to be scaled while the
police Investigated. Tho innocent
would have to find some other dwell
ing-piace. That suited her. Miss Hard
ing remarked; she wouldn't sleep
there again: whereupon Mrs. Moore.
declaring she was ruined. fell again
to weeping. And suddenly she who
called herself Madame LIE Grange
stepped forward into tho huddled dis
tresssd group.
Il haven't introduced myself" she
said, with easy masterful calm. "but
I've Just opened the house at Az as
a clearinghouse. You amt going to
hold me, Of courss':-this to the po-
hcs-"and. anyhow. you know where
to fnd mo In case you want me.
There's room tonight in my house for
you ALL" She turned. with her eter-
nal air Of mistress In any situation, to
Mise Harding. Come. dress and pack
up your night things. my dear. We
can move your trunks tomorrow"
Mechanically. Miss Harding obeyed.
and then Miss Jones. Suddenly Mr..
EstTilla. who had been ministering TO
Mrs. Moore BY the door. spoke up and
asked:
my seester. too?"
"She's sick, amt she?" inquired Mrs.
10 Grange, a. II for an instant that
gave her pause. "Thsn the poor thing
needs Il worst Of ALL" she answered
her own argument. Come on!" She
dashed away. lightly in spite Of her
bulk, Eatrilla following.
While Rosalte lie Grange was pre-
pairing to move the invalid on the top
floor, the police and the Coroner
Strengthened ou: affairs 9 little There
VAS much man In Tommy North. II
had played the craven in the first
sh OF his sruesone discovery. 1t was
cause he had wakened to that state