Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-19
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Burke roared out wrathfuny.
Because he didn't do it"
We'll he says he did it,
Mary. in her turn, reSorted to a bit
of finesse, in order TO learn whether
or not Carson had been arrested
But how could he have done it,
when he went she began.
Where did he go:''
You ought TO know. since Won have
| arrested him, and he has confessed"
| Burke was frantic over being worst
! ed thus To gain n diversion. be re-
verted to his familiar bullying tactics.
who shot Griggs?" he shouted
MY husband shot a burglar" Mary
said languidIy. WAS his name Griggs z"
"Oh. you know better than that"
Burke declared. truculently. You see,
we've traced the Maxim silencer. Gar
son himself bought il up in Hartford"
For the first time, Mary was caught
off her guard.
But he told me- she began, then
checked herself.
What did he tell you:" Burke ques-
| toned
He told me that he had never seen
! one. Surely, If he had had anything
Of the sort, he would have shown it
to me-"
Burke pressed the button on the
desk. and, when the doorman appeared,
ordered that the prisoner be returned
/ TO her cell.
II suppose" Mary said, that it's
I useless for me to claim my constitu
/ tional rights. and demand to see g
! lawyer"
Yes" Burke agreed, you've guessed
! IL right. the first time"
Cassidy came hurrying in with grin
of satisfaction on his stolid face.
Say, chief" the detective said with
animation. we've got Carson"
Burke asked Glider and the district |
attorney to withdraw, while he should |
have a private conversation with the |
prisoner.
Now" he said when they were alone /
together. I'm going to he your friend"
Are you?" Marys tone was nom |
committal.
Yes" Burke declared, heartily. |
And I mean it. Give up the truth |
about young Glider. 1 know he shot
Griggs. of course. But I'm not taking
any stock in that burglar story-not a
little bit. No court would either.
What was really back Of the killing?
Was he jealous of Griggs? Well, that's
what he might do then. He's always
been worthless young cub. \ rotten
deal like this would be about his gait,
l guess. Tell me, now, why did ne
shoot Eddie Griggs?''
There was coarseness a-plenty in the
inspectors pretense. but it possessed
a solitary fundamental virtue; it play
ed on the heart of the woman whom he
- ,, 10
Tense of her mate. In a second, all
poise fled from this girl whose soul
was blossoming in the blest realization
that a man loved her purely. unselfsh-
~ Her words came stumbling in their
haste.
He didn't kill him. He didn't kill
him. she fairly Kissed. why. he's
the most wonderful man in the world.
You shan't hurt him. Nobody shall
hurt him. I'll fight to the end of my
life for Dick Glider
Burke was beaming joyously.
We'll. that's just what 1 thought"
he said. with SNUG content. And now,
then, who did shoot Griggs? We've
got every one Of the gang. They're
all crooks. See here" he went on,
with a sudden change to the respectful :
in his manner, why don't you start
fresh: I'll give you every chance in S
the world. I'm dead on the level with c
you this time" i
By nov Mary had herself well in
hand again vastly ashamed of the S
short period of self betrayal caused by r
the officials artifice against her heart.
As she listened TO the inspectors as
surances, the hooking expression of
her face vas not encouraging to that
astute Individual. but he persevered
u
Just you wait" he went on cheer Q
fully, and I'll prove to you that I'm
on the level about this, that I'm really Z
your friend. There was n letter came s.
for you TO your apartment. My men v
brought it down to me. I've read it f
Here it is. I'll read ii TO you" Il
He picked up an envelope, which had '
been lying on the desk, and drew out
the single sheet of paper it contained. a
Mary watched him, wondering much r.
more than her expression revealed over IL
his new development Then. as she II
listened, quick interest touched her
features to new life.
This was the letter: h
I can't 20 without telling you how sor- o.
" I am. There won't never be a time
hat won't remember It was me got you W
sent Up. that you did time in my place. re-
amt going TO forgive myself ever. AID 1 -
wear I'm going straight always. Your u
rue friend HELEN MORRIS. b.
For once, Burke showed a certain oil
When he had finished the ls
eading. he said nothing for a long Sc
minute %
Mary's eyes were luminous IN the 81
oy of the realization that for her. after
II, reha Utilization might be in a mea- Ell
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