Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-12

ana hobblod about the. room. ibid
I stay out longf This Just takes the
gimp out Of mel won't be At for .
thing tomorrow an it, scrub-day, too!
What have been talkin' about-or did
I talk ct all? They've told mo that
sometimes never cay Q word"
"Oh. . great many .thingA"
"Well. must have. I'm that suck
cred out Excuse me for askin', but
was It about anybody In the house"
you did bring something for me;
just nttle-but It was something
wanted to know. Do you think you
can ind moro next time, IL"
Nov, my dear!" put in Rosalie,
"dont ask me that! I can't tell you
how hard I've been tryin' to stop this
thing. which II bothersome to say the
best about it"-she crossed the room
Tive let 1t como these two or three
times Just because couldn't help II.
It would be as,ein' lot"
But 1t would comfort me-" replied
the invalid, weakly; and there were
tears in her voice. "And. oh. you don't
know how I need COMFORT"
Poor dearl I know how It 10.
You're sick, an I suppose you have
your troubles-we all have In this
world. But when persons sick, she
jest lays an lets It roll up in her.
like. Well. now. let's Soc" Resale
paused az though considering. Il tell
you what I'll do. won't try. an
won't foroe It, but seem this Is private
like. I'll stop resistin' the influence
when 1t comes over me. An Ill al.
ways beat 1t straight here. Perhaps
it was sent to do us both good!
That's settled"
Rosalie held that night another OF
her outdoor conferences with Inspeo-
tor MCGEE.
We'll, I'm oomtn' out With IT," she
announced. I've got to tell some-
body. guess rye got your case start
ID, Martin McGee!"
Then this fellow Wade"
"Yoa make me-. safd Rosalie; you
make me want to shut my mouth an
never tell you anythin' at all. Wade!
A cop can't keep two ideas In his
mind at one an the same time, any
moreh . horse. Martin MCGEE. you
listen an don't you say . word until
I'm through" With logical con-
secutiveness almost surprising in Ros-
allie, she stated her case from tho
beginning. Tommy North's clew OF
the diamond ring which Tommy North
had dropped and which had set Rosa
lie on the trail. the discovery that the
coverlet on Captain Hanska's bed had
been vet with rain from the open
window; the finding Of the little red
button on the fire escape. the discov-
cry that Miss Estrilla had among her
possessions a pair Of red strapped
shoes with q button missing. and the
final fact-the button matched.
Inspector MCGEE received that dra-
matte information with hong whistle
Of amazement.
THAT sick woman!" no sid. "0oe.
and I'd thought Of examining her. But
there didn't seem to be chance on
earth. I'd thought more about that
brother Of hsES."
Resale pursued her narrative. set
ting forth her discovery that Estrilla
wan ~ 9O0UA40V A0k00 OSA0 SaAV NAO<Os
cries Of Detective Grimaldi about tho
history Of the Peres family in Trini-
dad. She proceeded then to the 30
ances, and to Miss Estrilla's attempt
ct frightening her out Of control.
'Is that ALL" asked McGea
Eyes. Amt It enough"
well. it's suspicious. But there's
no real evidence. Nothing you can
convict on. Suppose pinch her-and
her brother, too-and give EN- tho
Third Degree?"
"see here, Martin McGee." replied
Resale, what have been takin' al
this trouble for. spendin' my good
time to get her to believe I'm = me
dunn, II l amt to be trusted to run
this case! You can have your Third
Degree afterward-when I'm through
with nine"