The Dermott news., 1913-12-18

] the compression of ten emotional years into ten minutes of life Worse for him. the hen-mjnded Mrs Moore, soeing the blood, cried. You mur. 1 derer.' clutched at his coat, and fell i into a faint Upon Professor Noll de. ] yolvcd the masculine Euidance of this affair. And he thought first. not Of the police. but of doctor Ky this time Miss Harding and Miss Jones were weeping breast to breast: Mrs Moore had recovered J0 say that she always expected u of Mir North, and Miss Estrilla. the invalid lad1 on the top floor. had called from the head of the stairs, What is it?" With the brutality which impels us in crises to contide uupalliated horrors, some one shricked. 'Hanska's murdered - l There came from above some Spanish cjaculatious to which no one paid much attention. and then rattling of the hook of the telephone. which hung on a door post in that fourth floor hall i Professor Noll his mind still on the necessity for calling a doctor slipped ] into ulster and bed shoes and rushed across the street to rouse the house ] physician in the apartment hotel He vas some time making himself known 1 and understood As he ncarcd his own door again. he saw Mir Estrilla entering almost on the run
 There's been murder. Captain Hanska's kiHed!" Professor Noll called after him
 T kno~-my seester lephene- she is frighten'@ Estrllla called back shfilly over his shoulder And he hur ried up the stairs.
 By ths time. the open door, the futtarinS lights. the screams and hys trrscs. had begun to attract the attcn- ton of this and that late pedestrian X mllkman pulled up. hitched. and en- tered, and then a uightfarlng printer. Presently the little knot In the street and ,he parlors was augmented by a woman. fully and rather oyer-luNuri. ously dressed as though for the the atcr big picture hal and black satin. fur edged evening coat over q light gown which showed here and there the glitter of seQuins She was q large but shapely woman of uncer. tam age, vet so pleasing withal that the gathering loafers. even in the ex citement of d murder. spared few admiring giauces at her face
 'I'm rotn' up. she contided to her fellows T belong there they need | sensible woman. from the way they scteechin' You better not fol, low-yout do no good an it might sit you involved With surprising lrhtness. considering her bulk. she mounted the stairs
 The noise guided her 10 the focus of interest, sh" pushed her way into the room Of the late Captain Hanska and stood looking about with pair of large serious eyes which took in every detail She bent her gaze on tho dead man, stopped, made quick eX animation, first of the wound and then of his face Roth Mrs Moore and Miss Harding were about to ask this strang- CT to account for herself. when the doctor. hal dressed but carrying his bag. edged past the door All turned to him He looked but an instant on the face
 Hes dead he said calmly Has any one notified the police' Has any one called up Coroner"
 I'll attend to that" volunteered the strange Noman. with an air Of perfect competence and command. where's tho phone ground floor and top floor hall9 All right, I'll use the top floor: that's nearer Any particular Cord aer. Doctor? Lipschutz2 All right
 In tho hall atc met the regular pa'raImaa, who had received th, news al last The llmt o, tha )aV had for. bjdden the aasmrntrd crowd al The door "a follow him. Ae ysas ascending alone he st.hf ot this Woaau Ia