The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-09-19

I had put Miss Mazuret In the house?
AS a lawyer. you laughed and said. so
he's using us to throw the real GRIM
inals Off their guard? As lawyer.
you concealed from me that Mrs. Mar
tin had a claim on Mr.. Argyle. As a
lawyer. you persuaded her to go to Mr.
| Argyle the night of his death to use
her influence for your own purposesr'
Mr.. Hurley wiped his forehead with
his handkerchief and crushed it In his
| hand.
You can't blur me with any frame
up story Of this sort!' he rasped out in
hoarse voice.
| Kayton gazed at him moment and
then dropped the papers on the desk.
well. Hurley" he said disgustedly.
| ''you can go to the devil your own way.
If you haven't sense enough to see
that it's better to make a clean breast
Of it and stand for a charge of man
slaughter you can go to the chair as a
cOunterfeiting crook that tried to
him when he rounded on you! You're
under arrest, and the charge Is murder
in the first degree!' He picked up the
telephone as Hurley made gesture to
restrain him. '"All right, Leisch," he
said
"Just minute, Mr.. Kayton!'
You're just a minute too late" re-
torted the detective. Here, boys" he
went on. as couple Of his men ap-
peared at the door. Take this fellow
away with you"
The next instant the handouts were
on his wrists and the officers were
searching his pockets. But he hardly
noticed them. His face had suddenly
grown haggard. his eyes dull with de-
spair.
Before God. Kayton!" he began. de-
spairingly, Il tell you it was an acct
dent! He'd gone into that counter
feiting, and all of a sudden he shifted
and threatened to show me up. I took
her there to use her influence to try to
square it. and he tried to shoot mel"
"You knew all along that the man
wasn't sane" cut in Kayton merci
lessly.
II knew he was queer" stammer
ed Hurley, now eager to admit any
thing that might bring CLEAN OF
mercy to the hard, cold eyes that gaz
ed into his. "But-but''-
Kayton's mouth shut grimly. bet
ter save that defense for the jury"
But | tell you"-the tortured mans
voice rose almost to scream-"I tel
you he'd have shot me! AS soon as he
heard who she was he pulled that gun
and knocked it out of his hand anC
he tried to strangle me. l didn't wan
to hurt him. just beat him off. try
ing to defend myself, and the frs
thing we knew he was dead on oul
handsv'
~ don't want to hear your troubles
Hurley" said Kayton cOldly. sitting a
his desk once more. "Tell them to thu
district attorney. Go on, boys! TAKE
these apologies along with you"
And. still struggling. pleading, abjec
and terrified. he was dragged out O
the office.
Kayton heaved a long. deep sigh
shook his head and turned to Mrs
Martin, who had drawn back agains
the wall while the terrible scene wa
enacted.
Mrs Martin" he said as gently a
if he had never been inflexible in hi
life. II suppose you would like t.
take care of DR.. Kreisler?"
Instantly her whole manner and ez
preston softened wonderfully. and he
eyes filled with tears
"Oh. yes. yes" she exclaimed, com
ing eagerly toward him. "lf | onl
could"'
Kayton nodded sympathetically. "Fl
send some one with you as soon as
can" he said, land arrange that you
only be detained as witness" FL
interrupted himself to send for Mis-
, Mazuret and went on: III see you i
about half hour, Mrs. Martin, and
, want to talk the case over with yol