Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-28
his emotion at once.

uA6 oiuOIlOu X ONCE t5s5s55ts
Nov. I don't mean q Ill what you
mean, Martin McGee.'' she said.
Listen. It don't matter what | did,
or how did it-but I saved this
Robert H. Norcrnss from maxim about
the biggest kind Of fool ont OF him
self. There's more things get by the
police than get to 'em. Inspector Mar.
tin MCGEE. Especially In the medium
game. Norcross was caught, tell
you. Ever hear Of MrA Paula Mark
ham?"
1.-THE woman who skipped to Paris
after the Warfleld AFFAIR."" asked Nc
Gee. Rosalie nodded.
"And q great medium, too" she said.
'sbut also a great crook. Well she had
Robert Norcross, I tell you" Resale
extended one Of her dreamed and pol
ished hands. She closed the fingers
gradually, into one pink. adorable,
tight fst. Just like like that" she
said. He was the right age to be
worked by medium. And think OF
the stake! The newspapers said when
he died that his estate was smaller
than anybody thought. But It was
seventy-hve millions. Mrs. Markham
had him-and them. An broke that
grip. It amt necessary for me to say
how. Funny thing was didn't do 1t
for Norcross at all, but just for little
blue eyed fool Of q girl In love. Well,
anyhow, when he woke up and realized
the narrow shave he had, Mr.. Norcross
began to investigate, an found what
I'd done. Do, you remember" she
asked suddenly, that they probated
the Norcross will secret? Nobody
ever knew exactly what he did with
hts money. except his nephew got most
Of It."
II remember" said Inspector Nc
Gee And then, on sudden burst Of
laughter, Gee! Wouldn't the news
papers give heap to get this story
you're going to tell"
They would responded Rosalie In
Grange, and that's why you'll never
breathe word to soul. But there!
I always knew who could trust-ans
you're one Of 'em. The reason was
codictl or whatever you call II. He
left me-'in token Of service and
friendship 1t said-an old house he
owned over by North river. an stocks
we'll six thousand year to make one
bite Of it!'
Good lord! He did?" cried Martin
MCGEE.
Rosalie nodded solemnly, but her
eyes shone.
Nov played that medium game on
the square, you understand" she said.
"aga1n and again. passed up chances
to hook just such old dopes as Nor
cross. My rule was always straight
sittings at two dollars head. an no
extras. faxed 'em Of course. But
Il heartened 'em up. handed EN- good
advice. kept silly fool girls from
goin' to the bad. gave weepy old
widows the only real recreation they
ever had. An here right 1T the end,
comes an honest piece of money 10 big
that could have played crooked Ill
my life, an never even got q chance
at anythin' like 1t. Makes me wonder"
she added, IL the goody-goody stun
i used to line out In my inspirational
platform talks wasn't true, after all"
And never noise from the law
yers?" inquired Martin MCGEE. Didn't
they sQueal?'
Like stuck pigs!" replied Rosalie,
"but they didn't bother me. was my
own lawyer. All right says /, sue
and get 1t into the papers that Robert
H. Norcross was runnin' to mediums.
Do q lot for your railroad system.
Look nice in red head lines That
fixed 'em. An last March come into
my money. closed up shop an sold
my test books an stopped this med
ium business, an started to be q lady.
Six thousand year amt too much to
do that job in New York, even when
you don't have to pay house rent.
(To be Continued)