Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-09
CHAPTER XIX.
ANGUISH and Bliss.

the result must have been the same
had he taken years Of thought. Be-
tween him and her as the victim Of
the law, there could be no hesitation
for choice. The prime necessity was
to save her, Mary, from the tolls oi
the law that were closing around her
For himself, in the days to come
there would be a CHASTITY dread, but
there would never be regret over the
cost Of saving her. He had saved heI
from the waters-he would save her
until the end, as far as the power In
him might lie.
The suddenness of it all held Mary
voiceless for long seconds. She was
frozen with terror Of the event When
at last. words came, they were a
frantic prayer of protest.
mo, Joel No! Don't talk-don't
talk"
Joe has talked" Burke said, sig
nificantly.
He did it to protect me-" she stat
ed, earnestly.
The inspector disdained such futile
argument. AS the doorman appeared
in answer to the buzzer, he directed
that the stenographer be summoned at
once.
We'll have the confession in due
FORM" he remarked, gazing pleasedly
on the three before him.
He's not going to confess" Mary
insisted, with spirit
But Burke disregarded her COM
pletely, and spoke mechanically to
Carson, the formal warning required
by the law.
You are hereby cautioned that
ANYTHING you may say may be used
against you" Then, as the steno-
grapher entered, he went on with
lively interest.
Now, Joel"
Yet once again, Mary protested a
little wildly.
Don't speak, Joe! Don't say a
word till we get lawyer for you!"
The man met her pleading eyes
steadily, and he shook his head in re-
fusal.
"Irs no use, my girl" Burke broke
in harshly. 81 told you I'd get you.
I'm going to try you and Carson, and
the whole gang for murder-yes, ev-
cry one of you. And you, Glider" he
continued, lowering on the young man
who had denied him so obstinately,
you'll go to the house Of detention
as a material witness" He turned his
gaze to Carson again, and spoke au-
thoritatively: Come on now, Joe!
Carson went a step toward the
desk and spoke decisively.
"If I come through, you'll let her
go-and him?" he added as an after
thought, with a nod toward Dick Gill
der.
"weIl get the best lawyer in the
country" Mary persisted desperately,
Wen save you, Joe-we'l save you!'
Carson regarded the distraught girl
with wistful eyes. But there was no
trace Of yielding in his voice as he
replied, though he spoke very sorrow
fully.
mo, you can't help me-" he said
simply. My time has come, Mary.
And can save you lot Of trouble
He's right there" Burke ejaculat-
ed. We've got him cold. So, what's
the use Of dragging you two into it?'
Then they go clear?" Carson ex-
claimed, eagerly. They amt even to
be called as Witnesses"
You're on" Burke agreed.
Then, here goes!" Carson cried,
and ne looked expectantly toward the
stenographer.
my name is Joe Carson"
"Alias?" Burke suggested.
alias nothing" came the sharp
retort. "Garson's my monaker. l
shot English Eddie, because he was
skunk and a stool pigeon, and he got
Just what was coming to him." Vitu-
peration beyond the mere words beat
in his voice now.
Now, now!" Burke objected, Sc
verely. I'VE can't take a confession
like that"
Carson shook his head-spoke with
fiercer hatred.
Because he was skunk and
stool pigeon" he repeated. Have you
got it?" And then, as the stenograph-
er nodded assent, he went on, less vio-
lently: IT croaked him just as he was
going to call the bulls with police
whistle. 1 used a gun with smokeless
powder it had a Maxim silencer on
it, so that it didn't make any noise"
Carson paused, and the set despair
of his features lightened little. Into
his voice came a tone of exultation
indiscribably CHASTITY. 1t was born OF
the eternal egotism of the criminal
fattening vanity in gloating over his
ingenuity for evil. He stared at
Burke with a quizzical grin crookine
his lips.
Say" he exclaimed. III bet it's the
first time a guy was ever croaked
with one of them things! Amt it?'
The inspector nodded affirmation.
Some class to that, eh?" Carson de-
manded, still with that grewsome all
of boasting. II got the gun and the
Maxim silencer thing off a fence in
Boston," he explained. Say that
thing cost me $50, and it's worth ev-
cry cent of the money. Why, they'll
remember me as the first to spring one
of them things, won't they?"
They sure will, joe" the inspec-
tor conceded.
Nobody knew 1 had it," Carson
continued, dropping his braggart man
ner abruptly.
At the words, Mary started. and heI
lips moved as if she were about to
speak.
Nobody knew I had it-nobody in
the world" he declared. And no.
body had anything to do with the kill
ing but me-"
WAS there any bad feeling be-
,uaa, vou and Eddie GriggS?"