Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20

ION my soul and my mothers" SOL
EMMY declared Miss Estrilla- Don't
you see-can't you understand? A
doctor In Port Of Spain had warned
him Of it-Juan has done nothing
since-notAing-but read medical
boohs-he Wa dead before he touched
the point Of the knife-if Juan stabbed
him, he stabbed q corpse-Captain
Hanska died sf apople1y caused by his
anger!"
During these last dramatic stages Of
Miss EstrillaS narrative. Resale LIE
Grange had slipped into the room. For
q moment, Miss BStrilla gazed full up
on her betrayer. For moment, all
that the tropics had given her Of storm
and dame glarsa from her eyes. Then
that light died away. Thereafter, it
vas a. though Rosalie had not been.
II Miss Estrilla's glance, wandering
from one poi1t to smother In her effort
to concentrate on her narrative.
touched upon Rosalieis figure, they
locked straight through It
Resale moved by imperceptih2e
stages to Detective Keunedys table.
Casually. she picked up fountain pen
and . sheet q paper, and wrote:
New York. Nov. 10. 100.
IT am telling to the police all I
know Of my part IN the death Of Capt.
John H. HanskA have confessed that
We followed him to America to get
Jewels, and that It was my brother
Juan who appeared to have stabbed
him."
The inspector was questioning
gently now upon the apoplexy theory.
hoping to trap the witness into an In
consistency. While she talked. Miss
Estrilla Tor senerita Percy paused
from time to time 40 though gathering
streastA. Rssale waited for guch q
pause. Then she bzaced the paper on
= book and slipped up 70 Inspector
MCGEE.
you've forgotten this" she said.
you weee gsiA' to git It aionsd q the
very Arst, you nOw."
Inspector 1ts0ee'D expression proved
that he was pushed But he had DO.
como accustsmsd to following Rosa
lies mental flights without knowledge
Of their dsstinskien. He nodded, there
fore. and gave book, paper and pom to
Miss Dst1illA Il was The best possible
comDliasat to tho inspectors third de-.
gfee metAods, that she gigned without
. PROTEST. Rosslie took IT, Jsper o.
len&ly; but she dc not Deposit II where
It belongel- the Official papers
on Doteetave Keuneay's table. A she
resumed her station outside the door.
she was folding It III her angers.
The police went on, then, With their
oeafchtngs and quesuoo1ngs. They
failed to notice, so.abserbed were they,
the sound OF retreating footsteps ON
the stairs.
We resume. with the painstaking
Detective Kennedy, the statement Of
Margarita Perez, alias Estrilla.
1T was aponlexy. But Jual did not
know it yet. He only knew that Cap
tain Hanska had fallen on the knife
and died. and that It would look like
murder. He understood your law, he
knew that TO get our property he was
committing what looked like burglary.
and that . burglar who commits MUIR
der cannot plead elfdefessa> He wait
Cd by the window to sec whether the
tall had disturbed the house. No ono
stirrea-probably IN elevated train
was passing at tho time II happened.
Frightened % hs was, he still thought
ct the Jewels. and decided to take
them. whatever the risk. He exam.
lined the box; the bill Of sale vas there.
Circumstances had changed now: an
en10 strongbox IN the room Of q man
who appeared % have been murdered.
might Get tho police On the track. He
thought Of this. SO he took the box.
open % Il was, switched Oh. the elec-
tric light, and started to lesve5 ~ the
door. The catch Of the spring lock
Was On. 70 lock the room from out
side, he would have had 10 slam the
dooe-you know how 8 sYr1ng lock
works. That v0uld have made . great
Zeal Of noise. Il might awaken some
one, Who wsuld hear footsts1s going
AOm Captain HAnDka'S room TO mine.
He put the box ualsH has arm and
fastsnsd back tho cstch Of % spring
loek, % tAat he could c1nse The door
without sou1A OF course. that lsft
Il u1locks4 In doing ell tAdA It seems,
be spilled ct Of the box the dia1ao1d
buckle whjeA fs1na On the sta1rs.
"JuaA wont hack to ny room. b.
cause - wanted tine 70 think. fis
lrst i1ea VA to leave the house
lrssDed in ny clothes. 1ws % We had
planned. and i'm me. Then We would
sscaDe together. But he knew t1ask the