The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-01
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER I-Tommy North. returning
nepse al x:& a. m.. discovers the body
OF Capt. John Hanska. another roomer.
WITH a knife wound In his breast. Sus-
OF lawrence Wade. who had called on
ftanska In the evening and had been
heard ouarreiing with Hanska- During
.iy.. hh er a strange woman who
tssrs and takes into her own home across
we. street all OF Mrs. Moore's boarders,
.noIauinx Miss Estriila. an invalid. who
va confined to the room she occupies
nnd whose brother was a f~avorits among
the other boarders.
CHAPTER Invade 10 arrested as he
about TO leave the country. Mrs. Ir
grange. who. while plying her trade as
trance medium. had aided Police In
At hts office 90 tell what she knows OF
me crime. While she in there. Constance
sfhnska, widow OF the murdered man,
whose existence had been unknown. APP
I'M ithose uays IN spite OF your
better Judgment And my mother was
very trusting. Then, too, Captain
Hanska was a very charming man.
That, for me. was the beginning OF
1he end. He was a brilliant man. lie
might have made a good living In any
one OF a variety OF ways. But he
simply would not work. He preferred
20 live by his wits. Cards mainly. II
was long before / realized that. He
was very clever at concealment, and II
occurred TO me to doubt his
word. In fact, | did not realize II all
until after our marriage. We were In
New York" she hesitated again,
Shall / tell you the details!"
And now Rosalie lie Grange, who
had been sitting In unaccustomed 81
lence, spoke for the first time.
You'll excuse me, Inspector" she
raid with an asperity 80 well assumed
that Martin MCGEE wondered for a
moment whether she was really offend
ed, but Mrs. Hanska don't seem to
know her rights. She hasn't seen any
lawyer. A person don't knock around
this world for forty years without
gettin' n line on what her rights are.
I've learned. An I'm goin' TO be your
lawyer here. Mrs. Hanska. Now as
long as you tell the truth, which OF
course you will. II don't matter about
details. What the Inspector Is after
is who done this murder, an anythin'
fouchin' on the facts. 1t don't matter
how you learned IL, but you did learn
that Captain Hanska was a crook"
Mrs. Hanska WINGED vlsibly at the
xgly word which finished Rosalie's
charge. But she managed a nod OF as
sent.
Thank you. Mrs. lie Grange. Yes,
learned hat he was a-not entirely
honorable. In time | realized that he
was using me as a lure for his opera
tions In cards-and other things. We
were on our way around the world.
Wherever we went, he made me en-
terrain men that they might play cards
Afterward-and DO swindled. The end
came at Shanghaf"-she stopped here
and made a little effort before she
went Ont was a young Australian
foolish. and with n great deal OF
money. Shall | go into that7' she
paused here. and her gaze travelled
with another appeal to the face OF
Rosalie lie Grange.
Now, Inspector" said Resale. Il
don't see why this lady has to tell all
that. It's enough that the game was
crooked. You left him. OF course"
Il had to-" replied Mrs. Hanska. ut
came to the point where l must leave
him or turn criminal myself. | got
funds from home and sailed for
America as soon as I could. | went
straight to my mother In Boston. |
resumed my maiden name. | called
myself Mrs. Wharton-and / got "A
situation at the seminary at Arden
where Miss Lane teaches also. Then
my mother died. At the end she made
me promise that | would never 40
back to Captain Hanska as long "a he
led that-that kind OF life. Somehow
he learned. though, that | was In Ar
den. I wanted a separation. | need
ed II for my own protection. You
see. there was the property-mother
had left a little money. Captain
Hanska wouldn't consent 70 a d.
yorce."
No. said Betsy. Barbara In a tone
OF s~uperhuman sapience. "of course
mott He wanted that money"
And there were no real grounds
that / knew. I had deserted him, not
he me. Afterward he went away-to
Holland, ! think. At least he was IN
Antwerp three months ago. Then he
returned to New York. lie sem me
a letter. lie said that he would never
give me up. Then | put the whole
matter into the hands OF Mr.. Wade
Mr.. Lawrence Wade"
"Ahi" The exclamation broke from
the immobility OF Inspector Martin
MCGEE. For the iirst time since
Rosalie took the reins, Constance Han
ska seemed aware of his existence.
Yes" she said. the young man
whom you have arrested for this muir.
der. know, Inspector McGee. that
opinion will carry little weight
with you. But | must say this" she