Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20
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mot rememberin' that 1t had stop
lped rainin' when the body was found
1t had stopped when came in" re-
piled Rasalie.
HAD IT." inquired the inspector.
Nov who's smart?" crowed Rosa
lie, and she proceeded with the finding
| Of the little red button on the frees
cape, the discovery that Miss Estrilla
had among her possessions q pair of
red strapped shoes with q button miss
ing, and the final fact-the button
matched.
Inspector MCGEE received that dra-
matte information with long whistle
OF amazement.
THAT sick woman!" he said. Gee,
and I'd thought of examining her. But
there didn't seem to be q chance on
earth. I'd thought more about that
brother OF hers. But, of course, he'd
left the house before the quarreling
stopped-while Captain Hanska was
alive-and didn't return until after
they found the body" He pondered q
moment. "But that amt real evidence
yet"
"You give me a chance" replied
Rosalie. She pursued her narrative
then, setting forth her discovery that
Estrilla was an assumed name and the
discoveries of Detective Grimaldi about
the history Of the Perez family in
Trinidad. She proceeded then to the
seances, and to Miss Estrilla's attempt
at frightening her out OF control.
"An' say" added Resale, III you
don't think that minute or 30 was
about the tightest squeeze ever had,
you miss q guess, that's all. Near
broke me In two. was 80 tuckered
out holdin' on to myself that feel 1t
yet. I had to pretend that my control
had weakened me-"
els that all?" asked MCGEE.
Eyes. Amt 1t enough?"
well, It's suspicious. But there's no
real evidence. Nothing you can con-
vict on. Just because one Of her shoe
buttons was found on the fire-escape,
and she's living under an assumed
name, and the entrance to the room
was through the window, it's no proof
that sick woman came down the fire
escape and killed big man standing
up in front of her. You can't make a
Jury believe that Suppose pinch her
and her brother, too and give 'em
the Third Degree7"
"See here, Martin McGee," replied
Rosalie, what have been takin' all
this trouble for, spepdin' my good time
to get her to believe I'm medium, II
amt to be trusted to run this case?
You can have your Third Degree after
wards when I'm through with mine"
That's So" replied MCGEE. "Well,
anything can do to help?"
Eyes. How long does 1t take to get
q man to Trinidad? Or is there any.
body in Port Of Spain that you can
user"
give had man there a week. An
other case-missing burglar"
That's good Very Important"
mo. guess he can be spared"
''Luck's with us II nothin' else. This
Is three-times winnin'. Now you
1ust cable him-wait q minute, I'll
write the message got pencil an
|paper?"
They were in side street. A lamp
post threw shaft Of light across the
stoop Of vacant house. Resale sat
herself on the lowest step, braced the
notebook which MCGEE produced, and,
with many q purse Of lip and brow,
composed the following message:
drop anything and get full in
formation on the late Miguel Perez,
cacao grower Of Port OF Spain. and his
family, especially Juan his son, and a
daughter, probably half-sister Of Juan,
name unknown. Details about life OF
the family especially wanted and the
smaller the better. Learn everything
you can about first wife. Suggest
pumping old family servants. Wire
lin full as you get the DOPE"
lot I'm goin' to cost New York City for
cable tolls"
MCGEE laughed as he put the note
book carefully in his inner pocket.
There are several Jokes on me to-
might" he said. well, II it turns out
that Wade didn't do 1t, I'll be kinder
glad. I've hated that fellow. and yet
I've kind Of come to respect him, too.
Say, this Is one case where you can't
keep out of coura and the papers, amt
IT."
"Oh, I don't know replied Resale;
maybe can fix 1t to slip out and leave
yOu all tuc CTCuAC I'D uouoA.
The dig told.
well, 1 never asked you to-" re.
piled Inspector MCGEE in some con-
fusion.
That's right" acknowledged Rosa
lie, "but tellin' you about it once In Q
while keeps you in the right frame OF
mind"
"say," said Martin MCGEE, returning
to the main subject when they put
this Estrilla woman through-if she's
the one-I can see the papers. Won
AN against woman. Ex-medium sends
victim to the"
Don't say that" exclaimed Rosa
lie. For Gods sake, don't!" She had
been walking elbow to elbow, leaning a
little upon him. Now she drew away.
And much more than Martin MCGEE
had intended to say, remained unsaid
that evening
CHAPTER XIV.
Could we have sat with Rosalie LIE
Grange through thirty years OF her
-'mediumship," we would have found
in all her assaults on the secrets Of the
human heart certain sameness. There
are, after all, only few main roads to