South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-28
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Vlctlon. Sometimes women know
Things without having 10 be told, and
L Know that Mr.. Wade is innocent L
would stake my life and my honor
everything l have-on that. And yet
| am perfectly helpless about proving
IL. he Is innocent, though"
Resale did not commit herself here.
But eyes and dimples flashed their
sympathy. And ii was the inspector
who spoke first.
We'll, that's what we're here 10
settle, and if he didn't do it, the best
way out is TO tell the truth
"As if" interpOlated Rosalie, you
wasn't going TO do that! Now tell the
inspector about this Mr.. Wade"
He is my friend and attorney"
replied Mrs. Hanska.- He lives in
Arden. 1 have known him ever since
L went there. He visited New York
three times to attempt some legal
settlement with Captain Hanska. He
wanted me to get a divorce. 1 wasn't
quite ready to do that, even If / could
have found grounds. But l was will
ing TO have a legal separa tion-sOme-
thing which would have rid me Of
Captain Hanska and let me go my
own way. 1 authorized Atr. Wade TO
offer part of my mothers property, if
that would do any good. The captain
was living in a boarding house. 1
knew his ways well enough to realize
that this meant extreme poverty. He
refused everything. He told Mr..
Wade that as soon as he had arranged
something didn't say what-he
would find me and compel me to go
with him. l realized that l must get
farther from New York. l had a few
possessions of Captain Hanska's. I
wanted to return them and close with
him forever. Mr.. Wade had an idea
of making one last appeal; and 1 ask
ed him if he would deliver those
things at the same time. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Wade came down TO New
York. That's all l knOw-until L saw
the newspapers" She stopped here
Her color faded: her hands fell apart
with a gesture OF despair.
And l brought her straight to
YOU" said Betsy Barbara with a tri-
umphant air. as though her extra
ordinary cunning had settled the case
for all time
Now the inspector took up the ex-
animation again, for Rosalie sat mus
ing. her ewes on Constance Hanska.
What were the things you sent?'
he asked.
Let me see-what were they
them. An old miniature of the cap
tain"
And some family photographs"
Betsy Barbara put in briskly.
"And an old mahogany shaving
mirror which had belonged to his
| father"
"And a Mexican band and two
knives and an Irish blackthorn stick
and a silver cigarette case"
A stethoscope upon Inspector Nc
Gees pulse would have jumped an
inch as Betsy Barbara pronounced
| the word knives. But his down
| turned face betrayed no emotion. He
! checked his interruption, in fact.
through two more items; and when he
returned to the subject he worked
backward like a good attorney, con-
cealing his pertinent question in a fog
of impertinent ones.
What kind of a cigarette case ?"
CHASED silver and turquoises-a
! Russian design"
What was the stick like?"
Very heavy, and dark brown as /
remember. And 1 think the ferrule
was loose"
Here Rosalie, sitting impassive,
quite out of the conversation, saw the
corners of the inspectors mouth
twitch. She sat holding herself very
! tight, lest she betray the psychological
And the knives?" said the in
| spector.
Let me see-one was a little dag
ger that he used for a paperknife and
! the other was a Malay kris with a
long, sharp, wavy blade. He got it
in the Philippines"
"Yes!" exclaimed the Inspector.
And then with the sudden brutality
which was part of his third de-
! gree method, And it was with that
knife Lawrence Wade stabbed your
| husband"
Inspector MCGEE might have
! thrown that very knife instead of his
words. so sudden was the effect upon
| Constance Hanska. The color left her
| face. Her eyes grew big and wild.
| She flashed to her feet trembling VIC
! lently.
"Oh. no." she pleaded, "oh. no!
! Oh. that will hurt him So He
! couldn't have used it-sOme one used
/ it after he left-Lawrence Wade could
/ no more have stabbed an unarmed
man" She stopped. wrestled herself
\ back to some semblance of cOmpOs-
ure. Don't you understand he was
q gentleman" She turned from Nc
Gees triumphant state to Resale s
! softened face. why, Mrs. lie Grange
! gentlemen don't do such things He
/ was an athlete-he played every game
/ honorably-dO YOU think he would
| have put me in such a position, even
/ If he thought Of nothing else-he
would have had to break every in
| stinct-he-he-'
Look here. Mrs. Hanska," said In
! spector MCGEE, bouncing upon his adj
vantage as experience had taught him
! to do, there was what YOU call an
affair between you and this Mr. wade,
wasn't there?"
Here Resale swung in again.
Inspector" she said. IF you go
/ that way. I'll advise this young wo-
man TO get a real lawyer before she
talks TO you any more. Now, my
/ dear. you just answer what you
I please"
We'll, I should say So" put in
Betsy Barbara Constance. why
/ don't you leave this place at once
/ You dicn't come here TO be insulted. .
But Constance was mistress of her
I self again.
"All this will come out in the trial
/ Betsy Barbara. I might as well tell
I everything now. When he put him
I self in this position he was trying
/ TO help ne. There was no affair, as
YOU call it. But when he first met
me he thought I was a widow. And