Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-11

'i'tieH was 'ot UeaIen yet
Mr. kaNtun." he said contemptu.
Dusty. there's nothing whatever to
connect me With the murder, and you
Know it.
ION. YES, there is" Kayton contra
dlrteu hill and there was Il new and
nasty rln@ III his voice There are
Sevtra, :.!.ngs. You came to nv of.
Il! q t" SIX about that ~. NJ personal
and then immediately tipped off Mrs
Martin
al in my professional capacity" de
'iared til" lawyer doggelly.
AS Il co'interfeiter:" inquired Kay
ton, with light scorn.
AS Il lawyer"
k"Tton leaned toward him and his
eyes snapped.
III WAS rs Il lawyer. then. that YOU
ADVISED kreiSler last night to cease the
prart'r" OF his profession until rondi
IONS WEI" safer for counterfeitiny?"
ne last veStige Of color left the
mans face. and Kayton conld see that
his forehead was moist.
Il don't re"ollect having given any
such advice. he declared. He tried to
maintain the contemptnous note. but
there was a sudden hoarseness that he
could NOT control.
ii Was afraid you wouldn't" said
hayton grimly, picking up the sheaf of
typewriter photograph notes. That's
why l reminded you" He glanced at
M of the pages. 1T was as a law
yer, | suppose. that you exclaimed,
h is a plant. when you heard that
| had put Miss Mazuret in the house?
AS a lawyer. you laughed and said. so
he's usin" us to throw the real Grim
mails off their guard?' AS a lawyer.
you concealed from me that Mrs. Mar
tin had a claim on Mr.. Argyle. As a
lawyer, you persuaded her to go to Mr..
Argyle the night of his death to use
her influence for your W purposes"
Mr.. Hurley wiped his forehead with
his handkerchief and crushed it in his
hand.
you can't bluff me with any frame
up story of this Sort" he rasped out in
a hoarse voice.
Kayton gazed at him a moment and
Their dropped the papers on the desk.
"Well, Hurley he said disgustedly,
you can go to the devil your own way.
1t you haven't sense enough to see
that it's better to make a clean breast
of it and stand for a charge of man
slaughter you can go to the chair as a
counterfeiting crook that tried to
blackmail an old man and murdered
him when he rounded on you. You're
under arrest. and the charge is murder
in the first degree!!' He picked up the
telephone as Hurley made a gesture to
restrain him. "All right. Leisch.' he
said.
Gust a minute, Mr.. Kayton!"
you're just a minute too late" re-
torted the detective. Here, boys" he
vent on, as a couple Of his men ap-
peared at the door. Take this fellow
away with YOU"
The next instant the handouts were
on his wrists and the officers were
searching his pockets. But he hardly
noticed them. His face had suddenly
grown haggard, his eyes dull with de-
spair.
Before God. Kayton!" he began. de-
spairingly, Il tell yc1 it was an acct
dent! He'd zone Mo that counter
feiting, and all Of a sudden he shifted
and threatened to show me up. 1 took
hpr thoro to ,,eo how ipa1opoo To +rv IN
square it, and he tried to shoot me-"
You knew all along that the man
wasn't sane!!" cut in Kayton merci-
lessly.
IL knew he was queer" stammer-
ed Hurley, now eager to admit any
thing that might bring a CLEAN of
mercy to the hard. cold eyes that gaz-
ed into his. "But-but''-
kayton's mouth shut grimly. BET
ter save that defense for the jury"
But l tell ~you'-the tortured mans
voice rose almost to Il scream-"I tell
you he'd have shot me-. AS soon as he
heard who she was he pulled that gun,
and l knocked it out of his hand and
he tried to Strnngle me. l didn't want
to hurt him. | just beat him off, try
ing to defend myself, and the first
thing we knew he was dead on our
handsr!"
Il don't want to hear your troubles,
Hurley" said Kayton coldly. sitting at
his desk once more. "Tell them to the
district attorney. Go on, boys! Take
these apologies along with you"
And, still struggling. pleading, abject
and terrified. he was dragged out of
the Office.
kayton heaved a long, deep sigh.
shook his head and turned to Mrs.
Martin. who had drawn back against
the wall while the terrible scene was
enacted.
Mrs. Martini he said as gently as
if he had never been inf1exible in his
life. Il suppose you would like to
take care Of DR.. Kreisler?"
Instantly her whole manner and ex-
preston softened wonderfully. and her.
eyes filled with tears.
oh. yes. yes" she exclaimed. COM
ing eagerly toward him. IF I only
could!"