Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-28
CHAPTER XVI.
Who Shot Griqas?


Then Cassidy entered.
IT got the factory at Hartford on the
WIRE" he explained, "and they gave
me Mr. Maxim himself. He said tn
was surely special gun, which was
made for the use of Henry Sylvester,
one of the professors at Yale. He
wanted 1t for demonstration purposes.
Mr.. Maxim said the things have never
been put on the market, and that they
never will be. got this man, Syl-
vester," Cassidy went on, "on the
phone too. He says that his house
was robbed about eight weeks ago.
and among other things the silencer
was stolen" ...7 q. De-
'Ts there any chance that young
Glider did shoot Griggs?" asked De-
marest
"You can search mel" the inspector
answered. my men were just outside
the door Of the room where Eddie
Griggs was shot to death, and none of
'em heard a sound. It's that internal
sRencer thing. OF course, know that
all the gang was in the house"
did you see them go in?" 49,.
mo, / didn't, but Griggs"-
"Griggs Is dead, Burke You're up
against it. You can't prove that Gar
son or Chicago Red or Dacey ever en-
tered that house"
We'll, then, I'll charge young Glider
with murder and call the Turner wo-
man as witness"
"Y,,i can't question her on the wit
ness stand The law doesn't allow you
to make a wife testify against her
husband. No, Burke, your only chance
of getting the murderer Of Griggs is
by confession"
Then I'll charge them both with
the murder" the inspector growled
vindictively. "And, by -, they'll
both go to trial unless somebody comes
through. If it's my last act on earth,
I'm going to get the man who shot Ed
die Griggs." .n
Burke, after the lawyer had left him
watched the door expectantly for the
coming Of Aggie Lynch, whom he had
ordered brought before him. But when
at last Dan appeared and stood aside
to permit her passing into the office,
the inspector gasped at the unexpect-
edness Of the vision. The next instant
the inspector forgot his surprise in a
sincere, almost ardent admiration.
The girl was rather short, but Of a
"a hot
ishing. Her costume had about 1t an
indubitable air, finality Of perfection
In its kind. On another 1t might have
appeared perhaps the merest trifle
garish. But that fault was made into
a virtue by the correcting innocence Of
the girls face. It was a childish face,
childish in the exquisite smoothness
of the soft, pink skin, childish in the
wondering stare Of the blue eyes, now
so widely opened in dismay, childish
in the wistfM dropping of the rosebud
mouth.
"Now, then, my girl" Burke said
roughly, Il want to know
There came a change, wrought In
the twinkling Of an eye. The tiny,
trinity shod foot Of the girl rose and
fell in a wrathful stamp.
What do you mean by this out
rage?" she stormed. Her voice was
low and rich, with charming round
ness that semed the very hallmark Of
gentility. 81 demand my instant re-
lease"
wait minute!" Burke remonstrat-
ed. wait minute!"
you watt" she cried violently.
You just wait, tell you, until my
papa hears Of this!"
who is your papa?"
81 shan't tell YOU" came the petu-
liant retort from the girl. You would
probably give my name to the report
ers. II 1t ever got into the newspa-
pers my family would die of shame!"
Now, the easiest way out for both
of US is for you to tell me just who
you are. You see, young lady. you
were found in the house Of a notor-
Gus crook"
How perfectly absurd! l was call
ing on Miss Mary Turner"
How did you come to meet her any
how?"
81 was introduced to Miss Turner
by Mr. Richard Glider. Perhaps you
have heard of his father, the owner of
the Emporium"
"Oh, yes. I've heard Of his father
and of him too.
Then you must see at once that you
are entirely mistaken in this matter
You see, young lady, the fact is that
even If you were introduced to Miss
Turner by young Mr.. Glider this same
Mary Turner herself is an ex-convict
and she's just been arrested for mur-
der"
"MurderI" the girl gasped.
YES. You see, If there's a mistake
about you you don't want it to go any
further-not a mite further, that's
sure. So, you see, now, that's one OF
the reasons why must know just who
you are"
You have told me all about this
horrid thing in the first place" Now
the girls manner was transformed
She smiled wistfully on the inspector
and spoke with a simplicity that was
peculiarly potent in its effect on the
official.
My name is Helen Travers West,
she announced.
Not the daughter of the railway
PRESIDENT"
YES" the girl admitted. "Oh, please
don't tell any one" she begged pretti-
ly. Surely, sir, you see now quite
plainly why 1t must never be known
by any one in all the wide, wide world
that have ever been brought to this
perfectly dreadful p:ace-though you
have been quite nice. Please let me
go home" She plucked a minute
handkerchief from her hand bag. put
1t to her eyes and began to sob quiet
ly.
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