Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02

eyes grew big and Wild She flashed
to her feet, trembling violently
"Oh, moi" 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 not
more have stabbed an unarmed man
She stopped, wrestled herself back to
some semblsnce of composure Don't
you understand he was q gentleman
She turned from McGee's triumphant
state to Rosalie'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 II be thought Of moth.
ing else---he would have had to break
every instinct-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 Rosalie swung In again.
Inspector" she said, IT you go that
way. I'll advise this. young woman to
get real lawyer before she talks to
you any more. Now, my dear, you
just answer what you please"
"Well, should say sol" put in
Betsy Barbara. Constance, why don't
you leave this place at once? You
didn't come here to be insulted."
But Constance was mistress of her
self again. ~
"All this will come out in the trial,
nn%a M Y voSo q oil
everything now. When he put himself
in this position he was trying to help
me. There was no affair. as you call
1t. But when he hrst met me he
thought I was widow. And before
he knew my circumstances, he pro.
posed marriage. He never spoke of 1t
after told him. He was gentleman,
He only tried to serve me as a gen.
|tleman would under the circum.
stances"
HAS It struck you" asked the In
spector, that this might be used as a
motive!"
''This il perfectly Dreadful" cried
Betsy Barbara Constance. you shall
not stay here another minute. You
come with me to q lawyer"
That's right" said Rosalie lie
Grange shortly. Inspector MCGEE. you
can excuse us!''
mot for while. I" said Inspector Nc.
Gee shortly. Madame, must have
your ohicial statement as to what you
have Just told me-before ! let you
leave"
Now Constance had risen; and
Betsy Barbara, in state Of suppressed
fury, stood beside her, flashing sparks
from her golden hair and her blue
eyes and her little, white teeth. IN,
spector MCGEE stepped to the door ia
summon . stenographer. And Rosa
lie. quick as thought. slipped up be.
side Constance.
mot q word more than you can
help about this proposing to you-not
Ia world" she whispered.
Step into this room, ladies'" said
MCGEE. iii join you In moment
We won't need you, Mrs Lo Grange
Alone with the Inspector, Rosaiie
LIE Grange stood regarding him from
top to toe. He faced her in little
Embarrassment, which he covered Will
bluff.
well, you carried your pretend of
ulC01ys u0 US1VC 0Ay UVuy NOW
thought you were sore on me-"
For answer, Rosalie drew upa cor
Iner of her hne, Arm, upper lip
Sometimes" she said, Il hate cop!'
Martin MCGEE laughed uneasily.
well, we got the goods" he said;
motives established, all right"
"You got the goods, not we" re-
| piled Resale; don't you count me in
on that game. Third degree! On the
likes Of hertz '.;s
But inspector MCGEE, more interest
ed just then in his professional prob
lem than In what any woman thought
Of him, was pursuing his own train Of
reflection.
I'm love with Hanska's wife land
Hanska'd mistreated her-and she
wanted q divorce and couldn't get It
Wade and Hanska had quarreled
Wade goes up there with his curio shoI
and lays 1t down on the table. They
quarrel again. Wade's a fencer. He
picks up that knife and let's him have
| It just by instinct. Then he walks out
of the door and gets ratified and beats
| it OF course It would be hard to es
tabltsh first-degree murder on what
we've got now-but we'll get It,"
"You think. go, do your replied
Rosalie. my, don't promotion make
q smart man of pavement-poundine
cop!"
Guess you don't know replied Nc
Gee, what this man Wade said wher
we pinched him in Boston and told him
what It was for?"
mo" .%.
"He said: 7 didn't kill him, but b,
God I'd like to shake hands with the
man who did," In the Inspectors
voice there was an air Of flnality ant
triumph.
did he say that" asked Resale
ibid he say that?" She unused for
moment, revolving many principles o
human conduct drawn from her large
experience.
Martin MCGEE" she said at length
~ told you while ago wasn't going
to monkey with this thing. But In
an old fool-and I'm in Tiny owl
way, as I always worked"
MCGEE laughed.
| II thought you couldn't keep out,
he said, "but you'll run against Law
renee Wade at the end"