Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
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vacant pass the pAxisf. sing Just . 1t.
tie m5Hy own veioe 70 mako them be.
Neye ! WAS Juan singing falsstto, and
80 10 h1s rooms. whore was to watt.
Tho night Wa tAfny. Il was natural,
|thet1ofA that I should 10 ,bnadled up
In q naAchntosh and have my hat
pulled down over ny eyes.
1sessd IN my olsthss. Juan was to
enter Captain l3anska's roezn. ct the
Jewels. leave BY the door, 50 down
the stairs and Join me. Used sene'
times to get little outdoor exs1>
c1Do "a the saf1y morning whoa need
mot fear meeting Captain Hanska. and
when molt Qf the city lights are out.
20 that the eyes havs less strain. II
Mr.. Moore wakeA. looked out, and
saw Juan IN my clothes, she would
think It was going for my exercise
and tsks no darn.
In case Juan failed. he vas to 80
back 70 my room. end telsDAoae to me,
speaking Spanish and Initiating my
voice. Then, still dressed - Juan,
was to return to Mrs. Noots's early
next mernins and change cletAss- but
that part of cur plan does net matter.
We besal everything Just - We
planned. A weat down The stairs.
passed Nrs. Moore. In the han saw
L young msn-lIr. Wsde. I believe. !
showed myself ct the door and looked
In, and Gang little BY the way they
laughed and spoke, knew that had
deceived them.
Il went straight to JuanS rooms.
The elevator man In his hotel was
fooled just a. much ~ the boarders,
1t seems. I waited there long time.
Then Juan telepho1ed to me, talking
In Spanish and calling mo Jus1, % II
|he were L He said that Captain Han.
ska had been murdered and for me to
come at once to ham-khat he needed
.me-he said 10 IN - . hyst&3cal WON
an would. someAow managed to do
% he asked 3 had 70 pass CAPTAIN
lHanska's door. I heard people ma,
king q nobe inside. o. course I did
not enter. But right By the door ! saw
something bright. I knew & ct sHcs-
It was ono Of my diAmond bucklsse
one o1 the Jewels which Captain Han
sskA Md. stolsa f1om 5mA Z PICKED II
up, and went on 70 my room. Juan
was therein, my dress. He kept nae
from fainting Or dying while We
changed hack to,our own. clotheA !
anew the rest :fron Juan.
(, (At about TIN point, occurred ono
OF those irruptionb Of explstivea bzok.
On sentenced, pleas, bl1yefo, which al.
ways mar confession for legal pufs
poses. and 10. therefore. edited out By
the police before the 1nished typewrit.
ten statement goes hack to the witness
for his signature. This extraneeus
matter. you seeL tends to create In
tho minds Of unthinking persons .
false sentiment for the cr1minal)
Juan said that be waited until aftee
lone O'Clock. The house was quiol
From the window Of the lumber room
he crawled to the IRE escape. That
window had q spring catch-you had
only to pull It down and It locked Of
ITSELF Since he intended to leave CAp-
tain Hanska's room BY the door. 10
closed this window behind him IN or.
der to cover up his tracks. That win
dow Of tho captains room which leo
to the fire escape, was Open for veatt'
,1ation. The rain Was drifting through
it. Il occurred TO Juan that every.
thing would be safer II he closed It
he vas afraid that gust Of wind
might blow spray into Captain Han.
ska's face, and wake him. He did
that: and he fastened the sash with
tho catch. Captain Hanska was asleep.
breathing very heavily. Remember
that. ~:
.You have seen the roo@. The bu-
reau, where I found the strons-Sox.
vas in the corner futhsst fron tho
window witch Juan had Just entered
Between It and the window were .
table and Captain Hanska's bed. Juan
carried our pocket electric torch. he
turned It on the inside Of tho top bu-
resu drawer. The box va thssA Aho.
the key was IN tn lock. Juan thought
It would be better to take the 5svels
out and leave the 1oL b doa1S thaa
he could md whether the bin OF sale
Vas With the 3ewen, or whether no.
would havo 70 search further for H.
That WAS hin great mistake It was Z
trick box. Inside was IN alsrn-ben
which rang whsusver the cover vas
lifted.
.Juan opened Il: the bell rang. Cap
tain Hanska awOke ct onca Juan haA
10 time 70 new. beesre Captain Han
eka pfesssa the button Of the head Of
His bed and turned on tho electric
lixht. Il must have bewf1asEod him
for Q momout VIXEN ho cav what ~
pearvd to b . woman Standing b. his
bursaa-but Junn hall To 0soag-box,
in HI haads. Wbsn 10 sgw that the
captain came at HIM. Juan 10 small
man. CAPTAIN HanslEa was 1ag and
very powerful. Just then, Juan ,saw
On the table bstween them ths4 crest
kni1o.
Juan - . sWoFdsman. He pichod
up the knife to sop the captain BY
him with it-held The point
toward his chest. CeDtaan Ha1ska
WAS brave man, and vGzy v3oSsut IN
anger. He had one Of bio terrible
spolls Of temper now. He began 70
curve Juan. AnA tAeas lii hands went
ID % his AseA n q . sDa1sn. and 10
tumblsd ovsr wseA an ~ gFsat weight
On the point q the knife. Juan did not
thrust hs = sure now Re did not