Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

Nav" grunted the captain, contemp-
tuously THE woman who killed him is
the Spanish woman who called on him at
o'clock"
"oh, you think that?' asked Howell,
slowly
why sure, It's the old gag-jealousy
stutf-but we want to find this stenogra-
pher TO give US a description of her"
'Oh. see! So Of course you're anxious
to find the stenographer."
"You Got Away With It,"
Yes" nodded the captain. darlsly, but
it's the other one we want"
WELL" Howell stiled a yawn. Il hope
you get her"
"Oh, We'll get her ali right" returned
the captain, with some heat. THE police
department amt as rotten as you guys
try to make out
''Huhl' exclaimed Howell His face
was laughable study Of reproach and
injured innocence.
Yes, you"' growled Captain Ryan, I'M
deceived. Every newspaper in town is
pannin' us. That mutt Victor Holt,
started it, The girl at the desk dropped
a pencil and hastily stopped for it,
Everything was all right till he butted
in. To hear him talk, you'd think there
wasn't an honest policeman in New
York"
well, is there" asked Howell, pleas
antly.
There you are" exploded the captain.
Just what I'm tellin YOU, What chance
nave we got when everybody's against
us? He wanted every man in the depart-
ment to give up his time to runnin' down
these white slave felers. We got a few
growled the captain, aggrievedly.
That's why Holt turned YOU down and
took on the Burns men. CHI inquired
Howell, rubbing salt in the wound.
Yes, and a HI of lot of good
they Il do him. burst out the captain.
violently See the afternoon papers ,
nun y letter to Holt from that Scarlet
Band hunch-hope they get him! Serve
him right
He stamped toward the door. but How
ell hailed him and followed. reaching into
his pocket and extracting a bill
oh captain. You know. being down
here refuging.' l wasn't in on this muir
der story If You get any new done. slim
1t 70 me, will you?"
He held out the bill and Captain RYAN
glared at it. 1t was ten
Finding an owner.
What do YOU take me for" he de-
manded. vIrtuously I'VE cut all that
out-nothin' doing"
oh, all right no otfeuse. said Howell
smiling little. He walked carelessIv
past the outside door and dropped the hin
in front of it. '''''
Don't forget what [ told YOU miss.
warned the captain. "Anythinq now,
turns up let me know"
lie marched solemnly to the door and
stopped and picked up the money. turn
ing with it in his hand.
somebody dropped bill here" he said
slowly and looked at Margaret. rs If
yours?"
NO replied the girl
"Yours?"
NO. no. no." protested Howell Tho
captain looked from one to the other and
slowly pocketed the bin.
Il must have dropped It AS came in. Of,
he guessed as he strolled out. Good
night
Good night" replied Howell with q
oHucde. Ihen he looked gravely at the
girl she avoiding his eyes until the can
tam 5 footsteps reached the street.
NeH' YOU got away with it," he said
81 'ii''N l'u never turned an eve lash.
That was immense"
on. she exclaimed with a shudle,
i wish you'd 80 away ana lie. mo 80, ON
with my work"
That isn't Your work. he retorted
You don't belong here. You know Won
had to explain to your uncle where he'd
find YOU" He paused. and the girl made
no comment Now. tell me what han
pened at the Beaumont"
II never was at the Beaumont" pro-
tested the girl, despairingly. What right
have You to question me?"
What right had YOU to sit there as Miss
Towne and answer that policeman's oues-
tiuns2' he retorted
"Nou-you brighten mel don't know"
she stammered bit
Now, now! Listen" he broke in with
trace of impotence. Il know Won
did it,"
mo- No l tell you! | did notr' she
doubled her fists in her laps and stared
hard at the desk.
"You Were Justified"
Il know YOU did IT," he insited uuiet
ly But rye got a strong feeling that
Nou were justified iu some way or other
Now if YOU are or the level yuuu Tell
nae AN about III and I'm hrlu yuu
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