South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-22
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am IN the ftdnSka case at all,
Responded Rosalie lie Grange. answer
ing his second question first. lat least
not deep, Martin McGee." She flash
ed upon him her dimples. snapped at
him her great gray eyes. Nv hen a
iperson is comm home late frO.I a
supper with an actress friend an
sees a door open and hears people
talking on the inside with remarks
about murder and police, she investi
gates. Which L done. An when she
finds a lot of human hens runnin'
around like their heads was cut off,
she helps straighten things out l
was never right up close TO a murder
before" She paused a minute, her
dimples faded and the lines of her
face fell. UGH" she shuddered
with the memory.
That" said Martin MCGEE, ''is
what I'd call "A coincidence"
coincidence" repeated Resale lie
tGrange with fine corn, now look
here. Inspector MCGEE, there amt any
such thing as Coincidences-any more
than there's such a thing as luck. No.
Martin MCGEE. Nearly everybody
that's lived long enough u, New York
has had a murder or a burglary or
something in the same block. 1t was
bound to happen TO me in time. 1t
happened; and instead of minding my
own business like the rest, l butted
thing get too tangled up for you and
rne to follow. we stick a label or it
an call II luck. But there, she
lchecled herself. this is just one of
my platform inspIrational talks like
4 used 10 give the sitters in my test
ieeances. Only then 1 laid it to the
spirits. Now 1 lay it TO Resale lie
lGrange."
Used tor" echoed Inspector Nc
Gee. Does that mean you've cut it
iout?"
.'wen. do these clothes and this
ve-dollar-an- massage on my
face look like I got 'em from sitters
Resale lie Grange SAY, ask me
about it. please. I'm dying TO tell"
"An right: I've asked" responded
martin MCGEE. a kind of dull fire
illuminating his clean shaver Jowly
lpolice cOuntenance.
Now" said Resale lie Grange.
I'm going to astoniSh you, Marty Nc
Gee. l got IL from Robert II. Nor
icross-the railroad king"
McGee's face fell. This mascot OF
his. this curious good fairy who had
skipped in and out of his career,
scattering golden successes, was a
kind OF an ideal. That she should
Es'work'' a doddering millionaire-as
HNorcross had been in his last years
for the tainted coin Of aged folly,
was a blow 70 what idealism an in
kpector OF detectives may still hope 10
cherish. Rosalie. skilled from youth 10
catch and interpret the unConsidered
expression Of the human cOuntenance,
read his emotion at once.
Now, don't mean at all what YOU
sInean Martin MCGEE" she said. Lis
ten. IL don't matter what / did, or
how l did it-but l saved this Rob
isrt H Norcross from maxim about
the biggest kind Of fool out OF him
self. There's more things get by the
police than get to EN-. Inspector Mar
tin MCGEE Especially in the medium
game. NorCross was caught, / tell
you. Ever hear OF Mrs. Paula Mark
.ham7"
'The woman who skipped TO Paris
after the Warfeld affair ." asked Nc
Gee Resale nodded.
And a great medium. too" she
said. hut also great crook. Well
she had Robert Norcross. I tell YOU
Rosalie extended one OF her Creamed
and polished hands. She closed the
fingers gradually. into one pink.
she said. He was the riEht age 90
be worked by medium. And think
OF the stake The newspaper said
when ne died that his estate was
smaller than anybody thought But
Il was Is millions. Mrs. Markham
had hiu-and them. An broke that
grip II amt necessary for mo 20
say how. Funny thing was / didn
do II for Norcross AZ all. but just for
little hlue-eyed fool Of a girl IN
love. Well. anyhow. when he woke
up and realized the narrow shave he
had. Mr.. Norcross began 10 investi-
gate, an found what I'd done. Do
you remember" she asked suddenly.
THAT they probated the NorcrOss will
secret Nobody ever knew exactly
what ne did with his money, except
his nephew got most OF It,"
IT remember" said Inspector Nc
Gee And then on a sudden burst OF
laughter. "C>eei wouldn't the news
papers give a heap 10 get this story
you're going 10 tell"
They would" responded Resale
lie Grange, and that's why you'll