Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-13

he concluded sheepishly. when l
broke into the room / found Glider
along with that Turner woman he
married. and they were just talking
together"
mo trace of the others?" Demarest
questioned crisply.
At the inquiry, Burke's face Grim
soned angriIy, then again set in grim
lines.
Z found Griggs lying on the floor
dead" Once again the disgust
$ Swed in his expression. The Tur-
ner woman says young Glider shot
Griggs because he broke into the
house Amt that the limit ?"
What does the boy say" the Dis
tTict Attorney demanded.
Burke shook his head dispiritedly.
Nothing he answered. "She told
him not to talk, and so, of course, he
won't, he's such a fool over her"
And what does she say?' Demarest
asked. He found himself rather
amused by the exceeding chagrin Of
/ the Inspector over this affair
! Burke's voice grew savage as he
/ snapped a reply.
He Admitted the Fact.
Refuses TO talk tin she sees a
/ lawyer But touch of cheerfulness
| appeared in his tones as he proceed
| ed. We've got Chicago Red and Da-
| cey and Wen have Carson before the
days over. And oh, yes, they've
/ picked up a young girl at the Turner
/ woman's place And we've got one
| real clew-for onCel" The speakers
! expression was suddenly triumphant.
/ He opened a drawer of the desk. and
| took out Garsoa's pistol to which
| the silencer was still attached
You never saw a gun like that
| before, eh2" he exclaimed
| Demarest admitted the fact after a
| curious examination
"Fll bet you you never did," Burke
| cried, with satisfaction. That thing
| on the end is a Maxim silencer There
/ are thousands Of them in use on
rifles but they've never been able "a
use them on revolvers before. This
/ is a specially made gun" he went or
admiringly. as he took IT back and
| slipped il into a pocket OF his coat
I THAT thing is absolutely noiseless
| I've tried it. Well, you see. TIN be al
| easy thing-easiest thing in the world
to trace that silencer attachment
4 Cassidy's working on that end OF The
/ thing now"
/ i NI Il lE" minutes lollENI tue iN'
| men discussed the details of the
/ crime, theorizing over the baffiinl
] event Then, presently Cassidy en-,
/ tered the office, and made report Of
| his investigations concerning the pts
| tol with the silencer attachment.
Il got the factory at Hartford OF
| the wire" he explained. "and they
/ gave me Mr. Maxim himself, the in
/ ventor Of the silencer He said this
/ was surely a special gun. which wa'
l made for the use of Henry Sylvester
/ one Of the professors at Yale. III,
| wanted II for demonstration purposes
/ Mr.. Maxim said the things have nevel
/ been put on the market, and tina
| they never win be-"
/ For humane reasons" Demarest
commented. nodding appreciation.
Good thing, tool" Burke conceded
/ They'd make murder too devilist
easy, and it's easy enough now.
/ Well Cassidy"
II got hold Of this man Sylvester,
| Cassidy went on Il had him on tbs
phone, too. He says that his nous,
] was robbed about eight weeks ago
and among other things the siience
was stolen" Cassidy paused, ant
chucklcd dryly. He adds the start
ling information that the New Hsvel
police have not been able TO recove,
any OF the stolen property Then
rubc cops are immeuset"
Demarest smiled slyly, as the de.
tective. at a nod from his superior
went toward the door
mo he said maliciously; "only
the New York police recover stoler
goods"
Good night" quoth Cassidy. turn
a
discontinue over the thrust, while