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something I wanted to know. Do you
think you can find more next time,
if"
Now. my dear" put in Rosalie,
don't ask me that / thought you
we're sensible. If I'd thought IL would
take such holt on you. guns and pis-
OILS wouldn't have drove me into this
room with my spells. ! can't tell you
how hard I've been tryfn to stop this
thing. which is bothersome 70 say the
best about it-lets unlock the door
while l think about ft"-she crossed
the room-"Ive old sitters hangin'
round every week Begin for just one
more demonstration. but I'm firm.
I've let it come these two or three
times just because / couldn't help it.
1t would be askin' a lot"
But il would comfort me-" re-
piled the Invalid, weakly; and there
were tears in her voice.
And, oh, you don't know how 1
need comfort"
Poor dear know how it is.
You're sick an I suppose you have
your troubles-we all have in this
world. But when a persons sick she
Jest lays an lets il roll up liz her like.
Well, now, let's see" Rosalie paus-
ed as though considering. why don't
I want to practice any more? It's
the name an not the game that's
Il
do. / won't try, an l won't force it,
but seem this is private-like, I'll stop
resistin the influence when il comes
over me. An I'll always beat ii
straight here. Perhaps it was sent
to do US both good! That's settled.
Now can't do anythin' for you?'
AS she swept about the room, set
ting things to rights, there came a
knock at the door. ROsalie was about
to open IT, when an exclamation from
Miss Estrilla stopped her.
Listen" said Miss Estrilla; IF
that is my brother. say nothing to
him. He is-prejudiced."
why, of course not" replied Rosa
lie. An don't you! I'm more anx-
iOus than you can be to keep this
thing shut up. I'm the one that's got
something to lose"
1t was in fact, Molly the maid an
nOuncing the doctor And that visit
gave Rosale excuse to withdraw.
RosaIie held that night another Of
her outdoor conferences with Inspec-
tor MCGEE.
well. I'm comm out with it," she
announced. i've got to tell some
body. Everybody confesses at least
once, which a cop knows better than
do. | guess I've got your case
started. Martin MCGEE"
Then this fellow Wade"
gu make me, SdlQ fIOSale. you
make me want to shut my mouth an
never tell YOU anythin' at all. Wade.
cop can't keep two ideas in his
mind at one an the same time. any
more'n a horse. Martin MCGEE, you
listen an don't you say q word until
am through" With a logical con-
secutiveness almost surprising in
Rosalie, she stated her case from the
beginning. Tommy North's clue of
the diamond ring which Tommy
North had dropped and which had set
ROsalie on the trail. the discovery that
the coverlet on Captain Hanska's bed
had been wet with rain from the open
window
But her Inspector MCGEE broke his
tacit pledge, and spoke.
81 explained that" he said. Il
told you they opened the windows to
let in air after they discovered the
murder-when that Mrs. Moore
tainted"
Not rememberin' that 1t had stop
ped rainin' when the body was found
it had stopped when l came in
replied Rosalie.
Had it?" inquired the Inspector
Now who's smart?" crowed Rosa =
lie, and she proceeded with the find
ing of the little red button on the fire
escape, the discovery that Miss Estrilla
had among her possessions a pair Of
red strapped shoes with a button miss
! ing, and the final test-the button
matched.
Inspector MCGEE received that dra-
matte information with a long whis-
tie of amazement.
That sick woman!" he said Gee,
and I'd thought of examining her.
But there didn't seem to be a chance
on earth. I'd thought more about
/ that brother of hers. But, of course,
he'd left the house before the quar-
! reling stopped-whiJe Captain
| Hanska was alive-and didn't return
until after they found the body" He
pondered a moment. But that amt
real evidence-yet."
you give me a chance" replied
Rosalie. She pursued her narrative
then, setting forth her discovery that
Estrilla was an assumed name and
/ the discoveries Of Detective Grimaldi
about the history of the Perez family
/ in Trinidad. She proceeded then 10
the seances. and to Miss Estrnla's at
tempt at frightening her out of con-
troll
An say" added Rosalie. IF you
don't think that minute or so was
about the highest squeeze ] ever had
you miss a guess, that's all Near
| broke me in two. I was So tuckered
out holdin' on to. myself that I fee
it vet. 1 had to pretend that my con-
/ troll mad weakened me.
us that ALP" asked MCGEE.
Eyes Amt IT enough"
We'll, it's suspicious. But there's
no real evidence. Nothing you car
convict on. Just because one Of her
| shoe buttons was found on the fire
escape, and she's living under an as
! sumed name. and the entrance TO the
room was through the window, it's nc
proof that sick woman came down
the fire escape and killed a big mar
standing up in front OF her. You
! can't make a jury believe that. Sup
pose 7 pinch her-and her brother
too-and give EN- the third degree
See here. Martin MCGEE" replied
Rosalie. what have I been takin al
this trouble for. spendin' my good
time TO get her 10 believe Tn medi-
UNI. If I amt TO be trusted 10 run thi.
| case? You can have your third de-
gree DECENTRALIZATION I'm through
with mine"
That's So" replied MCGEE. Well
anything can do 10 help"
Yes How long does il take TO ge
a man TO Trinidad? Or is there any.
body in Port OF Spain that you car