Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-11
ID him in" said Betsy-Barbar.. blush.

Cd him In" said Betsy Barbara. blush.
Ing furiously.
"An' quite enough Jaw that, too, y
Rosalie pulled hastings for a quarter OF
o minute more. Then she added. al
suppose you called him down all he
needed when you took that walk this
morning."
"Oh, that wasn't the reason!" cried
Betsy- Barbara, driven back on her
maiden defenSes. 1T wasn't that.
really. didn't want to see him. But he
had something new to tell me about
the case or thought he had"
"Um-hum!" responded Rosalie.
well, I've always wondered II that
young man didn't know great deal
more than he was lettin' on"
|: ''Oh, indeed, I think he told all he
remembered" replied Betsy-Barbara
with some warmth; "this was Just
something he'd forgotten--somethin
which came. back to him last night
detail by detail she repeated Tommy
North's story about the diamond clus-
ter. Resale, a. she listened with
downcast look, used all her will to
keep her head steady and her fingers
busy. 8gs 4,
That's interesting" she remarked,
in q matter-of-fact tone, when Betsy
Barbara had finished. But don't
knows it's important. They think
they see funny things when they're
drunk an they're ready, to swear to
! en- when they sober UP. Intend 70
tell Mrs. Hanska or the lawyers about
it," ut.
Il thought i might I'm doing every
least thing to help"
well, the evidence OF drunk
wouldn't 60 at all I'm court OF law =
pursued Resale. her eyes still on hel
work. lust ~ soon a. they find he
was drunk. they put him right OF the
witness stand"
DO they?" asked Betsy-Barbara in.
nocently. X: \.
Always. And OF course well, MT
North Is pretty Inundated already, an
he's a nice young man, an he'll prob.
ably cut out drink now he's In business
for himself. Still. II you think it's
your duty"
"oh. i hope you think it isn't" said
Betsy Barbara. IT don't want to put
Mr.. North in that position again
Cant see where It's the least bit Of
use, an 'twould only do Mr.. North
harm, replied Rosalie. IL you was
me, would you French this seam
Yes, II guess it looks more tasty that
way" Rosalie turned the conversa-
ton to q discussion of, autumn fash.
ions She sewed and schatted for ten
~S>{ s$<,ss NtA<avN oh III nj mt q
tiously at the clock.
Gracious! A quarter to four an,
must be. down town Quarrelin' with
that laundry at quarter past!"
! She rose, gathered coat, hat and
gloves, and hurried to the corner drug
store, from which she made by tele.
phone an immediate, appointment with
Inspector MCGEE. They met in Abing.
don square, q rendezvous halfway be.
tween her house and headquarters
She proceeded to business at once.
I, i've been Jest settin' on this Hanska
case, inspector she said. Knew II
I waited long enough, sOmethin' would
hatch. 1t has, but cant say. YET
whether It's q rooster or duck
X What have you got y inquired Nc
Gee. 81 Fl
Don't know, I tell you. Didn't j
say In the flrst place that I was work
In alone az always do?"
"All right, Resale" replied MCGEE
lndulgently, then what can I do. fol
your .z
I'm the FIRST place, when's the grand
jury goin' to get to the Wade indict.
ment?'
Pretty soon, Il guess. I've been
holding them OF until ! get more evil
dence."
Well, keep holdin' EN- on
ut looks to me, put In the inspec
tor, "as II you still thought Wade
didn't do IT." I. FL
Well, honest, are you sure your
self, Play square now. NJ,
The inspector meditated until he
achieved a miracle OF K self-analysis.
t'Td be able to Judge that better
he said, IL l didn't feel I'd like ia
knock his block OF every time see
him. He won't sayia thing one way
or another. Whenever try to put on
the screws, he just sits on and laughs
Once they begin to talk, they're gone
And confound him, i cant make him
say a rd-except, 7 told the coroner
+ all /. knew about the. case"
We'll, you stop askin' him until YOU
hear from me, said Resale.
Honest. what have you got?"
I, Wouldn't you like to known" Here
Resale broke out all her dimples, &c
that Inspector MCGEE smiled on her
Call it q bunch from the spirits"
"You cant come that on me-" sale
/ the inspector, half playfully, II know
your kind of spirits"
well, call 1t a woman's notion then
IL you like that any better. The grant
jury's the first thing Next, that ole
house OF Mrs Moore's is still vacant
isn't 1t? want to 30 through 1t witt
you from top to bottom an I've got II
do 1t 80 won't be seen. II anybody
around my house. suspects I'm mixet
/, in the case, I'm no more use to you"
/ That's easy. We can enter the blocl
from the other. side and 60 in by thu
back door,"
"All right, How's ? o'clock tomor
row."
Fine,