The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-06

And a Mexican hat-band and two
knives and an Irish blackthorn stick
and silver cigarette case"
A stethoscope upon Inspector Nc
Gees pulse would have jumped an
inch as Betsy Barbara pronounced the
word knives" But his down-turned
face betrayed no emotion.
What kind OF cigarette case?"
Chased silver and turquoises-a
Russian design"
What was the stick like?"
Very heavy. and dark brown as I
remember And / think the ferrule
was loose"
And the knives?" said the Inspec-
tor.
Let me see-one was q little dag
ger that he used for a paper-knife
and the other was Malay kris with
long sharp, wavy blade. He got 1t
In the Philippines"
"Yes!" exclaimed the Inspector. And
then with the sudden brutality which
was a part OF his Third Degree meth
cd, And 1t was with that knife that
Lawrence Wade stabbed your hus-
band"
Inspector McGee might have thrown
that very knife instead of his words,
so sudden was the effect upon Con
stance Hanska. The color left her
face. Her eyes grew big and wild.
She flashed TO her feet, trembling vio-
lently.
"Oh, no." she pleaded, "oh. no! Oh,
that will hurt him so! He couldn't
have used it-some one used II after
he left-Lawrence Wade could no
more have stabbed an unarmed man
=" She stopped, wrestled herself back
to some semblance OF composure
Don't you understand he was a gen.
tleman? She turned from McGees
triumphant state to Rosalie's softened
face. why, Mrs. lie Grange, gentle
men don't do such things. He was an
athlete-he played every game hon
orably-do you think he would have
put me in such a position, even IL he
thought of nothing else-he would
have had to break every instinct-he
he"
Look here, Mrs. Hanska," said In.
spector McGee, pouncing upon his ad-
vantage as experience had taught him
TO do, there was what you call an af
fair between you and this Mr.. Wade,
wasn't there?"
Here Rosalie swung in again.
Inspector" she said, "if you go that
way, I'll advise this young woman to
get a real lawyer before she talks TO
you any more. Now, my dear, you
just answer what you please"
But Constance was mistress OF her
self again.
"All this will come out in the trial,
Betsy-Barbara. l might as we'll tell
everything now. When he put himself
In this position he was trying to help
me. There was no affair, as you call
IT, But when he first met me he
thought | was a widow. And before
he knew my circumstances, he pro-
posed marriage. He never spoke of It
after | told him. He was a gentle
man. He only tried TO serve me as a
gentleman would under the circum-
stances"
Has 1t struck you" asked the In.
spector, that this might be used as a
motive?"
This is perfectly dreadful" cried
Betsy-Barbara. Constance, you shall
not stay here another minute You
come with me to a lawyer"
That's right" said Rosalle lie
Grange shortly, Inspector McGee, you
can excuse u.s."
Not for a while" said Inspector
McGee shortly. Madame. must have
your official statement as to what you
have just told me-before | let you
leave"
Now Constance had risen: and Bet
syBarbara in a state OF suppressed
fury. stood beside her. flashing sparks
from her golden hair and her blue
eyes and her little white teeth. In.
spector McGee stepped TO the door TO
summon a stenographer And Rosale,
quick as thought, slipped up beside
Constance
Not word more than you can help
about this proposing 10 you-not
world" she whispered
Step into this room, ladies'" said I.
McGee. "I'll join you in a moment
We won't need you, Mrs. lie Grange"
Alone with the Inspector. Rosalie |
lie Grange stood regarding him from /
top TO toe. He faced her In little /
embarrassment, which he covered with |
blum.
In love with Hanska's wife-and \
Hanska'd mistreated her-and she /
wanted a divorce and couldn't get It. |
Wade and Hanska had quarreled /
Wade goes up there with his curio /
shop and lays II down on the table /
They quarrel again. Wade's
fencer. He picks up that knife and
lets him have 1t Just by instinct Then
he walks out of the door and gets rat.
tied and beats II. or course. IL would /
be hard 10 establish first degree mur.
der on what we've got now-but well
get IT,"
You think so. do you?" replied Ros-
allie. My. don't promotion make a
smart man Of a pavement pounding
cop"