The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-13

ed, Martin McGee!"
Then this fellow Wade"
you make me- said Resale; you
make me want to shut my mouth an
never tell you anythin' at all. Wade!
A cop can't keep two ideas in his
mind at one an the same time, any
more'n horse Martin MCGEE. you
listen an don't you say Il word until
| I'm through" With n logical con
secutiveness almost surprising In RIOS.
allie she stated her case from the
| beginning. Tommy Norths clew or
tho diamond ring which Tommy North
had dropped and which had set Rosa
lie on the trail. the discovery that the
coverlet on Captain Hanska's bed had
been wet with rain from the open
window; the finding OF the little red
button on the fire escape. the discoy'
/ cry that Miss Estrilla had among her
/ possessions pair OF red strapped
shoes with n button missing. and the
! final fact-the button matched
Inspector Niece received that dra-
matte information with a long whistle
Of amazement.
That sick woman!" he said Gee,
and I'd thought OF examining her. But
there didn't seem to be chance on
earth, I'd thought more about that
brother OF hers"
Rosalle pursued her narrative, set.
ting forth her discovery that Estrllla
/ 4 hn
cries OF Detective Grimaldi about the
history OF the Perez family in Trlni
dad She proceeded then to the Sc
ances. and to Miss Estrilla's attempt
at frightening her out OF control.
rs that all?" asked MCGEE.
yes Amt 1t euough?"
well its suspicious. But there's
no real evidence Nothing you can
convict on. Suppose pinch her--and
her brother, too-and give EN- the
Third Degree7"
See here, Martin MCGEE" replied
RoBalie, what have been takin all
this trouble for, spendin' my good
time to get her to believe I'm a me
dunn, II | amt to be trusted to run
this case? You can have your Third
Degree atterward-when I'm through
with mine"
That's SO" replied McGee. We'll.
anything | can do to help"
Yes. How long does II take to get
n man to Trinidad? Or is there any.
body In Port of Spain that you can
use?"
1--WE had man there week. An
other case-missng burglar"
That's good. Very Important"
mo. ! guess he can be spared."
'Luck's with us II nothin else. This
is a three.times wlnnin. Now you just
cable hlm-wait a minute, I'll write
the message-got pencil an paper?"
They were In q side street A
lamp.post threw a shaft OF light across
the stoop OF vacant house. Rosalie
set herself on the lowest step. braced
tho notebook which MCGEE produced,
and with many a purse OF lip and
brow. composed the following mes.
sage:
Drop anything and get full infor-
nation on the late Miguel Perez, cacao
grower OF Port OF Spain, and his fam
lily, especially Juan. his son. and a
daughter, probably half-sister OF Juan.
name unknown. Details about life OF
the family especially wanted and the
smaller the better Learn everything
you can about frat wife. Suggest
pumping old family servants. Wire In
full as you get the dope"
There" concluded Rosalie. IAN a
lot I'm goin' to cost New York City
for cable tolls"
Say" said Martin MCGEE. when
they put this Estrilla woman through
If she's the one--I can see the pa.
pers. Woman against woman. Ex-
medium sends victim to the"
Don't say that!" exclaimed Resale.
For Gods sake dont!" She had
been walking elbow to elbow. leaning
q little upon him. Now abe drew
away. And much more that Martin
MCGEE had intended to say, remained
unsaid that evening.