The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-04-03

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Inspector McGeo was now playing
with a flexible paper-knite. HIS down
cast eyes axed upon II as he twisted II
back and forth.
Howg" he asked In a voice from
which the buster had gone ~
Resale established herself comfort
ably Ia her chair.
Well, It's q fukhysshing for US 10
do--you an me--tMl the truth. Not
quite the truth. eith&r: the truth 1xed
up little. which Is the best kind Of a
lie that is. Give out what happened
but say your own smartness cleared
up the case. not mine Get DIR. Cl~ary
TO certify that he found apoplexy al
more careful autopsy. made after
the Coroners inquest. but that he sup
pressed the report at the request OF
the police. You can force him to do
that to save his skin; his work ID get
tin careless enough SOS one more
slip would make his political hackers
| drop him Say the theory that man
| died OF apoplexy just when q knife
was held at his breast ready for him
10 fall on IL, wasfso strange an un.
| usual that you couldn't believe Il in
the beginnin'. So you held Lawrence
Wade until you made sure. Say you
suspected Miss EstrtIla--Miss Perez
from the tirst, an learn!n' that she
was superstltious. had her worked BY
police stoolpigeon who played at
bein' professional medium Say
your men listened to the scances, an
broke In at the end an pulled the
whole story out OF her, An II that
amt awful near the truth, | never
made up lie that was"
Il fail TO see how that excuses US
for letting Estrilla -Perez-go," said
Inspector MCGEE. with q stir of sar.
casm
THAT point" said RosalIe. rs the
best thing I've thought out--the very
best. Up TO the corfession--that's our
story-you hadn't the least idea but
Miss Estrilla done IL all herself We'd
never thought about their changin'
clothes. An when you got the con.
fession, you sent out 10 arrest him.
but he was probably tipped on
somehow. How, search ne! haven't
thought out a good lie there. Maybe
you'll have TO invent that yourself
Otherwise TN just be one OF the mys-
teries OF the New York Police De-
partment. Reprimand you! Why.
they'll give you medal"
McGee still looked down at the
paper-knite.
THAT amt all" he said, you
fooled me, that's what you did. You
made fool out of me"
At this Rosalie fired A light came
into her eyes that rolled ten years
from her age--the light OF anger. A
color came into her checks that took
Oft another teu--the pink OF contempt
Make a fool OF you. Martin Niece.
| only made fool OF one person
That's me. Resale lie Grange. Who
took all the risks In this Job? You"
Not bit OF It. Me. Resale And
what's more, Martin she paused and
gulped and something came into her
face that reduced her 10 girl-"who
did | do It for Me, Rosalie7 !
guess not What was there in II for
me? when this thing broke, was
independent and living my own life
All clean. self-respecting life. Do
you think wanted TO do It! Well.
you can bet not started this Job
mainly cause didn't want to see the
fine young fellow Wade 20 to the chair
an because didn't want 10 see that
beautiful young thing broken for life
! mean Constance Hanska
But after | got into II. realized
that was workin' more for somebody
else than | was Cor them. And that
somebody else was YOU. Martha Nc
Gee. ia given IL up long ago II |
hadn't kept my mind on you. An Id
become fond Of that sick Estrilla WON
an and OF that little brother OF hers,
But went right on DO you suppose
| like 10 do what did to them. Well,
you never made bigger mistake. !
Amt what | used TO be When |
brought back her father and mother
10 trek that poor Miss Estr!lla, Just
gagged But after | found that she
wasn't guilty. nor hir--in a manner
CT speaking-l had TO hand them a
square deal Just Ike the rest I'd
done everything could think Of, Mar
tin NcGee--but | couldn't kil man
J liked and symphthiaed WITH iust to
help year CARER. Al go done the
next best thing | axed II so Gobody
would be involved in II aGt ne. |
could have tcld you. an persuaded yoa,
maybe. that the right thing was 20
|et Perez get sway Eu' yoa'd have
been MY accomplish. Yeu couldn't
have gone on tie stand an sworn
clean--as you can now--that yca had
n0sai3' 10 do with H. zpF; you
oH of IT, I'm sure to taAa uly medl-
ctGc | never wairarered yet. m
won't now. An that. Martin McGee,
is shy ! fooled you,"
Never bad words poured Sc tas,
from rae hips ot Resale Ie Grange
Ard as they poured. snary expires.