The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-24

easiest thing In, the world!-to. trace
that silencer attachment: Cassidy's
working on that end Of the thing nowt"
CHAPTER XVI. II
Who Shot 0risss7
CoR few minutes longer the
II two men discussed the details
of the crime, theorizing over
the bafdfng event. Then Cas-
sidy entered. 40 ~ 1870 49,. ...'.: IT,
II got the factory at Hartford on tho
wire" he explained, land they gave
me Mr.. Maxim himself. He said this
was surely a special gun, which was
made for the use Of Henry Sylvester,
one Of the professors at Yale. He
wanted It for demonstration purposes.
Mr.. Maxim said the things have never
been put on the market, and that they
never will be. got this man, syl-
vester," Cassidy went on, ION tho
phone too. He says that his house was
robbed about eight weeks ago.. and
among other things the silencer was
stolen" -.. .-s
Els there any chance that young Gill
der did shoot Grigys?'' asked Demer-
est. ..
you can search me!' the inspector
answered. my men were just outside
the door Of tho room where Eddie
Griggs was shot to death, and none Of
'em heard q sound. It's that Internal
silencer thing. OF course, 1 know that
all the gang was in the house."
did you sec them 90 in7'
''No, didn't, but Griggs''--
"Griggs is dead, Burke. You're up
against it. You can't prove that Gar
son or Chicago Red or Dacey ever en-
tered that house." 4. -
'Well, then, I'll charge young Glider
with murder and call the Turner wo-
man as witness" ~ - $500.
"You can't question her on the wit
ness stand. The law doesn't allow you
to make a wife testify against her hus-
band. No, Burke. your only chance Of
getting the murderer Of Griggs is by
confession '
''Then I'll charge them both with
the MURDER" the inspector growled
!vindictively. "And, by -, they'll
both 60 to trial unless somebody comes
through. II it's my last act on earth,
I'm going to get the man who shot
Eddie Griggs.'' ~~
Burke, after the lawyer had left him
watched tho door expectantly for the
coming Of Aggie Lynch, whom he had
ordered brought before him. But
when at last Dan appeared and stood
aside to permit her passing into the
Office, the inspector gasped at the IN
expectedness Of the vision. The next
instant the inspector forgot his sur
prise in sincere, almost ardent admi-
ration. 49, ,--~r 81:
The girl was rather short, but Of a
slender elegance Of form that was raw
fishing Her costume had about it an
indubitable air., a f1nality Of perfec.
ton in its kind. On another it might
have appeared perhaps the merest tri-
he garish. But that fault was made
into a virtue by the correcting limo.
ence Of the girls face. It was child:
1sh face, childish in the exquisite
smoothness Of the soft pink skin, child.
1sh in the wondering stare Of the blue
eyes, now SO widely opened in dismay.
childish in the wistful dropping Of the
rosebud mouth.
"Now, then, my GIRL" Burke said
roughly, II want to know'''--@tlsss.e !. -
f There came a change, wrought In
the twinkling of an eye. The tiny
trinity shod foot Of. the :girl rose and
fell in wrathful stamp. " I.
1: what do you mean by this, out
rage ~ she .stormed. Her voice was
low and rich, with a charming round
mess that seemed the very hallmark Of
| gentility. II demand. my 1ngtant re
| lease" .sss Z. "a 445{:1 s:@ {
''Wait. a nainuter' Burke remonstrat,
ed. "Wait i ninutev' .= i
"You waltz! she cried violently
''You, just wait, /: tell you, until my
papa hears Of thisl'''sss ,.::-ss< &, ID, s
"'Who is your papa r .....
IT shan't tell you.'' came the petu.
liant retort from the girl. 'You would
probably give my name to the report
ers. II it ever got Into the :newspa,
pers my family would die Of shame!'
"Now, the easiest way out for both
Of us is for you to tell me Just who
] yeu.i are You see. young lady, You
wlfs found in the house Of a notoorto,uuil
crook" Is 6: "a:
How perfectly absurd! I was call
Ing on; Miss Mary Turner Is. 81
owsdid you come to meet her any
! how7'' SIS
T was introduced to Miss. Turns,I
BY Ar. Richard Glider. Perhaps YOU
have heard Of his father, the owner 81
the EmpsEiun.' 2 q
oh, =, rye heard Sc his father and
Of him 10. 5.ssSs|s.5. !
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