The Ely miner., 1914-01-30

would deliver those things at the same
time. Yesterday morning Mr.. Wade
came down to New York. That's al
know-until I saw the newspapers
She stopped here. Her color faded;
her hands fell apart with gesture oi
despair.
Now the Inspector took up the ex
animation. for Rosalle sat musing, hel
eyes on Constance Hanska.
What were the things you sent? %
he asked
Let me see-what were they? Bet
sy-Barbara, you helped pack them. An
old miniature Of the Captain"
"And some family Photographs
Betsy Barbara put in briskly.
"And an old mahogany shaving-mir
ror which had belonged to his IA
ther-"
And 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
remember. And I think the ferrule
was loose"
"And the knives?" said the Inspec
tor.
Let me see-one was a little dag
ger that he used for a paper-knife
and the other was Malay kris with
long, sharp, wavy blade. He got II
in the Philippines"
"Yes!" exclaimed the Inspector. And
then with the sudden brutality which
was a part of his Third Degree meth,
cd, "And it 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 SOL He couldn't
have used it-some one used 1t after
he left-Lawrence Wads could no
more have stabbed an unarmed man
=" She stopped, wrestled herself back
to some semblance of composure.
Don't you unders.and he was a gen.
tleman" She turned from McGee's
triumphant stats 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 hav Q
put me in such a position, even If 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 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 l was a widow. And before
he knew my circumstances, he pro-
posed marriage. He never spoke of it
after l 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 Rosalie LIE
Grange shortly, Inspector McGee, you
can excuse us!"
mot for WHILE" said Inspector
McGee shortly. Madame, l must have
your official statement as to wket you
have just told me-before I let you
leave"
Now Constance had risen; and Bet
sy-Barbara, in 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