The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-13

Not unless you make n scene!"
cried Resale, anticipating his thought.
I'm not arresting you-can't you I'm.
derstand that" She hurried him to a
lonely park bench. half hidden in the
shrubbery. When she turned to look
him full In the face again, his color
was normal; he had regained his grip.
And he spoke with touch OF his old
boyIsh Insouciance.
This is a little melodrama you are
staging, Mrs. lie Grange? Am l the
hero or the villain"
Il expected you to be suspicious an
try to bluff this through" said Resale
in her most matter-offact tone, that's
why ] stole this note an brought It
here" She had been keeping her
hands in her muf She drew them out,
now, and handed him the vital paper:
Il am telling TO the police all know
Of my part and my brothers. part In
the death Of Capt John II. Hanska.
have confessed that We followed him
TO America to get my jewels. and that
It was my brother Juan who appeared
to have stabbed him.
"MARGARlTA PEREZ"
lie read It. AS he looked up he was
stlll master OF himself, but Resale
could perceive behind his mask n kind
Of vibration, an inner agitation OF all
his nerves. But his will stu mas
tered his voice.
Margarita Perez who Is she?'
She is your sister You are Juan
Perez not Estrllla. You are from
Port OF Spain. You came here to fol.
low Captain Hanska-"
Where did you hear this?" inquired
Estrilla, with pitiful attempt to put
sarcasm into his voice.
Il have listened to her confession"
replied Resale calmly. She told the
police-after she signed that paper
how you went into Captain Hanska's
room at night to get your family jew.
els. how that trick alarm on his strong
box woke him up. an how you killed
him"
But Juan Estrilla had leaped up now
as though his nerves would be denied
no longer
You are here to bctray mel know
II now!" he said.
Il suspected this trouble was com.
in" replied Resale lie Grange. II
sent Miss Lane to deliver you here at
five o'clock-because It's an out.of.the
way place an quiet Sit down"
Estrilla shook as he resumed his
seat
Does she know" no asked.
mot yet" said Resale.
Il didn't give her my real reason. !
was glad" she pursued, TO hear you
bust out In that sincere way when !
said you killed Hanska. put that In
for test; an you stood IL Now sit
there and listen to what else your sis.
ter said, an see II any OF that could
have been worked out by detectives
She says you didn't kill Hanska. that
he died OF apoplexy an fell on the
knife you was holdin' against him"
Estrilla turned his great eyes and
moistened his lips az though TO speak;
but he held to his nerve and made no
sound
She says that you carried out that
box OF jewels with tho cover open. an
that diamond buckle dropped out as
you were passing through the door.
An when she came back In your
clothes after you telephoned to her.
she picked It up. The jewels are In
Caracas. You dropped the box in the
river Could anybody patch that to.
gether7 Could anybody guess that?"
Then II he died OF apoplexy-if |
didn't Kill him-why should they ar.
rest me?" asked Estrllla.
Young man." said Resale, how
could you prove IT."
Innocently and directly. Estrilla
came out with what amounted to his |
confession.
HE was always in danger OF apo |
plexy-my sister knew that. And un
doubleday II was a mortal seizure. For |
his hands were going toward bis head. |
not toward the knife. Even when he |
fell and died. his hands we're still go. |
ing up. not down. have seen doctors.
| have read about apoplexy In every
medical book In the public library. And |
when saw him last---there was blood |
in his nestrlls."
Resale nodded
i saw that. too. My. but coroner's
physicians are dense!" she said.
Now Eve got to talk hard and |
straight You were In the act of burg.
larry. II don't make no difference that
you had right to burgle--.no Jury
would recognize that. The coroner's
physician never thought OF anything
but that stab wound-never thought to
look for apoplexy-case seemed too
plain. You an are the only people
who thought about that blpody nose.
The body's cremated, an ~ lt wasn't
well, we won't go ipto. that. Why
Juan Perez, they'd laugh a-you. DO
ron see? Don't you get yourax?"
He was trembling. and now he made
A pttiful movement with hfs hands
Is though to steady his head. y,
so you must get away" t,
But my sister"
Nov hold on to yourself. Pvotxot
o talk awful to make you Bees Ma
hing. She didn't kill him-sbsd