The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20

Who had deAed him % sbst1natslJ.
"yourl 70 b the house Of detention
20 I material witness" He turned biz
Qss b Carson again. and spoke au-
thor1tattvely: Come on low. Joel'
Carson wsnt . strip toward the ASK
ana spoke dectsiveiy. a
III I como throlsh. ySu1i ist 3her.
co-and hint" be added % an after
thought. with q nod toward Dick 0il-
der. -
swell got tho best lawyers In the
county" Mary persisted desperately.
well save you. Joe-weli save you!"
Carson regarded the distraught giri
with wistful eyes. But there was no
trace Of yielding In bic voice - he
replied. though be spoke very sosrow-
fully.
mo. you can't help me-" he said sim
ply. my time has come. Mary. And
can save you q lot Of trouble"
Hes right there" Burke calculated.
We've got him cold. 10. what's the
use Of dragging you two into III"
""Then they 70 elearr' Carson Q
claimed. eagerly. They amt eve to
b called a. witnessear'
"You're on! Burke agreed.
"Then. here goesr' (,arson cried. and
he looked expectantly toward tho
stsnoGrapher.
my name In Joe Garnou."
~AliasS" Burke suggested.
"Alias nothing: cnme the sharp ~
tort. "Garson's my monaker. shot
English Eddie. because be was 4
skunk and q stool pigeon. and be gQt
Just what was coming to him" vttu-
p~eraton beyond the more words beat
IN bis voice now.
snow. now" Burke objected. revere
u. I'VE can't take q confession like
that" .n.
Carson shook his head-spoke with
6ercer hatred.
because he was q skunk and q
stool pigeon" he repeated. "I1ave you
got it," And thep. az the stenograph.
or nodded assent. he went on. less vio-
Iently: II croaked him just as he was
going to call the bulls with a police
whistle. used a gun with smokeless
powder. 1t had u Maxim siIencer on
1t. SO that it didn't make any noise"
!. Carson paused. and the set despair
Of his features lightened a little. Into
his voice came a tone Of exultation in
describably CHASTITY. 1t was born Of
the eternal egotism Of the criminal. fat
tening vanity in gloating over his In
genuity for evil. He stared ut Burke
with a quizzical grin crooking his lips.
Say" be exclaimed, I'LL bet its the
6rst time u guy was ever croaked with
one of them things! Amt r."
The inspector nodded affirmation.
"Some class to that. eh?" Carson de-
handed. still with that grewsome mir
Of boasting. II got the gun and the
Maxim silencer thing OF q fence In
Boston," he explained. Say. that
thing cost me $50. and it's worth every
cent Of the money. Why. they'll re-
member me AZ the first to spring one
Of them things. won't theyT'
"Tkey sure will. Joe!" the inspector
conceded.
Nobody knew I had it." Carson con-
tinued. dropping his braggart manner
abruptly.
At the words. Mary started. and her
lips moved as If she were about to
speak.
"Nobody knew l had it-nobody in
the world" he declared. And no
body had anything to do with the kill
ing but mo-"
"Was there any bad feeling between
you and Eddie Griggs?"
"Neyer till that very minute. Then
I learned the truth about what he'd
framed up with you" The speakers
voice reverted to its former %1erceness
In recollection Of the treachery Of one
whom he had trusted.
HE was a stool pigeon. and l hated
him! That's all. and it's enough. And
It's all true. so help me Cod"
The inspector nodded dismissal to
the stenosrapher. with an air of relief.
That's all. Villa ms" he said heav-
lily. Hell sign It as o o rs you've
transcribed the notes"
Then as the st~enOgrapher left the
room Burke turned his gaze on the
woman. who stood there In q posture
Of complete detection. her white. an.
guished face downcast. There was
triumph in the ins,~ctoris voice as he
addressed her. for his professional
pride wa~ full fed by this victory over
his foes.
Young woman" Burke said briskly.
Its JUST Ike ! told you. You can't
beat the law. Carson thought he
could and now He broke of. with
la wave Of HRS hand toward the man
who had just sentenced himself to
death in the electric chair.
That's right" Carson agreed. with
eomber intensity. His eyes were grown
clouded again now. and his voice drug
ged leaden. That's right, Mary" he
repeated duly. after a little pause.
"You can't beat the law! He hes
itated q little. then went on, with q
certain curious embarrassment "And
this 81 M old law says 4 woman must
stick to her man"
The GIRLS eyes met his With passion