The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-06-11

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the battling event. Then Cas-
sidy entered
81 got the factory at Hartford on the
wire," he explained. land they gave
me Mr.. Maxim himself. He said this
was surely a special gum 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 the
phone too. He says that his house was
robbed about eight weeks ago. and
among other things the silencer was
stolen"
els there any chance that young Gil
der did shoot Griggs?" asked Dener-
est.
"You can search me!". the inspector
answered. "NIy men We're just outside
the door If the room where Eddie
Griggs was shot to death. and none OF
'em heard sound. It's that internal
silencer thing. OF course. l know that
all the gang was in the house,
Ibid you see them go Ing"
"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 ell
tered that house."
"Well, then, I'll charge young Glider
with murder and call the Turner wo-
man as a witness"
'You can't question her on the wit
ness stand. The law doesn't allow you
to make wife testify against her h'ls-
band. No. Burke. your only chance OF
getting the murderer Of Griggs is by
confession"
"Then III charge them both with
the murder the inspector grow!ed
vindictively. "And. by -. they'll
both so to trial unless somebody comes
through. If it's my last act on earth.
Pm going to get the man who shot
Eddie Griggs."
Burke, after the lawyer had left him
watched the 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 I'M
eXpectedness of the vision. The next
instant the inspector forgot his sur
prise in sincere, almost ardent admi-
ration.
The girl was rather short. but of a
A. o1o Of fhof ".
ishing Her costume had about it an
indubitable air. finality Of perfec-
ton in it's kind. On another it might
have appeared perhaps the merest tri
Ae garish. But that fault was made
into virtue by the correcting limo
ence of the girls face. 1t was child
ish face, childish in the exquisite
smoothness of the soft. pink skin. child
sh in the wondering stare of the blue
eyes. now so widely opened in dismay
childish in the wistfu dropping OF tht
rosebud mouth.
"Now, then. my girl Burke salt
roughly, 81 want to know
There came a change, wrought il
the twinklng of an eye. The tiny
trinity shod foot of the girl rose ant
fell in wrathful stamp.
"What do you mean by this out
rage?" she stormed. Her voice wa
low and rich, with charming round
ness that seemed the very hallmark O
gentility. IT demand my instant re
lease"
"Wait minute" Burke remonstra'
ed. "Wait minute!"
"You waltz" she cried violently
: You just wait, tell you. until m
papa hears of this!'
"Who Is your papa?"
81 shan't tell you." came the petr
Q liant retort from the girl. "You woul
I probably give my name to the repor
ers. II 1t ever got into the newspt
pers my family would die of shame"'
"Now. the easiest way out for bot
Of us is for you TO tell me just VIII
= you are. You see. young lady. 70
- were found in the house OF notorio,
n crook"
l. How perfectly absurd was ca
u ing on Miss Mary Turner
"How did you come to meet her an
Il" how?"
Il was introduced to Miss Turn
y, by Mr.. Richard Glider. Perhaps "
u have heard Of his father, the owner
le the Emporium"
30 "Oh, yes, I've heard of his father al
IL Of him too
~ '"Then you must see at once that "
~ are entirely mistaken in this matter.
VI You see, young lady, the fact is tn
Is even if you We're introduced to Mi
~ Turner by young Mr. Glider this san
~ Mary Turner herself is an ex-convi'
y and she's just been arrested for mt
der"
- ''Murder'' the girl gasped.
- ''Yes. You see, if there's mistal
y, Nc about you you don't want it to go al
further-not a mite further, that's sui
So, you see, now, that's one Of the re