American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-16

cried Resale, anticipating his thought.
"Im not arresting you-can't you un.
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
vas normal; he had regained his grip
boyish ~insouciance.
"Thls is a little melodrama you are
staging. Mrs. lie Granger Am | the
hero or the villain?"
Il expected you to be suspicious an
try to bluff this through" said Resale
In her most mattcr-of-fact tone, that's
why ! stole this note an brought II
here" She had been keeping her
hands In her mum. 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
Il was my brother Juan who appeared
TO have stabbed him.
"MARGARITA PEREZ"
He read 1t. AS he looked up he was
still master Of himself, but Resale
could perceive behind his mask a kind
Of vibration, an inner agitation OF oil
his nerves. But his will still mas.
tered his voice.
"Margarita Perez-who is she?"
"She Is your sister. You are Juan
Perez-not Estrilla. You are from
Port OF Spain. You came here to fol
low Captain Hanska-"
where did you hear thIs?" inquired
Estrilla. with a 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 betray mel know
Il nowl" he said.
Il suspected his trouble was com
! in" replied Rosalle lie Grange. Il
, 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" he asked.
! mot yet" said Rosalie.
Il didn't give her my real reason. ]
n was glad she pursued. ito hear you
! bust out In that sincere way when
said you killed Hanska. l put that In
for a test. an you stood II. Now sit
there and listen to what else your sis
= ter said, an see II any of that could
4 have been worked out by detectives
n She says you didn't kill Hanska. that
he died OF apoplexy an fell on ths
knife you was holdin' against him"
Estrilla turned his great eyes ant
molstened his lips as though to speak
A. but he held to his nerve and made M
sound.
"She says that you carried out tina
,r box of jewels with the cover open. an
m that a diamond buckle dropped out a
y. you were passing through the door
An when she came back in you
4 clothes after you t~elephoned to her
~le picked 1t up. The jewels are Il
Caracas. You dropped the box in tn
river. Could anybody patch that &c
i gether? Could anybody guess that?"
q "Then II he died Of apoplexy-if
2 didn't kin him-why should they al
"A rest me-" asked Estrllla.
y Young man." said Resale. hoy
. could you prove it,"
Il lnnocently and directly. Estrill
A came out with what amounted to hi
confession.
y "He was always In danger of apo
plexy-my sister knew that. And VI
i doubtedly II was a mortal seizure. Fo
n his hands were going toward his heat
"A not toward the knife. Even when h
fell and died. his hands we're still e
ing up. not down. | have seer doctori
I have read about apoplexy In ever
medical book In the public library. An
when | saw him last-there was bloc
n In his nostrils."
IA Resale nodded.
Il saw that. 100. My. but coroner
physicians are densei" she sail
Nov I've got to talk hard an
is straight. You were in the act OF bur
a." larry. II don't make no difference ths
his you had a right TO burgle-no jur
lie would recognize hat The coroner
It'll physician never thought OF anythln
but that stab wound-never thought /
Ter look for apoplexy-case seemed 10
ur- plain. You an ] are the only peopl
ng who thought about that bloody nosI
All The body's cremated. an II il WASH
on well. we won't 20 into that. VIII
,ur Juan Perez. they'd laugh at you. d
'ly. you seef Don't you get your AK"
It's He was trembling. and now ne mad
a pitiful movement with his hant
NY as though to steady his head.
So you must get away"
ge. But my sister"
sis Now hold on To yourself. I've &,
viii to talk awful to make you see IN.