The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-22

he spoke in Il casual manner.
Il just sent for you to tell you that
you're free
Then, can go?"
Sure. you can go"
Without any delay. yet witLo0t any
haste, Mary glanced toward Glider and
Demarcst. who were watching the
scene closely. Then. she went toward
the outer door Of the office.
Burke waited until she had nearly
reached the door before he SHOT his
bolt.
Carson has confessed,
Mary turned and confronted the in
spectOr, and answered without the
least trace Of fear. but the 6rmness
of Knowledge:
"Oh, no. he haSnt."'
whats the reason he nasn't:"
Burke roarel out wrathfuly.
because he didn't do it.
well, he says he did it"
Mary, in her turn. resorted to bit
Of fincSsc. in order to learn whether
or not G;trson had been arrested
But how could he have done it,
when he went - she began.
"Where did he co."
You ought to know. since you have
arrested him. and be has confessed"
Burke was frantic over being worst
ed thus. TO gain a diversion. he re-
vertcd to his familiar bullying tactics.
"Who shot Gri-gs:" he shouted
MY husband shot a burglar" Mary
said lang,lidly Was his nameGriggs?"
och. YOU know better than that
Burke declared truculently. You see.
we've traced the Maxim silencer. Gar
son himself bought it up in Hartford"
For the first time. Mary was caught
off her guard.
But he told me- she began. then
checked herself.
what did he tell you?" Burke ques-
toned
He told me that he had never seen
one. Surely, il he bad had anything
Of the sort, he would have shown It
to me-
Burke pressed the button on the
desk, and. when the dOorman appeared.
ordered that the prisoner be returned
to her cell.
II suppose" Mary said, that It's
useless for me to claim my constitu-
tional rights, and demand to see .
lawyerr'
"Yes," Burke agreed. you've guessed
It right, the first time"
Cassidy came hurrying in with grin
Of satisfaction on his stolid face.
"Say, chief" the detective said with
animation we've got Carson"
Burke asked Glider and the district
attorney to withdraw, while he should
have a private conversation with tho
prisoner.
Now" he said when they were alone
together. I'm going to be your friend"
rare youT' Mary's tone was nod
committal.
EYES," Burke declared. heartily.
"And I mean it.! Give up the truth
about young Glider. know he shot
Giggs, of course. But I'm not taking
any stock in that burglar story-Dot
little bit: No court would either.
What was really back Of the killing?
Was he jealous Of Griggs? Well. that's
what he might do then. He's always
been a worthless young cub. rotten
deal like this would be about his gait,
guess. Tell me. now. why did he
shoot Eddie Griggs:
There was coarSeneSS a-plenty In the
inspectors pretense. but it possessed
solitary fundamental virtue; it play
ed on the heart Of the woman whom he
questioned. aroused it to wrath in de-
Tense of her mate. In a second. all
poise fed from this girl whose soul
was bIoSSoming in the blest realization
that man loved her purely. unseltish-
ly. Her words came stumbling in their
haste.
He didn't kill him: He didn't kill
him.. she fairly Kissed. why. he's
the most wonderful man in the world.
You shan't hurt him! Nobody shall
hurt him. III fight to the end of my
life for Dick Glider"
Burke WAS be;,ming joyousy.
well. that's just what | thought"
he said. with SNUG content. And now,
then who DID shoot Griggs? We've
got every one Of the gang. They're
all crooks. See here" he went on.
with sudden change to the respectful
in his manner, why don't you start
fresh? III give you every chance in
the world. I'm dead on the level with
you this time"
BY now Mary had herself we'll in
hand again vastly ashamed of the
short period of self betrayal caused BY
the officials artifice against her heart
AS she listened to the inspectors as
surances, the hooking expression OF
her face was not encouraging to that
astute Individual but he persevered
manfully.
Just you wait" he went on cheer
fully. land III prove to you that I'm
on HE level about this, that I'm really
your friend There was letter came
for you to your apartment My men
brought it down to me. I've read it.
Here it is. I'll read it to your