Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-11-04

wrenched contortions OF my bod,
managed to remove the vest between
his trips. 1t took me hours, It seemed
but at last the bills were evenly dis
tributed under the mattress and ro-
placed the vest.
One hundred and sixty thousand
dollars! 1t was enough to enable my
lawyer to hire a hundred detectives
to look up Mike Garven's record.
Itope revived again, and there was o
peaceful smile on my lips as l slept.
"Come on, you! Get wiggle ont"
A sullen-faced turnkey snarled the
order next morning when had eaten
the stuff they had given me for break
fast and taken my hour of exercise.
obeyed sullenly, and sullenly let the
detective who came in snap handouts
on my wrists. didn't know what was
In store and I didn't care.
He took me to the chiefs office. The
two detectives who had arrested me
were there; also Whisky-Face, Alice,
|her father, a stranger-and Mike Gar
ven. The sight of his blank eyes sent
the hell-fre racing through my veins!
broke away from the detective and
leaped at him. Heavens! If could
only get my hands on his
throat I'd choke confession out of
HIM My manacled hands were with
IN two inches Of his face when the
two detectives grabbed me and hurled
me back into chair. And the cold
gray eyes had never even blinked; not
a muscle of his passive face twitched,
his hand did not even raise.
another move like that and We'll
put You in a straig't-ja -jacket!" warned
the chief.
He needs close attention. should
ina agine." remarked Garven in that
cold, even tone that held neither sneer
Tor rloating ror relief.
Hell get it," promised the chief
grimlv.
"Please, AIR. Haviland--" 1t was
the cd mans pleading voice. I.turned
sullenly detiart eyes on him, but l
couldn't kcrn the pity from them as
looked ut tho haGgard. drawn face.
To had grown to;teriNg old man
ir nicht; his pnlSied hands l;notted
and url;nGitci on his knees. Then I
locked at tho girl, hard-eyed, cold, sit
ting there like goddess of revenge
hcwn from marble. and steeled my.
~ NJ gf no
Cerer and crook she had condemned.
Her hand on his arm stopped him.
"Ihc officers will attend to it. daddy"
she said. and her voice reminded ne
and expressionless was it. She had
brought me here!
] had PLAYED my losirg game with
last thoughts for her, and she hal
waited until her father had the stock
before she gave my life irto the hands
of the police. She should suffer, too.
There's the man you want" !
fared, nv chpined hands pointing TO.
ward Mike Carven. Hes the n,an
who did 1t all" l was going to keep
that up until forced them to pay
attention.
do you know the prisoner?" The
chief asked it almost apologetica'ly.
"Yes," replied Mike Garven evenly
was surprised; I thought he'd even
deny that. "He has tried on several
occasions to blackmail ME. with the
assistance of the man whom he muir
dered."
Pure nerve! The words gave me a
sudden inspiration. "There must have
been something behind it or l would
r't have tried blackmail," sneered.
I'd led then on, all right.
$50 you admit it," bawled the
chief.
My first step had been into a trap.
Everything l could say now would
only be words of a confessed black
mailer. ASK him what it was" l said
suddenly. l couldn't back out"
"When l was young and foolish"
Mike Garven replied "a was with
circus crowl of gratters for IL. short
time. l finally managed to run away
and get an honest job in Chicago.
I've tried all my life to forset that ore
mistake: but O'IIaCen was chief of
the crowd, and when he discovered
me In comfortable circumstanoe here
he bled me.
II admit that paid him blackmail,
because I'm the kind Of coward
man usually is under such circrm-
stances. How this Haviland got in
with him I don't know But when l
came to my senses at las, snd refused
to pay O'Hagen any more hush-money
this man came around AMI threatened
me with exposure. threw him out,
and he swore revenge"
See how damnablv slick he was?
He'd made no attempt to paint him
self as an innocent man unjustly con.
demned. but had admitted Just enough
to apparently prove that he had made
a foolish mistake and had tried to
cover It. There seemed truth In every
word and I couldn't proYe differently,