Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-05-26

Then this fellow Wade"
You make me-" said Rosalie; "you
make me want to shut my mouth an
never tell you anythin' at all. Wade!
cop can't keep two ideas in his
mind at one an the same time, any
more'n a horse. Martin MCGEE, you
listen an don't you say a word until
I'm through" With a logical con-
secutiveness almost surprising in Ros-
allie. she stated her case from the
beginning. Tommy North's clew OF
the diamond ring which Tommy North
had dropped and which had set Rosa
lie on the trail. the discovery that the
coverlet on Captain Hanska's bed had
been wet with rain from the open
window; the finding of the little red
button on the fire escape, the discov-
cry that Miss Estrilla had among her
possessions a pair of red strapped
shoes with button missing. and the
final fact-the button matched.
Inspector MCGEE received that dra-
matte Information with long whistle
of amazement.
THAT sick woman!" he said. Gee,
and I'd thought of examining her. But
there didn't seem to be chance on
earth. I'd thought more about that
brother Of hers"
Rosalie pursued her narrative. set
ting forth her discovery that Estrilla
was an assumed name and the discov-
cries of Detective Grimaldi about the
history of the Perez family in TRIM
dad. She proceeded then to the Sc
ances. and to Miss Estrilla's attempt
at frightening her out of control.
"Is that ALI" asked MCGEE.
Eyes. Amt 1t enough?"
well. it's suspicious. But there's
no real evidence. Nothing you can
convict on. Suppose pinch her-and
her brother. too-and give 'em the
Third Degree?"
"See here. Martin McGee," replied
Rosalie, what have l been takin' all
this trouble for. spendin' my good
time to get her to believe I'm o me-
dium, II amt to be trusted to run
this case? You can have your Third
Degree decentralization I'm through
with mine"
That's so," replied McGee. We'll.
anything l can do to help?"
Yes. How long does 1t take to get
a man to Trinidad? Or is there any
body in Port of Spain that you can
use?"
i've had a man there a week. An
other case-missing burglar"
That's good. Very Important"
No. guess he can be spared"
"Luck's with us II nothin' else. This
is three-times winnin'. Now you just
cable him-wait a minute, I'll write
the message-got pencil an paperT"
They were in a side street. A
lamp-post threw a shaft OF light across
the stoop of vacant house. Rosalie
set herself on the lowest step, braced
the notebook which MCGEE produced,
and. with many a purse of lip and
brow, composed the following mes
sage:
Drop anything and get full infor-
nation on the late Miguel Perez, cacao
grower of Port of Spain, and his fam.
lily, especially Juan, his son. and a
daughter, probably half-sister of Juan.
name unknown. Details about life of
the family especially wanted and the
smaller the better. Learn everything
you can about first wife. Suggest
pumping old family servants. Wire in
full as you get the dope"
There" concluded RosalIe, "an' a
lot I'm goin' to cost New York City
for cable tolls"
Say" said Martin MCGEE. when
they put this Estrilla woman through
If she's the one-I can see the pa
pers. Woman against woman. Ex-
medium sends victim to the"
Don't say that!" exclaimed Rosalie.
For Gods sake don'ti" She had
been walking elbow to elbow. leaning
a little upon him. Now she drew
away. And much more that Martin
MCGEE had intended to say. remained
unsaid that evening.