The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
CONTINUED From Yesterday

Us voice was soothing, almost
RI sympathetic. II gave Jimmie the
impression, As it was intended to.
that here was man who would b
,crupulouSly fair. He drank the brandy
which some one passed TO HIM, and for
an instant his old wide -moulhcd smile
flashed out
That's all right, bos, James
Strickland's my name I'm from New
York Come over in the Fortuna and
landed this morning"
What arc you,"
Piano tuner The trade was the first
one that occurred to Jimmie. Whipple'S
fac was expreSSionless.
Question succeeded question, each an
Swer received without comment Jimmie
was becoming more involved IN an in
cxtrcablc tanglc Of lies.
The catcch'm finished, Whipplc be
gan drawing on his gloves
THAT will do You will be detained
I'LL We hay. made some more inqulr-
les"
llmmy shuddcrcd "You don't really
think done this, boss You aren't
goin'-"
You're not charged vet" said Whip
pie You're only detained till We know
more about things"
1t was poor consolation, hut with II
Jimmie had to be cont.nt. lie was taken
below, and Whipplc turned an inQuriug
fa., ,p ,r, 20 h,- s.,o.a,,. n. .,,.,,
made a significant grimacc Guilty as
bla,cs SIT" he said emphatically
What did he want TO tell that string OF
lies for ~
Il don't know" said Whipple thought
fully. You'd be thrown a little of your
balance, Newton. il YOU were suddenly
up against it He's liar, but hc's not
necessarily murderer"
Newton gruntcd. but venturcd no op,n
dissent till his superior had gone He
was a shrcwd man in dealing with the
commonplace OF crime. bu, he lacked
Subtlety, and accordingly deSpiscd II.
The guvnorS too kid glovcd he com
planned with a,perity to the uniformed
inSpecto' What's the use OF muekinp
about? The bloke'S Yankee crook. He
admits he came over in the Fortuna.
and says he don't know Sweeney who
came over in the same boat Nhv. he
must have heed ~ ..
have shadowed him ill he got fair
chance. Mark me. when we've traced
those notes we took off Strickland we
shall lind that they were originally paid
out TO Sweeney Waste OF time fnicking
about, | call it."
Whipple was on hand at Scotland
Yard ,arly next morning. The report OF
the tragedy was in the morning papers,
but they had given il little prominence.
From their point OF view il was OF little
news yalue-iuSt shooting aiirae. with
a man detained This was the view tn.
superintendent Of the criminal inyeStiga
ion department TO whom Whipple had
come TO report took OF il.
Straightforward case. isn't II, Whip
nlei"
There ars one or two queer points
about IL sir ! must admit il look,
-Nther had Tor Strickland hu, somehow
7 don't believe he did it. | can't say why
'' that's my impress ION"
You must he careful Of Impressions.
Whipplc. They carry you away from the
facts sometimes
" know that Well. the facts are
these Sweeney, the dead man was the
president Of hardware company a,
NDe,roit | sent cabl. of last nigh,
lie had come over partly on business
and partly on pleasure. and was held in
very good rcpute there about five min.
n,eS ago ! go, this fresh cahl." lie
moothed ont yellow strip with hi,
hand and read "'News Sweeney,
leath precipi,ated crash his firm His
business unsound for years Insurance