Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-16

sEvENTH INsTALLMENr.

NH. I'm not beat out. the Crime
Specialist squared his shoulders
significantly I'm net beat out
- a long shot. but I'm up a tree. l
~.ioned YOU some Of the prsliminaries
Of the Red Circle clase-in fact. told
YOU about them pretty fully over long
distance today Well. there new
phase on deck. and it's got me going
have the woman here in the matron's
room being searched. I arrested ner on
suspicion after trailing her from SURF
Ton. 4 have every reason on Gods earth
10 suspect her. and vet there's a sneak
ing thought At the back OF my brain
that I'm not going TO set anything on
her- / want your help"
Count on that. all right," said Allen
quickly. What happened uown Al
surfton. after YOU phOned me about
the
Theft OF Jewels at the hotel ball?
An old woman in hiding. in big chair.
saw this woman rub a red circle off the
back of her hand with wet sponge
This woman. YOU say The one in
the matrOn's rOom?"
Well. she said il was this woman
She seemed pretty positive about IT,
Hin. Seemed" muttered the chiefs
half TO himself.
Here's Mrs. Murphy now" Lamar
got up and went toward the matron
eagerly W ell. WNAA 0Au eNA AAAA~"
The matron shook her head.
II didn't find a trace OF the jewelry
YOU are looking for, Mr.. Lamar The
woman had on a cheap sold-plated
bangle and an imitation pearl bar pin
There was nothing suspicious about her
clothing
Didn't 1 tell YOU Lamar rushed
back 10 the chiefs desk under the great
est excitement Didn't / tell YOU that
4 -. = I wvnr1Hn's get any,
thing on this woman? And know
sne's guilty. ! haven't the. slightest
doubt about il now.
Just a minute"
Allen pressed an electric buzzer. His
secretary came in from the outer Of
flee.
please bring me warrant-to-search
blank, Mr. Holt" said the chief; l
want to fill it out Where did you leave
the woman Mrs. Murphy"
7 locked her in the detention room,
That's right Now will you so back
and bring her into this office in five
minutes? I'll be ready for her then
What's her name2" he asked Lamar as
the matron left the room And her
address? TIL send two men over 10 her
home"
He took the blank from his secretary
and tried the point of his fountain pen.
Alma La SalIe,'" he repeated after
Lamar, i" SOL Quincy street. Holt, send
Quinn and Mulligan over. Tell them
10 do a good jOb-rush it-and beat il
back here as quickly as they can Now,
turning to Lamar. before they bring her
in here tell me. does she acknowledge
anythingT
she denies everything-even the
things you don't charge her WITH an
swered the crime specialist bitterly.
You don't think that there's chancs
that you've made a mistake do you
The chief asked the question nervously.
Il mean. that she may be perfectly
respectable and"
"Oh, she's no sheltered violet, Lamar
broke in. in disgust. "Tn bet If you
treated her TO ice cream soda she'd blow
the foam of. Oh. no, she's the type
all right. but she's too clever for
There was a knock on the door. IL
opened in obedience to the chiefs Come
in Alma stood framed in the doorway,
her face still as insolently naughty as
when Lamar had first spoken TO her
Carmen" flashed into his brain. as. he
looked at her. He got up from his, chair
and asked her TO take IT, She shrugged
her shoulders. brushed past him and
dropped into II with elaborate indiheF-
ence.
The. chief eyed her steadily. 1t was
a type he knew we'll Very difficult TO
shake in giving testimony. very sharp
tongued. The only salvation lay in get
ting this woman furiOusly angry. He
OF most women.
Manner he said before she had a
chance to collect herself.
Oh. YOU know my name" she an
severed viciously What do you suppose
/ think you two have been doing in here
all this time-having ksffee klatsch?
Lamar moved forward to intervene,
but Allen waved him back
Il think can handle this young
woman he said easily. ''Tf l can make
her understand. in the first place. that
III jail her Immediately unless she an
xwers my questions straight and as soon
as 4 put them. Nsme2- he repeated,
significantly.
Alma Ia Sale.
i've seen you here before. haven't -
You have not this very emphat-
icalIy.
Mo- I may be mistaken. 1 thought
had. What were you doing at Surf
TOM
Wasn't at surfton. Never heard OF
the place" ----
wen, OF course the transfer that you
have in your bag, punched 'Surfton,
may be part of a collection ! hardly
Come, come. Miss La Sale" the chief
went on. we know YOU were at Surfton.
That's one of the things we know. \
great many OF the others we merely
suspect. but we're open to conviction.
Why did you leave SUrfton so quickly
It's pleasant resort. You were having
. fine weather. The bathing is splendid
Why didn't you stay longer?''
Il tell you I've never been there" she
maintained with angry persistence. 81
don't know how these transfers got in
my bag. 1 carry lot OF junk in that.
] don't know where half OF it comes
from
Well. well let that go as il is" said
the chief suavely. You're an attractive
woman. Miss La Sale. How Is il that
YOU are not married.
Who says I'm not2''
"Oh. so YOU are2 Then why are you