The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-04-27

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noon or me that watched her for q
month? Ne that heard her talk ben
soul out to her mother an her lover!
I tell you. she told the TRUTH"
Yes. and how did she know he died
of apoplexy! She wasn't there"
"6he didn't know except On hear.
say. But do"
How"
Because. Martin AcGee. Just be.
cause. You know Cleary- don't
mean the sergeant. I mean the Coro'
ner's physician that nade the Hanska
autopsy. There's some Coroner's doc
tors ID trust my life with a. soon ~
any. but Cleasy-political appoint
ment-you know. Do you think that
Clsary. when they handed him over .
man stabbed in the heart. looked any
further into the cause? I'm betting.
though. that even Cleary must have
seen one thing which would have
meant something to anybody but .
political doctor. saw II that night.
And this PereI-Estrilla-f saw
it,"
"Oh. you've talked to him then?"
"Thatll come In later-if you're
still listenin' to me. Well. before he
know what knew. this Estrella told
me that Captain Hanska. after he fell.
was bleeding At the nose. I'd seen
that. too-when cane into the house
ahead Of the doctor. Now here's the
thing to do." she added. You call
up that DR.. Cleary right now. You
see II he didn't notice It an Just walk
away from IT."
Inspector NcGee. with the air Of one
who punctures bubbles. opened his
telephone.
Spring double O." he said: and
then to Rosalie: you can listen on
the extension II you want to-" His
voice was formal. and he averted his
eyes.
"Dr. Cleary!" inquired the Inspector.
Inspector MCGEE. Doctor have you
your notes on the Hanska case? The
autopsy mean. In your pocket note
book! Well. Just one little thing. Did
you md any blood ON the nostrils?"
Here's the record" came hack Dr..
Cleary's voice after . half-minute:
slight bleeding from the nostril
caused probably by the fall"
THAT will do." said McGee-"wait
q second-you didn't perform any au-
topsy on his head? You didn't look
into his brain!"
What was the use!" came back
Cleary's voice. 4 little denantly. "He
was stabbed In the heart, wasn't hot"
Nov who's lynn" said Rosalie lie
Grange. ~ she hung up the telephone.
But there was still snari in Nc
Gees voice AZ he spoke:
you think you can monkey with the
law! You! You think you can set
crooks loose Just as you please and
get away with 1t! It's all very well
for you. but look at the fx you're leav.
ing for me. The Hanska case is
cleared up. Wade 10 innocent. We've
had the wrong man all the time. That q
joke enough on us. But when we
find the right one, he gives US the
slip. The Big Commissioner will get
roasted by the papers and hand it to
the Deputy Cornish, and the Deputy
will pass the buck down to me, and
I'll have to report how 1t happened.
Yes, and l will. tool" he burst out,
I'll tell. all right! Conniving at es.
cape. You know what that means ,"
rs it a felony or q misdemeanor! %
asked Rosalie II sort Of forgot which
1t was at the time I committed it."
Look here" said MCGEE, you can't
BLUM me-"
Il know l can't" said Rosalie. an
you can't me, either"
Come. out with 1t then-what have
you done and why did you do it,"
"As for what I've DONE" said Ros
allie. "tellin' you would be spoilin' 1t
Why did l do it? I've answered that
I couldn't trust you or any man alive
to let that poor boy of. Apoplexy!
You snorted when his sister said it
an you'd be snortin' now if you had
him here in front of you. They'd
laugh him to the chair I've saved you
the necessity of killin' an innocent
man. An l ought to be thanked. mol
kicked" H.,F
You'll get worse" said Martin Nc
Gee; you'll go up-that's what will
happen to you'll"
Now will l." Knocked Rosalie, break
ing out her dimples, full-blazon. fol
the first time in two days. What ar
awful trick on a lady! Especially
when you'll have to do 1t yourself
You're the only witness-the only per
son who knows that l promised tt
| deliver Estrilla. You're the only per
son that's heard me confess l let hin
get away. So you'll be put on tn,
witnessetand, an then III be put OF
the stend. An I'll testify how tn,
New York police were baftled with thu
real criminals passin' right under thei
noses twenty times day, an hov
poor boardin.house keeper that use,
to be a medium-jest plain, good oil
soul-took hairpin an thimblefu
of common sense an got a confession
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