The state herald., 1916-04-14

closed this window behind him In or.
der to cover up his tracks. That win.
dow Of the captains room which led
to the fire escape, was open for venti.
lation. The rain was drifting through
1t. 1t occurred to Juan that every.
thing would be safer II he closed It
he was afraid that q gust Of wind
might blow spray into Captain Han
skas face. and wake him. He did
that; and he fastened the sash with
the catch. Captain Hanska was asleep,
breathing very heavily. Remember
that.
You have seen the room. The bu-
reau. where found the strong-box,
was in the corner farthest from the
window which Juan had just entered.
Between 1t and the window we're a
table and Captain Hanska's bed. Juan
carried our pocket electric torch. He
turned 1t on the inside of the top bu-
reau drawer. The box was there. Also.
the key was In Its lock. Juan thought
1t would be better to take the jewels
out and leave the box. By doing that
he could find whether the bill Of sale
was with the Jewels, or whether he
would have to search further for It
That was his great mistake. 1t was a
trick box. Inside was an alarm-bell
which rang whenever the cover was
lifted.
Juan opened 1t; the bell rang. Cap
tain Hanska awoke at once. Juan had
no time to move. before Captain Han
ska pressed the button at the head OF
his bed and turned on the electric
light It must have bewildered him
for a moment when he saw what ap-
peared to be woman standing by his
bureau-but Juan held the strong.boI
in his hands. When he saw that, the
captain came at him. Juan is small
man. Captain Hanska was big and
on the table between them that great
knife.
Juan Is a swordsman. He picked
up the knife to stop the captain by
threatening him with it-held the point
toward his chest. Captain Hanska
was brave man. and very violent in
anger. He had one of his terrible
spells of temper now. He began to
curse Juan. And then his hands went
up to his head all Of a sudden, and he
tumbled over with all his great weight
on the point Of the knife. Juan did not
thrust-he is sure now he did not
thrust-he only held the knife steady
but It pierced Captain Hanska
through" lin this place. Detective
Kennedy had to edit the statement a
great deal In order to make 1t SEEM
ly for the official archives.)
We will leave for 4 moment the po-
lice statement.
Fell on III" asked Martin MCGEE.
What's that you're trying to give us 2"
"on my soul and my mothers" SOL
emnly declared Miss Estrilla. Don't
you see-can't you understand A
doctor in Port OF Spain had warned
him OF it-Juan has done nothing
Observation-Disclosures read medical
books-he was dead before he touched
the point OF the knife-if Juan stabbed
him. he stabbed corpse-Captain
Hanska died Of apople1y caused by his
anger!"
During these last dramatic stages Of
Miss Estrilla's narrative. Rosalie Le
Grange had slipped into the room. For
moment. Miss Bstrilla gazed full up
on her betrayer For moment, all
that the tropics had given her OF storm
and fame glared from her eyes. Then
that light died away. Thereafter, II
was as though Rosalie had not been.
II Miss Estrilla's glance. wandering
from one point to another In her effort
to concentrate on hcr narrative.
touched upon Rosalie's figure they
looked straight through II.
Rosalie moved by imperceptlbie
stages to Detective Kenncdy's table.
Casually. she picked up fountain pen
and sheet OF paper. and wrote:
New York. Nov. rs. 100.
Il am telling to the police all
know OF my part In the death OF Capt.
John II. Hanska. have confessed that
we followed him to America to re,
Jewels. and that II was my brother
Junn who appeared TO have stabbed
him"
| Tho Inspector was questioning
gently now upon the apoplcSy theory
hoping TO trap tho witness into nm in,
consistency. while che talked, Miss
Eatrilla tor Sonorita Perez paused
from time to time as though gathering
strength. Rosailo waited for such q
pause Then she bracod tho paper on
n book and slipped up to Inspector
McGoo.
You've forgotten this" she said
you were goin' TO git II signed at the
very nrnt, you know"
Inspector MoGco's expression proved
that ho was puzzled. But he had be
come accustomed TO following Roaa
lies mental flights without knowledge
OF their destination, Ho nodded, there
forc. and gave book, paper and pcn tc
Miss Eetrllla. II was tho best pospibl,
compliment to tho inspectors third do
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