The state herald., 1916-04-21

L m not arreStlng yOu--cant you un-
derstand that?" She hurried him to
lonely park bench. half hidden in the
shrubbery. When she turned to look
him full in the face again. his color
was normal; he had regained his grip.
And he spoke with touch of his old
boyish insouciance.
This is little melodrama you are
staging. Mrs. lie Grange? Am l the
hero or the villain?"
Il expected you to be suspicious an
try to bluff this through" said Rosalie
ir her most matter-of-fact tone, that's
why stole this note an brought 1t
hore." She had been keeping her
hands in her muff She drew them out,
now, and handed him the vital paper:
81 am telling to the police all know
OF my part and my brothers part in
the death of Capt. John II. Hanska. I
| have confessed that we followed him
to America to get my Jewels. and that
1t was my brother Juan who appeared
| to have stabbed him.
4 "MARGARITA PEREZ"
He read 1t. AS he looked up he was
still master of himself. but Rosalie
could perceive behind his mask kind
OF vibration. an inner agitation Of all
his nerves. But his will still mas
tered his voice.
'Margarita Perez-who is she?"
"She is your sister. You are Juan
Perez-not Estrilla. You are from
Port Of Spain. You came here to fol-
low Captain Hanska-"
Where did you hear this?" Inquired
Estrilla, with a pitiful attempt to put
sarcasm into his voice.
Il have listened to her confession g
replied Rosalie calmly. "She told the
police-after she signed that paper
how you went into Captain Hanska's
room at night to get your family jew
els. how that trick alarm on his strong
box woke him up. an how you killed
him"
But Juan Estrilla had leaped up now
~ though his nerves would be denied
no longer
You are here to betray mel know
It now!" he said.
Il suspected this trouble was com.
In" replied Rosalie lie Grange. II
sent MSS Lane to deliver you here at
nve o'clock-because it's an outofthe-
way place an quiet. Sit down"
Estrilla shook as he resumed his
seat.
Does she know1" he asked.
mot yet" said Rosalie.
Il didn't give her my real reason.
was glad" she pursued. ito hear you
bust out In that sincere way when !
said you killed Hanska. put that In
for . test: an you stood It. Now sit
there and listen to what else your sis.
ter said. an see II any OF that could
have been worked out by detectives.
She says you didn't kill Hanskn. that
he died Of apoplery an fell on the
knife you was holdin' against him"
Estrilla turned his great eyes and
moistened his lips as though to speak:
but he held to his nerve and made no
sound.
"Sho says that you carried out that
box OF Jewels with the cover open. an
that diamond buckle dropped out as
you were passing through tho door.
An when sh, came back In your
clothes after you tclephoned to her.
ene picked II up. The jewels are In
Caracas. You dropped the box In the
river, Could anybody patch that to.
gether' Could anybody guess thatf"
Then II he died OF spopicsy-if |
didn't kill him-why should they nr.
rest mor" asked Estriiia
Young man." said Rosaiie. how
could you prove itT'
innocently and directly. EntriIln
came out with what amounted TO his
confession.
"iic was always In danger OF apo.
plery-my sister knew that And un.
doubtediy II was mortal seizure. For
his hands were going toward his head.
not toward the knife. Even when he
fell and died. his hands were ntill 20
ing up. not down. have seen doetorp
! have read about apople,y In every
medical book In the public library, And
when ! saw him iast-thsrc was blood
In his nostriin."
Rosaiie nodded.
saw thht, too. Ny. but coruncr'r
physicians are densei" she said
Now I've 20, TO talk hard and
straight. You were In th. Ae, OF burg
larry. II don't make no difference that
you had n right TO bufsle-no Jury
would recognize that. Tho coron.r's
physician never thought OF anything
but that stab woand-nsyer though, TO
look for apopisty-eAse seemed too
plain You m | arc the only people
who though, about that bloody nose.
Tile boys eromated. an n Il wasn't
well. No won't go Into that. Why
lean rtrrr, they'd laush NJ you. 10
yti reas Don, you set your nsf"
He was trembling. and now he made
a pi'iful movement with his hands
an though 10 steady his head.
10 you must get away"
"nut my sister"
Nov hold on 20 yourself I've 70,
TO tnlh awful TO make you 500 this
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