The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-18
The Allison Pearls"
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Dynamic Leslie threw himself in
20 the collar and dragged the ma
chinery OF his department after him.
tie stripped tho upper Office OF ev.
cry available man and spread his
famous not down over the northern
end Of the peninsula that harbors
the city
lie had early ordered the maid.
Jeanne. 10 headquarters. and for an
hour and q half he and his hardest.
headed men had hammered at her.
and at tho end Sho was sent back
To the hotel IN hysterlcal protesta.
lions 81 innocence. Masters had
been given another druhhing Again
there were no results. IeHlieH
shadow. men had already reported
that Masters had not left his room
after reaching there. shortly after
midnight lie bad not so much as
used his telephone. save 20 call
Miss Allison once during the early
morning.
Chapplc Carol had been bat,er.
ed. but had come by tho informa-
ton during the sweating that
pearl had been also found on Mas.
ters. and from that time on bis
smooth smile had met every attack
In an uuruffled nonchalancc
He was shrewd enough 20 know
that Maafara' ssH.attg. auA atauAtrw
would save Masters. unless facts
absolutely corroborRtory were dis
covered aud that public opinion. In
spite OF his reputation. would hard.
~ stand for bis conviction on no
greater evidence than Leslie had
against Masters.
The Chappic was n rcsoureesui
and experienced rogue. and II was
not many hours before the under
ground wires out OF tho prison had
been tapped and Barrlstsr Lathrup.
chic, OF the shyptcr lawyers. had
applied In court for a writ OF babe.
As corpus. made rcturnable the fol.
lowing morning
With a battalion OF rcsourcefui
police reporters watching every
move. II was only natural that be-
fore the last editions OF the after.
noon papers had gone To press. tho
facts regarding the two pearls had
been disclosed. The earlier editions
had limited strongly at Masters. fol.
lowing his prolonged sweating. his
picture. snapped a. he was leaving
headquarters. stared at Miss Allison I
late that afternoon. grouped In grim
equality with Jeanne. the maid. and
the roguea' gallery front and profile /
views Of Carol.
Al 5 O'Clock she teiephoned the I
Adams detective agency and within I
10 minutes she was Ia conference
With Maggart. CHIEF OF that service. I
A man with a record for successful 4
work AZ the end OF the conference
she said
1T isn't the peAris--not the value
pr the sentiment attaching to them.
IT'S my faith--my intuition IN Mr.
want him cleared"
Maggart bowed and Withdrew.
She attempted to locate Masters
by telephone and then she sent her
maid TO his rooms He was no,
here. Later a note was delivered
70 her BY n bellboy. II was from
Masters. and read:
ITO tell you how horribly
arleVed ! am for the terrible
situation you are placed In thru
me would be impossible. am
releasing you from your prom
lse. When I have cleared my
name viii return. Until I
do and unless do. I shall not.
Keep your trust In me for ii,. n
tie while, no matter what they
say. And please say nothing
about this note. Again. I only
ask you to keep your trust In
me. no matter what happens"
For n long time the harrassed
ieiress OF tho Allisons sat and
tared from her window. shocked
nd terribly hurt
Under fire-to run away No.
TO- That cannot be the man !
ovc' That cannot he Sterrett'
There is something inexplicable
Iere-something that none OF NJ
ct seel Some awful conspiracy, |
Z must be cleared"
She seized the telephone and
allied for Maggart's office. lie
gas not In.