The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-04
CHAPTER VIi-Continued.

And the number she called IN
the private number--did you find out
about that?"
Sure, that was easy. It's one of
the apartments in the Granddeck-
Henry Kent's. Who's hep
Il never heard of him. I'll try to
md out, though"
II would, but be careful how you
20 asking questions around the place.
The Moore woman may have a pal
They generally work In pairs"
The ease and celebrity with which
German had learned all these things
about the girl impressed me greatly,
and l said as much. He received my
compliments with deprecating wave
Of the hand
Nothing to It, boy, when you know
the ropes. But last night you told
me you had taken the girl out to try
to pump something out Of her. What
vas 1t? What's doing?"
From beginning to end I told him
the whole story in all of It's perplex-
Mtg details, starting with the day that
had received my great-uncle Rufus
note that had led to the chance meet
ing with Miss Bradford. bringing in
my discharge and the disappearance
of the CASTOR pearls, and explaining
what made me think these facts were
in some way involved with the at
tempt to blackmail the Bradfords.
what do you make Of it?" l asked
as l ended my narrative. "Who dc
you think is at he bottom of it?"
II don't think" he retortcd. "In our
business 1t does not pay to think toe
quick. You're apt to convict the wrong
party"
But you must think something" !
protested.
81 think" he said slowly and medi-
tatively, "that there's lot of crooked
work going on--Tll say that much
And you and Miss Bradford's pretty
close to being the center of It,"
"What can we do about it?"
There's way l learned from o
lawyer that amt bad. He'd take his
client and put him in the center of 3
Mig circle with lines running in all di
rCn1iQns - alibi, insanity. mistaken
idefI9(G. no proof OF guilt, lack OF
jurisdiction, escape on legal technical
ity-he'd mark out every possible de
Tense. Then he'd follow each line out
and see where 1t led and what plar
the opposing lawyers would be likely
to spring on him. Generally he got
his man Off"
II don't quite see how that applies.
You don't. eh?"
He traced an imaginary circle with
his forefinger on the table In the little
back room where we were sitting.
Here's you and Miss Bradford In
the center surrounded by lot of mys-
FERROUS deviltry. Wen make two cir
cies. This inside one Is the things
that have happened to both Of you
the wall safes opened. the papers
stolen. the pearls gone, the anonymous
notes, the blackmail threats, the loss
of your job, the voices you've heard
Now on this outer circle wen mark
down all the people who might BE-
mixed up In these things-mind ye,
say only might be. First, there's
Lefty Moores woman--we know She:
crook. Then who do we know tina
knows her? There's at least two
Mr. Wick. the superintendent tina
hired her, and this Mr.. Henry Kent
whose apartment she telephoned to
Then there's all the rest Of the help II
the house. Any one of them might b.
her pal Then there's the flight,
Bradford girl"
''You don't suspect her, do your
cried, Mortified at the prospect of hi
Investigation taking this turn.
BE easy" he retorted. "Tm no
suspecting anyone. I'm only putin;
them down. There's the Bradford
girl and her ex-husband. He's a big
am!st and that makes him crook
Those TWO men you saw IN the park
one OF them with a scar on his face
wen run them Gown. You know
cafe the kcar-faced man goes 20. 81