Evening star., 1921-08-24

! 'Terhune pulled a bonehead. too. last
night. didn't he? Who do you think
the fellow was who croaked Creve-
| Iing%
Il m wasting no time wondering
what fellow did it." McCarty returned
! with trace of impatience. give the
inspector a buzz and see will he let
there?"
Inspector Druet.. 1t appeared. had
been awaiting his arrival and he en-
tered the inner sanctotum to find two
women there-one standing and fac
the other huddled On a chair in the cor
ner, smiling into her handkerchief.
do not want that she should be
blamed, the first woman was saying
| In her mild, gentle voice. st was
only great kindness that she showed
lieved in me-
Inspector Druet nodded briefly to
ms confrere and the woman turned
her great. blue eyes slowly upon Nc
carty with a start of recognition.
who are you?" The inspector
turned to the huddled figure in the
corner.
Ada Hopkins" The hand holding
! the handkerchief fell to her lap. dis
closing small, p.ncned, delicately
wlthered face. I'm a seamstress. out
by the day. and have the fiat under
Mrs H1idreth's-Mrs. hills. l mean.
got sick and She took care of me
IKE an .snceli nobody ever did any
thing for me before in all my life.
knew she was sad and in some kind
OF trouble, but sns never: told me
about it and 1 didn't like tof ask; il l
/ didn't mind my own business l could
| never have kept my customers for
twenty years. going from house to
! Come, come. the inspector inter
ruptdd. Get down to cases. Miss
Hopkins. So you hid this woman
VIII wss. y, we we, were :. after her the other
Yes, SIR, and I'd do i, again" The
/ little creature ,asred up suddenly.
! 'She never lafd a AHger on anybody S
jewelry. and as fdrg accusing Mr.. Hill
| Of shooting that n1an-why. he was
home from little past IL O'Clock
Thursday night until nearly 8 in the
morning! That's what I've come
down here to tell you and l don't
care what you do to ME for helping
, Mrs. HILL
so you knew she had skipped her
bail. did your asked the Inspector,
! Not till Friday night but it
/ wouldn't have made any difference to
me; she was no thief. no matter what
! that rich family said about her.-I'm
I working extra nights. making Il wed
ding dress for one of the girls in the
/ neighborhood and l ran out Of white
silk thread on Thursday night. l
| went around to "A II Tie shop OF Sd
| avenue that I knew kept open late to
get some more, and when | came back
! met Mr.. Hill in the vestibule and we
| talked real pleasantly all the way up
stairs"
What time was this?"
T.s,x
| into my own rooms" Miss Hopkins
responded promptly. II know. be
, cause I looked particular: ] was tim
i ing myself on that dress and / knew
I'd have to work until near morning
| The floors and ceilings in that Lena :
| han house are as thin as paper and
/ heard Mr.. Hill go into his fat and
| the sound of their voices talking for
| hours while he tramped back and
! forth. shaking my chandelier. ! was
! sewing away so hard that I never
realized how late it was getting till
| heard him go out again. 1t surprised
| me and looked at the time to find
: X was five minutes to 3. / put away
| my sewing then and went to bed"
There was pause during which
| the inspectors eyes slowly met those
| of McCarty and what he read there
brought slight flush to his cheek
! You are prepared to swear that
Hill was in his rooms all during the
| time you mention?"
Yes. sir"
How do you know that the man
| who is charged with the murder of
Eugene Creveling is the same man
you knew first as Hildreth and then as