The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-25

same hand. but Kept two or three
for Mrs, CrcV,linE To buy llsas free
dom with, they showed rlaiu that
Mr CrcNcliug had been threatening
prote to make thom pay w card
debts or lend him money, and II
thcy ever got ia the newspapers she
wouldn't have been able to hold up
her head again. IL seems rotten to
fight woman like that. maybe, sir,
but she hadn't spared lisa,
when Id destroyed the letters
that didn't mean anything to me
! put the rest I'm my pocket, togeth-
er with that one ! had taken from
Mr.. Crevcling's clothes I'm the norm
ing. and went 10 the corner drug
store ana called up Mr. Alexander;
| altered my voice 80 he wouldn't
recognize Il, and yog know what |
told him. Then | went straight back
to the Cruyclug house and md those
letters. | heard Mir. Alexander come
in and then | Knocked on the door
Of the breakfast room"
"Who telepchoncd out to Broad
mead? 1t was your wife, wasn't 1t ."
asked McCarty.
Yes told her to give the mes
sage TO a servant and 30 pretend
that she was the Crcvchnss cook.
You know the rest, sir. You could
have Knocked mo down with "A feath-
cr when | saw the way yrs. Crevcl-
lug took the ncws and how pos
s~Ssed she was TO find out who had
shot her husband, but / might have
known she would be that way, she
was so set on punishinE lisa. !
haven't found out yet who the man
! wa.s that had supper with Mr.. Grey
cling and then killed him, but I've
still those lcItcrs to hold over Mrs.
Crevelings fcad. only now 1t won't
be any use
"Nor any need | hope McCarty
remarked. "Whero did you hide
those letters. HiI?"
The valet besitatcd for "a fraction
OF a second and then threw out his
hands in Il gesture Of surrender.
In niche in the upper hall near
Mr.. Crcvcling'a 4 door there's u tcaH-
wood stand with one of those queer
Chinese vases on it that he was al
! ways so crazy about. IAft off the
vase, sir and you'U see that the lit
tie marble slab that's set in the top
OF the stand Is loose; the letters are
under that"
We'll" McCarty rose. I'm going
to see about getting you out of here
and over to headquarters where your
wife is waiting to see you. Wen
have to hold hor--you understand
that. Of course, for she wouldn't he
admitted to bail again even If 1t
should drop from the skies a Soc
ond time, but the inspector Will see
that things are m8dc as easy as pos
sible for her and well do all we can
to have her trial put off. | won't
| go back on my promise, hill m
going to do my best to dig up some
| evidence that Will Kill that indict-
ment."
An hour later he presented him
self at the Creveling house, ana ms
eyes twinis!ed at the austerity or
Rollins bow.
"If you wish to see Mrs. Crcvcl-
Ing, sir, the doctor says that she is
not to be disturbed. even by the
| police" that worthy announced with
dignity "'E says ell be responsible
| to the authorities. sir"
That's all right. l didn't come
| to see her." McCarty responded, add :
ing slyly: surprised you. didn't It,
Rollins, that arrest We made yes
| terday?"
Il am not surprised at anything
| the police does, sir" Rollins re-
marked. From the way this case
as been 'andled. it wouldn't amaze
me If Sarah or me was TO DC TOOK
up next"
! McCarty chucklcd.
! "Then you don't think that Hill
| shot Mr.. Creveling? No more do !,
| but orders are orders!--Is Mr.. Alex
| ander here?"
Not yet, sir" Rollins unbent n
tritIe. "'E telephoned that g would
| be ere In an hour, and o must CON
| suit with Mrs. Crcvcling; u wouldn't
! taXc mo- for an answer"
| The butler hesitated somewhat un-
| certainly and McCarty asked:
Did he say what he wanted to