South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-28

IN ana pldCeQ neE enemy W4tulu utt
reach. only two things puzzle me;
when she first knew that Mrs Vane
was Miriam Griswold. and what be-
came OF the small pistol with which
she fired from the fire escape
through the bulTs-eye which she mad
previously marked upon the canvas
Of the portrait. straight into Mrs.
Nane's heart.-Can you tell Us, Miss
BarrOws?"
He turned abruptly TO the small
figure Of Miss Shaw, but this time
she did not shrink, nor was there
the slightest surprise nor hesitation
as she replied
Yes. the pistol is here. knew
that Professor Semyonovs apart
ment was the only one in the build
ing which would be exempt from
search. so while he was downstairs
with you. Sergeant Barry. before
Sergeant Craig came up I slipped in
here-the door had been left open
and dropped the pistol behind that
pile Of violin music. / could see IL
hadn't been touched for months"
1T is nearly a month since" the
young woman went on. going out
late one evening I passed Mrs.
Nane's door and heard her in a heat
ed discussion with LIr. Griswo1d.
OF course 1 knew who he was from
the day he came here 10 live so 1
stopped and listened. She was
making a demand for more money
and I soon heard enough to tell me
that my search was finally ended.
I had a speaking acquaintance with
her already and a week after that
night 1 managed to have her invite
me into her studio.
Il watched her as she sat upon
her stool, painting, saw that her
breast was on a level with the third
step of the stairs in the portrait and.
getting behind It. marked the spot
on the canvas with a bit of red
paint You see, I'd planned during
that week just what I should do; 1
knew that she often worked at night
and l only awaited my opportunity"
She nodded and even smiled slight
ly at Craig. who stood awkwardly
dangling in his huge hands the tiny
pistol he had retrieved from beneath
the dusty heap OF music.
That's what I did II with; I've
carried 1t for seven years, but I'm
finished with it now"
What made you go down again
felt that something was expected of
him Il mean when the medical ex-
aminer was there and ordered you
away from the corpse"
wanted TO smear the brown
paint which 1 knew was still wet on
the canvas, over the bullet hole so
that it would not be so readily dis
covered, and I did" She turned to
Barry. II don't in the least care
what happens to me now. but am
curious to know what made you sus-
pect me at first"
The caliber of the pistol used,
he replied. at was distinctly a
woman's weapon; Mrs. Nane was the
ruthless, predatory type who If she
turned sex outlaw would be the nat
ural enemy of all women; you were
the only other feminine tenant in
the house and you made cOntradic-
tory statements. When l found the
bullet hole in the canvas l knew
the shot must have been fired from
just outside the window the fire
escape was the only means of access
and the choice lay between you and
Mr.. Griswold. He would not have
paid blackmail to her all these years
if he had meant to run his own neck
into a moose by eliminating her. so
when l started West we were pretty
sure of our ground. Sergeant Craig
and l."
But the steps we heard on the
stairs Professor SemyonOv ex-
claimed.
They were those of Mr.. Girls
void ascending and a moment later
Mr.. Ladd descending" Barry re-
marked. Chief, 1 think our case is
finished"
May I speak?" Professor Sem
yonov rose before the official could
reply. IF il can be proven that this
Young lady was for years an inmate
OF an institute for the crippled and
feeble minded think that 1 can as
sist in furthering the enGs of real
Justice providing you are willing.
sir, TO entrust her TO my care. A
nine-days' sensation in the news
papers. a year or so for Miss Bar
rows in a quiet retreat OF which I
know and which the District Attor-
ney himself will endorse and the
world will have forgotten alike the
evil woman whose execution took