The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-20

papers. l suspected"
Bristow waved his hand and smiled
commiseratingly.
Don't go on trying to invent.
You're not adroit enough. You'd be
helping that girl far more by telling
me the facts now. Time is flying,
and
Morton jumped.
Time? That's it," he said. 81
must go. Don't try TO keep me here,
Doctor I must go before they
He stopped, looking apprehensively
ia the door.
mo need of haste" Bristow re-
turned equally "There'll be nothing
done for two or three hours yet"
He raised his eyes to indicate that
he was referring to the two on the
floor above.
You must have heard enough to
realize that I stand with the person
OF persons who are trying to rescue
that you were in conference with
curing the two hours that you were
away this noon?"
Morton, scrunched up in his chair,
yielding to Bristow'sh influence
and yet mindful of his promise to
Kelsey, shook his head.
MY dear Doctor" Bristow threw
all the weight Of his powerful per-
sonality into the words, ''this is no
time to keep up an unjustifable
silence. You are taking a response
bility on yourself in doing so that
you will bitterly regret later"
He spoke slowly, choosing his
words. Morton, as God is my judge,
1 knew nothing of this terrible af-
fair until last night. after 1 failed
to find Kelsey. Then Higgins and
Miss Copley thought it best to take
me into their confidence. 1t was a
thunderclap to me. Up to that time
1 never questioned but that the girl
was Miss Copley's sister.
Therefore, l went to the meeting
this afternoon in complete confidence
Well with shrug. you know the
result You must with affected
sheepishness. have thought me quite
melodramatic But in dealing with
Higgins, l have learned one has to
talk his language. He thinks in plots.
and suspects any motive that is not
selfish and mercenary. So. in order
to get his ear at all, I had to pre-
sent a crafty scheme of worning my
self into Rangers good graces. All
bunk, OF course
Morton was more bewildered than
ever. Bristow's story impressed him.
THE people 1 saw today''-some
force stronger than himself seemed
drawing the words from him-.:'were
DR.. Kelsey and a man who called
himself Juarez Charlie"
Bristow scraped his chair back on
the polished floor.
Where are they?"
"At the old Rose house"
Morton had told everything now
that he had sworn not to reveal
and he was agonizedly wondering
whether he had been wise or merely
treacherous.
a slow. crestfallen flush spread
over Bristow's face. Higgins was
right; he had muddled.
He nodded at Morton. when do
you get in touch with them again?''
II ought to be doing it now"
Bristow ignored the hint of rest.
lessness.
How did Juarez Charlie happen
to be there?" He wanted all the
links in the chain.
II don't know that; but he was.
And they have plenty of money. Oh,
come to think of It, he said that he
rode down here last night. There
was something about a. hat-a hat
that had been bought by Mr.. Ranger
and then exchanged by Miss Copley
for one that was to be sent here.
That gave hi mthe clew."
''Ah-hi" Bristow leaned back
gloating, with restored complacency.
The responsibility for the middle was
shifted from his shoulders to Anita's.
He paced back and forth across
the hearthrug deep in thought.
Rapidly he mapped out a plan of
action. Higgins would probably not
start on his drive until after dark.
That disposed of him. Kelsey and
Charlie would wait at the old house
to hear from Morton. But Anita?
How eliminate her?
He looked down at Morton.
Doctor, we must get Miss Ranger
away at once. We will drive by the
Rose place and pick up Kelsey and
his friend on our way to town. What
we have to meet now is the chance
Of interference by Miss Copley. Is
there any one OF the patients in a
particularly bad way today?"
Yes" replied Morton; I've had
to go twice to quiet Miss Susy
Doane."
"Then Gallup Higgins apartment,
and ask Miss Copley to relieve the
nurse in charge until 6 o'clock. Make
it a request from yourself. Tell her
you have tried to reach me, but
couldn't find me-
Morton complied. ''She said she
would take charge at once" he re-
ported. as he replaced the instrument
on the table.
Then let's be moving" Bristow
motioned him toward the door.
They were in a small inner room
of the superintendent suite. There
were no windows. only a slSylight.
AS Morton turned his back, Bristow
was on him, pinning his arms down
and pushing him toward a closet.
Morton struggled frantically to free