The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

The prosecutor rose stiffly to his feet. "We will meet in jail," he said, turning toward the door.
 "I won't stay long," retorted the colonel. He turned to his work.
 As Davis passed out he almost colided with young man who was coming in. The latter muttered an apology and entered the office.
 'Is MT. Bristow in?" he inquired affably
 He is not" responded the colonel, a tinge of the brusqueness born of his recent tilt with Prosecutor Davis still in his voice. T am Colonel Bainbridge, his partner. Can do anything for you?"
 "Yes and mo-" replied the visitor with winning smile that took some of the creases out of the colonel's forehead. "I am Wig nolos, of the Cincinnati Tribune. I hap pened to meet MT. Bristow in Cincinnati last night under somewhat inauspicious cir cumstances and he made an appointment to meet me here today
 "Humph! So you are reporter! fan cied you thought yourself detective"
 Vignolos smiled again. "I've tried to get that look off," he said. "I have used mas sage treatments and everything else, but it clings to me. However, I have served in both capacities in this country and abroad. My connection with the Pearl Bryan mur- der case should not be entirely unfamiliar to you.''
 Colonel Bainbridge thawed a trifle. He remembered the Pearl Bryan case, and incidentally Vignolos connection with it's startling solution.
 "I hope you may be as successful here as you were on that job,'' he said, motion ing the reporter to chair. My experience with reporter detectives has been that they stop detecting when they get scoop You need not expect me to say much re- garding the Selden case at present."
 Vignolos laughed outright q am not here to interview you," he said. q prom ised your very lkable partner to look into the affair from purely non-professional standpoint"
 Tbe men shook hands with a warmth born of fresh understanding.
 "Tell me of the affair in Cincinnati" the colonel requested. "Mr. Bristow has not returned, and he was able to give me but meager details over the telephone last night"
 Rapidly and succnictly the reporter re- lated all that had transpired in the Queen City in connection with Bristow's thrilling experiences with the Crimson Circle.
 While our Laurens correspondent had informed us that a warrent for MT. Bris- tow's arrest had been issued here, was so sure of his innocence that I prevented his detprtjor hv tho Cipcirnat; roJ;oa Tb;e was made easy because of neglect to tele- phone the warrant to the authorities there"
 Il thank you for your kindly interest,"" remarked the colonel.
 "Bristow does not look like murderer" Vignolos went on. "I feel that, given a free hand, he will be of immeasurable aid in clearing up the mystery of Dr. Seldens death.''
 Il appreciate your fath," said the colonel, his voice little tremulous and hint of mist in his eyes. "The boy is like a son to me-"
 ''The most essential thing now is to find Miss Seiden," the reporter concluded.
 "She has been found. Mir, Bristow is bringing her here on the next train.'
 ''lt is due in five minutes" exclaimed the other, delighted at the turn events were taking. Let US go to the station and meet them.''
 The colonel donned his overcoat and the men descended to the street.
 Fifteen minutes later they stood with bristow and Nerissa in the corridor of the Laurens county jail. It was an affecting meeting. The colonel was shocked when he saw the frightful change in the girl he had known from childhood.