New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

You see, I anticipated you. and ycu played right into my hands by ad- mitting it over again just a minute ago"
 T can still repudiate it, Rand" said Church, and it was like the last barring of teeth of a cornered rat. He jumped for the table. And l can still kill you"
 But Jimmy was in his way, and before Church could reach the table drawer there was loud tranpling of feet and sudden influx of blue coated men. Strong hands held Church, pinned his arms from be- i hind.
 "You see, Church" said Jimmy you cant very well repudiate it. after all. These men were planted outside the room. They've even got a court stenographer. You got every word, didn't you. Lieutenant?' Jimmy turned to O'Day. who was standing beside him,
 Didn't miss q thing, Rand 1 O'Day was eyeing Church wrath fully. You dirty sneakin' dog!" h. observed. and turned his back.
 Jimmy opened the table drawer pulled out Churcl's revolver ent flung II on the table.
 He leaned toward Church, wht was still held tightly from behind "There are two reasons why I didn' kill you, Church." he said. II gles! you know what one of them vas q girl we both know, The other, gave my word to O'Day."
 He had time now 10 relax, and tt think; and the bitterness which hac grown to be part of him sine, Henry Bands tragic death wa somehow lessened by the though that the man responsible for 1t stoot before him, beaten, exposed an, cornered. That and the thought tha
 Mary Lowell would be waiting 10
 hlm.
 And then the poignant realizatio
 that Olga Maynard, who had bee
 helplessly enmeshed in this thin
 and buffeted about. was lying alon
 on hospital bed-friendless, with
 out cheer and comfort. Some
 how 1t dulled the keen edge of de , light of the victory he had won; hi
 triumph was hollow. Blind, hot anger surged over hlr as he regarded Church. the man re sponsible not only for his father murder but for Olgas plight 6 well.
 ] His face withi inches of Church ) his hands tightly cienched to kee , himself under control and not strib = him, he said; "The really contempt
 hle thing about you is that yo l would have oassed the blame on { l an innocent woman. You knew thu S we had something on you ever sint
 the night Olga Maynard and I sa { Jensen in that automobile. And the { you found out, somehow, that sI
 was suspected.
 |. "So you planned the kidnapin 0 and had my fathers picture plantt :. in her apartment. Church, If I cou v forgive everything else you ha' r done-which I can't, of course n could never forgive that" t He turned to O'Day. his face twis c ing with pity. Lieutenant, tn '. beat her-that man Jensen-becau c she wouldn't write a confessio Q God knows what they'd have do
 with her after she had" '. Killed her. more than likely Q crowded o'Day. Rand, I'm an c d fool. I'm sorry for thinkin' what
 did about her. an I'm man enouj q 10 apologize when I see her sgal z But this here bird" and he int Q cated the covering Church. 9 cooked. There's not only murd 2 against him, Tt abduction an 1 number Of other things, g By the way. Church" he cont e ued, what was that you stuck
 your pocket?" He fumbled with ! y large hand through Church's co Is fished out folded paper and spre
 1t on the table.
 of Its a will, Rand-the will Id Thaddeus Rand. guess this d yours"
 d Take care of it," said Jimn lg They'll be wanting it as evider Sc later on. Hold tn, though, gut n I'll read it over myself. iy yep" he said later. when he h
 gone over it, its just as Moone s) informant, whoever he was, ga
 Henry Rand or his heirs. %. Sa' he luel Church executor."
 He looked at Church again, l