The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-14
NOW BEGIN THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII

Oh NOliOIlo you nave, MaTkiidfll.
Don't you know that an innocent
man, when he comes under sus-
picion. is apt to be more nervous
than guilty one, who, to begin
with. had enough nerve to commit
the crime, and, secondly realizes that
any show OF nervousness is regard
cd as guilt by you lawyer chaps?
My strength Is as the strength
of ten because my heart is pure is
Il mere Sunday-school pleasantly.
Touch almost any innocent man on
the shoulder and say You're ar
rested, and his pupils will dilate,
he'll break out in a cold sweat, the
blood will rush from his face, and
he'll have tremors and dy spnoea.
If he's a hNsterique, or q cardiac
neurotic, he'll probably collapse
completely. It's the guilty person
| who, when thus accosted lifts his
eyebrows in bored surprise and
says, You don't mean it, really
here, have cigar
''The hardened criminal may act
as you say Markham conceded;
but al honest man who's innocent
doesn't so to pieces, even when &C
cused"
Vance shook his head hopelessly.
"My dear fellow, Grille and Noro-
noff might have lived III vain for
all of you. Manifestations Of fear
arc the result of glandular sccre-
tions-nothing more. All they prove
is that the PERSONS thyroid is un-
developed or that his adrenals are
subnormal.
"A man accused of crime, or
shown the bloody weapon with
which it was committed, Will either
smile serenely, or scream, or have
Mysteries, or faint, or appear disin-
notwithstanding to his hormones,
and irrespective Of his guilt. Your
theory, dye see, would be quite all
right il everyone had the same
amount Of the various internal seere-
tons.
But they haven't. 2. Really,
y'know, you shouldn't send man
to the electric chair simply because
he's deficient in endocrlnes. It isn't
cricket
Before Markham could reply
said Heath had arrived.
The sergeant, beaming with salts
faction, fairly burst into the room.
For once he forgot to shake hands.
"Well, it looks Ike ed got hold
of something workable. I went to
this Captain Leacock's apartment
house last night, and here's the
straight of it:-Leacock was at
home the night of the thirteenth all
right; but shortly after midnight
he went out, headed west-get that.
and he didn't return till about
quarter to one."
What about the hall boys orig
lnal story?' asked Markham.
That's the best part of it. Lea
cock had the boy fixed. Gave him
money to swear he hadn't left the
house that night. What do you
think Of that, Mr.. Markham? Pretty
crude--huh? The kid loosened
| up when / told him I was thinking
of sending him up the river for do
ing the job himself"
Heath laughed unpleasantly. "And
he won't spill anything to Leacack,
either"
Markham nodded his head slowly.
What you tell me, Sergeant,
bears out certain conclusions l ar
rived at when / talked to Captain
Leacock this morning. Ben put a
man on him when he left here, and
I'm to get report tonight. Tomor-
row may see this thing through. I'll
get in touch with you in the morn
ing, and if anything's to be done,
you understand, you'll have the han
ding Of it."
/ When Heath had left us, Markham
folded his hands behind his head and
I leaned back contentedly.
Il think Nv got the answer" he
said. "The girl dined with Benson
and returned to his house after
ward. The captain, suspecting the
fact. went out, found her there, and
shot Benson.
"That would account not only fol
her gloves and handbag, but fol
the hours it took her to go from tn,
Marseilles to her home. 1t woul,
lalso account for her attitude her
saturday. and for the captain
Lying about the gun. There,