The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-12


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convict Of the crime :.- ': ;.sM ~
you tan get indictmce, d;"S ill., 's n
III He leane' his head back be-.
tatively.
"First, there's Miss s. Clair.
You were quite positive she did the
deed, and you told the Major you
were all ready to arrest her.
my demonstration Of the MUIR
derer's height could Be thrown out
on the grounds that it was iutelli-
gent and conclusive, and therefore
had no place in q court Of law. I'm
sure the Judge would concur.
Secondly, ! give you Captain
Leacock. actu'lly had to use phys
ical force to keep you from failing
the chap. You had . beautiful case
against him-to say nothing Of his
delightful confessions And If you
met with any diff culties, he'd help
you out: he'd adore having you con-
vict him.
"Thirdly. I submit Leandsr the
Lovely. You had . better case
against him than against almost
any one Of the others perfect
wealth Of circumst'ntial evidence-
an embarras de richesse, IN fact.
And any jury would delight h con-
victing him,-I would, myself. il
only for the way he dressek
"Fourthly, ! point with pride to
Mrs. Platz. Another perfect cir
cumst initial case, fairly bulging with
clues and inf'rences and legal what
nots.
"Fifthly, I present the Colonel
I have jus. rehearsed your case
against him; and / could elab'rate
it touchin'ly, given q little more
time"
He paused, and gave Markham q
smile Of cynical affability.
"Observe please, that each menu
Der of this quintette meets all the
demands Of presumptive guilt: each
one fulfills the legal requirements
as to time, place, opportunity.
means, motive, and conduct. The
only drawback, d. ye see, is that all
five are quite innocent. A most
discomposin' fact-but there you
are. Now, If all the people
against whom there's the slightest
suspicion, are innocent, what's to
be done? -. Annoyin', amt
it,"
He picked up the abb reports.
"There's positively nothing to be
done but to 60 on checking up these
alibis."
I could not imagine what goal
he was trying to reach by these
apparently irrelevant digressions;
and Markham, too, was Inystified.
But neither Of us doubted for : mo-
ment that there was method in his
madness.
"Let's see," he mused 1.-THE
Majors is the next In order. What
d. you say to tackling It? It
shouldn't take long; he lives near
here; and the entire alibi hinges on
the evidence Of the night-boy 1t his
apartment-h 1use.-Come!" He got
"How do you know the boy IL
there now?" objected Markham.
II 'phoned , while ago and found
Out"
"But this s damned nonsensel"
Vance now had Markham BY tho
arm, playfully urging. him toward
80 aOh, undoubtedly" he agreed.
"But i've often told you, old dear,
Won take life much TOO soriouSly. ;"
Markham, protesting vigorously,
held back, and endsavored b dis
engage his arm from tn others
grip.
after q scme. hat heated dieputes
Markham gave in.
"I'm about through With this
hocus-pocus," he growled. - - goe
into 4, taxicab.
aI'm through already" said
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