The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-19
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I'm not going to have you inter
fering In my affairs! Who are you
to tell Harry Borden what he cal
do and can't do?' Is that the truth
Cowan? Are those substantially th,
words you heard before you hung VI
! the receiver"
The harassed real estate mar
mopped his brow again. "As near 1,
l can remember-yes."
"You distinctly heard the speake,
call himself Harry Borden Z" Nc.
Mann insisted.
Eyes, l did, for q fact" Cowau
admitted unhappily. II said to my.
self that tAere'd be trouble yet be.
tween those two, but never
dreamed-".
well, guess my case is pretty
clear" McMann broke in, smiling
with grim satisfaction. Saturday
morning, Hayward, you see the xirl
you're engaged to struggling in Bor-
den'S arms. You threaten to kill Bor-
den If he lays hands on her again.
Cowan has to hold you by main
strength to keep you from trying to
jump across the airshaft to get 1T
your man. You meet Miss Lester 1t
1920; she comes back to her office
for her forgotten bank book, has an
other struggle with Borden, who
bruises her lip in kissing her"
I've told you that is not true!"
Ruth cried. :
McMann went on as If she had not
spoken. "You find her at the eleva-
t. with tears in her eyes and her
lip swelling, and it takes all her
strength and threats of breaking the
engagement to keep you from killing
Borden then. You two 70 to lunch to.
gether, she confesses that Borden
had manhandled her"
That also is not true!" Ruth in
terrupted furiously.
-cMann ploughed on imperturb-
ably. "You'rc SO angry with Borden,
Hayward, that you leave the hotel
dining room in the midst of your
luncheon and hurry back to the Star,
bridge Building, determined to have
it out with him, possibly with your
mind already made up to kill him.
You call him on the phone"
Jack laughed contemptuOusly:
"That's likely, isn't it? If I had
wanted to telephone Harry Borden
l could have done 50 from the Ches-
ter Hotel without making q trip to
the Starbridge Building"
"But you couldn't have shot him
from the Chester Hotel!" McMann re-
torted angrily. Maybe you did for
get your theater tickets, rs you say
you did, and had to come back for
them. Maybe you didn't intend to
kill Borden until after you quarreled
with him over the phone.
ITS not up to me to figure out
just why you telephoned Harry Bor-
den before you shot him. All I'm
concerned with is that Harry Borden
was shot as he stood in front Of that
window, that he had been heard de-
flying your threats over the tele-
phone, that You had q gun, which is
missing now, and that the window of
your private office Is directly oppo-
site the window ct which Borden
was standing when he was killed.
That's enough for mel"
But not for me, Mr.. McMann!"
Ruth cried, her eyes flashing as she
shook off Jacks restraining hand. |
"And | know enough about criminal
law and criminal court procedure to
know that it will not be enough to |
warrant Mr.. Hayward's arrest. Re-
member I'm Colby Testers daugh- |
terri
Il
"You had q good teacher-the best |
in the world, Miss Lester" McMann
answered with surprising gentleness. |
But I'm also remembering that |
you're engaged to be married to Jack
Hayward, and I believe he killed the |
man who insulted and mistreated |
YOU I'm mighty sorry -
"Please listen to me for = 1ihnte. !
Mr.. McMann," Ruth rSs1(ed. II
know you're only trying TO do your |
duty-that you want be fair. But |
there are 50 many t1fihRs you aren't |
taking into consL efation. First, you
are making aAmistake in believing |
that Jack had . motive for killing |
Mr.. Borden. admit that he saw,
iroF his window, the struggle that |
ME- Cowan has told you about, but |
Er. Cowan will gladly assure you
that Mr.. Borden was not making |
love to me-kissing me, or anything |
like that. He was simply trying to |
take oft my spectacles, and / was
foolish to scream.
II admit that / was afraid >Mr. |
Borden would like my appearance |
too well If he saw me without my
glasses. knew he liked pretty girls,
and other men had made my bust |
ness life rather hard for me, before |
/ made myself % plain as possible. [
But that is absolutely all that hap
pened between Mr.. Borden and my
self. did not see him when I re-.
turned for my bank book. and I was |
able to convince Mr.. Hayward that
Mr.. Borden was not responsible for
my bruised lip"
The detective shifted in his chair.
"I'm afraid all this isn't getting US
anywhere, Miss Lester"
"Please!"- the girl begged. 1.-THE
second important fact that you're
ignoring is that my automatic is
missing, tool"
"I'm not exactly ignoring that |
fact, Miss Lester" McMann answer.
ed, not unkindly, s'but | didn't like |
to drag Colby Lestsr's daughter into |
this case as an accessory either be-
fore or after the fact."
81 I'll don't know what you msant".
Ruth gasped. mo, please, Jack!s she
pleaded, as the young man sprang