The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-31


Danny turned to me. "Mary," she
said, yesterday afternoon that man
came to my room when | was alone.
He slipped In, closed my door, and
locked 1t. | ran into Gaby's room, but
| could not get out OF ii because the
doors were all locked. | went into
Gaby's bathroom and locked myself
In. stayed there for half an hour.
or longer. until he lert- Miss Mac.
Donald evidently thinks that he and
were In conversation during that
time. have no proof that we
weren't. Do you believe me. MaryT
81 do. with all my heart" said.
Miss Macdonald persisted "You
told no one about this?"
81 did not dare to tell. If John
thought that that man" She stopped
short
"YesY questioned Miss Macdonald
81 mean that John would fight with
him; would whip him within an inch
of his life"
"Why should you carer"
Danny look at me.
"She'd care" | said answering the
appeal In her big, hurt eyes. because
she Is woman Miss Macdonald II
may be hard for you to understand;
but women, who aren't crime analysts.
don't want their men fighting"
"Thank you, Mary" Danny said. and
walked hurriedly out of the room.
"Mrs. Magin," Miss Macdonald be-
gan, right off the minute the door had
closed behind Danny, 81 want to ask
you to help me with this case"
81 couldn't he any help TO you" !
said. guess l was rather tart
about It.
"Why notT
zone reason is" l said, shat any
body who doesn't know any better
than to suspicion Danny, In this af-
fair, would need lol more help. to
get anywhere. than could give them"
"My only suspicion concerning Miss
Canneziano." she answered. .'is that she
knows more than she is willing TO tell
| may be wrong about that Have
you any other reason for refusing to
help meY
"Only that you don't believe a word
| say. If you would consider that
am, anyway. trying to be honest, and
If you'd do the same with the others,
until you are sure that You have rea.
son to do otherwise, I'd consider II an
honor to help you, and I'd thank you
kindly. I'D be no use to you, as long
as you doubted every word | said
If | know that you are believing
that I'll help. and tell the truth, I'll
try to. II think ] am to he doubted.
anyway, maybe I'll say what I'd like
to say"
She sat and looked straight at me
for at least half minute ~ do be-
lieve you" she said, land trust you.
l have. since | first met you at the
station. | can't help myself. You're
all right, Mrs. Magin and know it
I'll agree to your terms Now then:
AS my assistant, is there anyone on
the place who would benefit in any
way by Mr.. Stanley's convictionT
''In a way" said. though it all but
choked me, "John would He is to
inherit everything Sam has. But John
loves Sam. And John didn't do II !"
"A1iss Canneziano would also hen
eft, then, wouldn't she, since she is to
marry young Mr.. Stanley2"
"It doesn't make sense" | said
John has plenty OF bis own, right
nd "a n
thing and everything they wanted be-
sides, as long as he lived"
"Is there she asked. next, "any per-
son at present on the ranch whom you
would cOncede might, possibly, com
NIT a murder?"
"Canneziano."
"Yes, ! know. And leaving him out
of it?"
"Well," I had to hesitate, ~ am not
sure. Every instinct | have tells me
that neither Hubert Hand nor Mrs.
Kicker No. 1t Is an awful thing
to say; but, do you know. Gabrielle
Canneziano herself was the only other
person who has been on this ranch
whom | could even imagine doing such
a terrible thing. She didn't have any
OF the decent. ordinary virtues. She
didn't know anything about them. Not
charity, nor gratitude, nor kindness.
nor honesty, nor modesty, mormon
anything"
"lsnt ii strange that twin sisters.
who looked as much alike az these
girls did, should be so entirely differ
emf as to characterY
Strange or Lot. II Is true. In char
acter those two girls were as different
as night and day. never even
thought that they looked alike. Who
told you that they did?'
81 have seen their photographs" she
reminded me.
"Their photographs may look alike.
They didn't"
"But they did," she insisted.
81 tell you," | said, "that they acted
so differently, and dressed so differ.
emily, that there was not one bit of
likeness"
"a most unusual state of affairs for
duplicate twins. Miss Danielle Can
neziano came here on most doubtful
Grand; an errand that amounted to
robbery, nothing else"
eff you are accusing Danny" !
interrupted.
'Oh, | am not !" There was a fash
Of temper In that "Aiaking all allow
ances for mistakes In time. Miss Can
neziano could not have committed the
murder herself. But. suppose that her
past was not as innocent and blame
less as she would like to have you all
think. Suppose that revelation OF
all she knows, or suspects, concerning