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Show ACCUSED Dy A rCATHCfUOWITNCSi. A (HkilM'i lletlaiallMa flier lb. llJf ( Hl.M.U.il M..I.I. Tlierilllcera who tok th l.ly ol William It- il Ito. allat U Chall, fn ni the bcilnMini In th rear nf tbf Mloon where lie waa tliot ami killed by Slaggledetty, tell n itnngtitoryut lb loquacity nf a big nirkatoii Uiat l longed to th inunltrril man. I 1 li body lay mi lb floor at th font I f th Uj wbeii tb olUcrra nrrlvnl. Tlio bird waa prrcbM umm tbo mantel-, iJi-co oeerloiklng the eceii", and aa the I blticcoata cntertil tbo room li airtrt bed , outi "SlagnledlJItl Sfaggieilldlir Tlio vlllmt were ttarttisl. Where did the ttrang vole mine from I It waa not n liuinau mJcc, )ct atrnngely clear and illtllnct, "SIaggbdl.lltl Maggie dM HI Mag gloilld It r again ram the vulcn. A light waa ilni.-k by tliii time, mid thru th auurc of that Inliuuian acrevch wot dlfo.rrrd. Mag" "Did wbat f raid one nf tlio ofUcera, Interrupting, aa II wat aliout N Kirrrh uut again. "Shot html Shot html Hhotbtuit Mazgle ilH It I" antweml the cockatoo. Tbo cifflcora bent river tlie cortr. placwl n liand nn tin heart to to II llf were rrally citlnct, then stiiod tllcntly n nioiiieut, at If ronaldrrliig tbo liint meant of rcmovUig It. 'Vrll, wliat nr yoti going to do wllli III" broke nut tlio hint again. "flouig to lake It to the morgue. Want to cum along!" aald tlio utllerr, bending an rlbuw out for th cockatoo lu (irrcli ujion. "Yea, 111 go," aald Ibe L'rd, liorplng down nn lb elbow It wat wllli inucli dimnilty Hint th hcely waa dually carrUI out to the ia trol wagon without allowing the UrJ t pacaM. When IliU liad Un done finally, and lb blnl safely locknl In the room, bit gboullali Krcerli coulj be Imanl out on tlio atrrrt ralllngi "Slagxl did Itl Maggie did 111"- bin l'rancltco Cbroulcte. |