The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-30
He looked not a little surprised at


Nothing said I-Iswaa quite ceol
and collected by lthis sitns--I merely
wish to Hssks =se.her Examination of
the chamber ot'the deceased
He led INC to it at oucS
I again scrutinized tho body, this tim 9
paying more attention tothe face and
head ofthe dead man.
There was absolutely nothing to be
seen there that I had not seen before.
o . theu pressed open the mouth alightly
with my fingers, and as Il did 50 felt
or fancicd felt, the same slight u,ick.
ness had detected on the limp piece of
handkerchief l looked into the mouth
and nearly trombled for Joy 60 zee there
the clearly defined white tinge Of dried
foam!
For momen, couldlardy contain
myself, aud my heart boat SO loudly
that was almost afraid my companion
would hear it and grow alarmed
However, did control myself, and
as soon as I could trust my voice,
said:
Is there no way by which this house
might be entered except BY tho FIRST
story z
oh, yes, returned the son, as compo
scdly as ever, there is door in my
apartment opening on AIN old, unused
portico, but that has been locked and
double bol,ed all winter
This observation was just what wan
ted, for it pointed out to me way to
obtain view of this mans private room
and that, too; without exciting the least
su>p ciou.
'"'i'! you let me see ths. door" 1
asked.
with the greatest pleasure said ha
L have already examined it myself and
found it as secure as of eld--but per
haps your mo experisaced eye may
detect $" ne sise'thoE sign ha1 is-Ai:s escaped
followed him, aud without the slight
est hesitation lie led me to his bed cham
Der.
There was the d ,or fastened as he
had said, uhd l made show of look ing
at it-but thut was not what faeci
mated me aud rivited my attention at
once!
The walls were full Of ahelvcs, aud
the shelves were crowded with philoso
phicai instruments
Ileft the portico door finally. aud as
l was going carelessly remarked
you seem to take an interest in sci
ence;' l
Why, yes, said he, smiling, Il do
aud aatter myself that fcw men here
or elsewhere have larger or better col
lection Of apparatus than have
I had touched him on his particular
vanity, and knew now that I might
search unmolested, aud nrt only that
but with his own proper aid, for the in
strument Of death.
turned back, rs l spoke, snd picked
up pamphlet from the study table in
the centre of the room.
The book was written in the italian
language.
have some slight knowledge OF the
tongue of modern opera, aud 1 read on
the title page that he work was ons on
the various modeo of the destruction of
animal life, aud that it was by Castu
rini.
And Casturini was the name of the
Professor spoken OF in the newspaper
paragraph.
I felt that was working on the right
track.
I laid down the volume and gradually
turned the conversation to the subject
Of pneumatics, in the course Of which 1
ask ed if my companion had Casturini's 8
air pump. He told me no, but that he
had his air syringe.
/ asked to look at it.
For tbs first time the son turned on
mo hurried wlance Of falarm.
But I managed ta appear as if sus
p eoted nothlng-as if nothing more dan
gerous than love of science aotuated me
in my Investigations.
And my companion was satisfied, for
he at once produced the air syringe.
It vas o st range instrument; in shape
il was like an ordinary syringe, such az
;n do sl,, nm nlound In Iaadinina anlx lan