The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18

And what did 1t arise from? Lady
Ellesmere says the baronet was we'll
and hearty the week before.
she is right Sir Henry was q re-
marlSably hale man for his time of life.
But he received u terrible shock at the
quarrel with his son. and ii acted on his
system in a deplorable manner. 1t Is
not always possible to account for such
things They are attributable to the
state of temperament in which they find
their victims. Had that quarrel not
taken place, Sir Henry might have
lasted for the next twenty years-as it
was, it killed him. He never rallied after
the attack"
And nothing else but the shock
could have accounted for his symp'
toms?" inquired Ben.
Il do not understand you, MI Crewe.
Then to put 1t more plainly. Is 1t
quite impossible that the late baronet
may have been subjected to foul play
that similar symptoms might not have
presented themselves on the admins
tratiOn of Il noxious drug, for ex-
ample?''
Good God! Mr.. Crewe. such an idea
never entered my head! Who would
have thought of such thing? Whom
do you suspect of so terrible Il crime!
It's not our business to tell you any
thing further, DR.. stone! We come mere
to ask YOU simple question. Could
the symptoms shown by the late baro-
net be produced by the administration
of any poison? VIII you give us
straightforward answer.
PART VI.
The doctor was trembling visibly as
he replied;
We'll. certainly. there are narcotic
poisons, the action Of which is to par
alyze the limbs and speech, and If ad-
ministered In large quantities. Wouid
prove fatal to the patient--but mind
you, | am only giving you this informa-
tiun under protest and without the
slightest suspicion that any such drug,
or any poisonous matter at all. was
given to the late baronet-in fact. l
am certain there was not. and that ne
died "a natural DEATH or else l should
not have given the certificate ] did"
We feel assured OF that. sir, but In
the interest of justice. We are bound To
stop at nothing. We intend to demand
an exhumation of the late baronets
body, and shall require your assist
ance in the matter!"
The doctor sat down. shaking from
head to foot, An exhumution--and of
one of his own patientS! such IA thing
had never been heard of in Manning
ford before! 1t would be Il scandal--a
disgrace-he would have done anything
in his power to prevent it!
Remember, gentlemen." he said.
that this APPLICATION Will be made
against my express wishes or consent.
You must do it on yor- own responsi-
bihty. ] will have nothing to do with
the matter Sir Henry Ellesmere died
from Il stroke of paralysis. and nothing
else. 1t will be iniquitous IL he is dis
turbed from his last repose!"
20! it won't hurt him. said Ben
cheerfully; and | don't think we shall
need to trouble you any further, sir,
either. I've took down your remarks
i'm my little book, and l think they win
be sufficient. If not. it's easy to apply
to you again. Good morning." and tax
ing Il polite leave, we bowed ourselves
out of the Doctors premises.
II can't see the good of this, Ben"
| said, as We strOlled back to our inn.
Whatever do you want to rake up the
old gentleman for? If he was muir
dered. which don't seem likely it won't
help us on with our jewel case. Only
going out of the way. call 1t, for moth
ing."
You bide a bit, Jack" was his re-
ply. i've got little roundabout way,
perhaps. but know what I'm coming
to! You're such an impetuous fellow.
You haven't the patience to see a thing
through"
IF I'd stopped as long as you do.
to see II thing through 1 retorted,
I'd never caught those two rascals,
Mears and Wallcock. at ChicagO!"
"Cockadoodledoo!" cried Ben, and
then I felt bit ashamed of my brag-
ging before man who was worth two
of me. When | understood what Ben
would be at | wanted to interview the
little humDback again at once, but he
said it wasn't necessary.
i've got all out of her that l want"
he replied "She struck the match, and
the fire is kindling all over me. But
this will be a long business. Jack. and
we must take Sir Charles into our conf
dence at once. Let us go on to the
Cables
AS soon as we met the baronet Ben
startled me by saying:
Have you the certificate of Sir Hen
rvs death. which was written by DIR.
Stone. Sir Charles?'
1T is. believe, in the library drawer
with other papers"
Have you seen it yourself?"
II have only glanced at it cursorily.
I did not arrive here till an hour be-
fore the funeral. Lady Ellesmere. my
stepmother. received the certificate
from DR.. Stone for the benefit of the
undertakers and locked it away inn
mediately afterwards"
we should like to see it, if you have
no objection. Sir Charles"
None in the world,' replied the
young man. that is. if it can be of
any possible use to you in tracing my
property And he rang the bell, and
desired servant to fetch his bunch of
keys OFF his toilet table. In a few min
utes the certificate was in Ben's hands.
ION what dav~ did the funeral take
place?' he asked.
On the 18th" replied Sir Charles.
And when was the coffin clOsed?''
1.-The day before. I believe" was the
answer: lat least my SteDnother told
me so. At all events. l did not see my
father again"
why is this certificate then dated
the 18th. sir? Can you tell me that"
Il had not noticed that it was. but it
may have been because DR.. Stone was
..l 1,N
death and did not return till the morn
ing of the funeral
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