The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18

e III ODO1'o ~
Busby objects. Together they go TO mo
baronet's physician and ask him whethor
the apparent death from a paralytic stroke
might not possibly nave been from poison.
PART VI.
The doctor was trembling visibly az
he replied:
'Well, certainly, there are narcotic
poisons, the action of which is TO par
alyze the limbs and speech, and ii adj
ministered in large quantities, would
prove fatal to the patient-but mind
you, / am only giving you this informa-
ton 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, /
am certain there was not, and tina;
he died q natural death, or else ! should
not have given the certificate did"
"We feel assured of that, sir, but in
the interest Of justice, we are bound TO
stop Mt nothing. We intend to demand
an exhumation of the late baronet's
body, and shall require your assistance
in the matter!"
The doctor sat down, shaking from
head TO foot. An exhumation-and of
one Of his own patients! Such IA thing
had never been heard of in Naming
ford before! 1t would be d scandal
a ~disgrace-he would have done any.
thing in his power to prevent it!
Remember, gentlemen" he said,
that this application will be made
against my express wishes OF consent.
You must do 1t on your w responsible
ity! i will have nothing to do with
the matter! Sir Henry Ellesmere died
from a stroke of paralysis, and nothing
else! 1t will be Ubiquitous If he is dis
turbed from his last repose!"
20! it won't hurt him." said Ben.
ch~eerfully; land l don't think we
shall need to trouble you any further,
sir, either. I've took down your re.
marks In my little book, and / think
they will be sufficient. If not, it's easy
to apply to you again. Good morning!
and taking a polite leave, we bowed our
selves out of the doctors promises.
IL 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 IN with our jewel case. Only
gong out OF the way, l call il, for moth.
ing!"
"You bide n bit, Jack" was his re.
ply. "Tvc got n little roundabout way,
perhaps, but / know what I'm coming
10! You're such an impetuous fellow
You haven't the patience to see u thing
through"
IF I'd stopped as long as you do,
10 see n thing through" l rctorted
I'D never caught those two rascals
Nears and Allcock, at Chicago!"
Observation-Disclosures" cried Ben, and
then / felt a bit ashamed of my brag.
ging before a man who was worth tive
OF me. When | understood what Ben
would be Mt, / wanted to interview the
little humpback again at once, but he
said il wasn't necessary.
eve got all out OF her that I want
he replied. "Shc struck the match, and
the fire is kindling all over me! But
tins will be n long business. Jack, ana
we must take Sir Charles into our conf.
dence at once Let us go on to The
Gables"
AS soon MS we met the baronet, Ben
startled me by saying:
"IIave you the certificate of Sin
JIenry's death, which was written by
DR.. Stone, Sir Charles?"
1T is, | believe, in the library drawer
with other papers"
"Have you seen IL yourself?"
81 have only glanced at IL cv-sorily
] did arrive here till an hour be.
fore the funeral. Lady Ellsmcre, my
stepmother, received the certificate
from DR.. Stone for the benefit of the
undertakers, and locked IL away iS,.
mcdiately afterwards"
ave should like TO see IL. IL you have
nc objection. Sir Charles"
"None i'm the world" replied the
young man. that is, il IL can be of
amy possible use TO you in tracing my
property" And he rang the bell, and
desired a servant to fetch his bunch Ut
keys oil his toilet table. In y few min.
ufes the certificate was i'm Ben's hands
ION what day did the funeral take
place." he asked.
ION the 18TH" replied Sir Charles.
"And when was the coffin closcd?"
1.-The day before, / believe" was the
answer; ''at least my stepmother told
me so. At all events, | did not see my
isthcr agninl"
"Why is this certificate hen datcc
the 18th, sir? Can you tell me that?"
81 had not noticed that IL was. but IL
may have been because DIR. Stone was
called away at the time Of my fathers