Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-29
A MEDICAL MYSTERY.

l had rcachcu my Oiicc ono morning
In November. a year or two ago. when.
to my surprise. I found young fellow
waiting for mo outside the door.
"Mr Somcrs." he began. impetuously,
''can you give me your services for the
day?"
Els the matter very prcss!ng!' I re.
piled. "Tcll mo what 1t is."
"Aiy name Is Klncaid." hc said quick
~. "You did some family business for
Us a few years ago. I want YOU 10
come with me at once. We can Just
catch train from Waterloo to Basing-
stoke at 9:1c. II runs down In an hour.
I'll explain IN the train. Ten guineas
FOR the day. ana expenses. Make your
own terms II successful. VIII that dot"
every WE'LL" Said; "go and get cab
Ill Join you directly"
I unlocked my Office. picked IN a
portmnntcau which keep ready pack-
cd for emergencies, scrubbed note to
MY clerk. and In less than ten minutes
wss by his side In q hanson, on the
way to the station. We secured car.
rlage to ourselves, and Ms soon rs the
train had fairly started he unfOldcd his
tale.
MY uncle. Clavcil Kincaid. died very
suddenly last night. under curious cir.
cuniStanccs, and expect foul play" he
begun.
Tell me exactly what happened"
I'VE had q kind OF family dinner
party to make fresh arrangement
about the property In which my uncle
had left life interest"
Nobody present but relationsT'
mo-"
"What IL tho property worth?'
"About 10000 or $4,000 year."
go on"
AS things stand now. my cousin
Harry takes everything under the On.
tail. The object Of the meeting was to
buy out his interest, 10 that It could be
moro evenly divided among the family.
Everybody directly interested was
present"
"You couldn't buy up your cousins
interest without his consent" ! inter-
rupted.
"Certainly not" answered the young
fellow. "But Harry IL black sheep. In
fact he's thoroughly bad lot. He's
been knocking about South America,
and I don't know where else. for some
years, and his record Is about as black
q one rs man can have"
Every well."I said. "NOw tell me
about your uncle's DEATH"
I'VE had finished dinner and sat chat
ting and smoking. Uncle Clavell was
talking to my father; suddenly he said
Dear me, feel SO sleepy, ! really think
l. then he stopped suddenly. His
head fell forward and somebody rush.
ed for brandy, thinking he was III. IA
a matter of fact he was dead. 1t all
happened In minute"
"And you suspect your cousin of hav-
ing killed him?"
eyes"
ION what grounds?"
The young fellow looked blank.
II hardly know" he stammered. "ex-
cept that Harry's bad enough to do any
thing, and my uncle was In perfectly
kNVVt
"Was Clavell Kincaid drinking any.
thing at the timer
mo. he was just smoking cigar and
chatting"
"Was your cousin near him?"
mo, he was talking to him several
yards away"
"How do You think, then, he killed
your uncle"'
Ell don't know. That's why I've
come for yOu."
"YOu must excuse me, Mr.. Kincaid
but I'm afraid this 10 wild goose chase
1t was to your cousins interest that
your uncle should die. Your cousin ID
an outsider Your uncle dies suddenly
and you jump to the conclusion he has
been murdered, but 1t doesn't follow by
any means"
"Of course not, but believe he was.
he persisted.
"Has a doctor seen Mr.. Kincald'
What does he say?"
''The doctor won't say anything def
initely until he has madea proper exam
inatiOn. He thinks 1t Is a total paraly
sis Of the brain, and he can't aeconn
Cor It In any way" ..4