Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-17

TO extract valuable information from
any person with whom he talked, al
though the chief of the detective bu-
reau was one of them.
Returning to the hospital, he went at
once to kendalls room. In answer to-
his rap and the sound of his voice the
door was unlocked and he was admit
ted. In passing he glanced searchingly
at Kendall's face, which wore an ex-
preston of extreme anxiety; then he
advanced to the table in the middle Of
the room, from which he lifted news
paper, thus revealing the bodies of two
little white mice.
Elmendorf regarded them with look
of horror.
Good Lordp he gasped. You don't
mean itT
Kendall nodded Then he sat down
and rested his head on his hands for
few seconds, while Elmendorf gather
ed breath and heart for the next ques-
tion.
what was in the jar-milk?"
mo" replied Kendall. 1T Is kind
OF liquid food preparation. The basis
of it is milk; but, unfortunately" he
added, looking up at the detective, ut
will keep"
Been in the room several days, you
mean?" said Elmendorf. "If 1t was or
binary milk that had been dosed, we
could narrow it down to a few hours.
But this stuff-why, absolutely every
body connected with the case has had
chance at it."
How shall 1 tell herT muttered
Kendall.
"HerY
The doctor gave a nervous start.
Miss Maclane," he said. This will
be hard story for her to hear"
you are right" replied Elmendorf,
"after all the care she's taken, the de-
votion she's shown to that poor child,
who was nothing to her-worse than
nothing, in fact-an enemy, you might
say"
"Now, look here exclaimed Ken
dali hoarsely as he got upon his feet
"No. nor cried Elmendorf 81 don't
mean to accuse her. That would be
absurd We mustn't waste time. What
was the poisonY
81 don't know" replied Kendall. "Of
4 course there was no time for analysis.
That's why l tried it on these small an
imals. It's some kind of a heart de-
pressant-the very thing to use In a
case of this kind, where the condition Is
one of weakness and especially where
there Is an injury In the region of the
organ"
But didn't these mice show any
symptoms that you could recognize" -"
asked Elmendorf.
mo: nothing definite could name
several pclsons that would answer all
the requirements. 1t isn't necessary to
know Immediately. The treatment
would be the same in any case. And
the danger is over, believe"
"Unless it's somewhere else" said
Elmendorf; "in her medicines, per-
haps'
"That wouldn't be possible without
assuming something that can't be as
sumed-not in my presence, ut any
rate"
gu lutdu liIdl MISS buNit-ht
"PreciSely." said Kendall. And rs
there can be no thought Of such a
thing we conclude that this Internal
thing" and he tapped the jar with his
knuckles which was handy for ev-
erybody. wide mouthed and all that
oh, have been an IDIOT
shes been having this right along"
said Elmcudorf THAT might indi-
cate
Nothing until we know just what
the STUFF t. and how much cf it we
have to deal with" replied Kendall
THE effects observed may come from
what she ate this noon or be the gen
eral result Of small. repeated doses"
"Thcrc's one thing" said Elmendorf
with deri-i -ion-"ths villainous act must
have rgcu done 10y somebody who
knew thar tie food was there, 10y some
one who had been in the room several
tines
'pop't"' erCaned Kendall by heav-
"u- can't bear to thiuk OF It. like
'ldcn can't believe This Of him.
tud AMI she loves him; she loves him
Just aa much now rs ever"
"Mls Mac.aner" said Elmendorf.
.sNtv s..',.,a I--'t haIiava Il"