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to extract valuable information from
any person with whom he talked, al
though the chief Of the detective bu
rcau was one of them.
Returning TO the hospital, he went al
once 10 kcndall's room. In answer ia
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 a news
paper, thus revealing the bodies Of two
little white mice.
Emendorf regarded them with look
Of horror.
Good l.ord!' he gaspcd. "You don't
mean it"
Kendall nodded. Then he sat down
and rested his head on bis hands for q
few seconds, while Elmendorf gather.
cd breath and heart for tue next ques.
tion.
"What was in the iar-milk?'
NO replied Kendall. ut is a kind
Of liquid food preparation. The basis
Of 1t Is milk; but. unfortunately" he
added, looking up at the detective, "it
will keep
Been IN the room several days, you
mcan!" said Elmendorf. "If it was or
binary milk that had been doscd we
could narrow it down TO a few hours.
But this u!T-why, absolutely every
body connected with the case has had
chance at it,
"IIow shah ! tell her?' muttered
Kendall.
"lIer:'
The doctor gave a nervous start.
Miss Maclane," he said. "This will
be Il hard story for her to hear"
You are right" replied Elmcndorf,
after all the care she's taken, the de-
votion she's shown to that poor child,
who was nothing 10 hcr-worse than
nothing. in fact-an enemy, you might
say
Now, look here exclaimed Ken.
dan hoarsely as he got upon his feet.
mo, no" cried Elmendorf. ~ don't
mean to accuse her. That would be
absurd. We mustn't waste time. What
was the poison!'
II don't know" replied Kendall. "Of
course there was no time for analysis.
That's why tried it on these small an
imals. It's some kind Of heart de.
prcssant-the very thing to use In q
case of this kind, where the condition is
one Of weakness and especially where
there Is an injury iu the region of the
organ"
But didn't these mice show any
symptoms that you could recognizeY
asked Emendorf.
NO; nothing definite l could name
several poisons 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
sin her medicines, per-
Ilaps."
"Tlat wouldn't be possible without
assuming something that can't be as
in my presence, at any
ate"
"You mean that Miss Maclane"-
PRECISELY" said Kendall. "And as
here can be no thought of such a
hing we conclude that this Internal
hing and he tapped the jar with his
inucklcs-"which was handy for ev-
'rybody, wide mouthed and all that
III, have been an idiot"
shes been having this right along"
aid Elmendorf ''That might indi-
ate"--
Nothing until We know just what
he stuff Is and how much of 1t we
ave to deal WITH" replied Kendall.
Inc effects observed may come from
THAT she ate this noon or be the gen
raj result of small, repeated doses"
There's one thing said Elmentiorf
nth decision--"this villainous act must
ave been done by somebody who I
new that the food was there, by some {
ne who had been In the room several
mes !
Don't" groaned Kendall. by heav- ,
rs, can't bear to think of it! / like l
lden. can't believe this of him. a
inland she loves him; she loves him
lSt aS much now ne cvarn e
Miss Maclane?' said Elmendorf. \
Ny friend, l don't believe it." 0
Kendall looked up at him with q
ank stare and shook his head.
To be continued,