New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-03

He sat dom, and rested hts head on his
hands.
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 Kendall's 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 KendalPs 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.
Elmendorf regarded them with look
of horror.
"Good Lordv' he gasped You don't
mean it,"
Kendall nodded. Then he sat down
and rested his head on his hands for a
few seconds, while Elmendorf gather.
ed breath and heart for the next Ques-
ton.
what was in the jar-milk?'
NO." replied Kendall. ut is kind
Of liquid food preparation. The basis
Of it is milk; but, unfortunately" he
added, looking up at the detective, lit
will keep"
been in the room several days, you
mean?" said Elmendorf eff it 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
a chance at it,
'How shall l tell her?' muttered
Kendall
'Her?'
The doctor gave a nervous start.
Miss Maclane," he said. '"This will
be hard story for her to heac."
"You are right" replied Elmendorf,
latter 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"
Nov, look here exclaimed Ken
dali hoarsely as he got upon his feet
"No, nor' cried Elmendorf II don't
mean to accuse her. That would be
absurd. We mustn't waste time. What
! was the poison?'
| 81 don't know" replied Kendall. "Of
course there was no time for analysis.
That's why I tried it on these small an
| 1mals. 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 Elnendorf.
"No; nothing definite I 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" i
"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. at any
rate" . 49, - T."
"You mean that Miss Maclane''-
PRECISELY" said Kendall. "And as
J there can be no thought of such 8
thing we conclude that this inferna
thing"-and he tapped the jar with his
knuckles- which was handy for ev
erybody, wide mouthed and all that
t Oh, l have been an idiot!''
"She's been having this right along
said Elmendorf. THAT might indi
cate"-
Nothing until we know just wha
the stuff is and how much of it WI
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"
There's one thing said Elmendor
with decision-'this villainous act mus
have been done by somebody VIII,
knew that the food was there, by som,
one who had been in the room severa
times
"Don'tp' groaned Kendall. ''By heav
> ems. can't bear to think Of it! I Xix
Alden. I can't believe this of him
And-and she loves him; she loves hin
just as much now as ever
Miss Maclane?'' said Elmendort
: My friend, don't believe it,
Il "