Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-02
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while Miss Miller was out on the bal
cony. | have had the place accurately
described 10 me. In the corner Of the
| room near the eastern window there Iq
quite a large closet. Perhaps you TO.
ticed It,"
Brenda inclined her head.
THE assassin may have hidden him
self there" Kendall continued. Miss
Miller remembers stepping into the
room through that eastern window,
and she knows nothing Of what hap
Irencd between that moment and the
time Of her awakening here"
she will live" said Brenda. she
will remember some day
she can never remember what she
did not observe replied Kendall IT
may be that she neither saw nor heard
the assassin. As to the wounC hard
.ly know what to say. The knife entered
between the first and second ribs and
passed downward very close TO the
body wall. Ordinarily 1t would be al
mCsJ impossible to infiict such
wound. The assassin must have been
.sngularly Ignorant of anatomy -
.su.ike downward at such a spot. for the
chances were a thousand 70 one that
the bony structure would protect the
vital parts. The knife should have
cleared the first rib and hit fairly
against the second. But il happens
that Miss Miller received an injury on
this precise spot years ago, as a result
OF which the first rib Is somewhat de-
pressed. Thus the murderer was fav-
.ored by an extraordinary chance. HI'
idea was, first, to escape being seen
by her, and, second to strike at the
.fiOnt Of the body while standing be-
hind in order to avoid the blood that
must follow the blow. Having struck,
he undoubtedly supposed that he had
reached the heart, and only miracle
prevented. Our ambulance surgeon be-
l!eved that the wall Of the heart was
punctured and that a eliot of LlOod was
stopping the wound, as happens once IN
a million times. That Is not the case
Not only did the knife miss the heart,
but II missed the arteries In a way that
only divine Providence can nc cunt for.
So the first effusiOn of blood was not
followed by the fatal drain that might
have been expected. DO make my
self clear"
81 understand enough said Brenda
81 know that she may recover, and ]
thank God with all my soul"
There was a pause during which
Kendalls embarrassment. that had
heen less noticeable while his MIND
was bent upon description Of Elsies
injury, once more asserted itself. Bren-
da observed that his face was flushed
and his forehead moist, and she was
puzzled.
Have you told her that am here?"
she asked Does she wish 10 see me?"
I'VE have not mentioned it," he re-
piled, but you need have no hesita.
tion, We have given her a very nice
room" he hurried on. you'll find
that everything in the world is being
done for her. Shall we 81 In?"
The other physician tnen ,ame for
ward, and Brenda gave him her hand,
though Kendall, in the extremity ~
his embarrassment, forgot 10 utter the
form of presentation.
A straight and long corridor the
longest, as 1t seemed TO Brenda that :
mortal architect had ever designed. led
rearward to the part of the building In /.
which Miss Miller had been sequest- (
cred Kendall led the way, and his col
league walked behind. For the third
time that day Brenda experienced the
sensation Of surrendering her volition. f.
The hospital became a prison; she was
being marched TO some deep cell be- |.
yond the reach Of rescue or the light
of day. Then, in moment, she saw
DR., Kendall open a door and step back
that she might pass before him.
Brenda's first glance happened to fan I.