The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-03

MI ENW mendOrf entered. al
WRGay/H though the long June
KWYNI day was still bright
without. The doctor
was sitting on his couch. staring at the
pretty pillow that Kendall had noticed.
He had not troubled himself to rise as
he called. Come in" in response to the
detectives knock.
"Mr. Elmendorf." said he. good even
Ing, sir. What can do for you:"
Il want to ask you few questions.
DOCTOR" replied Elmendorf. Hello.
Had burglary"
He pointed to q desk in the corner
that seemed to have been broken open.
There was Il blankbOOk that had
contained a business memorandum" he
said. land il was locked up in that
desk. \ friend Of mine was SO anxious
he did not wait for ne to return. He
broke the desk and got the book. But.
Unluckily for him. l had already re-
moved the page on which the memo
randum appeared"
"Blackmail:" queried ElmendOrf.
Something of the Sort" was the re-
ply
"If can he of any assistance. let me
know" said the detective. And now
l want To talk about the case of Elsie
Miller. There's little medical point
"Why don't you ask Kendall!'
"Dr Kendall is not laxative" said
Elmendorf. and
Neither am l." responded Blair.
However. let's hear your question"
You remember" said ElmendOrf,
seating himself and looking across the
table in the center of the room. his
arms resting upon it. that Miss Miller
was stabbed in Il peculiar way. There
was little mark, 4 scar You might
the left side
1.-THE mark of what we call 4 green
fracture" said Blair; that is. the bone
was broken in youth. ] understand
She fell against 4 sharp point Of some
thin" While she was 1t play. The rib
at that spot was permanently weaken
ell and somewhat depressed afterward.
but not enough TO interfere with the
lun:"
1T was no Disagreement when she
wore a low cut dress. was it," asked
Elmrn,lOrf
Quite the contrary" replied Blair.
1T looked like large dimple."
An ordinary man wouldn't have
known What it was. eh:''
'Prohably not"
by accident" said ElmendOrf. 1t
looks TO me like one of those freaks Of
q murderer who has brOoded over the
crime in advance"
Curious point" said Blair.
$50 it seemed to me-" said Elmen
dOrf. land here's another. OF course
the man who stabbed her meant to kill
her"
Certainly"
"A thief would have struck her On
the head"
Il should think likely"
$50 this was n murder case" said
Elmendorf There was the intention
to kill Now. why didn't the murderer
strike again.:
He probably thought the wound
was fatal" responded Blair.
That's the queer part Of it" said
the detective. Il wouldn't have
| thought it was fatal. Most murderers
go on stabbing: they strike half a
dozen times in sort of frenzy. This
man was content with one blow. but
! it was a good one. and if the knife
| blade hadn't been bent
| Was it bent" inquired Blair.
| YES" was the reply. And II the
assassin was one who knew the loca-
: ton Of the vital organs. but was ut
/ the time too much excited 20 notice
! the defect in TIE instrument. why,
then, that bend in the blade may have
saved her life"
! If il is saved" added Blair.
/ 1T was certainly saved for time.
said the detective, though every doc
3 tor wLo saw the wound Immediately
- IL Jsat > d Pc4dt AZ
the case"
Prom which you conclude what
said Blair. riSi:I: and taking seat at
thu table opposite El,ueniorf-
Tie detective did not Immediately
answer The question. He seemed to lie
d il thought
"Ey the way" he said suddenly,
'-tL.ce's an"-hcr point while l re.AeIn-
ter l. .:l"a. rLat letter"
What le:'.r:'
"Tl, one Alden wrote and Elsie nev-
e. got" r".!.,.'! Elmcudocf. "TAc post
nan really G".:v-re.! Il. Of course
t.Ju-.- l." Wlnc testify positively II
was uuIrUa'-,!!y ~. y tie servant
C:.t.-r -, dor q. tho vc>,:hule that Ii
ID LAI. :-a,..r- u Ms N.llcr's room.
II MAS pa; under t!at door, tut not faI
eL0I.-,:"
Not fa-.nou-4:"
40 S.,....irIy came along az
pr..-., il o.;. /: IL tappe:c! I" - 9
uaa who was Z. lOve with Ms Miller