Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02

there was merely the reflection of the workings
of brain.
1T does not necessarily follow that she is
Dead, explained The Thinking Machine IF
she ate that third piece of candy before she was
hypnotized she is probably dead. If it was
placed in her mouth after she was in a catalep-
tic condition the chances are that she is not
dead The candy would not melt and her sys-
tenn could not absorb the poison"
But she would be suffocated-her bones
would be broken by the rough handling of the
trunk-there hundred possibilities, the
reporter suggested.
"A person in cataleptic condition is sin
gularly impervious to injury" replied the
scientist There is of course a chance of
suffocation but great deal of air may enter
a trunk
And the candy?" Hatch asked
eyes, the candy. We know that two pieces
of candy nearly killed the maid. Yet Mr..
Mason admitted having bought it This ad
mission indicated that this poisoned candy is
not the candy he bought Is Mr.. Mason a
hypnotist? No He hasn't the eyes His
Mason did buy candy for Miss Wallack on
several occasions. We know that sometimes
he left it with the stage doorkeeper We know
that members of the company stopped there
for mail. We instantly see that it was possible
for one to take away that box and substitute
poisoned candy. All the boxes are alike.
Madness and the cunning of madness lie
back of all this. 1t was deliberate attempt
to murder Miss Wallack, long pondered, and
due perhaps, to unrequited or hopeless in
fatuaton. 1t began with the poisoned candy
and that failing, went to point Immediately
following the moment when the stage manager
last spoke to the actress The hypnotist was
probably in her room then. You must remen-
Der that it would have been possible for him
to ease the headache and at the same time
leave Miss Wallack free to play. She might
have known this from previous experience"
" Is Miss Wallack still in the trunk" asked
Hatch after silence.
No." replied The Thinking Machine. "She
is out now, dead or alive-I inclined to
believe alive
And the mani"
81 will turn him over to the police in half an
hour after reach Boston"
From South Station the scientist and Hatch
were driven Immediately to police headquar-
ters Detective Mallory, whom Hatch knew
well, received them.
We got your phone from Springfield"
he began. ,,
NO" Mallory replied. She was I'M
conscious when we took her out of the trunk,
but no bones are broken. She is badly bruised. |
The doctor says she's hypnotized.
Was the piece of candy taken from her |
MOUTH"
Sure, a chocolate cream. 1t hadn't melted"
I'll come back here in few minutes and |
awake her." said The Thinking Machine.
Come with us now and get the man
and the three were driven to a big hotel dozen |
blocks away. Before they entered the lobby |
The Thinking Machine handed a photograph |
to Mallory, who studied it under an electric |
light.
That man is up stairs with several Others"
explained the scientist Pick him out and |
get behind him when we enter the room. He |
may attempt to shoot. Don't touch him until |
/ say So"
In large room on the fifth floor Manager
80 ba 4
assembled the men of her support. This was
done at the 'phoned request of The Thinking |
Machine. There were preliminaries when |
Professor Van Dusen entered. He squnted |
comprehensively about him, then went straight |
to Langdon Mason.
Were you on the stage in the third act of |
your play before Miss Wallack was to appear |
i mean the play last Saturday night" he |
asked.
Il was" Mason replied, for at least three
minutes" !
Mr.. Stanfeld, is that correct?"
Yes" replied the manager |
There was long tense silence broken only |
by the steps of Mallory as he walked toward |
distant corner of the room A faint flush crept |
into Mason's face as he realized that the ques- |
lions were almost accusation. He started |
to speak, but the steady. impassive voice of
The Thinking Machine stopped him.
Mr.. Mallory, take your prisoner" it said. |