The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06

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mini to1 he In rlacea N The SINE
liHsg Mas dechiediy W. NHtNell is
eof 4 sSi0vrf Hts eurd Nifs tho ro,hrf
N No ohibifen, 10 alive AMI cell ~ faF aa
kaos
sAsd Sst. sif. In DETAILING ihis $50 n
NE you fpsns krnsi ,ha yo,fna folha, Hlkia
ana Osofae, thaif wtioe~i aiatsf Mrs
Ctfyter, W say noshira N Htnaa the ht' lsr.
and Adsle, tho Ftrnch mad
Il know, I know hut Nfs NatWell II
~ that aoFt N wufnen that must he taken
faP aranted she II durnsp'ic and not very
affone, and ~ naturally heer~ In the back
NFound. The tinea hive changed
sAnd sla hasn't ohahRri With thetn1
That u often ~, Judge
"A man from humble surroundings will
fmAte Q notable aioC~ss In business. pro-
feasion or politics. A. he advances he
keeps adapting himsslf 10 tho widening
environment within which also his Children
are born and rperpd.
sBut the simple. Did fashioned wife
domsstio and not very strong. as you say
ehe remains stationary The question,
though, that suggests itself TO me H.. does
she really like ~ Does not her conceded
'inferiority breed secret chaErin, tormenting
'~jcalousy-.'
sThat will do. Abe interrupted the
fudge sharply. Your psychological specu-
,1attons may bs interesting but they have
mothing TO do with the case.
'Ths urgent problem Ia how best to dis
tDOvUr the lost formula. With II tho family
swill continue TO thrive and wax rich. With
cut Il absolute ruin must come within
Tho next three months.
Even now, were IL rot for the providen-
dial strike at the works, there would be
grave embarrassrnents in starting in upon
contracts already made. That Ia SELF
evident when you consider that the secret
msthod gives IN advantage Of at least
90 per cent
You think that Mr.. Maxwell will not
Tecover7'
Tho physicians give no hope OF his even
rousing from the comatoee state conse-
quent upon his seizure
"And, therefore, % felt yourself war
ranted In delivering to his son, George.
In tho presence of the family the sealed
package containing Mr.. Maxwell's last
win and testament, which has been kept
in your safe since its execution, a year
ago?'
And which also contained the Judge
went on excitedly, -the secret formula
In q sealed envelope. l saw Mr.. Maxwell
take it from his pocket himself, place 1t in
the folds Of the will, and then enclose, seal
and endorse the whole in the large envelope,
and you know yourself, Cronkite. that
nothing could have happened to it in my
custody"
: And yet, sir, when the two envelopes
were opened, the smaller one was u to
contain a blank sheet Of paper. What
must be the inference from these factsT'
that's just what I I'M striving to de-
termine--
sWhy, that either knowingly or ignor-
antly Mr.. Maxwell himself enclosed sealed
and fled away in his will the blank sheet
Of paper instead Of the formula it pur-
ported to be, If you want to know why
and how, you must revivify the scenes and
circumstances surrounding the making Of
the will
Like many another seif-made man. re-
Nected the Judge. Maxwell was unduly
reserved and self reliant. His discovery
had become so precious and intimate,
through the pains me patience with which
he had hammered it out. that he could
not face the thought OF ever sharing or re-
lin%quishing 1t. -
tut Ih6I IOdoOh iC ui"oJo OPNiO VIC
raw material in the factory himself. For
that reason he deferred the consideration
and making Of his will.
II was surprised at his urgency when he
came to me; brooking no delay until the
will was executed and filed away, as I have
told you"
SIS there any unusual or unjust provision,
cir, In the will2'
"You may judge for yourself. 1t pro-
yides for the continuance of the business for
the benefit Of his wife and family, share and
share alike, except that George receives a
larger income by way of salary as manager,
and the share Of Beatrice Cuyler Is con-
tingent on her not marrying again
SDid he explain this discrimination,
sir7"
"He explained nothing, being in as great
q hurry to get away as he had been In CON-
ing; but l r~ecollect now that whereas
he came excited and worried, he went away
satisfied and exultant."
And now, sir, may | see the packet en-
closed in the willf"
there is no doubt about the envelopes
being genuine" unused Cronkite, after a
careful examination. Endorsed in Mr..
Maxwell's own hand, as you say, n sealed
In a great splash with a trickle OF wax across,
as IL done in haste. But this blank sheet
Of paper, sir; surely it did not need to be
blank to be palpably fraudulent. Mr.. Max
we'll, / understand, had simple tastes
AS plain as Dicks hatband."
swell, the paper itself is the finest Irish
linen, but that is not the point. just smell
of it, sir"
AN exquisite scent" said the Judge, after
q critical sniff, faint, yet penetrating. Let
me zee, it reminds me of carnation, but
still--'
"As near to c~arnation, sir, as we are apt to
get. II I'm not mistaken It is the scent Of
a rare and precious sachet powder made
only in India, and virtually unknown in this
country. Such a saohet would be cherished
for years in a wardrobe or desk, until its
perfume became a very part of the person.
atty Of its owner, who for that reason would
be the one least conscious Of it. Let me
find, then, the ~carnation sachet and l will be
on the road to finding the lost formula
II.