The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-05

results of the murderer's bent OF mind :"
''Yes. but how much does that ex
3lain?''
'Everything-to one who knows the
murderer's motive. New" continued
Furnivall speaking with lightning
speed, II must see everybody in that
mouse. / know the crime. I know the
motive, and the only thing nece ssary
now is to find person who could have
that motive sufficiently strong to re-
suit in the crime. 1t was somebody
who passes freely about the house and
grounds. for he must have been seen
going in and out. and his presence was
taken for granted. That disposes of the
tramp theory. 1t was either a guest or
q servant. There was Only one CON-
eerned, for the body was laid here While
he went TO the childas room and low
cred a rope from the window. 1t was
also woman. and that let's Jack out,
fer the part of the house in which the
room is located is given over to tie
women. and man would not only at
tract notice. but cause CONSERVATION
there
DR.. Furnivau paused. and gazing
straight into the eyes of his friend.
added. with an abrupt change of man
ner to slow sOlemnity:
Has it occurred to you why the body
was naked?"
DR.. Gerrish shuddered and shook his
head. making an awed deprecating mo-
ton with his hands.
Il give it all up" he said. The
whole thing from beginning to end is
beyond me. I thought at first that 1
should be Interested. but fear it's too
grewsone for my stomach. I never
dreamed OF anything like this and
shall attend strictly 10 medicine here
after. To my mind work of this sort
is assigned by nature to the police"
1.-The police! Yes, but there are mo-
ments for every man when he himself
is a policeman. Where would Jack be
if left to the police? Every fact in this
case points to him as the guilty one
I mean every fact as far as the police
can see into ii. Do you realize how
many different branches of science l
have used 7 already in this search,
branches which the police know only
by name, and some of them not even
that? Tenl Telepathy, botany, crinI-
inology, medicine, surgery, history, re-
ligion, mathematics, psychisatry and
logic. You do not see all these in 1t
now, but you will when the thing is
over. And every one of them is a nee
essary constituent of the solution.
without them the truth of this unique
crime would look like falsehood. and
infallibly the wrong person would Ee
made to suffer-"
It have often thought little educa-
ton would do no harm to the police,
said DR.. Gerrish, somewhat dryiy.
at is not the job, but the man, that
counts" returned FurnivaiI, quickly.
And we're all of US children of nature
looking for truth, each according to his
Oh RI
lose. 1 wish you would-but wait"
He slipped out of his light overcoat
with a quick movement, rolled it into
bundle. and placed it carefully beneath
the window
Now" he continued. hurriedly. you
move to the left and I'll take the right.
I wish to find how far away, IN the
present light, that bundle can be seen.
Well make a circle and meet half
way"
The result was easily found to be that
outside of small area the object could
not be discerned at all owing to the
shrubbery and the summer house, ex-
cept In one direction. This was along
a walk between row of naples, down
which 1t was visible for some distance.
The doctor uttered an exclamation of
satisfaction.
1.-THE body" he said, covered with a
cloth saturated with OIL was laid here
at about o'clock 1t was not dark
enough at that hour for the lights to be
turned on in the park, yet 1t was not
full daylight, and the guests and serv-
ants were all busy preparing for dinner.
1t could have been done at no other
time. Still the criminal took terrible
chances for detection. with so many
persons likely TO be around. She is
either a fool or a daredevil. We must
take that into account In our search for
her. The servants we can examine at
any time, but the guests will be leav-
ing now-Gerrish, you must think up.
some plan of gathering all the visitors.
male and female, into one room. so that
we may see them. Tell Hautover. He'll
fix it. Have them rounded up as soon
as possible. I'll be back in five min
utes.''
He started away down the maple
walk as he spoke and DR.. Gerrish, sad
ly reluctant but feeling that it must be
dcEe, sought the child's sorrowing IA
Their
Within the stipulated time DR.. Furni-
vail hurrledly entered the house and
found that the guests were assembling
in one of the drawing rooms, where
they had been asked 20 meet their host,
as he had something to say to them
regarding his affliction.
There are eleven of them whis-
pered DIR. Gerrish; seven women and
four men. Three men and four women
are already gone."'
Before their timer" asked Furni-
vail. quickly.
Eyes, on. account of this"
Were the women married?''
"All but one, a girl of IS or So
mo matter. then. The indications
point to a middle-aged spinster. OR she
might be elderly. 1t is barely possible
that she is married, but if so, unhappi-
ly. Fanatieisn, Gerrish: look for that
Watch their eyes for fanaticism. Do
you begin to see?"
He peered half curiously, half BAN
teringly, at his colleague, who only
shook his head.
''Well, then" Furnivall hurried on.
don't you remember the abrasion of
the forehead, the nakedness, and the
oil?'
Gerrish shuddered.
only too WELL" he said
And they tell you nothing?"
Yes" he returned, they do. They
tell me- that somewhere in the world
there is a fiend beneath the conception