The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
DR.. FurnipaU Inv0keS the
Power of HypnotiSn1 to
Clear Up a Dark MyS-
terry and Sape a SuS-
pected Husbands Life

70 you. and y6h only. II you had
committed the crime il would not be
so. Not a single sign would indicate
your hand in the tragedy Besides.
had IL been IN you 70 do IL at al you
would have done IL years aga. quietly
ami skilfUIly.
"Ahr' the old man, exclaimed 1T
really seems as II others might have
thought Of that But no matter. What
7 wished 10 say is this: 7 have no
notion who the criminal is. not the
least But that woman az the house.
Mrs Partridge. may be able 70 tell
something if you can make her talk
There was some bond between my wife
and her 1 dor Z know its nature. but
~ was very strong. They used 20 weep
in each others arms every day.
should think. beginning sorne I'VE
years ago, and / never knew why. but
II was evidently something terrible 10
them The fact may have bearing on
the case. II is the only thing I know.
at al events. and / would suggest IN
quiry in that field. II you could hyp-
nOtize the woman and question her
about that secret OF theirs. maybe her
answers would throw light on the muir
der-if II be a murder"
What, You think"
Those women were capable Of any
bitterness toward me. she might have
died a natural death. don't know.
But she had trouble with her heart.
And this other woman would not hesi-
tate TO make IL look like murder and
throw the appearance OF guilt on me.
But what upsets the theory IS that
am sure she knows nothing OF tying
surgeons knots"
she might have had help"
Yes, that may be. Perhaps that IS
It. She has no Initiative Of her own.
but would do what she w. Geld 10 do.
and II is quite within the possibilities
that all this was arranged between
them long ago. in case Mrs. wo-tley
should die suddenly Her health was
in a very delicate state, and I fancy
she had for two years expected TO 20
on suddenly at any moment. Yes.
they we're quite capable Of arranging
beforehand TO make II look Ike muir
der and directing suspicion toward me.
for they seemed % hate me most ran
corously. both Of them. and tried IN
every way TO humiIIate and degrade
me The strangest part Of 81 is that 7
haven't the faintcst shadow Of a no.
ton why they felt so"
You don't know the cause Of Mrs.
Wortley's estrangement from youg''
said DR.. Furnivall. On surprise.
No" he answered. YEARLY. ssAU IN
an Instant. quick as a fash OF Hight
inc
came. Her love for me turned to bit
terness and downright Ioathing." He
ran trembling hand over his brow.
and after a short pause. as n 20 gain
fortitude. continued. zone day. in
France. after more than five years Of
happiness with me. or what would
have sworn was happiness. she re-
ceived a cable message from America
handed IL 20 her myself. She read IL
standing. and remained unotiouless so
long that / looked Up from my news
paper. and there she stood. glaring az
me so fendishly that I shouldn't have
known her. Her face resembled a
frenzied animals more than a human
beings Her cheeks were Ike chalk
her lips were drawn back from her
teeth IN snarl like that Of a wildcat.
and her eyes fairly blazed. Startled
terribly. I jumped up and ran to her.
when she shrieked out that I had
ruined her life, struck me with ali her
force IN the face. and fed from the
room. I thought she had suddenly lost
her mind. And, indeed, ] believe she
had / followed her, Of course. Bgt
she would have nothing 20 do with me.
would explain nothing. listen to Moth
ing. accept nothing that I proposed.
She Taved. swearing that she hated
me and always had. But 1 can't go
into all that 7 tried everything. in
vain. I offered her her freedom.
offered 70 leave her, and allow her 70
obtain a divorce. al last. but she
would not consent even to that. sup
pose she wished to drag my name IN
the mire and remain near to torment
and humiliate me-"
Again he paused. and with unsteady
hand drank a glass OF water. Eulping
it noisfly.
In few weeks this woman. Mrs
Partridge, arrived" ne went on wifi,
effort. They were plainly old friends.
having some secret bond Of sympatbv.
And they have remained fnseparable
ever since. I don't understand their
relation. Years ago I gave I'D trying
TO understand. That my wife had All
along deceived me. hated, rather than
loved. me, was all wished to know.
1t made an old man OF me. I lost in
terest in life; gave Il up Nothing was
left for me this side the grave but .
waiting. And I am waiting. patiently
as I may. But I should rather not do
il in prison
DR.. Furnival rose abruptly. He had
been present at the unfolding Of too
many tragedies not 10 realize the i'm
potence OF words Of coincidence in
such a case as this. Confining his At
tention strictly 20 the subject of the
crime. he asked a few questions re-
garding visitors, and the relations on
which the three inmates Of the house
lived with one another. and after a
word Of encouragement hurried away
to the WOrtley mansion.
He found it in the possession Of the
police officers. one of whom. at his re-
quest. showed him immediately In TO
the housekeeper. who sat in stony 81
lence at her mistress bedside never
removing her eyes from the rigid
body. She neither answered his greet
ing nor Seemed aware of his presence
there. The officer. who had heard
great things of DR.. FurnivalTs oc-