Evening star., 1907-11-03

her. but it meant nothing particularly. Then at
time when we now know 1ngraham was dead, she
carried a conversation with some one IN the wire
less office, through the locked door. Tennell had
not mentioned this to me- and coming as it did it
seemed so conclusive that ordered his arrest"
1t was conclusive from the first, remarked Dr.
Maher.
And then hearing the wireless that night after
had taken pains to- assure myself that there
operator aboard!' Captain Delhi resumed, and his
face reflected his bewiderment. Il went straight
from the bridge to the wireless office to find it silent
answer, and smashed in the door. There
sign of anyone having been in there-eyerything
precisely we left it when the body was re-
moved
For long time there silence. DR.. Maher
drummed impatiently on the arm of his chair; The
Thinking Machine sat motionless, his slender figure
all but engulfed in the huge chair:
LAS / understand it, remarked The Thinking
Machine at last, "Tenne1 is in the hands of the
police, and the body is"
ashore awaiting burial, the Captain supplied
Miss Beingdame has asked permission of the
authorities to take charge of it.
DIR. Maher rose and went to the window, where he
stood staring out The Thinking Machine lowered
his squint eyes and stared steadily at the ships
surgeon.
clear thus far said the scientist after pause.
Why do you to ne?"
Captain Deihl's bronzed face Redeemed if he
was embarrassed and he cleared his throat Be
I know Harry Tennell," he said bluntly.
Circumstances compelling me to believe that he
is murderer, and my reason won't let me believe IT.
why, man, We known n1m LOT years, ana L simply
can't make myself believe what l have to believel
The police deaf to the bare suggestion of his in
nocence, and II came here"
"All of which is rather to the credit of your heart
than to your head interposed DR. Maher cynically.
Have you any cause to suspect anyone but Ten
nell, Captain?" inquired The Thinking Machine.
He squirting at the back of DR.. Maher's head.
Can you imagine any other motive than the ap-
No" replied Captain Delhi. II imagine
nothing but would gamble my right that
Harry Tennell didn't kill him
Again there was silence. The Captain was gazing
vany into the drawn inscrutable face OF the dminu
tive scientist, who lay back with finger tips pressed
together and eyes turned steadily upward:
DR.. Maher," inquired the scientist at last, the
wound made by knife. Was it
clean cut?"
Yes"
WAS the knife driven to the hilt?"
Yes. 1t required considerable
b And believe Captain Delhi says
- there thin trickle of blood from
H. the. wound before you pulled the
knife out?.
H. That's correct" was the short an
III aa2sAs--s----- swer.
II sfs=s---- Therefore is point for Tennell,
as it shows the knife had been with
sg drawn and replaced. And the real
H. problem is to find what message In
:H - graham sending when he
81 MS murdered" said the scientist quietly.
b Neither of you happens to know"
MI The thought came to me
ss3 while Captain Delhi talking to
Tennel1," said DR.. Maher quickly.
1t was shortly after bells in
the afternoon-that is, half-past three
o'clock-when the crime was discov-
cred. Now, the last message to be sent,
according to the time check on it, was
sent shortly after twelve Yet, if we
believe Tennell, the operator was send
g. rfsn'- ing message just before he struck
Room down, possibly at that moment.
Well, there nothing to show for that