The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-30
CHAPTER IX-Continued.

knowing nothing of the dagger.
stake my reputation on the scientific
phenomena. The girl is innocent"
Troop. who had watched Cakes
| methods in many a previous case
here spoke. Yes, it is correct. Blu,
all these things simply satisfy US
How about the prosecution"
We'll, judge he answered
there is a simple way out. Re.
| member the evidence; remember the
dark face, the paralyzed heart. II
my opinion Montgomery was poison.
ed-and by force-it was poured
down his throat during the struggle
and then he was stabbed. The ply.
steal limitations-the makeup OF
either Theodore or Miss Male,
stand in the way of the suppositior
that either could have poisoned
Montgomery by force, or driven il
such blow afterwards with the left
| hand"
"And the way out?" queried
Troop.
"A third party, of course" said
Cakes.
mot the boy?"
Bless me, no. We want the little
shaver as a witness. Judge, l want
a powerful man, tall man, an edu-
Gated one, for this poison is unique
in it's action and among the rarest
and least understood. 1 want that
man to be left-handed, or to use
his left hand with great dexterity
son with a desire to rid himself of
Montgomery; perhaps the murdered
man knew too much about him"
How about the dagger" ques-
toned Troop.
ut may have been stolen by the
murderer; it reached his hands
somehow-its movements cannot
yet be traced"
1.-The poison, Cakes, what of it?'
said Troop.
1T is unique, as l have said; it
paralyzes the heart instantly, but
it is odorless. 1t leaves no trace
save in the heart and the darkened
surface of the face; it is very diff
ficult to obtain in large quantities.
this is the first murder by it's use
and l trust it's action vii be so thor
oughly understood hereafter that
none will dare to use it,
"And how do you know all this?
said the judge.
1T is my business to know the
possibilities of poisons; but this is
such rare one that 1 freely confess
that l was long in bringing it's ac-
ton to my memory" said Cakes
but once l had mentally identified
it the rest was not so difficult.
have found some of the poison that
was used"
The next morning the local papers
the first to be published since the
murder-contained long stories OF
the death of Montgomery Stone and
of the arrest of Theodore, and il
was quite evident that the feeling
was decidedly favorable to the pris-
oner. The evidence was carefully
detailed-that is as much of it as
was generally known, and in one OF
the editorials written by the young
est editor in town. Mr.. Thomas
cousin of Chief Thomas-it was
| openly limited that the state had ne
case, in view of the findings of the
medical examiner. 1t ended will
| the statement that a short, thir
| man with a cadaverous face hac
been seen leaving the office by the
back way just at the time of the
murder, and that the police were
| doubtless close on to his heels.
Troop read the article and sough
| out the Judge, and they laughed
| long and heartily, for they knew
| that Geo. Thomas hated hi:
| cousin, the chief, for family rea
sons; and they also knew that thu
| article was inspired by that geniu:
that man Oakes-whose profes
| sion necessitated the playing OF
deep games. 1t was easy to under
| stand that now hundreds would
| look for the thin, short man; ant
the tall, strong Hercules whom thu
| detective was seeking would breathe
|
| Ouintus Cakes would hopelessly en-
mesh him in his net. Discover.
seemed only a question of time
| Two days passed, and with it TIL
| funelaI of Montgomery Stone. TIL
short. cadaverous man had not beef
found On the evening of the sec
ond day Mr. Troop was in his of
| fee waiting for a conference witt
Judge Pickering and wondering
what had become of Quintus Cakes
when he was surprised to hear
quick footstep of heavy man, blu
one who knows the art of walking
and who has all his muscles unde
control. A dim recollection came t
him of where he had heard it be
fore-that quick, heavy, but no
very noisy step. There was some
thing very fascinating to him Il
the study of the characteristics o
men, but he was unable to identif
the step before rather short ma
| stood before him on the threshold
| His face was large and healthfu
looking. but not handsome; his eye
blue and quiet, while the moutl
closed firmly under the large nos
and above the strong but rounde
American chin. His neck was mas
! sive and short, but the great point
| that fixed Troops astonished eye
were the breadth and strength o
his shoulders and the powerful leg
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