Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-17
CHAPTER VIII.

DIR. Mason, in his agitation, dropped
the penknife and the magnifying glass
and rushed to the bedside.
Where is the wound?" he calculated.
NJ. Cassagne, cool calm and collected,
still held one tell-tale finger, which, like
a living eye, had detected slight in
equality in the surface of the flesh, firm
ly pressed down upon a spot no larger
than a pins head.
Take it easy, DOCTOR" he said, smil-
ing at the agitation Of the physician,
"and If the magnifying glass is still I'M
broken, 1 will trouble you for it. The
penknife also, if you please, doctor.
Now" after he had gently pushed back
the flesh with the point of the knife, look
through the glass, and tell me what you
see."
"I see a rough, glistening surface"
"Try it with the point Of the penknife."
The doctor took the knife, and scraped
upon the hard surface thus exposed TO
view.
1T is glass; he exclaimed. Il haven't
doubt of it."
st is the wound which caused death
You see it has penetrated the lumbar re-
gion. Death has been caused by two
things. Shock and internal bleeding.
Have YOU small pair of pincers here
No? Well, then l must use my hngers'
NJ. Cassagne having enlarged the open
ING of the wound by Utilization, plunged
his finger and thumb into the orihce and
drew out. though not without much dill
cultv and after repeated failures, the
broken piece Of a small, sharpened glass
s+;letto. Its withdrawal from the wound
was followed by a few drops OF blood
which the doctor, who notwithstanding
his professional experiences was greatly
affected by the spectacle, was about &c
wipe reverently away, when he was STOP
ped by the detective.
Don't do that. That blood has tale
of its own to tell. l wish to examine
it through the glass"
He took up some on the point OF tn'
knife. and the two men as before went C
tho window. Notwithstanding that i
had not been exposed to the outer air
the blood was strongly crystallized.
zone thing is proved, and almost con
clusively." exclaimed Cassagne- 1t !
the wound which caused her death. Sc
how the blood is crystallized. Now Z
discover the assassin. The projects the
orv is that Madame Roupell was sittin
at her desk writing, when the crime wa
committed. In support Of that, he point
ia the scattered papers and the overturn
ed chair. Now notice which way tn
chair has fallen"
att has fallen toward the desk" sal
!. DR.. Mason.
t precisely; and that proves to me tha
II was the murderer, not Madame ho'
e nell who was engaged in the examine
ton of the papers"
q "Why?"
= because, had Madame Roupell bee
e surprised from behind and stabbed, as
;. now believe to be the case, she woul
have fallen forward, and the chair woul
4 have been thrown backward or ava
from the desk, not toward 1t. MADAM
= Roupell surprised this unknown perso
= nerhaps while he was riAing the conten
= Of her desk; springing to his feet
!. overthrew the chair, drew his stilett
and advanced toward her. She doub
- less turned to fee, too frightened
!, scream. and he then stabbed her in Il
a back"
"I see; and having no other weap'
o than the stiletto, and that having be-
!. broken off short In the body, he fired
. bar TO make sure Of his work"
= Ito be continued.)