The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-08

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What do you mean BY the bottle pa
u oersgp
"A pile Of square papers. white. that
{ stood on the little side counter"
Can you show me what the papers
E were like?'
Exactly like that sheet on the table
pointing to sheet Of thin white paper
which l had purposely laid on the table
near where she was to sit. "Dr. Haw-
drty tried to pass it on afterwards" Mrs
Bates volunteered; he said il must have
been the shaking Of carts passing or the
car. and offered to rise my celery il
weuld stay But l refused. SEEM Il were
NOD the q ct time he had laid temptation
IN my way-giving me half crown to
buy tourpenny arrand. and not aSkin'
me for the change till two days after
wards-which / kept II back to prove
him"
That is enough. DR.. Awdrey, I shall
eonhne my questions to events connected
with the latter part of the evidence Tell
me, II you please. what You know shout
the broken bottle Of arsenic
1T was a blue bottle. labeled in large |
letters arsenic. poison On going into \
the consulting room. found it In frag-
ments on the floor. with the powder wide
" scattered"
How did you account for its being
there7"
Il believed that Mrs Bates had ssken
Il down from the shelf on which il stood.
and that it had slipped from her fingers in
putting il back"
You attributed the accident TO acci-
dental causeY'
Mot entirely. believed that some one
had been in the room"
'whyT'
SBecause of the missing prescription"
Tell me about this prescription
IL was prescription jotted down with |
lead pencil on the pile Of paper re- I
h'rred to. that l intended to make up
later on"
1T is your habit to make notes on this
pile Of paper?"
1T is''
Have you ever been able to trace that o
missing prescription
No; / have never discovered any trace
Of it, - -'' Z
Here the note under Sir Roland's hand l
ran, Look to me-" Sir Roland looked b
at me, and. taking folded sheet of brown b
paper from under my notes, l opened il p
and handing sheet Of the bottle paper to p
Dr. Awdrey, / said d
Is that the prescription. DIR. Awdrey7. o.
never saw a man more astonished in te
ny life pl
Good gracious, yes :" he exclaimed. s
Where did you find it," CO
You shall hear presently said I. 6x- OF
ng my eyes on Lynn Yeames.
Etvaru l.
seing my eyes 50 fixed; and, though he
ontnued to meet our gaze. his blanched
neck told the terror be felt I carefully m
ancsd the sheet Of paper to Sir Roland. OF
Why, what does this mean?' he asked tn
oking from one to the other; then, tie
itching significant glance from me, he IN,
ok up his notes again quietly -Mr. y.
eene," he said, tell me what took place ~ =,
the occasion of Mr.. Yeames' visit on ~,
e day Of Mr.. Flexmore's death" es'
Il was taking lunch when he called pr
I'd L in the next room, before sitting me
wn to make out the will in accordance chi
tn Mr., Flexmore's wishes. He had Pre-
en- induced to make the alteration tor
rough DIR. Awdrey." ~,
DIR. Awdrey wished the will leaving NJ.
operty to him to be revoked 20 exclaim- -
Sir Roland. ING
He did, said 1 and I explained Aw- On
Us reasons, and all about it fully.
en- / continued: "In the new will the ma
ne Of Lynn Yeames was to be substi- Asst
ed for DIR. Awdrey's. / had the draft OF
the first will, and intending TO copy will
after lunch. had imprudentIy left il The
the table in this room. Mr.. Yeames g.
ne in here; l was in the next room.
. see the blind to the half-glazed door.
IS opaque from this point Of view: il Is VIII
nsparent from the other side. Stand wa
By the door before entering, I saw OF z
IN 1eames reading the draft of Mr.. ME
xInore's first will. He was at once beal
to conclude that this was the second gfui
commanded by Flexmore. With the cob
ef that was making out a will which TO-
I'D beggar him he went away and Won -
see that be had the strongest induce ~
It to delay me and prevent Mr.. FIex- naV'
e signing a second will" citiz
Sir Roland Firkin.y gasped Mr.. Bax. may
protest most" tate
Silence, If you please. said Sir Ro- cent
y 4 rule that Mr.. keene is perfectly Twin
! s' 70 On sir. his
After seeing my old friend lying in his 49,.
Dom dead, I went downstairs with
n Yeames, as you have heard. There,
moment Of impatience, he licked his
ikerchief from his pocket, and In do 70
50 shot out pellet Of paper put cigal
loot on that pellet Of paper, and when Yo
mes left the room TO look for it put in II
my pocket lit Il
Quite right, too. Mr.. Keene; 20 on Pc
Sir Roland In great excitement. Inc
put II away In a drawer where I
things which may at some time be ~
-rvice, and forgot all about it until reaSo
Iuspicion was directed to Yeames By
discovery that the very day he lost II
slted out Of England and did not re-
until Mr.. Flexmore was buried and said,
TAR Of the poison being found out and run
q to him was removed. Then / re- State
to mind the paper pelIet-the sheet An,
yer you have now under your hand, fire a
s''1no- M
" will not stay here to be insulted,v leave
Mrs. Yeanes, rising; 1T Ia scandal na,on
But we will obtain redress"
ahould think so" gasped Bax. "Pret-