Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07

Copyright 1908. by Arthur W. Marchmont


Mr.. Iorrison. and it is his business to
know all your affairs"
so you are here to spy on me, then"
he sneered.
Il am resolved to protect Lady Broad
stone from you"
And You protect her by studying poi
sons. them"
"Yes-arsenic. Mr.. Dorrison.' said Sa-
die. very deliberately.
You will have to find some one else 10
believe that" he replied with a start Of
| anger.
II shall not find that difficult at need
Broadstone are In my lawyers hands.
You are not a man I should fight without
taking every precaution.
How dare you make such a statement
against me?"
How dared you do the thing itself is
more the question. sir!' and Sadie's tone
was to the full as stern and resolute as
his "Ay. and how dared you try to In
| culpate me be putting another box of the
! same sweets in my room? But there"
she added. with meaning smile. II
should rather thank you for that. for you
left on the box the private mark OF the
| firm who sold them. and my agents have
| traced the purchase. Yours is too marked
| face not to be easily recognized. But
surely only recklessness led you to go to
| shop where you were well known
This shaft got well home. He had
counted upon anything rather than TO
You have a gift for romance" he said,
with smirk. Poisoned sweets, in
deed.'
ut was romance that led me to substi-
tute harmless sweets. and have those you
sent analysed. An analysts report is not
usually called romance-at least by q
| judge and jury"
He made a vigorous effort not to show
| his growing uneasiness. and with an as
sumption of great sternness he said: Il
had meant to deal leniently with you.
| Miss Hutchinson. and let you 60: but
| these vile insinuations compel me to alter
my decision. We know that your pres
ence is dangerous to Lady Broadstone's
| safety, even to her life. and that you
| have had the hardihood even to pur-
| chase poison in the neighborhood. You
must answer for your conduct to the
proper authorities"
THAT completes the chain for me-
Thank you. Evidently your accomplice.
Gardiner. did not tell you he had failed
| to sign the poison register at Gregory's.
| told Mr.. Gregory I would make in
| will let him know 1t was you. You are
| not so clever as thought. or you would
| have held your tongue about that. You
will have to explain why you needed ar
senic, prussic acid. and a hypodermic
syringe so badly that you obtained them
| In false name. 1t Is not a nice charge
| even for member Of parliament to an
swer."
| lie laughed as II the tn1nS were pre-.
posterous absurdity. but the laugh did
| not cover his evident agitation. You are
vastly entertaining"
You used to declare that and mean it."
said Sadie slowly. after q pause.
/ He looked across at her swiftly, and re-
| suggested to some one he could not place
| IN his memory. tried hard to identify her.
cit was before you thought me an ad-
ventures and before you told me your
scheme to blackmail your cousin, with me
| to personate his first wife"
| What blind fool he had been not to
| recognize her before-he who plumed
himself upon his memory for faces. Il
compliment you upon ycIr disguise. Mrs.
| Poriock. So you thought you would come
down. and earn the money yourself: and.
| having come, found you could do better
| by imposing upon my cousins wife,
NO. Mr.. Dorrison. your sneers do not
| impose upon me any more than your
| threats frightened me Just now. 1 have
plenty Of money without having TO earn
| 1t by blackmail Or-murder.
| His anger at this was too great for even
pretense of laughter. He jumped to
his feet and Sadie. watching him. rose
as well. Whatever your pretended mo-
tive here you have confessed yourself an
! imposter-and shall be treated as such;
and he went to the bell.
you had better be warned before you
| call the servants and force me to de-
| nounce you. There was little piece OF
cord in existence-short and slight. but
man. You tricked your servant to get
possession Of it, and 1t Is on you now. A
police search will find 1t and can give
| its history"
He turned at bay with his hand out
| stretched to the bell. and look In his
eyes made Sadie close her fingers on the
revolver she carried in her pocket.
| (To be continued tomorrow