The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

after she had received her death
wound. In one corner of the room.
put away on table, I perceived
couple OF dccantcrs; they were both
half full, and contained either wine or
cognac.
What arc those bottles doing thcrc?'
asked.
They contain tho brandy and sherry
which were taken into the room the
night OF the murder. he answered
when Mrs. Colthurst saw Mr.. I.iddcT-
dale's card on her return home she de-
sired me TO bring refreshments TO the
drawing room. and I pu, the brandy
and sherry and biscuits here"
] lifted one OF the dccanters con-
tanned cognac. As was putting IT
back / noticed. lying. by It's side.
broken wine glass Nearly half Of the
smashed. but enough remained 10 al
low dark stain TO show plainly IN
The bottom. ] examined II closcly and
came to the conclusion that It was
boodstain. Now, from the appearance
OF tile broken glass | did not think for
a moment that the dark stnin was
caused 10y the victim. In all probabti-
ty the man who had welded the knife
had rushed. after the horrible deed was
done to steady his nerves with "A drink
OF brandy. In his agitation he had
doubtless broken the top OF the s'ass.
the blood had poured down inside. ana
now lay clotted in the bottom OF the
glass.
| suddenly remembered that had
some microscophiCal slides and cover
glass In my pocket. ] took out tho case
slipped "A slide away from its fellows ana
taking a smear from tho clot III Snc Dot
tom OF the glass. put 1t on the siidc' AS
soon as it had dried | put the slide back
into the cover glass and left the Rouse
went straight To my laboratory ana
submitted the slide TO th" tests hn'as-
sary for the thorough examination OF the
smear OF blood. / had no sooner done so
than an exclamation OF establishment
escaped me, This blood contained puan-
tily OF tho remarkable parasite. flaria
perslans AS this parasite has never peen
contracted anywhere except on the west
coast OF Africa this fact proved conc!n-
siveIy that the blood was not that 81
Mrs. Colthurst. IT must therefore io..
low as natural consequence. that II
could only come from person who Ead
been In West Africa.
AS ! cngeriy studied The dark smear
remembered remark li0derdaic had
made. He told me that when Coiville
and he had parted company CoiNiHe
had started Ia travel through MnlHbc-
land across the IamDcsi. into the Congo
Free state II was therefore quite plaus-
jblc that on his way down the Congo,
while living among tho natives. colvilc
might have contracted. unknown To him
self of course. tho parasite nlaria per-
stands | had studied eastern diseases
with care. and was well acquainted with
the peculiar nature Of thjs strange para
site. Was 1t possible that ] now held In
nay hand The means OF clearing my
friend?
After q few moments OF careful &c
Gcctiou | went TO the house OF T. spc-
claIist who was celebrated fOr hls knowl-
edge OF eastern diseases DR.. MHtorlCk
and I were close friends. and had done
some good work together. | gave him
a brief outline og my story and showed
him the stain on the mlCroscopiCal side.
He looked N 1T carefully and COr"oDU-
rated the discovery had made
"Thcrn Is not the least doubt" he said,
THAT only u person coming nom the west
coast Of Africa could contract the para.
site. as It Is found nowhere else In the
world.
'.Thcp. Of course" I cried. This IS OF
great importance TO Liddcrdalc who has
never. to my knowledge, been in West
Africa"
''Your friend has come. you. trll me.
straight from South Africa. VOL, we
perstans in his own blood. II not. the
natura! conclusion is that he could not
have been the murderer But before
forget. | hav" a somewhat remarkable
thing TO tell you. There lis 2. patient in
my hospital at the present moment SUI
fcrnR from u disease called the sleeping
sickness, which is caused hy iilaria pcrs-
tans. and can only be contracted In West
Africa. although this particular symptom
may not show itself until years after
The person has been there, Would YOU
like la see the case%'
II certainly should 7 replied
We'll | Will call for You this after
noon and drive YOU To my hospital"
At o'clock that day I found lnvgcIf
standing beside the bedside OF the pa
tlcnt.
ne will not recover said Metcrick
In a low voice. The symptoms are o(
an Aggravated description. AS 70 rule.