The Ordway new era., 1910-07-22

side. as there had been an accident
there. and Mr.. Arnold Armstrong had
been shot. He dressed hastily. gath
cred up some Instruments. and drove
to Sunnyside.
He was met by Mr.. Jarvis. who took
him at once to the east wing. There.
Just as he had fallen. was the body OF
Arnold Armstrong. There was no
need Of the Instruments: the man was
dead. In answer to the coroner's
question-no. the body had not been
moved. save to turn It over. It lay
at the foot OF the circular staircase.
Yes. he believed death had been in.
stantaneous. The body was still some
set in. 1t occurred late In cases Of
sudden death. No. he believed the
probability of suicide might be elm
mated; the wounds could have been
self.inflicted. but with difficulty. and
there had been no weapon found.
The doctors examination was over.
but he hesitated and cleared his
throat.
"Mr. Coroner" he said. at the risk
Of taking up valuable time. would
like to speak Of an incident that may
or may not throw some light ON this
matter"
The audience was alert at once.
kindly proceed. DOCTOR" the eoro-
ner said.
MY home Is In Englewood. two
miles from Casanova" the doctor be-
gan. I'm the absence Of DR.. Walker.
number Of Casanova people have
been consulting me. A month ago
five weeks. to be exact-a woman
whom I had never seen came to my
ofsice. She was in deep mourning and
kept her veil down. and she brought
for examination a child. boy OF six.
The little fellow was III: It looked like
typhoid. and the mother was frantic.
She wanted a permit to admit the
youngster to the Children's hospital
In town here. where I am a member
Of the staff. and I gave her one. The
incident would have escaped me. but
for Il curious thing. Two days before
Mr.. Armstrong was shot. I was sent
for to go to the Country club: some
one had been struck with a golf.ball
that had gone wild. 1t was late when
left was on foot. and about mile
from the club. on the Clayburg road.
met two people. They were disput.
ing violently. and had no difficulty In
recognizing MIR. Armstrong. The won.
an. beyond doubt. was the one who
had consulted me about the child"
At this hint Of scandal. Mrs. Ogden
Fitghugh sat up very straight. jamie.
son was looking slightly skeptical.
and the coroner made note.
THE Children's hospital. you say,
doctor?" he asked.
Yes. But the child. who was en-.
tered as Lucien Wallace. was taken
away by his mother two weeks ago.
I have tried to trace them and failed:
All at once I remembered the tele-
gram sent to Louise by some one
signed F. l.. W.-prcsumably DR..
Walker. Could the veiled woman be
the Nina Darlington of the messaga'
But It was only idle speculation. | had
no way OF finding out. and the inquest
was proceeding.
The report OF the coroner's physi
clan came next. The post-inortem cx
animation showed that the bullet had
entered the chest In the fourth left
intercostal space and had taken an
oblique course downward and back.
ward. piercing both the heart and
lungs. The left lung was collapsed.
and the exit point of the ball had been
found in the muscles of the back to
the left of the spinal column. II was
improbable that such n wound had
been sclf-inniCted. and its obliquc
downward course pointed to the fact
that the shot had been fired from
above. In other words. rs the muir.
dered man had been found dead at
the foot of staircase. It was prob.
able that the shot had been fired by