The Columbus journal., 1910-09-21

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| 80. I was up all night"
Have q drink" Mcknight said.
pushing over the bottle.
"Twins!" The doctor grinned.
Have two drinks"
But the medical man refused.
Il wouldn't even wear q champagne
| colored necktie during business
hours" he explained. by the way.
had another case from your acct
dent. Mr.. Blakeley. last yesterday aft
ernoon. Under the tongue. please.
He stuck thermometer in my mouth.
had a sudden terrible vision of the
amateur detective coming to light.
notebook. cheerful impertinence and
discriminating data. "A small man.
l demanded. gray hair
Keep your mouth closed" the doc.
tor said peremptorily. mo. A WON
an. with a fractured skull Beautiful
case. Van Kirk was up to his eyes
ard sent for me. Hemorrhage. right
sided paralysis. irregular pupils-all
the trimmings. Worked for two
hours"
Did she recover" Mcknight put In.
He was examining the doctor with .
new awe.
'She lifted her right arm before
LETT" the doctor finished cheerily. so
the operation was a success. even IL
she should die"
Good heavens" Mcknight broke
in and I thought you were just an
ordinary mortal. like the rest of us!
Let me touch you for luck. Was she
pretty"
Yes. and young. Had a wealth OF
bronze.colored hair. Upon my soul.
l hated to cut it."
Mcknight ard l exchanged glances.
DO you know her name. doctor?"
asked
No The nurses said her clothes
came from a Pittsburg tailor
She is not conscious. l suppose"
NC: she may be to-morrow-or IN
q week"
He looked at the thermometer.
murmured something about liquid diet.
avoiding my eye-Mrs. Klopton was
broiling a chop at the time-and took
his departure. humming cheerfully as
he went downstairs. Mcknight looked
after him wistfully.
"Jove. l wish l had his constitu-
ton" he exclaimed. Neither nerves
nor heart! What a chauffeur he would
make"
But I was serious.
Il have an idea" I said grinly.
that this small matter of the murder
is going To come up again, and that
your uncle will be in the deuce OF a
fix IL it does If that woman is going
to die, somebody ought to be around
to take her deposition. She knows
lot. If she didn't do it herself. | wish
you would go down to the telephone
and get the hospital Find out her
name. and II she is conscious"
Mcknight went under protest Il
haven't much time." he said. looking
at his watch. I'm to meet Mrs. West
and Alison at one. want you to
know them. Lollie. You would like
the mother"
why not the daughter?" in
quired. l touched the little gold bag
under the pillow.
WELL" he said judicially. you've
always declared against the immaturi.
ty and romantic nonsense OF very
young women"
Il never said anything Of the sort."
I retorted furiously.
There is more satisfaction to be
had out of a good saddle horse! he
quoted me. More excitement out
of a polo pony. and as for the eternal
matrimonial chase, give me instead q
good stubble. a fox. some decent dogs
and a hunter. and I'll show you the
real joys of the chase!'"
For heavens sake. 60 down to the
telephone, you make my head ache.
said savagely-
hardly know what prompted me
to take out the gold purse and look
at ii. 1t was an imbecile thing to do
call it impulse. sentimentality.
what you wish. brought 1t out. one
eye on the door. for Mrs. Klopton has
a ready eye and a noiseless shoe. But
the house was quiet. Downstairs Nc.
Knight was flirting with the telephone
central and there was an odor OF
bcneset tea in the air. l think Mrs
Klopton was fascinated out Of her
theories by the "boneset" in connec'
ton with the fractured arm.
Anyhow. l held up the bag and look
ed al it. 1t must have been I'm.
fastened. for the next instant there
was an avalanche on the snOwfield OF
the counterpane-some money. wisr |
of a handkerchief, tiny booklet with
thin leaves. covered with a powdery |
a necklace. I drew |
myself up slowly and stared at the |
necklace.
II was one of the semi-barbaric at |
fairs that women are wearing now. |
heavy pendant Of gold chains and |
carved canoes. swung from thin |
neck chain of the same metal. The |
necklace was broken: In three places |
the links were pulled apart and the
canoes swung loose and partly de-
tached. But it was the supporting |
chain that held my eye and fascinated |
with its sinister suggestion. Three
inches of it had been snapped on. and
As well as knew anything on earth. ]
knew that the bit of chain that the
detective had found. blood.
stain and all. belonged just there.
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