The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-07
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 Because" she said, quite as ex- .ited as Kitty herself-''because the doctors think that perhaps Madeleine lidn't kill herself; that she vas was--
 .Murderedi" exclaimed Kitty. "I knew it, Il knew she was, Who kill d herr"
 Mercy I don't know" exclaim- sd Miss Morton, frightened at Kitty's rehemence. That's what the coron- sr is coming to find out"
 But who do you think did it' You must have some idea?"
 'T haven't. Don't look at me like that. What do you mean?"
 "It must have been a burglar" " went on Kitty. because it couldn't nave been any one else. But why aidn't he steal things? Perhaps he did We never thought to look?"
 How you do run on! Nobody eould steal the presents, because there was policeman in the house all the time"
 Then, why didn't he catch the surglar?" demanded Kitty, grasping Miss Morton's arm, as if that lady had information that must be dragged from her by force.
 Feeling interested in getting at the facts in the case, and thinking that he could learn little from these two excited women. Rob Fessenden turn d into the hall just in time to meet Doctor Hills, who was coming from the library.
 May I introduce myself?" he said. -Pm Robert Fessenden, of New York, a lawyer, and I was to have been test man at the wedding. You, know, are Doctor Hills, and I want so say to you that if the earnest en- aeavor of an amateur detective would be of any use to you in this matter, ft is at your disposal. MT. Carleton Is my old and dear friend. and l need not tell you how he now calls forth my sympathy"
 May I learn the details of the case? May I go into the library?'' Eaid Fessenden, hesitating to ap- proach the closed door until invited
 ssTes, indeed; I'll take you in al once Doctor Leonard, who is in there, Is the county physician, and though bit brusque in his manner he is an honest old soul. and does unflinchingly what he judges to be his duty
 Neither then nor at any time, neither to Doctor Leonard himself nor 10 any one else, did Doctor Hills ever mention the difference of opinion which the two men had held for SC long the night before, nor did he tel how he proved his own theory SC positively that Doctor Leonard hat been obliged to confess himself wrong It was not in Doctor Hills nature to say 'I told you so," and Gully approaching this, Doctor Leon ard said nothing either. but threw himself into the case heart and sou in his endeavors to seek truth ana justice.
 Fessenden and Doctor Hills enter ed the library, where everything wa. much as it had been the night be fore At one time the doctors hat z ' couch, and to remove the disfiguret gown. but after Doctor Leonard hat been persuaded to agree with Doctor Hills view of the case, they had lief everything untouched until the coron CT should come.
 The discovery of this was a satis detective instinct had begun to asser itself. and he was glad of an oppor funity to examine the room befor ihe arrival of the coroner. Thougl not seeming unduly curious, his eye darted about in an eager search fo possible clues of any sort. Withou touching them, he examined tn 6agger, the written paper, the ap pointments of the library table, an, the body itself, with it's sweet, sa face. its dropping posture, and it tragically stained raiment. In true detective fashion he scruti nized the carpet, glanced at the win dow fastenings and noted the ap rointments of the library table. The only thing Fessenden touched however, was a lead pencil which Ia en the pen-rack. It was an ordinar pencil. but he gazed intently at tn gilt lettering stamped upon it, an then returned it to its place.
 Again he glanced quickly but care fully at every article on the table and then, taking a chair, sat quietl In a corner, unobtrusive but alert. With something of a bustling ai the coroner came in- Coroner Ben son was a fussy sort of man, with somewhat exaggerated sense of hi own importance.
 He paused with what he probabl considered q dramatic start when h saw the dead body of Miss Van Noi man. and. sinking his head, sais