New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-13
.'The autopsy VIII take place tomor.

row. How Is Carmel today"
mo better" The words came with
shudder. Doctor. I've been brute
to you. am brute! have misused
nv life and have no strength with
which to meet trouble. What you pro-
pose to do with-with Adelaide is hor-
rible to me. l didn't love her much
while she was living, but If could
have saved her body this last humilia-
ton / would willingly die right here
and now and be done with 1t. Must
this autopsy take placer"
ut must"
''Then tell them to lock up every
bottle the house holds or cannot an
swer for myself. should like to drink
and drink till knew nothing, cared
for nothing, was a mailman or a
beast"
'You will nor drink" The coroner's
voice rang deep; he was greatly moved.
'You will not drink. and you will come
to the Office at o'clock tomorrow.
We may have only good news to i'm
part. We may nnd nothing to compli-
cate tho situation"
Arthur Cumberland shook his head.
Its not what You win ind said
he. and stopped. biting bis lips and
looking down.
Twenty.four hours later. In the cor
oner's ONCE, sat an anxious group dis
cussing the great case and tho possible
revelations awaiting them. The dis
trict attorney. Mr.. Clifton. tho chief
Of police and one or two others.
among them sweetwater. made up
the group and carried on the CONVEX
sation. DR.. Perry only was absent
He had undertaken to make the au.
topsy and had been absent for this pur-
pose several hours.
Five o'clock had struck. and they
were momentarily looking for bis re-
appearance. but when the door open
ed. as it did at this time. 1t was to
admit young Cumberland. whose white
face and shaking limbs betrayed his
suspense and nervous anxiety.
The, door opened again and the coro-
ner appeared. looking not so much de-
pressed as stunned. Picking out Arthur
from the group. he advanced toward
him with some commonplace remark.
but desisted suddenly and turned upon
the others instead.
II have finished the autopsy" said
he. II knew just what poison the
vial had held and lost no time in my
various tests. A minute portion OF
this drug. which is dangerous only
in large quantities. was found in the
stomach of the deceased. but not
enough to cause serious trouble, and
she died, as we already decided, from
the effect Of the murderous clutch
upon her throat But" he went on
sternly as young Cumberland moved
and showed signs Of breaking In with
one Of his violent invectives against
the supposed assassin. II made an
other discovery Of still greater purport.
When we lifted the body out Of its
resting place something besides wither-
ed flowers slid from her breast and
fell at our feet. The ring. gentlemen
tho ring which Ranelagh says was
missing from her hand when he came
upon her and which certainly was not
on her finger when she was laid in the
casket-rolled to the door when we
moved her. Here it is. There Is one
person here. at least, who can identify
It. But do not ask that person to
speak. That we may well spare him."
He laid the ring on the table, not too
near Arthur. not within reach of his
hand. but close enough for him to see
it Then he sat down and hid his face
in his hands. The last few days had
told on him. He looked older by ten
years than he had at the beginning OF
the month.
The silence which followed these
words and this action was memorable