New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-13

'Eweetwater did not return to New
York that night.
4 II regret to disturb you, Arthur. but
Il my business is of great importance
Il and should be made known to you at
once"
d Sullen and unmollifed. the young
man thus addressed eyed apprehen-
sively his fathers old friend. placed
90 unfortunately in his regard. and
morosely exclaimed:
q @Out with it! I'm a poor hand at
u guessing. What has happened nowT
n "A discovery-a somewhat serious
n one. I fear; at least It will force the
i police to new action. Your sister may
4 not have died entirely from strangula-
8tion. Other causes may have been at
WORK.
'Now, what do you mean by that7'
Arthur Cumberland was under bis
own roof and in presence OF one who
should have inspired bis respect but
he made no effort to hide the fury
which these words called up: II
should like to know what deviltry is
Din your minds now. Am never to
have peaceT
.Peace and tragedy do not often run
together" came in the mild tones OF
his would be friend. "Mr. Ranelagh's
assertion that he found Miss Cumber-
land dead when he approached her
may not be. as so many now believe,
the reckless denial of criminal dis
turbed in his act. It may have had q
basis in fact"
II don't believe It. Nothing viii
make me believe it." stormed the
other. jumping up and wildly pacing
the drawing room floor. 1T is all a
scheme for saving the most popular
man in society. But you haven't told
me your discovery. It seems to me
It is a little late to make discoveries
now"
"This was brought about by the
persistence Of Sweetwater. He seems
to have an instinct for things. he
was leaning out of the window at the
rear of the clubhouse-the window OF
that small room where your sisters
coat was found-and he saw. caught
in the vines beneath, little bottle,
an apothecary's vial. 1t was labeled
Poison and it came from this very
house."
"How do you known that vial came
from this house?"
DR.. Perry looked up, astonished. he
was prepared for the most frantic
ebullitions of wrath. for violence even,
or for dull, stupid. blank silence. But
this calm, quiet question of fact took
him by surprise. He dropped his anx'
lous look and replied:
ut has been seen on the shelves by
more than one Of your servants. Your
sister kept it with her medicines. and
the druggist with whom you deal re-
members selling it some time ago to
q member of your family"
(which member? I don't believe
this story; don't believe any OF
your He was fast verging on v1o'
lence now.
"You will have to. Arthur. Facts
are facts, and we cannot go against
them. The person who bought it was
yourself. Perhaps you can recall the
circumstance now"
II cannot" He did not seem to be
quite master of himself. II don't know
half the things do; at least, I didn't
use to- But what are you coming tot
Are you going to call it suicide? You
lcan't, with those marks on her throat
"We're going to carry out our In
vestigations to the full. We're going
TO hold the autopsy. which we didn't
think necessary before. That's why ]
nm here, Arthur. thought 1t your
due to know our intentions in regard
to this matter. If you wish to be pres
ent you have only to say so; II you
do not you may trust me to remem'
Der that she was your fathers daugh'
ter as we'll 40 my own highly esteemed
friend"
Shaken to the core. the young ma,
cat down.
my duty 10 here" he said at last
Il cannot leave Carmel"