Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

1.-THE autopsy will take place tomor
tw. How is Carmel today?"
mo better" The words came with
n shudder. Doctor. I've been brute
TO you. am brute! I have misused
my life and have no strength with
which TO meet trouble. What you pro
pose to do with-with Adelaide IA hor'
rible to me. didn't love her much
while she was living. but n ! could
have saved her body this last humilia'
ton ] would willingly die right here
and nov aud he done with It. Must
this autopsy take placer"
ut must"
Then tell them TO lock up every
bottle the house holds or I cannot m.
swer for myself I should like to drink
ind drink IN ! knew nothing. cared
for nothing. was a mailman or q
beast"
''You vii, not drink" The coroner's
voice rang deep: he was greatly moved
You will not drink. and you will come
TO the office at 8 o'clock tomorrow.
We may have only good news TO i'm
part. We may find nothing to compli
cate the situation"
Arthur Cumberland shook his head
TITS not what you will find said
he. md stopped. biting his lips and
looking down.
Twenty.four hours later. In the cor
oner's office. sat an anxious group dis
cussing the great case and the possible
revelations awaiting them. The dis
trict attorney. Mr.. Clifton. the chief
Of police and one or two others
among them Sweetwater. made ~
the group and carried on the CONVEX
sation. DR.. Perry only was absent
He had undertaken to make the au
topsy and had heen absent for this pur
pose several hours.
Five o'clock had struck. and they
were momentnrily looking for his re-
appea rance. hut when the door open
ed. as II did At this time. II was to
admit young Cumberland. whose white
face and shaking limbs betrayed hi.
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 deslsted suddenly and turned upon
the others instead.
~ have finished the autopsy" said
he. II knew Just what poison the
via, had held and lost no time In my
various tests A minute portion oi
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 eject Of the murdcrous clutch
upon her throat But" he went on
sternly as young Cumberland moved
and showed signs OF breaking In witt
one of his violent invpctives against
the supposed assassin. u made an
other discovery Of still greater purport
When we lifted the body out Of II,
resting place something besides wither
| ed flowers slid from her breast anC
fell at our feet. The ring. gentlemen
the ring which Ranelagh says wa,
missing from her hand when he came
upon her and which certainly was no
on her finger when she was laid In thu
casket-rolied to the door when W.
moved her. Here It Is. There Is on
person here. at least. who can identif.
It, But ! do not ask that person t.
speak. That we may well spare him
He laid the ring on the table. not toe
near Arthur. not within reach OF hill
hand. but close enough for him to Sc,
It. Then he sat down and hid his face
In his hands. The last few days hat
told on him. He looked older by tel
years than he had at the beginning Of
the month
The silence which followed therI
words and this action was memorable