The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-26

to have an instinct for things. He
was leaning out of the window at the
rear of the clubhouse-the window or /
that small room where your sisters
coat was found-and he saw, caught |
I'm the vines beneath, little bottle, |
an apothecary's vial 1t was labeled 1
Poison and it came from this very 1
house"
How do you known that vial came /
from this houseT
DIR. Perry looked up, astOnished. He
was prepared for the most frantic
ebulIitions 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-
ious look and replied:
ssIt has been seen on the shelves by
more than one of your servants. Your
sister kept 1t with her medicines, and
the druggist with whom you deal re-
members selling it some time ago TO
a member of your family"
(Which memberf I don't believe
this story; I don't believe any OF
your He was fast verging on vio-
lence now.
are facts, and we cannot go against
them The person who bought 1t was
yourself. Perhaps you can recall the
circumstance now"
st cannot" He did not seem to be
| quite master Of himself. II don't know
| half the things l do; at least, / didn't
use to- But what are you coming to?
| Are you going to call it suicide? You
| can'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
am here, Arthur. l 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 as my own highly esteemed
friend
Shaken to the core, the young man
sat down.
my duty is here" he said at last.
at cannot leave Carmel"
''The autopsy will take place tomor-
row. How is Carmel today?"
mo better" The words came with
a shudder. Doctor. I've been a brute
to you. l am brute! l have misused
my life and have no strength with
which to meet trouble. What you pro-
pose to do with-with Adelaide is hor-
rible to me. | didn't love her much
, while she was living, but if l could
, have saved her body this last humilia-
ton l would willingly die right here
and now and be done with it. Must
this autopsy take placer
, cit must"
"Then tell them to lock up every
bottle the house holds or 1 cannot an,
swer for myself 1 should like to drink
and drink till l knew nothing, cared
for nothing, was a mailman or a
beast
"You will not 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 find nothing to compli
7 ! cate the situation"
Arthur Cumberland shook his head
ITS not what you will find'- sait
he. and stopped. biting his lips an(
looking down.
! Twenty four hours later, in the cor
oner's office. sat al anxious group dis
| cussing the great case and the possible
!, revelations awaiting them. The dis
trict attorney Mr. Clifton, the chic
|. of police and one or two others
among them Sweetwater, made VI
the group and carried ON the CONVEX
sation. DIR. 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 the
were momentarily looking for his re
appearance, but when the door open
ed, as it did at this time, it was t
admit young Cumberland, whose whit
face and shaking limbs betrayed hi
h suspense and nervous anxiety.
The door opened again and the cOrC
, ner appeared looking not SO much de
pressed as stunned. Picking out Arthu
from the group. he advanced towar
him with some commonplace remarE
but desisted suddenly and turned upo
the others instead.
"I have finished the autopsy" sal
he 81 knew just what poison tn
vial had held and lost no time in m
various tests A minute portion G
this drug, which is dangerous onl
G in large quantities, was found in tn
- stomach of the deceased, but no
enough to "ause serious trouble, an
she died. as we already decided, froI
the effect of the murderous clutc
upon her throat. But" he went o
&c sternly as young Cumberland move
and showed signs of breaking In wit
one of his violent invectives agains
the supposed assassin, Il made al
other discovery Of still greater purpor
= When we lifted the body out Of Il
resting place something besides withe
ed flowers slid from her breast an
"A fell at our feet. The ring, gentleme
the ring which Ranelagh says we
lg missing from her hand when he can
en- upon her and which certainly was n
lie. on her finger when she was laid in tt
n casket-rolled to the floor when "
:" moved her. Here it Is. There Is OF
person here. at least, who can identf1
it, But l do not ask that person
speak. That we may well spare him
He laid the ring on the table, not t.
II. near Arthur, not within reach OF
ne hand hut close enough for him to 8,