New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

W. DIOsiOn was probably due TO some
,...0ent The Coroners inquest, II was announced
other ageT over the remains that afternoon at Miss
Wayand Chester Kent read with his subdued smile
All OF .4i,9,rcl .i,9 in his reading by long distance tele
he e""S III from some individual IN Baltimore who re-
o5 70 give his name to the mad DuV ur8eu i,atteT
iuSel " 8 death; and the young professors smile had
o he an T L;t when he hung up the receiver Return
exPaDIL L naDc~ ne noted with satisfaction that the
I8 N charge Of the inquest would be Dr. Shurteli,
Co%o( % indebted TO him for rescue from potentially
VINO ";,g cl.ancnt in the affair OF the diplomat
emD"li Kent proposed now TO give the Coroner op-
monoCt - chow his gratitude; for he designed to play
poTIul though us far as might be thinking, part,
an J,so~, i'm the Forthcoming inquiry. call on
no9C CctIef served % arrange this and to map out
Dr. ou an Of the inquest though the official not
geo tbe secret Of the scientist scheme OF campaign.
,eI NV Knt stopped ut the laboratory OF prominent
NefI chemist md finally called to pay his respects
anli WavI9nl 10 her hotel. He found the old lady
i,an and unshakcn as though she h"d never KNOWN
Htjm n,,bar wearncss or peril.
atng .I.e ron heard Of the noe" her greeting.
st me- s see then how gracefully you can acknowledge
,-seIf IN the wrong. Read this
Sbe handed to him an cnyeop OF cheap make, ad.
ed simply to her name. He held it in his hand as If
weighing It, .h,bo4o12r
Robert Swart brought 1t to me- 1t was found on 'he
Gie porch.
~ one Of the maids early this morning.
aHrnl I'm sorry didn find 1t myself.
.Wben could YOU have found it;
81 ast night when l went back, after leaving YOU
@You returned to my house;
4Yes | slept there, in the oak ROOM
"Ww?" ,....,.,,
Il was interested 10 see U"cIe "''' any U0'O'0P
mentS
aHH.gm.m.Ewell, developed rather severe head
ache the policeman on guard snorcd, ana Mr.. S""rt
i,,,,yy
complained Of being restless OtnerwSc noIn''ls
.Gbl Aren't YOU going to read the letter;
presently. When is it supposed to have come
aitisnof ,5bosel to have come at all 1t is known to
bccn thrust in from the outside Of the porch Just
rnder the railing. sometime before the explosion
Chester Kent examined the cnyclOp. That's odd.
sWbat Is odd." demanded Miss Wayland with as
yoy remember we left your house last night in hard
shower
aWel," ,.,-
sThe side porch is practically unsheltered Yet there
are no rain marks on the envelop ~
.FidIe and fadde," cried the old lady. "They could
dr., out. couldn't they? Read the letter
Fron the cnvclop Chester Kent drew single sheet Of
uIe r,led paper on which the following written:
Miss Wavland You and the idol Rich is marked for
Death Your name comes First. Beware but yon cannot
escape your Fate. BLACK HAND
.We3~ said Chester Kent with polite infection Of
!.Wc5I" snapped Miss Wayland "that is Denny
Boves handwriting. 1t is written paper the dupIl-
cate Of which was found by my nephew in Denny room
over the stable He wrote it TO avert suspicion from
himself by casting it on the Italians. Black Hand
don't YOU see, Perhaps there's something you'd like to
say to that ,,
Kent returned the paper. no, there's nothing I'd
ike to saw But I'd ike to laugh
Miss Celia Wavland stamped a well shod and angry
foot Laugh then, The cracking Of thorns under a
pot, VIII nothing convince YOU
-My dear madam, the one merit peculiar to my very
loose and casual method is that it keeps the mind aWays
open to convi.tions For example I'm convinced that
YOU wouldn't take my advice if | offered it..
For once YOU right Nevertheless let me hear It,
-That YOU DO no positive identifying when you 60 on
the witness stand.