The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-20


In preparations for the jour
ney TO New York with tho
body OF Lewis Langley. Ken
@ nedy Vas very busy on what
seemed TO me TO be preparations for
some mysterious chemical experiments.
! found myself fully occupied In keSp-
ing special correspondents from Gil over
the country Mt bay.
That evening after dinner We were all
sitting In tho open summer house over
the boathouse Smudges Of green pine
we're burning and smoking On little arti.
nctsi Islands OF stone near the lake shore.
lighting up the trees on every side with
q red glare. Tom and his sister were
seated with Kennedy and myself on one
side, while some distance from US Har-
rington was engaged in earnest CONVEX
sation with Isabelle. The other members
Of the family were further removed.
That seemed typical to me OF the way
tho family group split up.
Mr.. kennedy" remarked Grace. In .
thoughtful low tone. what do you make
Of that Record articlef'
'Vcry clever. no doubt" replied Craig.
"But don't you think Il strange about
the VIM"
HUSH" whispered Tom. for Isabelle
and Harrington had ceased talking ana
might perhaps TO listening
Just then ono Of the servants came
UP with telegram.
Tom hastily opened II and read the
message eagerly In tho corner OF the
summer house nearest one OF the glow
ing smudges. 4 felt instinctively that
It was from his lawyer lie turned and
beckoned TO kennedy and myself.
"Wha, do you think or hatr" he
whispered hoarsely.
We bent over and IN the hickerin9
light read the message:
New Yort pspen full oi spontsnsous eUn-
b,.tion story. iiccord had s,clusi'. stoy yss-
%ois. Is 1t trei Please .ir, .ad,, ,a.i
detail, At ones Also Immediate !n.,rnctioA.
irsa AL. Could I~.t. langley ,s's tskes
hI.:n ,,, ssI"s rev rev, ': .s;. .n , %s,s
I.nsie, inttsste. DANIEL CLARK.
Tom looked blaRk!y At ksansdy and
then at his sister. who was sitting alone.
! thought l could read what was pass
ing In his mind. With all his fauits
Lewis Langley had been \ good foster
parent to his adopted children. But II
was ali over now II tho Will was lost.
What can l do?" asked Tom hope
leSsly. IL have nothing to reply 70
him"
but I have" quietly returned Ken
nedy. deliberately folding up thu mes
sage and handing It back. Tell them
all 20 be in tho library IN nfteen min
utcs This message hurr!es mo bi..
but | am prepared You Will nave
something to wire Mr.. Clark after that"
Then he strobe of toward the house.
leaving us to gather the group together
| in considerable bewildernent
A quarter OF ala hour later We had Al
| assen BLEED In tho library. across the
hall from the room In which Lewis
Langley had been found. A. usual
Kennedy began By icap!nE straight into
the middle Of hts subject
early In the eighteenth oentsry." 10
commenced slowly, "A woman was
found burned 70 death. There were no
clues. and the scientists ~ that time
suggested spon'aneous combustion. This
explanation was accepted This theory
always has boon that tho process Of res-
piratlon by which tho Tissues ut the
body arc used up and got RID OF gives
the body a Temperatures and II has
seemed that It may bo possible by pre-
venting tho escape of this heat 70 set
nre 10 tho body"
Wa were leaning sorws m expectansiy.
horrined by tho thought that perhaps.
after ALL the Record was correct
"Now." resumed Kennedy. his tone
changing. suppose We try a ,lttle ex-
periment-ons that was tried convtno-
insly by tho Immortal Lisbia. Here 10
. sponge. ! am going 20 soak II IN gtn
from this bottle. tho Same that Mr..
Langley was drinking from on the
night OF the-or-tho tragedy"
Kennedy took the saturated sponge