The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-29

~ think" said Simmonds, who, If
ne possessed an Imagination. never
permitted 1t to be suspected. that
those little cuts on the hand are mere
ly an accident They might have been
caused in half a dozen ways. Maybe
he hit his hand on something when he
fell; maybe be jabbed 1t on a buckle;
maybe he had boil on his hand and
lanced it with his knife"
what killed him, then2" Godfrey
demanded.
Poison. and it's in his stomach.
Well find 1t there"
How about the odor?" Godfrey per-
sisted.
"He spilled some of the poison on his
hand as he lifted it to his mouth. May
be he had those cuts on his hand and
the poison in6amed them. Or may
be he's got some kind of blood dis
ease"
Goldberger nodded his approval, and
Godfrey smiled as he looked at him.
II suppose you think this fellow was
what you said a minute ago"
Perhaps ! was little hasty." God
frey admitted, and suspected that
whatever his thoughts he had made
up his mind to keep them to himself.
I'm not going to theorize until I've
got something to start with. The facts
seem to point to suicide. but If he
swallowed prussic acid where's the
bottle? He didn't swallow that, too,
did hep
Maybe we'll find 1t in his clothes"
suggested Simmonds
Thus reminded, Goldberger fell to
work looking through the dead mans
pockets. The clothes were OF chea D
material and not very new. so that, In
life. he must have presented an ap-
pearance somewhat shabby There
was purse In the inside coat pocket
containing two bills. one for ten dol
lars and one for five. aud there were
two or three dollars in silver and four
6ve-centime pieces In small coin
purse which he carried In his trousers
pocket, The large purse had four or
Eve calling cards In one of its COM
partments. each bearing a different
name. none of them his. On the back
of one of them Vantine's address was
written In pencil.
There were no letters, no papers, no
written documents of any kind In the
pockets, the remainder of whose con-
tents consisted of such odds and ends
as any man might carry about with
him-a cheap watch. penknife. Il
half empty packet of French tobacco,
a sheaf Of cigarette paper. four or five
keys on ring, a silk handkerchief.
and perhaps some other articles which
have forgotten. but not thing to
assist in establishing his identity
This proves that he's French" said
Godfrey.
His best grip"
For answer. Godfrey held up the
watch, which he had been examining.
He had opened the case and inside it
was photograph-the photograph Of
woman with bold. dark eyes and
full lips and oval face. face so typi-
cally French that 1t was not to be mis-
taken.
"a lady's maid. should say" added
Godfrey. looking at it again. There
IS one fact which we have apparently
overlooked, but it proves beyond the
shadow of doubt that this fellow
didn't drift in here by accident He
came here Of intention. and the inten-
tion wasn't to kill himself. either"
How do you know that?" demanded
Goldberger incredulously.
Godfrey picked up the purse. OPEN
ed 1t and took out one Of the cards.
by this" be said. and held II IN.
"You have already seen what is writ
ten on the back of it-Mr. vantinp's
name and the number OF this house.
That proves doesn't it, that this fel.
low came to New York expressly 10
see Mr. Vantine?"
Perhaps you think Mr.. vantine kill