The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22
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 Do you know this manYr Gold berger asked. with a gesture toward the body.
 .'No. sir said Parks; ''l never SOW him till about an hour ago, when Rogers called me downstairs and said there was man to see MT. yantine."
 Who is Rogers?'
 Hes the footman. sir He answer ed the door when the man rang"
 Well and then what happened?''
 "I took his card up to MT. Vantine. sir
 Did MT. vantine know hirn?''
 --ss<o, sir; he wanted to know what he wanted
 What did he want7'
 -I don't know. sir. He couldn't speak English hardly at all. He was French I think He was so excited that he couldn't remember what little English he did know
 z.What made you think he was ex- cited?'-
 .sThe way he stuttered and the way his eyes glinted After Mir. vantfne said he would see him presently Rog- CTS and me went back to our lunch." Do you mean to say that you and Rogers went away and left this stranger here by himself?''
 'sThe servants dining room is right at the end of the hall. sir We left the door open If he'd come out into the hall we'd have seen him.''
 And he didn't come ont into the hall while you were there7"
 .sNo, sir''
 Did anybody come fn?"
 .-Oh. no. sir; the front door has a snap lock It can't be opened from the outside without key."-
 '-So you are perfectly sure that no one either entered or left the house by the front door while you and Rog CTS were sitting there?''
 ''Nor by the back door either, sir; to get out the back way, you have to pass through the room where we were.''
 Where were the other servants?" -sThe cook was in the kitchen. sir This is the housemaid's afternoon out.'' The coroner paused Godfrey and Simmonds had both listened to this in terrogation-
 What is the room yonder used for 9'' asked Godfrey, pointing to the connect ing door.
 Its a sort of storeroom just now. sir said Parks. tsMr. vantine is just back from Europe. and we've been un- packing in there some of the things he bought while abroad
 Send in MT. Vantfne, please" said GoIdberger. Parks went out. and vantine came in a moment later. He corroborated ex- actly the story told by Parks and my self. but he added one detail
 Here is the mans card.'' he said and held out a square of pasteboard. Ut contained a single engraved line: M Theophile D'Aurelle.' ''
 He's French. as Parks suggested, g said Godfrey. That's evident, too, from the cut of his clothes.''
 Yes. and from the cut of his hair" added Goldberger- You say you didn't know him. MT. vantinef'
 .'I never before saw him, to my knowledge" answered Vantine. "The name is wholly unknown to rne.'
 We'll said Goldberger. taking pos session of the card and slipping 1t into his pocket. suppose we lift him on to thnt couch by the window and take a look through his clothes.''
 The man was slightly built. so that Simmonds and Goldberger raised the body between them without difficulty and placed it on the couch. I saw God srey's eyes searching the carpet.
 What l should like to know.'' he Inid after a moment. "is this: If this fellow took po&son what did he take it out of2 Where's the paper or bottle pr whatever it wasp
 Maybe it's in his hand'' suggested Sfmmonds and lifted the right hand. which hung trailing over the side of the couch
 Then as he raised it into the light sharp cry burst from him.
 Look herer he said. and held the hand so that we all could see.
 CHAPTER II.
 The Wounded Hand. T T was swollen and darkIy discol-
 See there!' said Simmonds.
 s.Something bit him. And he pointed to two deep incisfons on the back of the hand just above the knueklez- from which few drops of ssic@@z had oozed aa1 dFsese.
 With little exclamation of surprise and excitement Godfrey bent for an instant above the injured hand. Then he turned and looked at us.
 This man didn't take poison" he said in low voice He was killedi' At the words we drew together little. with a sl1iver of repulsion. Goldberger. taking deep breath. --<.s<..1 &r.<. b.7