The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-22
what is ltT asked Godfrey.

What Is it?- asked Godfrey.
"Just suicide, think" and IN
locked the door into the room where
the dead man lay
Sinnonds, Goldberger and Godfrey
stepped inside followed and CLOSED
the door
Nothing has been disturbed" said
mo one has touched the body"
Silnmonds nodded and glanced in
quiringly about the room, but God
frey's eyes, noticed. were on the face
Of the dead man. Goldberger dropped
ito his knees beside the body. looked
into the eyes and touched his fingers
to the left wrist. Then he stood erect
again and looked down at the body
and as | followed his gaze noted Its
attitude more accurately than | had
done in the first shock Of discover
ing it.
1t was lying on its right side. half
ON its stomach, with its right arm dou-
bled under 1t and it's left hand clutch
ing ut the floor above its head The
knees were drawn up as though in a
CONFUSION. and the face was horribly
contorted. with a sort of purple tinge
under the skin, as though the blood had
been suddenly CONCEALED. The eyes
were wide open, and their CLASSY stare
added not little to the apparent ter.
ror and suffering of the face
The coroner glanced at Simmonds
Not much question as to the cause"
he said Poison. of course"
"Of course" nodded Simmonds.
But what kind?'' asked Godfrey.
1T will take postmortem to tell
that" and Goldberger bent for another
close look at the distorted face. I'm
free to admit the symptoms aren't the
usual ones"
| told oil knew-how Parks had
announced mans arrival, how Van
tine and / had come downstairs to.
gether. how Vantine had called me
and finally how Parks had identified
the body as that of the strange caller.
How long time elapsed after
Parks announced the man before you
ana Mr. Vantine came downstairs?"
asked Goldberger
Half an hour perhaps"
Goldberger nodded,
Lets have Parks In" he said.
] opened the door and called to
Parks, who was sitting on the bottom
step of the STAIR
GOldberger looked him over careful.
~ as he stepped into the room. but
there could be no two opinions about
Parks, He had been with Vantine for
eight or ten years, and the earmarks
or the competent and faithful servant
were apparent all over him.
do you know this MANI" Gold.
berger asked, with a gesture toward
the body.
mo, sir" said Parks; 81 never saw
him till about an hour ago, when
Rogers called me downstairs and said
there was man to see Mr.. Vantine."
who is Rogers?"
Hes the footman, sir. He answer.
~ NAN NNOt w ASlA
We'll. and then what happened?"
II took his card up to Mr.. vantine
sir"
did Mr. Vantine know him?'
mo. sir; he wanted to know what
he wanted"
What did he want?"
u don't know, sir He couldn't
speak English hardly at all. He was
French. think. He was so excited
that he couldn't remember what little
English he did know"
What made you think he was OK.
eitedg'
THE way he suffered and the way
his eyes glinted. After MIR. vantine
said he would see him presently Rog.
ers and me went back to our lunch"
DO you mean to say that you and
Rogers went away and left this
stranger here by himself2"
''The 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"