The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
Copyright, 1913. The Bobbs-NIerrirI Co.

chance-he could not even cry
out. There's one thing | don't
understand, though" he added,
after a moment. Where did that
blood come FROM" and he point
ed to the dark spots on the col
lar OF the white robe.
Hinman looked up with a little
exclamation.
did YOU find the handker-
chief? No. | see you didn't" and
he pointed to where it lay ON the
floor.
Without a word. Goldberger
bent and picked up the blood
stained handkerchief. Then he
and Simmonds examined 1t mi
nutely. Finally the coroner look
ed at Godfrey.
There can be only one infer
ence," he said. THE dead man Is
not bleeding-the cord did not cut
the flesh. The blood, then, must
have come from the murderer. lie
must have been injured in some
way-bleeding profusely. Look at
this handkerchief - 1t is fairly
soaked"
Goldberger laid the handker-
chief on the table, at last, and
turned back to the body. He bent
close above 1t, examining the
blood spots and when he stood
erect again there was in his face
strange excitement.
lie unfolded a small pocket
magnifying glass and bent above
the stains again, scrutinizing each
In turn. At last he closed the
glass with an emphatic little snap.
This case isn't going to be so
difficult after ALL" he said.
Those spots are finger prints
And Goldberger turned away
with a shrug of the shoulders.
See If you can get the cord
loose, Simmonds," he said.
The cord was in the form of
running moose, which had been
knotted to hold it in place after
being drawn tight.
That's q new one on me-
piHliHOHuS sdIu.
Godfrey bent close above II and
looked at it.
1T is a peculiar knot" he
agreed. IF you'll permit sug.
gestion, Mr.. Goldgerger, you'll cut
the cord and leave the knot as It
1t. 1t may help us to find the
man who made 1t.
You're right" agreed Gold
berger, promptly. "Cut the cord
Simmonds."
| Simmonds cut 1t. He looked at
1t a moment, aud then handed 1t
to Goldenberger. The latter exam
ined 1t carefully.
ITS stained with blood, too"
Godfrey said, and made a little
tour of the room "Ah!" he add
ed, after a moment, from the door
opening into the grounds. See
here"
He was holding up the end of
the cord by which the curtains
covering the upper part of the
double doors we're controlled.
you were right, Mr.. Coroner
he said, lin thinking that the
murderer entered by this door,
for he stopped here and cut off a
piece of this cord before going on
into the room"
and, of course" said Gold
berger, taking the cord again and
looking at 1t, ut was while the
murderer was making it into a
moose with his blood-stained fin
gers that he stained 1t in that
way. Don't you agree, Mr.. God
frey?"
"That is a possible explaua-
tion," Godfrey conceded.
"Simmonds tells me 1t was
you who called him, Mr.. God
frey" said the coroner. "How did
you happen to discover the
crime?"
The question was asked care
lessly, but l could feel the alert
mind behind 1t. l knew that
Godfrey felt it, too, from the way
in which he told the story, for he
told it carefully, and yet with an
air of keeping nothing back.
was pretty sure Simmonds
would make no infer eneces God
frey wished to avoid but I feared
the coroner. His first question
proved that | was right.
where is this man SWAMI" he
asked.
"He was suffering from the
shock" said Godfrey, "and Lester
and DR.. Human took him over to
my place and put him to bed"
''He seemed to be suffering
from a slight concussion," Hin
man explained. 81 gave him q