The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22

the sentence in his ear
Yes seen her do il. r. thought 1la ,,aS mere
was somethin. fnn1y 1 The nw59 boy l92Kea s2ins
How'd you know about t2o ...
Never mind now" said Poe Get
boy 10 watch Your stand for the rest
Of the afternoon and III give you Two
"sii right" said the youngster
Poe scribbed on the back Of an en-
,Robinson-Test these sticks for me.
Cali me up a RigGs's as soon as nm
ished, Keep the boy ,. r.,
Writing DR.. Robinson address on
fold of the note, he wrapped Miss Mo-
quin's orange wood sticks in clean
handkerchief and gave them to the boy
with directions
Then he hurried back to the Riggs
house by the most direct route. looking
in the gutter as lie went. Having al
most reached the house and having
found nothing, ho crossed the street and
walked ba ok slowly on the other side.
Suddenly he stopped. and, slacing about
to see that he was unobserNed' scooped
up In an empty cigarette box scat,
| terns Of glass fragments. lie smeleu
| of the pieces smiled, repeated softly,
'Peach kernels" put his tongue to the
said with satisfaction. Bitter almonds -
! Then. squarins his broad shoulders. he
! slipped the box into his pocket. took a
deep breath, and walked briskly to the
| Riggs house.
There he was admitted by Miss Riggs
| herself. who raised her eyebrows crit
ically. and asked why he had returned,
ITO make sure that the woman who
| murdered Boudinot does not escape. he
said In direct tone,
Miss Riggs went white and stepped
! back. Mrs. Groves running down the n9ll
10, support her She recovered instantly.
standing straight and stif before the
| banker.
| ,e,I, frpmhly Inns a. NoO have
learned something
| Everything"
| But ! did not do il. You're mad.
! she cried turning on Mrs. Groves and
pointing an accusing finger. "You mean
| she did it,
"Try 10 calm yourself III explain -,
asked: lis there any ongolipe in the
no there isn't cried Miss Riggs, her
muscles taut. Explain: WHAT do you
Mrs. Groves had slipped away silently
at significant signal from Foe, she
returned with plain bottle In her hand
while Miss Riggs was hystericay de-
manding an explanation.
Poe took the bottle from Mrs. Groves s
fingers. uncorked and smelled IL.
AS he was about TO speak, the phone
rang and the little second maid. who al
ways shined Boudlnot's shoes came for
ward to announce softly thar Mr.. Poe
was wanted on the wire. The banker
| OF pr. Robinson at tic other end.
so you found the same acid on the
orange wood sticks" lie remarked.
yes. pure prussic acid on one OF
them" continued the doctor.
Good III dine with you Poe
paused to look at his watch, ''in half an
hour; about 500
He hung up the receiver. and returned
! TO the room where the two women await
ed him, watching each other narrowly.
Mrs Groves" said Poe, turning TO the
nurse and holding up the bottle she had
brought him. "why is there no label on
| this bottle? | thought oneoine always
came In a container with an embossed
label something Ike this?" lie took from
his pocket the bottle he had purchased AT
| Miss Moquin'a.
Mrs Groves gssped for a reply.
| gagged, and giared at him with haf-open
mouth una bic 10 answer. Miss Riggs
rose from her chair and stepped 10 Poe's
| side.
"She was the poisoner!" she cried, lev
cling n long. trembling. red tipped finger
st the old attendant. whose cyes grew
suddenly small and sharp. like a rats.
YES" answered Poe. II suspected II
| from the moment ] saw the hangnail on
| Boudnots finger. You are clever poi :
souer. Mrs. Groves md can't blnu,~ ..-,