The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11
Further Achievements of Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective

know that synthetic rubber would
ruin the business system that l have
built up hcrc,'
Still Craig persisted and argued.
Young man." said Borland rising
at length as if an idea had struck
him, 81 Ike your nerve Yes, ] will
60. I'll show you that | don't fear
any competition from rubber made
out of fusel oil or any other old kind
of oil" He rang a bell and a boy
answered. Call Lathrop," he or
dered
The young chemist Lathrop proved
to be d bright and active man of the
new school. though a good deal of a
rubber stamp: Whenever it was
compatible with science and art he
readily assented to every proposition
that his employer laid down.
Kennedy had already telephoned to
the Winslows and Miss Winslow had
answered that Strong had returned
from Boston. After little parlcying
, the second visit to the laboratory
! was arranged and Miss Winslow was
allowed tc be present with her father,
after Kennedy had been assured by
Strong that the grucsome relics OF
the tragedy would be cleared away.
1t was in the forenoon that we ar
rived with Borland a1d Lathrop. !
could not help nothing the cordial
| manner with which Borland greeted
Miss Winslow. Strong, whom we
. met now for the first time, seemed
rather suspicious OF the presence OF
Borland and his chemist. but made
an effort to talk freely without telling
too much.
Where arc the papers in the case,
! ton for the patent, for instance"
asked Kennedy.
I'm the safe, sir" replied Strong.
Strong set to work on the combi-
nation which he had obtained from
the safe deposit vault. and was soon
going over the papers. A low excla-
nation from him brought us around
the little pile of documents. He was
holding will in which nearly every
thing belonging to Gushing was LEI,
to Miss Winslow.
Not word was said although
noticed that Kennedy moved quickly
to her side, fearing that the shock
of the discovery might have a bad
effect on her. but she took it with re-
markablc calmncss.
What does anything amount to-"
she said TREMENDOUSLY at last "Thc
dream is dead without him in it,
An hour later we were speeding
back to New York Kennedy had no
apparatus to work with out at Good
year and could not improvise it
Winslow agreed to keep us in touch
with any new developments during
the few hours that Craig felt it was
necessary to leave the scene OF action.
Back again in New York, Craig
took cab directly for his laboratory,
leaving me marooncd with instruc-
hours. I employed the time in lit
tie sleuthing on my own account, en-
, deavoring to look up the records OF
those involved in the case. I did not
discover much except an interview
that had been given at the time Of
the return of his expedition by Dor.
land to the Star in which he gave q
graphic description of the dangers
! from disease that they had encoun,
| tered.
l mention it because. though it die
not impress me much when | read
it, it at once leaped into my MIND
when the interminable hours were
over and l rejoined Kennedy. He
was bending over new microscope.
This is rubber age, Walter" he
began. "and the stories of men who
have been interested in rubber often
sound like fiction"
He slipped slide under the micro,
scope, looked at it and then motioned
to me to do the same. Here is q
very peculiar culture which | have
found in some of that blood" he
| commented.
"a poisoning. them" l ventured
that many rubber workers get from
the bisulphide OF carbon. He mus
have done good deal of vulcanizine
of his own rubber, you know"
NO." smiled Craig systematically
at wasn't that. 1t was an arsenic
derivative. Here's another thing
You remember the field glass
used?"
He-had picked it up from the table
and was pointing at little hole in
the side, that had escaped my notice
before "This is what you might cal
! a right-angled camera. l point the
glass out of the window and while
you think l am looking through it
am really focusing it on you anc
taking your picture standing ther.
beside me and out of my apparent
line of vision. 1t would deceive the
most wary"
Just then a long distance call from
| Winslow told us that Borland hac
been to call on Miss Ruth and in a:
kindly way as could be had Offered
her half million dollars for her
rights1n the new patent
Kennedy evidently thought that tn,
time for action had come, for with
out word he set to work packins
his apparatus and we were agar
headed for Goodyear.
We arrived late at night, or rathe,
in the morning. but in spite of tn,
late hour Kennedy was up early urg
ing me to help him carry the stuff
over to Cushing's laboratory. B,