The Southern herald., 1915-09-24

Efs shoulder against NJ ,r,,
force it in, but too ate toalls r.
wOman's life. 80 v save ths
She lay across a footstoo,
wound In her neck where I Jagged
opened q jugular vein with AZ SpI at
shears. u sewing
.,,Eee. Poe shuddered mud and turned avn, \.
slipped out through the bedroom ~ !. y
as Miss Riggs was enter,nS OI doW
quietly downstairs be epteraS q .. Yong
phone cabinet, ana got Doctor ,uO Slsi ssls
son on the wire. t AO0iR
Doctor" he said SLOWLY a,
come to dinner. You'd best com. 'aas a
to Riggs and make out a sscona e OVes
certificate. Mrs Groves bss s. ues!a
out" 0ins found
Found out! What do you mas.
1t was she who bought the Drn..,.
acid you found in Boudinot's blooS .,lS .aS
on the tip of one Of the oranSa T9S .,aaa aue
sticks l sent you." % "oOa
But explain, what was the n0.,.
Sufficient" said Poe. 'Tas, az. NJ.
Miss Riggs worked on Boudino, ss T;.a
stories about Miss Moquin, douh,la.a w.
true from my own Observation Il
made a new will, changing bis : ~. !.
to position of chief legatee M M.
Groves trembled for her half.miII,os
knowing that Miss Riggs hated y.
probably with more or less good Ss.' ,ss'
son. To make sure Miss Riggs wonlsn,.
have her cut of with a thousand ~
old lady carried out a shrewd schoms "
she'd evidently figured out soma I'm.
before when Boudinot, disgusted s bss
with his profanity and. abuse"
What was it? How'd she do ~
insisted Doctor Robinson breathlauel,
Have you proofs?"
Yes, plenty. The bUyI sent to vou
with the orange wood sticks saw Mr.
Groves through the manicure sbon
window this morning deftly substlht.
ing an ongoline bottle filled with prs
sic acid for the real bottle Of stain y.
mover on the manicurist's table, You
see, Boudinot had bad hang.nail on
the forefnger Of his left hand"
Yes, I noticed 1t, but didn't think Il
important enough to mention to youI
said Doctor Robinson anxiously
Naturally not But that was tia,
bruise through which the drop Of pruE
sic was introduced to Boudlnot's blood
You see, Mrs. Groves often wheeled
Boudinot to Miss Moquin's, and had
watched her clean with ongoline and
an orange stick beneath the cuticle q
his nails"
Good Lord, mani" cried Doctor Rob
inson. "You don't mean that she fl
ured out the flendish scheme Of having
the manicurist actually introduce the
poison by dipping her orange wood
stick into the substituted bottle and
showing the poison deep into the cracks
and pores around the finger nails
thinking 1t was ongoline?"
That's 1t exactly; 1t would throw
the blame on the manicure II anything
were discovered, you see," said Poe
enthusiastically. MRS. Groves replaced
the genuine bottle Of ongollne before
leaving, so nobody else would be
killed, then she threw the bottle Of
prussic into the gutter on the way
home with Boudinot, gasping for
breath and already dying, as graphical'
ly described by the manicurist and the
newsboy. l found the pieces Of glass,
recognized bits Of the ongoline label,
and identified the poison by smell and
taste. Not bad scheme for an old
lady; only slip she made was in thrift
lily saving in a plain bottle the ongoline
she had to pour out to get the prusSlc
acid into the right container 80 the
manicurist wouldn't suspect"