The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-10


when I told her husband he an.
peared greatly distressed and cues.
toned me closely regarding every
feature of the trouble. assured him
that 1t was not necessarily serious and
that I hoped for speedy recovery. I
was honest IL this statement. AS might
be expected, Captain Forsythe is over
whelmed by his wife's sudden and un-
expected end-and, I might add, l can't
account for it myself"
When the speaker had finished Haz
and said:
Your statement Of the case has
been quite comprehensive and under
standable, doctor. The inquest, I I'M
derstand, will not be held until after
an autopsy, time for which has not
yet been set. suppose can get you
at your Office during hours?"
Yes. ] shall hold myself in readi-
ness for any summons from you.
What, may ask, will be your first
step? / want the cloud removed from
my name as soon as possible. Spare
no expense"
1t was with an distracted air that
Hazard saw the doctor depart, and in
the same preoccupied fashion he went
to his private Office and shut himself
in, ignoring Helen utterly.
Among the equipment for his can
Jig Felix Hazard possessed a thorough
knowledge of poisons, but respecting
strophanthus his memory was a trihe
hazy. There were certain associations
connected with it upon which he want,
ed to refresh his mind. Alone in his
room, he went directly to the well-f1lled
book shelves that stood beside his
desk and, after running rapidly ever
their titles, selected one. It was a.
standard work on toxics.
But by and by he closed the volume.
replaced it upon it's shelf, and slumped
down in his desk-chair with wearied
air, where he sat brooding many min
utes.
After while resolution came to
him and he reached for the telephone.
He called for the coroner's Office and
In moment had that official on the
wire. After disclosing his identity he
said:
II want to be one of your deputies
this afternoon. am going out to Cap
tain Forsythe's in South Edgelake.
Miss Bertel is going with me as an
undertakers assistant"
''See here, old top" came back over
hn hot
to-"
"A whole lot that you don't know
and will never find out unless you do
as I say. But tell you this: If I
don't miss my guess a mile the case
will be cleared by night-without an
autopsy. either"
'Weu, I hope to heaven you can.
It's creating a dickens of a stir ow-
ing to the prominence Of the people
concerned, and If you can get Doctor
Hendrix out of it it will not hurt me
any. I suppose you have your deputy
coroner's badge. Good. Go to it, and
may the gods shower blessings upon
your head"
Don't make any move till you hear
from me-" was the detectives parting
Injunction.
Hazard then dispatched a cable to
the sutherlands' London branch, after
which he summoned an operative to
whom he gave a card bearing Capt.
Francis Forsythe's name.
Find out all you can about this
mans financial condition and report
to me as soon as possible" were his
instructions.
Next he fastened to Helen's room,
She was busy at her desk, but he un-
tremendously broke in upon her Ia
bors.
you are to be a lady undertaken
this afternoon" he announced.
Her fine, clear gray eyes surveyed
him soberly.
"oh. am II" she said calmly. And
what are you?"
Never but once had he seen her
otherwise than steady and. selt-pos-
sessed; a dreadful night when he had
thought her drowned, and his frantic.
unnerved condition when he beheld
her alive and well had moved her to
tenderness.
"Now, see here, Helen," said he in
tone of expostulation, don't look at
me In that way If you don't want mo
to forget myself. No mortal man could
look into your eyes as they are now
and think Of anything else" He
broke OF. The eyes continued to Loo,
at him, unwaveringly; but an express.
sion all at once came into them that
brought Hazards senses back to the
normal with a jerk. Helen Bertal
was the only person In the world who
had the power of so. effectively dash.
ing his spirits-or of raising them
again.
Noting his crestfallen look, her man.
ner once more swiftly changed. A
smile seemed to kindle behind her
lovely countenance, grow, then all at
once break through to the surface. II.
radiating her features, dimpling her
cheeks, and making the gray eyes
quite irresistible.
You needn't tell me what you are"
she said; Il know. You're a big silly.