The Washington herald., 1916-01-02

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Aasnum and Stacey returned .,
sowu The scientist chose ar ernntS
seeond-elass Compartment ~ ~
same type as the mystery czrri.er
enc asked Stacey 70 leave hir, fLsr,
alone during the journey. 's
AZ Sannon Street terminal w.
stacey went TO rejoin his frienS -
roena r1ns Masnam glowing with excite.
II think we've got it~ n, e-,5
sisppins Stacey on the shoulder w;s5
Lusty hump. First set vo,,, ".
leo.iVes on the hunt for fhst b.N
e1sss e1sn with the gold-rimmed speeta-
Yes, I'd settled to do that
turned the young lawyer. Sbut 80
we hnd him, II doesn't heln rn,ch
,or our SIDE OF the ease. Assume th.,
ne threatened to murder Joos.scn
assume that Jonssson was "A dez5j~
terror OF him. Assume that be tr.v,i-
eo n the next ooupArtrDspf %
lonasson. Even then, the Er,,s,.
company would claim that he de-
ceased threw himself out Of the trsiB
Isuieide while Temporarily inssDe
put still suicide The ffty-rhoussnd-
pound policy money viii never conc
70 MISS Gerard unless we can show
the court how Jonxsson was terrified
out OF an empty conpsrtnenfS
believe ! can do IL" returned
Masnum emphsticslly. The vial ot
stoTyl he carried in his pocket DE
oook on sleeping sickness, the wire
screen to his bedroom window. Usap-
"a the home of the tse-tse fIy-they
Mt together like the pieces OF a iie-
saw puzzle. One more piece in Ola ce
and the whole pattern would stand
out; Tomorrow we'll search that
sealed compartment once again.
In the presence Of the Empires
Naturally. Arrange it for the aft
ernoon, and / can show him thst
Magnum Is not quite the fool be
imsgines."
As mentioned'before, Mssnun was
not without a dash of vanity.
On the following afternoon IN,
same four were back In the thed
where the mystery carriage stood
mutely waiting 10 deliver M Il,
secret. The insurance lawyers acid
ulated smile was now fsttened out 10
mellow tolerance.
Although II was summer, Mssnuu
wore a pair of thick gloves. In his
side pocket, a packet bulsed out
noticesbly.
Il want. every inch Of the oompsrt.
ment swept out" he said 70 the rail-
road official will YOU do II your
self. so as to avoid any sutpic;on
that might arise If / were 20 do soSH
Tolerartly, the freight agent called
for carriage-clezner's broom and
proceeded TO the task. sweeping
around the cornices, behind the cush-
ions and underneath the seats, and
gathering the sweepings into a small
pile, while the other three watched
intently
"Stopi" called Masuurn suddenly.
his eyes s-light with unsuppressed tri-
umph- From the sweepings be pick
ed up large insect, dead. and dis
played II emphstically in his gloved
hand in front of the insurance law
yer.
"a tse-tse fly" he stated.
We'll, and what IL il is1"
The carrier Of the sleeping sickness.
Deadly. One sting from It, and a
man would stand a poor chance"
Il don't follow your argument" OBJ
jccted the lawyer impassively.
That's what drove Jonssson to his
death. That one, and perhaps a dozen
others. The rest probably flew out
OF the open door into the Seven-Oaks
tunnel This one was killed by him"
Still, l don't follow you. How
could your dozen tse-tSe flies enter
a closed compartment"
Get inside, and I'll demonstrate"
snapped Magnum.
The lawyer, with a gesture Of dis
belief entered the compartment, and
the door w<s closed on him. Mzsnum
Immediately proceeded TO the smoking
compartment alongside, lit himself a
cigar, and then produced from his
pocket the box which was causing the
bulge. 1t contained a dozen live
wasps, angry at their long imprison-
ment Msgnum, standing on a seat,
took out one of the buzzins insects
with his heavily gloved fingers and
placed it in the tube Of the alarm
chain passing from compartment to
compartment. A few pufTs from his
cigar drove the insect to find escape
through the further end of the tube.
Wasps Nos. 2, ), and 4 quickly fol-
lowed
What then took place in the insur-
snce lawyers compartment would
have been highly comic had II not
been in demonstration of a tragedy.
Fighting with the furious insects,
ruffled, disheveled, and wiped clear of
cynical smiles, the lawyer was finally
driven to throw open the door and
make hurried and undignihed escape
to the outside.
And that" elinched Maguum,
was the way Abel Jonssson was sent
to his death"
The murderer was never captured,
and so the inner history Of the tragic
feud never came to light But II BE-
came sbundantly clear that the dead
man had been fearing an attack by
the tse-tse fly-it was for that rea-
son that he screened his bedroom
window and carried in his pocket the
drug which might counterset the ter
rible effects Of the sting. No doubt
the unknown murderer had thresfer