South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-29

What for?" den1a lded the other brusquey
Give me fivU minutes alone with this" said
Dun. I'll give you my word I'll not tamper
with il in any way"
He vanished through small concealed door
into secret laboratory where he snapped on a
powerful light, and TO the words My last will"
on the front page OF the folded sheet, he applied
a weak bleaching agent
AS if by magic sections of'the writing slow
ly faded He subjected the result TO a micro
scopic test and nodded.
Then he folded up the will and took it back
to the inspector.
You'll find" he drawle6, that that is a
forgery"
for a moment.
"A forgery" he said dull
Yes. OF course / can't experiment chem
cally with the body of the will without the
express permission Of the president of the
Probate Court but I've tested the words on
the cover and proved that they have been
written in ordinary ink TO which has been
added a mixture Of Indian ink which gives
the writing the appearance of age. Under my
test the iron-gall part of the ink faded away
leaving the carbon basis of the Indian ink,
which can bs plainly seen under the micro
scope and which proves that, as the outside
sheet of the will is forgery, the body of the
will is a forgery, too"
Looks like it," breathed Dornton slowly.
But the face of things it's impossible No
III.
and he's out of the question entirely"
rs he?' queried Duff doubtfully. Has it
occurred TO you that a metallurgist, equally
with photographer. has access to cyanide of
potassium? metallurgist uses it for gold alb
straction. Murgison would use it in assaying
his specimens. Murgison, and no one else,
benefits by the woman's death"
But the notes.-the money that ought to be
in the house-Ann Bolts disappearance"
spluttered Dornton. "Murgison could not pos
sibly have poisoned the stout"
Did you find any other bottles in the house,"
Injured Duff.
Yes, case containing five empty bottles
In the back yard"
All" Duff thoughtfully polished the glass
that masked his blind eye and as thoughtfully
replaced it.
at would be easy enough for any one so in
clined to tamper with the bottles-screw-
stoppered-as they stood in the case in the
back yard he said slowly. Suppose for the
moment that Murgison. having carefully
watched the house, did tamper with one of the
bottles. Suppose after doing he arranged
that accident in his laboratory, in order to give
himself a cast-iron alibi Imagine him while
he watching the house taking the oppor-
tunity 10 hide the faxed will in the drawer Of
Mrs. Pembrasss desk, while the latter and her
companion were out in the grounds.
Suppose that just by chance the woman
and having locked up the house securely, sat
down to eat her SUPPER
"One can suppose many things" interposed
Dornton shrewdly But Murgison has never
been near the place"
You have only his word for that" said Dun
But how are we going TO prove your
theory jerked Dornton. $50 far, we haven't
a single fact TO go on-except your discovery
about the will, which I'll admit tells directly
against Murgison."
II vote go TO his place and interview
him." said Duff grimly.
AS he spoke he rang the bell and when
Chin-Chin answered the summons he told him
to get the car out of the garage
His place is in Telpham. Wimbe-
dom said Dornton.
Wont take US long to get there" replied
Duff Got a revolver about you? No: then
take this" He handed across a neat au
slipped second in his own hip pocket Just
as well to be prepared" he remarked casually.
They reached Telpham in silence. Duff urg
ing the car at top speed once clear OF Lon
don's traffic.
John Murgison's laboratory proved 10 be a
many-windowed shed-like sort of place at
tached to a small rsrashackle house on an $50
lated strip OF common land
There were no lights in the place. and after
repeated knockings or the door, which brought
no response. the two men directed their steps
10 the annex They met with no better re-
suit there.
we must come again tomorrow" said Dorm
ton.
mo fear." jerked Dun. producing bunch OF