The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-02-03

| mistakah1e signs Of cardiac trouble,
because, owing to it's nature, it should
have manifested itself to me long be-
fore ever she complained.
when I told her husband he ap-
peared greatly distressed and ques-
toned me closely regarding every
| feature of the trouble. I assured him
that it was not necessarily serious and
that 1 hoped for a speedy recovery. l
was honest IL this statement. AS might
be expected, Captain Forsythe is over
whelmed by his wife's sudden and I'M
expected end-and, might add, 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, un-
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?"
Eyes. shall hold myself in readi-
ness for any summons from you.
What, may I ask, will be your first
step? I want the cloud removed from
my name as soon as possible. Spare
no expense"
It 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.
Ing Felix Hazard possessed thorough
knowledge of poisons, but respecting
strophanthus his memory was trifle
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-filled
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 a while resolution came to
him and he reached for the telephone.
He called for the coroner's office and
| in a moment had that official on the
wire. After disclosing his identity he
said:
'I 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
undertaker's assistant"
"See here, old top" came back over
the wire, what have you got wise
to-"
"A whole lot that you don't know
and will never find out unless you do
as I say. But I tell you this: If I
don't miss my guess a mile the case
will be cleared by night-without an
autopsy, either"
"Well, I hope to heaven you can.
It's creating dickens of 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 cable to
the Sutherlands' London branch, after
which he summoned an operative to
whom he gave 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 I'M
tremendously broke in upon her la
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 selfpos-
sessed; a dreadful night when he had
thought u0E uTOWuCu, 1Ao LILO AAoASASS
unnerved condition when he beheld
her alive and we'll had moved her to
tenderness.
"Now, see here, Helen" said he in
a tone of expostulation, don't look at
me in that way If you don't want me
to forget myself. No mortal man could
look into your eyes as they are now
and think Of anything else" He
broke off. 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 Bertel
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, IT.
how foofuroS 6imn1inO her