Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-12

What for?" demanded the other brusquely
1--WE me hve minutes alone with this" said
Dun. III give you my word I'll not tamper
with 1t In any way"
He vanished through a 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
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 drawled that that ia n
forgery"
His COOL assertive tone paralyzed Dornton
for moment.
"A forgery" he said DULY.
Yes. of course l can't experiment chemi
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 beer
ADDED mixture OF Indian ink which gives
the writing the appearance Of age Under nv
test the iron-gall part of the ink faded away
leaving the carbon basis of the Indian ink
which can be 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 forgery, too"
Looks like it," breathed Dornton SLOWLY
But on the face of things it's impossible. No
one Dement'S by that will except John Murgisun
ana mes out OF the question entirely"
is he? quered Duff doubtfuly "uas -
occurred to you that a metallurpist ennau,,
with photographer, has access to cvanida -,
potassium A metallurgist uses it for gold alb
stldct'oh. Murg1son would use it in assayins
hls specimens. Murgison, and no one else
oehents by the woman's death"
E. nut the notes.-the money that ought to he
~ the house-Ann Bolts disappearance9"
Spiuttered Dornton. "Murgison copid not 10.
'io o nave poisoned the stout"
Injured Duff III 'he house'
!, ~ Us, case containing FIVE empty bottles
III the back yard" r'' 'ieS
that n,.a,. Dun thoughtfuy polished the glass
replaced it, 90 'houshtluiiy
"ouiu De easy enough for any one ca in
t " camper with the bottles-screw
S'oppereu-as they stood in the case in tho
m NOM saru' ne said slowly. Suppose for the
moment that Murgison, having cares,liv
watched the house. did tanner WITH ona 80 a..
Do,ues' suppose after doing so he arransad
,i auciueht IN his laboratory in order to give
,iiinsel cast-iron alibi. Imagine him while
ne was watching the house taking the onnnr.
s ,4l'y 10 hide the faxed will in the drawer of
NiiS' remorasss desk, while the latter and her
COMPANION We're out in the grounds
suppose that just by chance the woman
LOON the TAXED bottle last of all from the case.
ana having locked up the house securely. set
doWn to eat her supper'-
one can suppose many things" interposed
oofnton shrewdly. But Murgison has never
Deen near the place."
GU nave only his word for that" said Duff
But how are we going to prove your
tneory!1 Jerked Dornton $50 far we haven't
single TACT to go on-except your discovery
about the will, which III admit tells directly
against Murgson."
i vote we go to his place and interview
him." said Duff grimly
AS he spoke he rang the bell and when
Chln-Chin answered the summons he told him
to get the car out of the garage
His place is in Telpham near Win,hle
dom said Dornton
won take us long to get there" replied
Dun. Got a revolver about you? No: then
take this. He handed across neat an.
tomatlc pistol from a locked drawer and
shipped a second in his own hip pocket "Iust
as well to be prepared" he remarked casually.
They reached Telpham in silence Duff urr.
ing the car at top speed. once clear of Lon.
don's traffic.
John Murgison's laboratory proved tn he a
many-windowed shed-like sort of place. at.
tached to a small ramshackle house on an so.
lated strip of common land
There were no lights in the place, and after
repeated knockings on the door, which brought
40 response the two men directed their stems
to the annex. They met with no better re.
suit there.
1--WE must come again tomorrow said Dorm.
ton.
NO fear!" jerked Duff, producing bunch of