Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-18

49, .n,Sh crobseu the old graveyard.
AND And there here going leisurely home to lunch,
was Dick Bewery, who glanced at the
young doctor inauisitively. -.
Hullo J" he exclaimed with the free
oom OF youth toward something not
nuoh older. You there7 Anything
n Then he looked more clearly, seeing
Bryce to be pale and excited. Bryce laid
Look herel" no said. There's some.
doWs n,Rg to wtfSSnsm,again ron Aga lin here Run
Mitchington,,-auietly, you understand -
prlns MN here at once. IL he's not |
mere, bring somebody else---any of the |
boiice; bot tSsr, ,But-say nothing to anybody
Dick gave him another swift look,
turned, and ran. And Bryce went back |
70 the dead man---and picked up the |
han6 n 5ot.,e, uae,r and making a cup of HIS left
tents tents poSfgd Cold out put a triekle Of the con.
could Judge nothing else. He put the |
UP OF his little finger into the weak |
LOOKING stun, and tasted it--tasted OF |
morning put a superabundance of sugar. |
re stood there, watching the dead man
until the sound of footsteps behind MN
gave warning of the return OF Dick
Bewery, who, In another minute, nur-
ried through the bushes, followed by
at the still figure, but the Inspector,
after a hasty glance, turned a Mortified
face on Bryce.
H.. "Good' Lord" he gasped. IT'S Col
Bryce for the moment failed TO com.
head. '''
"Collishaw !" he repeated. "Collishaw
nou know. The man told you about
YESTERDAY afternoon. The man that
Mitchington suddenly checked him
SELF. with glance at Dick Bewery.
Il remember--.now." said Bryce THE
mason,s laborer so-this is the man,
eh? Well, Mitchington, he's dead II
found him dead, just now. should saw
ned been dead fve to ten minutes-not
more. You'd better Ret help.-and I'd like
he's removed"
Mitchington looked again at Dick.
Perhaps you'd fetch Doctor Rams
ford. Mr, Richard" he asked, Hes
Doctor Ransfords not at home" said
Dick. He went to Highminster-some
county council business or other--at 10
this morning, and he won't be back
1 run for Doctor Coates?'' '' '"'''
II you wouldn't mind" said Mitch
ington and, as It's close by, drop In
at the station again and tell the ser
men here Se WENT %th on SGSpe %San tS of
boy had hurried off, this Is a queer
Think"
II think this" answered Bryce That
man look at him "a strong, healthy
looking fellow, in the very prime OF life
that man has met his death by foul
means. You take particular care of
those dinner things OF his-the remains
tin bottle. That especially. Take all
these things YOURSELF Mitchington. and
lock them up-they'il be wanted for
examination"
Mitchington glanced at the simple
matters which Bryce indicated And
suddenly he turned a half-frightened
GLANCE on his companion.
Won Y9u aon mean oso to say thathSt
asked Good Lord II that is so-S
"I don't think you'll find that there's
much doubt about It," answered Bryce
settled. You'd better tell the coroner
at once, Mitchington. and he'll issue a
formal order to Doctor Coates to make
a dPos,,mortem Sna,In .,,,i %And" he added gig.
IT that's So" observed Mtchngton.
with a grim shake OF his head. ~ that
REALLY ,sin is Tsi. So then EN- krow what shall
the dead man, this is--a sort of sequel
to- the other affair. There's been some
thing in what the poor chap said--he
and that somebody's got TO hear OF 1t
and silenced him. But Lord. doctor.
how can it have been done?"
Il can see how Il can have heen done.
has evidently been at work here. by him
| self, all the morning. He. OF course.
brought his dinner with him. He no
doubt put his basket and his bottle
What easier than for some one to ap-
proach through these trees and shrubs
while the mans back was turned. or he
was busy round one Of these corners.
and put some deadly poison into that
well" remarked Mitchington. 'If
that's so. it proves something else--to
why. that whoever It was who did II
was somebody who had a knowledge of
poison ~ answered Mitchington. And
should say there aren't many people In
WINCHESTER who have such knowledge
outside yourselves and the chemists. It's
a black business. this! =!
Bryce nodded silently He waited until
Doctor Coates, an elderly man who was
the leading practitioner In the town.
arrived and to him he gave a careful
account Of his discovery. And after the
police had taken the body away and
he had accompanied Mitchington to the
and the remains of Collishaw's dinner
safely locked up, he went home to lunch
and to wonder at this strange develop
ment. The Inspector was doubtless right
to death by somebody who wanted to
| silence hlm--but who could that some
body be? Bryce's thoughts Immediately
turned to the fact that Ransford had
overheard all that Mltchington had said
In that very room in which he, Bryce.
was then lunchng. Ransford Was It
| possible that Ransford had realized
danger in Collishaw's knowledge and
had
He was interrupted at this stage by
| Mitchington, who came hurriedly In
with scared face.
"I say, I say" he whispered. as soon
as Bryce's landlady had shut the door
on them, Here's a fine business, I've
heard something - something can
to tell Collishaw's family what's hap
pened; And-I'm fairly dazed by IT
yet It's there-it Is so!"
What's that" demanded Bryce
| What Is It that's true?"
table.
Doctor Ransford was fetched to Col
| lishaw's cottage at o'clock this morn
ing!" he said. TT seems that Collishaws
| wife has been In poor way about her
health of late, and Doctor Ransford has
sort of seizure this morning-early-
and Ransford was sent for. He was
there some little time-and I've heard
some queer things"
ed Bryce. Don't be afraid OF speaking
o"t man there's no one to hear but my
self"
well, things that look suspicious, on
the face OF IT," continued Mitohington.
who was obviously very upset. "As you'll
nv information from the nex,-door
neighbor, Mrs Bats Mrs Bats says
that when Ransford--whod been fetched
by, Mrs. Bats eldest lad-came to Col