Evening star., 1921-03-06

once you were interested in electro
lytic work Didn't you study at the
Polytechnic?'
Armiston nodded. He indicated a
file of electrolytic journals on the
bookshelf as indication that Tins
branch of science was one he pur-
sued from day to day. as hobby.
'You know the big men in that
line" said Parr. Whom would you
pick for umpire Is there one out
standing man."
"Pettibone-Dean Pettibone,'' said
Admission. without hesitation.
Parr nodded, as if he had expected
this answer.
'They picked Pettibone." he said.
turning to smile at Buddha.
"And he took one look, and gave
them the laugh" put in Admission
II know Just how he would do
without batting an eyelash. But
what has this to do with murder,
And your executing man who didn't
commit it,"
Patience: ! am coming to that;
said parr mildly they asyeea made ae
come, not because he took any stock
in it. but just to humor Brown. Then
our friend Sauer contracted jump
ing tooth. And for about three weeks
he groaned in a dentists chair, more
concerned about saving that tooth
Finally, the tooth was fixed up, and
they had session. Pettibone hand
ed Sauer some aluminium, and Sauer
went ahead with his usual hocus-
pocus. When the thing was cooked,
or picked. or whatever there was to
be done, he opened up the crucible
to show the gold. Not a trace
Admission grinned.
Count on Petty for that" he said.
well, they tried it again, and
again. Nothing doing" Parr re-
garded Admission with his dry smile.
at seems Sauer had been furnishing
his own aluminium. hitherto. Salted
it, ] suppose. Those two experts
never suspected him. You can get a
trace of gold out of any sample OF
commercial aluminum-not enough TO
pay. but you can show it. Pettibone
suspected what had happened. He
handed Sauer a piece of chemically
pure aluminium. And he didn't give
him a chance to dope the brew. Then
he laughed at him. There was quite
a blow-up. Brown quit cold, feeling
as if he'd been made d fool or 50
did Westcott. They left in hun.
But Petty stayed behind, Sauer but
tonholinE him. The last Brown heard.
Pettibone was explaining to Sauer, IN
words of one syllable. just what KIND
of a crook he was"
He'd do that-make 1T point OF
'This is all very thrilling. commits
sioner" he said. but when do you
produce the corpse?
we don't" said Parr. grimly.
What? You can't execute a man
for murder. in this state, without
corpus deficit.
we can't produce it," repeated Parr.
And yet We are going to send Pet
tibone to the chair.
"'Pettibone." calculated the extinct
author, now sitting up stark. You're
going to execute Petitioner he re-
peated. oh. my dear fellow Come.
this is too much Of "A good thing
"Pettibone was the last man seen
the -four. a chair or two were upset
Something happened. Nobody knows
lust what. The engineer in the base
ment was reused by a racket Then
water began coming through the cell
ing as if there was a flood upstairs.
He called up the Office. and with the
nightman broke into Sauers rooms,
and found"
What" exploded Admission. for
Parr had paused. smiling queerly.
" there The safe was open. a
ilot OF papers were scattered about
the floor 4 chair or two were upset
and broken; and the city water was
pouring out of broken pipe. from a
connection that Sauer had had put in
for his experiments. There had been d
three-foot length of galvanized pipe over
a lead sink. This pipe had been twisted
! off at the elbow. and there it lay on the
| floor. Somebody had been bludgeoned
| with it. On one end there was blood
! and hair. Otherwise-nothing''
! Here the deputyp aused again fol-
| dramatic effect
Have / hooked you on now?" he de
! ma nded nasally.
| Ar,niston had sprung to his feet ant
! was pacing the floor. He stopped il
| front OF Byrnes.
] "Pettibone arrested for murder, Oh
come Parr.' he said disagreeably. "Thi.
| is too stupid, oven for you" Par
grinned. with no ill-feeling. This wa.
| why he had come: he had deliberatel,
played for this explosion.
But the body-what became Of tn,
| body?" demanded Admission.
What becomes of a lump Of sugar IL
| a glass of water?' retorted Parr II
dissolves." He said in the same odl