Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-05
BY WOMAN'S WIT
By LOUISE HELEN GOODIIUE
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kindly, and We had long talk. Dur
ing the conversation, persuaded him
10 conduct an autopsy. arguing lAat
though the cause of death was so al
parent. il was jasl possible some hing
more might be discovered. Acaing CT
tie doctors advice. / teiephoned Core
ner Richards, who joined as. ana / pat
my suspicious Up 70 him. At first lie
was inclined To irest them ligagly
bat With DR. Woods as ms ally We
managed 10 convince him Il is usual
OF course, TO notify some member OF
the family under such circum stances
but rs wo knew of no relatives ne de-
cided We were justified in ac.ing
alone. even If nothing came OF IT, To
make long story short. another doe
tor was called in and the autopsy was
held. Poison WEE found-prussic acid
believe DR. Woods reported Am n
right, doctor?"
The doctor nodded. For my part II
was completely astounded at the
course events had taken. Poison,
what would that mean? My thoughts
we're in 9 turmoil. TWO weeks haG
passed since the crime, and yet tAc
autorry had beea kept secret from
press and public. even from ne,
Why? Had the police some other clue
they wished 10 hide? / shudde4ed
and glanced at Jack to see how he was
taking the ,neWs. e was sitting FOR
ward in his eilairs.ahis eyes fastened
on Miss Carson; he appeared faseiu-
atcd. as he always did, by what six
was saying. l believe he was - in
terested in the speaker that he scarce.
~ realized the full significance Of he
words
Yes, there was an upGeniallc trace
of prussic acid,' DR.. WoodI took III
the thread OF conversation erha
proves cmphatically that the dagger
was not the primary cause of death
/ The victim was first poisoned, ;hcl
stabbed"
According TO VIVA, we know now
Miss Carson resumed. "the murderer
administered the poison, but by wha
, means VIC are not positive. We sps.
| pectcd the light supper Mr. Whitmor5
Ordered might have played part, hu-
Though wetestcd the cup, We foruf- m
trace of poison. II must have lecr
about half-pasI twelve al night tha'
| he atc the lunch, Evidently the MIR
J darer,,. whoever no waa. kept d sooe
.valob, fcrino. .sooaer was, Ills victim
Ifeea than he entered the room by III
dcor, stabbed the dead man, forced
Ire window, leaving the screws abou
ihe iloor and the knife in the wound
/, Re left hy the way he entered, thai i:
I by the door"
- don't see hpw yau can prove
thats' Igobiccted.
"Yoa don't. Ell? Lei me show yor
/ then" growled Detective Richmond
who always was impatient at anyon
who did,net Immediately accept his
atemeuts upGuestionably. T1f h
had entered from the outside his shoe
would most likely have been coveret
with SNOW. Hkich would have lest
trace en- the floor don't think tht
snow would have melted. for thescol
wind and the snow blowing in through
the open window all nigh, would have
! hardened instead Of acting any foot
prints There We're no marks of any
Kind on the snow in the room. if yo;
remember OF course he paused t
consider. 'the murderer might hav,
let himself in during the day, but
He hesitsted and ] felt ias.inctiYel,
what WAS coming. In his opinion tn,
guilty party was ono Of the men VIII
had leen in the house on that night
There were just three CT them. jack
myself and Barry. Such a suspicion
did not. worry me; | would have
word to ~ when the right time came
Accusation seemed 10 be in the air
The suspense was telling. Jack grew
restless, dropped his cigarette, stoop
ed to recover it, and under Miss Car
sons steady gaze grew as white a
tfc handkerchief he drew from hi,
pccket. Barry. who had come in
few minutes before to serve som
coffee | hal ordered. trembled so vic
lently that the cups. on the tray wer'
endangered.
ITO be continued