Evening star., 1922-08-26

- ENNEDY lost no time introduc-
ing himself and coming to the
n point of his visit. Madeline
Hargrave was slender. will
lowy type OF girl. pronouncedly blond.
striking, precisely the type should have
imagined that Mansfield would have
been proud to be seen with.
I've just heard of Mr.. Mansfelds
Illness" she said, anxiously. Mr. Lewis
called me up and told me. I don't see
why Miss Grey or Dr. Murray didn't
let me know sooner"
She said it with an air of vexation,
ira sedy. however l did not detect the
as though she felt sighted. In spite of
her evident anxiety to know about the
depth of feeling that Helen Grey mad
shown. In fact, the thoughtfulness OF
Fleming Lewis almost led me to oelieVe
that 1t was he. rather than Mansneio'
for whom she really cared
We chatted a few minutes as Ken
nedy told what little We had discovered.
He said nothing about the spangle.
.iBy the way" remarked Craig. at
length, II would very much like to
have a look. at the famous nlushrooii
cellar of yours"
For the first time she seemed mo-
mentarily to lose her poise.
I've always had great interest IN
mushrooms" she explained, hastiy.
..You-you do not think it could be the
mushrooms--that have ~, caused MI
Mansfield's Illness do YOU!
Kennedy passed off the remark as
hest he could under the circumstances
Though she was not satlshed win MS
answer, she could not very weil re1use
his request, and a few minutes later we
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cellar back of the house, where kennedy
set TO work on most exhaustive search.
| could see by the expression on ms
face, as his search progressed, that ne
was not finding what he had expected.
Clearly, the fungi before US We're the
common edible mushrooms. Ine upper
side Of each. as he examined II. was
white, with brownish fibrils, or scales.
Underneath, some were beautl1ui sal
mon-pink changing gradually 10 almost
black in the older specimens. Inc stem
was colored like the top. But searcn as
he might for what l knew ne wv was eI; an.e1;
in none did he find anything but smai,
or more often no swelling at base, ana
no cup" as it is called:
AS he rose after his thorough
search I saw that he was completely
satisfied.
thing" Miss Hargraye remarked. no
ticing the look on his face. We
always been very careful OF my
You have certainly succeeded ad-
mirably," he complimented.
"I hope you will let me know how
Mr.. Mansfield is" she said. as we
started back toward our car on the
road. Il can't tell you how 1 feel.
To think that, after party Whlch
he gave for me. he should be taken
Ill, and not only that. but be roobed
at the same time; Really, you mus mus.
let me know-or l snail nave 10 come
up to the city"
1t seemed gratuitous for Kennedy
to promise, for l knew that he was
by no means through with her yet;
but she thanked him, and we turned
back toward town.
well" remarked. as we reeled off
the miles quickly. Il must say that
puts me all at sea again. I had con-
yinced myself that it was a case OF
mushroom poisoning. What can you
do now?"
This puts US a step nearer the truth,
that's ALL"
Far from being discouraged at
what had seemed to me to be fatal
blow to the theory, he now seemed
to be actually encouraged. Back in
the city, he lost no time in getting
to the laboratory again
A package from the botanical de-
partment OF the university was wait
ing there for Kennedy, but before he
could open 1t the telephone buzzed
furiously.
I could gather from Kennedy's
words that it was Helen Grey.
II shall be over Immediately" he
promised, as he hung up the receiver
and turned to me. Mansfield Is
much worse. While I get together
some material must take over there,
Walter, 1 want you to call up Miss
Hargrave and tell her to start for
the city right away-meet us at
Mansfie1d's. Then get Nina Leitch
and Lewis. You'll find their num-
bers in the book, or else you'll have
to get them from Miss Grey"
While I was delivering the mes
sages as automatically as possible
Kennedy had taken a vial from a
medicine chest, and then from cab
met a machine which seemed to con-
sist of q number of collars and belts
fastened to black cylinders from
which ran tubes. An upright roll of
ruled paper supported by a clock
work arrangement for revolving 1t
and. a standard bearing a recording
pen, completed the outfit.
Il should much have preferred not
being hurried" he confessed, as we
dashed over in car to Mansflelds
again, bearing the several packages
II wanted to have chance to inter-
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