Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-06

Certainly. You know the blush
smoke and fame which is sometimes
observed escaping from the exhaust
pipe beneath the rear of the carp
the professor asked. THAT IL carbon
monoxide.'
Would it be possible to convey
this carbon monoxide in some way
from the exhaust pipe OF an auto
mobile to q closed room?" Barry's
voice trembled with excitement.
Certainly the professor x
claimed, and the sheriff took a step
forward. "A rubber tubing would
convey it~directly from the exhaust
pipe into any sort OF container,
metal or otherwise. / understand
what you mean. sergeant Barry, and
it Is a most ingenious and practical
theory! The container could be
opened in a closed room ana tho
carbon monoxide allowed to cap
or 1t could be directly forced into
the lungs by means of the rubber
tubing by which 1t had been intro
duced from the exhaust pipe. There
have been more than one case of
accidental death reported in the
medical journals, in which chauf-
feurs, working in closed garages,
have been overcome by the fumes
and died before help could reach
them. The theory of the use OF tho
gas by burglars in the effort to rem
der their victims insehsible, has Of
ten occurred to me. In fact"
He broke off, and both hands
clutched at his bushy white hair in
sudden CONSERVATION.
my God! And I unwittingly de-
scribed the very neal by which the
murder was committed here in the
house, in the possible hearing of
any Of a scpre Of people who might
have utilized 1t for their p%urpose!"
Your" The cry came simultane-
sheriff, while Lieutenant Cadmus
started forward.
yes. I mentioned this matter
at the dance"
Where did you hold this CONVEX
sation?" the sheriff demanded. I'm
what part OF the house OF grounds"
I'm q corner of the library, and
to my hostess. We were closely
screened by tall, towering shrubs
that we could not see who else
might enter but people were con-
stantlE passing. This Is horrible!"
the professor exclaimed.
did you mention also the way
in which the carbon monoxide might
bO LdAAokChA GU AVN bAiC CALdu6t PIRC
Of a car to q container, and how 1t
might be used to asphyxiate peo-
ple?" asked Barry. THAT would, of
course, be the most important part
to u.s."
Eyes, 1 did" Professor semyonov
groaned. II am an enthusiastic
idiot"
Barry strolled around the house
to the garage.
Barry found Frank, the chauffeur,
busily engaged in cleaning the large
touring car, which, together with
Mrs. Tudor's W asst little racer
and the station bus, occupied the
space within tho garage.
Are these all the cars owned by
the family, Frank ?" Barry began
without preamble.
The chauffeur looked up in sur
prise at the sudden query.
Eyes. sir, except for the limousine
which ts being overhauled in town."
would you hear If any n start
ed one of the car running down
here during the night?"
II should say / would" he re-
sponded. did somebody take
Of these machines out last night for
q joy ride during the dancer"
Wouldn't you have known II they
had?" Barry retorted.
The chauffeur shook his head.
mot last night; I wasn't here.
Mrs. Tudor gave me q night off on
account Of the dance, and / went to
a movie in the village and stayed
over with Pete Whaley. who run
the public garage. I got home here
about nine o'clock and went straight
to the garage, but it was all locked
up tight just the way I had left it.
There was one queer thing. though"
What was it?" the detective de-
manded as Frank hesitated.
well, it don't hardly seem worth
mentioning, but 1t struck me just
now as I was cleaning the touring
car that there ought to be o
gasoline in the tank, according to
my calculations, than there is" He
shook his head. II usually figure it
out pretty close, but I must have
made a mistake just now"
who has the keys to the garage
besides YOURSELF" Barry changed
the subject abruptly.
"OI.ly Mrs. Tudor and poor Miss
Laurel. The locks amt been changed
in three years"
ut rained hard last night tho
detective remarked. you didn't find
any muddy tracks in here this morn
ing, Frank, did your"
"Only my own" he said. Then n
strange, rather confused look came
over his face. II usually keep my