Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-24
Professor Kennedy. You are here
just a bit late. Mr.. CRANKY is dead"

1 AoIcoSOI hcNIlcUy. AOU are 1lcEc
just a bit late. Nj. CRANKY is dead"
Astounding News.
The abruptness of the announce
ment almost swept us off our feet, but
Kennedy quickly recovered.
"Dead?" he repeated, ut seems al
most impossible. I know that he
much have been alive> at least two
hours ago." \
quite true" he replied, "but his
thing has been SO sudden that even 1
do not know as yet what happened"
But what was it?' persisted Ken
.nedy. There must be something that
you know
The doctor waved his hand toward
the Jap. 1T was Kato who called me,
perhaps an hour ago.. Mr.. CRANKY, he
says, went out very hurriedly early in
the afternoon and returned most agi-
tated. He shut himself up in the Ii
brary, n not ten minutes later, 'Kato
says he heard him ringing the bell
and calling frantically. Tell them
again, Kato, just what happened"
Reluctantly the Jap looked from
us to the doctor, then. concluded that
he had better take his orders from
the physician.
Il heard the bell. and as l came to
the library door Mr.. CRANKY was
standing by the library table. EIe
had his hands up before his eyes. As
l entered he said, "Kato, what color
does this room seem to you?" l was
greatly surprised, and 1 could think
of nothing TO say except Many colors,
sir He stared around and l though.
his eyes would jump out of his head
'Kato it's yellow! Everything in the
rD@~, {, 1yoIlOy-1 CNa1J MN fSi1Ln,t a.,
mediately.'
II did so, and before the doctor
came we manged to get him up to his
room. He was very weak and delir-
ious. He seemed to be getting worse,
and just before the doctor came we
heard him %groaning: It's turning
green-everything Is turning green!'
DR.. Gilbert nodded as though to
indicate that the butler had told his
story substantially as he had already
heard It.
Too Late to Save Him. ,
Yes, Kennedy" said Dr.. Gilbert,
When l got here. he was very far
gone. almost in d state of coma. /. HIS
vision seemed to be very strangely ar
fected. and the muscles which con.
trolled his throat were gradually be.
I coming paraiyzed., y
So ! Cou<u hidAC IolIiluS hOuI VI villa
he mumbled except that it seemed to
be that he feared some one or some
thing Once or twice he opened his
eyes without recognizing me, andi ]
could just make out that, as his vision
was fading, he was muttering, "Isee
everything acknowledgment. 4
see. everything green
In the face of,-two such witnesses
there could be no doubt now of the
tragedy into which we had run.
Might / see him?" asked Kennedy
quickly. You have no objection 2"
"The doctor considered a momeR
None Whatever. Perhaps you can
give some clue 10 the n1ystery."'
He turned dnd led the way up
through the heavily carpeted hall,
and we came at last to the huge front
bedroom OF the second floor.
B. CRANKY was a bachelor, although
he kept the big CRANKY house in the
city open tisf shs his father and grand
father had done before him. Tho big
room was ipxurious.yy FURNISHED in
the style Of past generation. Just
now it q Id ad!sorder. IN the next
room werc aNflurse and a. maid.
stunned BY the ssuddenness Of the
death.
AS we entered wi. could see Gran
by's body stretched on the bed. COW
cred by a sheet. Kennedy stepped
over quietly to It and likted a Sbrner
Of the sheet. regaFtsng thekcold and
distorted face witch he disclosed. He
seemed 20 ~ debating what' to do
first. He quickly replaced the Sahet
and strOde put into the hall again
where I stood with pr. Gilbert and
KaEo.
What was he doing lalst in the H.
brary?" demanded Kennedy ofsIkato.
II don'tYknow. sir. 4 saw him NJ
he came IN. He seemed very nervous
When l saw rim aEaan In the library
Eon the table were q glass and adeGan-