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"I have. I have lived that scene over and over in my mind"
 with the idea of making up this poppycock yarn" orville Kent burst out. .., And then Dobbins understood the distress orry had shown. He had realized that, although Eva Turner admitted the poisoning, she meant to bring the shooting back to Nan, and Kent was apprehensive for his sister.
 He was, therefore, Dobbins de- cided, making ready now to put up a bold fight and he started in by trying to turn the tables and lay the crime at Eva Turner's door.
 But no, Kent did not go as far as that He held Up his hand, still shaking nervously and said
 T protest this womans testi- mony l insist that it is not worthy of credence. She has admitted that she tried to poison Douglas Ray nor, is 1t to be allowed her. then, to accuse some one else of bring ing about his death? Is she not disqualified as witness? Would she not lay the crime on anybody rather than that suspicion should rest upon her? She says she saw Mrs. Raynor runnng out of the door. Suppose she was. Suppose Mrs. Raynor running out of the to the room to see what had hap pened. She entered in the semi darkness, and then, when Miss Turner put on the lights. she saw the tragedy - and, of course, she ran from the room. The most na- tural thing to do. make no ac- cusation myself, l offer no sugges- ton, but hold. Mfr. Dobbins, that you must not take this woman's S unsupported word for what hap pened that night"
 You are right" Ezra Goddard said. .I agree, Mir. Dobbins, that such a deeply interested party as Miss Turner cannot be depended on for an unbiased account of what oc- curred'
 Kent looked relieved at this sup port of his own opinions. and set tied back in his chair, still twist ing his handkerchief, and now and then glancing sympathetically at Nan.
 4 short time previously Lionel Raynor had drifted into the room. He silently took seat, and listened with attention.
 At last he spoke.
 T suppose as my fathers son and heir, have some voice in this mat = ter" he said 'and l want 10 put it on record that so far as I am concerned. l am willing to drop the investigation. I accuse no one, 1 make no suggestion, drop no hint as 10 who the criminal may have been. If it was any member of this household, l don't want to know it. And if it was some ,marauder from outside, I feel sure there's nc chance of getting him now. So, Mir Dobbins, you can call off your as- sistants for I'm told you have other detectives on still hunt for cleTs. l did, at, first, feel most na- tural desire 10 aYenge my fathers death, but for more than one req son, I now feel I would rather the matter be dropped. This. I think will meet the approval Of my fathers widow, and l cannot see thas there is any one else to be considered"
 "Oh, you can't" exclaimed Dob bins looking at Lionel curiously. Well. let me tell you, Mir. Raynor. that the law doesn't work or rest at the dictation of a mere citizen! Justice calls for the utmost efforts on our part to find the murderer of Douglas Raynor and justice must run it's course"
 Kent, who had nodded his head eagerly in affirmation of Lionel's speech again looked cast down at 1 Dobbins' words. He fell back in his