New Britain herald., 1924-01-12

seemed to me that our scheme was set at naught by this trifiing accident. don't know why, but I formed the idea that if the pistol were not graspcu in the dead hand, we should be exposed. I rushed toward the body. The doctor was coming in. In sudden fit of madness, l picked up the pistol and thrust it into my pocket.
 The doctor gave me a curt nod, went up to the body, felt the pulse. The woman in the doorway was watching me. her eyes blinking with hysteria. While the doctor was sounding the heart, l could hear her voice mechanically reciting . to bed at eleven o'clock l was asleep. and at haf-past five , ."
 She was tying the rope round her
 lay on the floor, for l had no chance yet 10 put it back. If | could only get behind the doctor l went up to the woman and seized her arm in a grip so savage that she winccd with pam: Hold your tongue" whis- pered, hoarsely, She stopped sud denly, as ii paralyzed. l rrJoined the doctor. If only l could get on the other side, , .. The doctor was strange, He would not know that this man was lett-handed, Then he turned to me and said; "Heart-fail- ure."
 What" How" l asked.
 "Oh, it's quite clear" was too stunned to speak. let the doctor raise up the body, drag it to sofa, open the shirt and vest, murmuring meanwhile: Hes dead; I'm sorry to say that's quite certain, but perhaps il will be some satisfaction to you if make still more sure" The doc tors fingers were nimble; after a mo- ment the mans chest lay exposed. while the doctor applied his stctho- scope, there was no wound.
 1 felt dizzy. Here was something that 1 couldn't understand. A man struck as if by lightning. and behind me the woman, the murdcrcss, whom I'd found with the weapon in her hand
 The doctor had finished; I'm sorry to say, Mrs, | haven't the pleasure Of your name that I'm afraid there's no hopc. lct me ad. wise you to go to your room' She did not reply. SD the doctor turned to mc: Perhaps you will look after this lady. suppose the servants Will be coming down soon"
 Some instinct was speaking to me now for l said in an even tone: "Of
  great shock to her to come in here and find her husband like this. How long do you think he's been dcad?'
 Well" said the doctor. opening and closing tho fingers with complete easualness, its difficult to say. | There's no real rigor mortis yet, but ! there's just a littic. 1 should say that he must have lied where he sat |, not earlier than midnight and not ! latcr than two o'clock in the morning l Slill. that's or no iniercs, to you. 1 I'm afraid yon'll have tU come 10 fine Inquest. think, ig youll excuse mc, 1 Hi go now. cant do anythins ! more for you.
 Thank you. doctor" said. seeing i him out.
 When came back, the woman had not moved. She was staring at her | body where it lay.
 So" I whispered, you didn't kill l him."
 T shot him she murmuycd.
 No. no" 1 said. consolingly. in ! Inc tone one uscs to d child. Don't 1 you understand? It was dead man , you fired at. He had been dead over three hours when you fired at him. " ] Then my eyes caught sight of q ! chinoni"r between the two tall vin- 1 cows. Look, 1 said. pointing tu a shattered LoWestoft bo~i. that's where your bullet went"