Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-30
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

lNSt AsCNs SAA@ JlkOlHtGu us. S1dliIl2
herself, so he sent me along, Hell
And what's the report?" Markham
was Still standing.
She'll live. l guess. We've been
| giving her passive exercise and artificial
| breathing tor half an hour. and the
] doc hopes 10 have her walking before
| long"
Markham. his nervousness somewhat
abated. sat down again.
Tell us all you can, Miss OBrien
/ Was there any evidence as to how the
! poison was administered"
/ Nothing but an empty bouillon cup"
! The woman was i'll at ease. I guess
I you'll find remains of morphine i'll it,
/ all right"
why do you think the drug was
/ given by means of the houillon?"
| She hesitated and shot Heath an un-
| easy look
ITS this way. I always bring a cup
of bouillon to Mrs. Greene a little be-
fore IL o'clock in the morning. and If
Miss Ada'S around / bring two cups
that's the old ladyS orders. This morn
. ing the girl was in the room when l
went down to the kitchen. so l brought
up two cups. But Mrs, Greene was
alone when I returned. SO / gave the
old lady hers and put the other cup
in Miss Adas room on the table by the
bed Then l went into the hall to call
her. She was downstairs--in the liv-
ing room, I guess. Anyhow, she came
up right away. and. as l had some
mending to do for Mrs. Greene. went
TO my room on the third floor -
Therefore" interpolated Markham
THE bouillon was on Miss Ada's table
unprotected for a minute or so after
you had left the room and before Miss
Ada came up from the lower hall"
1T wasn't over 20 seconds. And
was right outside the door all the time
Furthermore, the door was open, and
I'd have heard any one In the room T"
The woman was obviously defending
herself desperately against the impu-
tation of negligence in Markham's re-
mark.
Vance put the next question
Did you see any one else in the hall
besides Miss Ada?"
NO one except DR. Won Blon He
was in the lower hall getting into his
coat when called down.
Did he leave the house at once?"
"Why-yeS."
You actually saw him pass through
the door,"
Moo. But he was putting on his
coat, and he had said good-by to Mrs.
Greene and me -
"When?"
Not two minutes before. I'd met
him coming out of Mrs. Greene's door
just as brought in the bouillon"
And Miss Sibella's dog-did you
notice it in the hall anywhere?"
NO; 1t wasn't around when was
there
Vance lay back drowsily in his chair,
and Markham again took up the inter
rogation.
How long did you remain in your
room, Miss O'Brien, after you had called
Miss Ada?"
Until the butler came and told me
that DR.. Drumm wanted me-"
And how much later would you
say that was?"
About twenty minutes-maybe q
little longer"
Markham smoked pensively while
Yes" he commented at length; "it
plainly appears that the morphine was
somehow added to the bouillon You'd
better return to DR. Drumm now. Miss
o'Brien. Wen wait here for him.
He'll" growled Heath, after the
nurse had gone upstairs Shes the
best woman for this sort cs Job, that
we've got. and nov she goes and falls
down on it"
Il wouldn't say she'd fallen down
exactly. Sergeant" dfssanted Vance his
eyes fixed dreamily on the ceiling
After all. she only stepped into the
hall for few seconds to summon the
young lady to her broth And If the
morphine hadn't found its way into the
bouillon this morning 1t would have
done so tomorrow. or the day after. or
some time in the future"
The silence that ensued was termi-
mated by the entrance of DR.. Drumm.
a youthful earnest man with an ag-
greSsive bearing. He sank heavily into
a chair and wiped his face with a
large silk handkerchief.
Shes pulled through" he announced.
Il happened to be standing by the
window looking out--slleer chance
when saw the curtains go down-saw
EN- before Hennessey did grabbed
up my bag and the pulmotor. and was
over here in a iiffy. The butler was
stairs. Queer crab, that butler. The
girl was lying across the bed. and it
didn't take but one look TO see that /
wasn't dealing with strychnine. Nor
phine evidently. Then I looked at her
pupils. Pin-points. No doubt now. SO
/ sent for the nurse and got busy"
"A close call?" asked Markham
Close enough" The doctor nodded
Importantly. You can't tell what
would have happened IL somebody
hadn't got to her in hurry I figured
she'd got all six grains that were lost,
and gave her good stiff hypo of afro
pine--a fiftieth. 1t reacted like shot
Then / washed her stomach out with
potassium permanganate. After that I
gave her artificial respiration---she
didn't seem to need 1t, but I wasn't
taking any chances. Then the nurse
and got busy exercising her arms and
legs, trying 10 keep her awake Tough
monia sweating there with the win
dows all open Well, so 1t went
Her breathing kept getting better, and
/ gave her another hundredth of afro
pine for good measure. At last / man.
aged TO get her on her feet. The nurse
Is walking her up and down now" He
mopped his face again with a trium-
plant flourish Of the handkerchief.
Were greatly indebted TO you, doc
tor" said Markham TITS quite possible
YOU have been the means of solving this
case When will we be able to ques-
ton your patient?"
She'll be loggy and nauseated all
day-~kind Of general collapse, you un-
derstand with painful breathing drow-
stneSs. headache, and that sort of thing
no fit condition TO answer questions
But tomorrow morning you1i be able
10 talk 10 her as much as you like"
That viii be satisfactory. And what
Of the bouillon cup the nurse men
tioned?"
1T tasted bitter morphine, all right"
As Drumm finished speaking Sproot
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