New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

1 Mitchell, that he was prowling around the house looking for a chance to talk to Kane unknown to others when he came across his dead body on the ground. He also says," addressing Jack, that. he went out to the canal boat anl searched your belongings thinking you might have taken the cocaine with you. He thoroughly believed ;. you murdered Kane"
 Tor experimental purposes l generated carbon nonCNide gas, using the empty fire extinguisher as a container," Jack paused again. Uncle Arnold was present."
 "Ah, ah, and there his active brain conceived the use to which he would put she gas deadly and odorless -an ideal poison" Thorne turned 10 Elsa. "Wirslow used you as a decoy 10 get Kane here, so his wife told me-"
 Tt was my likeness to my father that puzzled him." she said. q sug- gested something in his past life, and it worried him horribly.
 Hence his desire to get in touclt with Kane's eX-wife, Mrs. Law renee" Thornc looked at Elsa curi ously. You knew her at the Dry den Sanitariun 2"
 "Yes; at least I saw her there once, unconscious, when they brought her in after the injury to her head" explained Elsa.
 Elsa turned impulsively to Jack. Tell us what happened Monday night"
 Knowing that Kane peddled | dope, I was pretty sick at learning he was to see Elsa. Anyway I made an excuse to go upstairs. kane's l bedroom was in darkness, but I could see a light in the bathroom door. Going over to it, I knocked 1 my foot against something and switching on the light, I saw a fire extinguisher. Picking it up, l took 1 l to my room. And when Ferguson ! announced finding Kanc's body, I was in a daze. Rushing to my room | I looked at the fire extinguisher and recognized it as the one l had used to store the carbon monoxide gas"
 What next?" prompted Thornc. q hunted around the next morn | ing for the key to the bathroom ! door, for I dimly remembered pick ing up such a key and I thought I pitched it out of the window" You must have" broke in | Thorne. Ut fell in a pile of manure. and Ferguson, in climbing over it to open the bathroom window, caught the key in hole in his rub l her boot"
 There isn't much else to say" Jack sighed. Uncle Arnold spoke slurringly of Elsa in our last inter- view on Tuesday and I nearly | choked him to death; then boltcd like an idiot, taking my laboratory things with me, for back in my | mind 1 was convinced I would be charged with the murder, and l realized the chemicals and fire eX- tinguished would be damning evil dencc. l came back tonight to see Elsa, face the music, and prove my innocence"
 Good boy." calculated Inspector Mitchell. Now buckle down to work-for her"
 "I will" Jacks voice carried con- viction and Elsa laid her hand in his with a half-shy, wholly tender glance. We are to be married to- morrow"
 Thorne rose, Mrs. Winslow-"
 T will look out for her." Jack hesitated. "I know you will not break a confidence my aunt was planning to divorce her husband"
 Jack clasped Thorne's hand.
 'T can't voice my thanks, bu. some day I will prove my grati- tude."
 Your thanks are due Miss Gray" Thorne said. "Good-bye."
 At the front door Elsa caught up with him.
 When we first met" she began, T feared you" And now?"
 T desire your friendship" For an instant he stared at her as she stood - the epitome of young womanhood - her lovely eyes up- raised. With swift, graceful move ment Thorne lifted her hands and kissed them.
 Always your friend" he whis- rered softly. Goodbye and God bless you"
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